Baked Acorn Squash
Baked Acorn Squash is one vegetable I look forward to every fall. There are many ways to fix Acorn Squash but my favorite is so simple. I add brown sugar and butter to mine for what I think is a fabulous flavor.
Ingredients
Rinse and dry the outside of the acorn
squash then carefully slice it in half.
Using a spoon scrape out the
seeds and any stringy parts.
Cover a baking sheet with foil then
spray the foil with cooking oil.
Place the two halves onto
the foil, cut side down.
Bake in a preheated 350
degree oven for 40 minutes
or until the squash is soft.
Turn over the squash.
Place 2 Tbsp. of butter
inside each half.
Place 1 Tbsp. of brown
sugar inside each half.
Put the squash back into the oven for 20
minutes. Be careful when you remove the
pan as the butter will be in a puddle and hot.
Carefully pour the butter into a medium bowl.
Scrape out the insides of the squash with a
spoon being careful not to break the skin.
Place the squash into the bowl with
the butter, discarding the outer skin.
Using a spoon, mix the squash with
the butter and brown sugar then serve.
Baked Acorn Squash
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Ingredients
- 1 acorn squash
- 4 Tbsp. butter
- 2 Tbsp. firmly packed brown sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Rinse and dry the acorn squash then carefully slice it in half.
- Using a spoon, scoop out the seed and any stringy parts.
- Cover a baking sheet with foil then spray with cooking oil.
- Place both the squash halves cut side down onto the foil.
- Bake for 40 minutes or until soft.
- Remove from the oven and turn the squash over.
- Place 2 Tbsp. butter and 1 Tbsp. brown sugar into each half.
- Place the squash back into the oven on the pan for an additional 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and carefully pour the butter into a medium bowl.
- Scrape out the insides with a spoon being careful not to break the skin, discard the skin.
- Place the squash in the butter bowl and mix well with a spoon then serve.
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Categories: Vegetables/Slaws/Salads
A perfect autumn dish π
Yes it sure is! π
How yummy! We love acorn squash!
Me too but I am the only one so I only buy it once to get my annual fix…lol Thank you Nancy!
Love this! Canβt wait to try, perfect for this time of year. Thank you for sharing and your excellent instruction.
Thank you I hope you love it as much as I do. You’re very welcome Cheryl!
Our eldest daughter would LOVE this!
There is something about stopping at the farm market in the fall a buying one. I have to do it every year. You should buy her one! π
This is the perfect dish!
Yes one of my favorites! Thanks so much Lisa!
Lisa I’m having trouble with WP and couldn’t comment on your post. Thank you the downloads they are beautiful and so festive!
Very heart warming! I want to tweak this recipe to make the baked squash and make a soup, that can be served in the shell of the squash. Hmmm…time to think! Thanks for keeping me hungry!
I always eat mine out of the shell too but when I serve it to guests I find this easier.
This sounds like a lovely autumn treat and a great way to prepare acorn squash.
Thank you Linda! I’m not crazy about veggies so when I find a way to fix them that I like it’s wonderful!
Thank you! β€
My mom used to put marshmallows on top before baking to sweeten it up, but I think I remember the brown sugar as well. I’ve never made squash myself (as you might have guessed). π
Oh my, never saw it on Acorn Squash but I have put it on baked sweet potatoes. I’m sure that tasted really good!
Yes it was … we never had sweet potatoes and my mom just used frozen squash and did it that way …. got a nice little bubbly crust on top. My mom liked turnip (we called it turnip, not rutabagas … she was the only one that liked it, and she just cooked it and mashed it … no one fought her for it and she always got the smallest one she could find.
Looks delicious!! πππ
Thank you but I will trade you for that Cinnamon French Toast Bake!!!! I tried to comment but my website won’t let me. Sorry!
That would be nice to trade! π
It looks good, but, sadly, I know my family would never go for it, even with the addition of sugar and butter. They’d still be suspicious.
I totally understand, I am the only one that eats it here. Thanks!
Oddly enough, I went to Costco today and they had butternut squash ravioli samples. The inside was sweet. It may very well have been brown sugar and butter-based. Sadly, on the whole, I didn’t really like it, which surprised me. Probably yours is better. π
I don’t think I would like it in ravioli either.
Delicate and good. I will try to do it tomorrow. Today stores are closed and I have no ingredients. I send my heartfelt wishes
Thank you Ultra! I hope your Sunday was a wonderful day!
Yummy, Diane. We just had our first acorn squash of this fall, and it was delicious. We plan to have enjoy plenty more while the season lasts.
Isnβt it wonderful!!! Fall is great for so many reasons. Thank you Tanja!
Reblogged this on Cheryl Moreo and commented:
Baked acorn squash is a family favorite. I have gotten into the habit of microwaving the squash.
If you have gotten into the convenience of microwaving acorn squash or have not prepared acorn squash, I urge you to give Diane’s recipe a try.
This recipe reminds me that nothing beats the flavor that oven baking over microwaving adds to food.
Thank you for sharing this recipe Cheryl! I will have to give the microwave a try sometime.
So yummily easy. I can no longer cut hard shells, so I take a sturdy long knife that I can hammer (tap) at the center point of its contact with the veggie, and when sunk in a bit, continue to hammer the blade on the inch or so left on either side, as it glides through.
What a GREAT idea! As I get older I am having the same problem. Now I just ask my husband but heβs not always around to help.
Mmm. I LOVE acorn squash!! This looks awesome, Diane!!
Thanks Hunida it is one of my favorite as well.
Great recipe for Thanksgiving!!
Definitely! Thanks so much!
Definitely a favourite
I agree!!!!