Baked Acorn Squash

89 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 1 hr
Ready In: 1 hr 10 min

“This is a very easy and yummy vegetable side dish to make!!” - by CORWYNN DARKHOLME

Ingredients

2 acorn squash, halved and seeded
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup butter, diced
6 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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Original recipe yields 4 servings

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place squash in a shallow baking pan, cut side down.
Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until tender.
Turn cut side up; season with salt and pepper, dot with butter and sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.
Bake for 20 minutes more.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (4 total)

Calories
320 cal
16%

Fat
11.9 g
18%

Carbs
56.7 g
18%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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MAGGIE MCGUIRE

Nov. 9, 2003

"Another great recipe from Corwynn. A super side dish, too! On nights when I'm in a hurry I pierce the whole squash with a knife and microwave for 3 minutes. This makes it easier to halve and seed. The..." See moren I place it cut side down and microwave it for about 4 more minutes, then finish with the brown sugar and butter in the oven. Yummy!"

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tx-teacher

Jan. 1, 2008

"I made this at Christmas with my ham and it was a huge hit! I did take advice from other reviewers to cut oven time (which was occupied with ham and rolls)and use the microwave. I put them in 1/2 cup ..." See morewater face down in microwavable dish for 8 minutes. They were already really tender. Then I baked in oven for only 20 min. Perfect!"

aliciab

Jan. 25, 2004

"Very yummy for something different! I think next time I'll use a little less butter as the squash didn't soak it all up and it ended up leaking out into the pan and burning...." See more"

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