Baked Acorn Squash
1 medium acorn squash
2 tablespoons butter
cinnamon
brown sugar
ground ginger
Take your beautiful acorn squash (a winter squash variety - but in the stores all year round, mostly in shades of green, shaped like an acorn), and slice it in half from stem to the pointy end. Scrape out seeds and fibers and put them aside. Set the two halves into a baking dish, and place a dab of butter in the middle. Sprinkle with ginger, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Then, bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes, or until the squash is tender.
Then, cozy up on the couch with half of a squash, in a bowl, and spoon the tender squash into your hungry mouth. These are also great to put in the oven at the beginning of your meal preparation, and then you will have it ready when the rest of the meal is ready!
Squash is full of fiber (approximately 40% of your daily value for 1 cup of squash), and just tastes like fall. I actually rinsed the seeds after I put the squash in the oven, and I'm drying them so that I can eventually use them as pepitas (pumpkin seeds) to make Kate's Pepita-Powered Bread. It looks so delicious!
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Baked acorn squash is my latest obsession! I like to use maple syrup instead of the brown sugar. Love it!
ReplyDeleteYou and I are on the same wavelength when it comes to food - I love baked squash. It's delicious and just feels nourishing to eat. I even eat the skin.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for participating in Slightly Indulgent Mondays!
Amy Green
Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free
Simple, baked squash is hard to beat, especially with the right "toppings". Of course, I'm always thinking squash means it's time to make a pie LOL, but sometimes having it just like this is wonderful. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Shirley