Butter and Brown Sugar Acorn Squash

Name: Butter and Brown Sugar Acorn Squash Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: One acorn squash halved lengthwise; One tablespoon butter; One tablespoon brown sugar

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Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 60

Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

One acorn squash, halved lengthwiseOne tablespoon butterOne tablespoon brown sugar

Directions

Cut the squash in half lengthwise and scoop out seeds.

Fill oven-safe skillet with one inch of water. Place squash facedown in the water. Bake at 350 for approximately one hour, until squash is soft (a fork can easily go through).

Flip squash so they are right side up and fill each with half a tablespoon butter and brown sugar. Bake another ten minutes, until butter and sugar are melted.

Serve hot!

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user THATJULIET.

Servings Per Recipe: 2

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 189.0
Total Fat: 6.0 g
Cholesterol: 15.3 mg
Sodium: 52.7 mg
Total Carbs: 35.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 3.2 g
Protein: 1.8 g

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Member Reviews

CD8902384
I made this tonight, but instead of baking in oven for one hour, I placed the squash face down in a microwavable torte pan with about 1 1/2 inch of water and cooked for 15 minutes. Then I flipped and baked as directed. I savored every bite. - 1/30/12
USAFWIFE08
This is delicious. Made it for dinner. The few extra calories are totally worth it :) - 1/11/10