ANN'S ACORN SQUASH

one half of a colorful fall squash baked with butter brown sugar and maple syrup served in a shallow bowl

Claudia

Acorn squash becomes a sweet and savory side dish or meatless meal when baked with brown sugar, butter and a little maple syrup.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 45

Total Time 50

Course Dinner, Lunch, meatless meal, vegetable side dish

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 184 kcal

Ingredients

2 acorn squash or other small autumn squash
4 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons brown sugar light or dark
4 tablespoons maple syrup

Instructions

Prepare Ingredients

Cut the acorn squash in half lengthwise. Clean out the seeds and membrane from the cavity. Pierce the inside and edges of each half with a fork.
Rub the inside of the squash with brown sugar, put in a baking dish leaving plenty of room in between. Add 1 tablespoon of butter in the cavity of each of the squash halves.

Cooking Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Put baking dishes with squash halves in the oven for 45 minutes, until squash is tender. If you are adding maple syrup (highly recommended), after the first 30 minutes add 1 tablespoon maple syrup to the cavity of the squash, over the melted butter, and bake for another 15 minutes.

Notes

This recipe is decadent in it's rich, sweet flavors of fall but don't feel guilty, it has all the nutritional value of baked squash.

Nutrition

Calories: 184kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 27mgPotassium: 825mgFiber: 3gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 816IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 118mgIron: 2mg

Keyword 5 ingredients or less, autumn meals, baked squash, easy to make, meatless meal, side dsih

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