Spiced Summer Squash

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  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
1 Large Acorn Squash (Could Probably sub with a small pumpkin) 1/2 cup Maple Syrup (Sugar free will change the nutrition, but you really don't use that much in the scheme of things) 1/4 tsp Allspice ground1/4 tsp Nutmeg1 tsp Cinnamon
Directions
In a small saucepan, heat the maple syrup over medium heat, stirring in the spices. Stir constantly over heat for 3 minutes, do not boil. Remove syrup from heat. Cut the acorn squash into slices about 1 inch thick, removing the seeds. Arrange in one layer in a baking dish. Spoon the syrup mixture over the squash, and cook in a 375 F oven till tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven, drizzle more heated syrup over the top, and serve.

Serving Size:  about 4 one cup servings.

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 161.0
  • Total Fat: 0.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 7.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 41.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
  • Protein: 1.2 g

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