Baked Acorn Squash With Brown Sugar

on September 22, 2009 at 7:57 AM

Baked acorn squash recipe

Happy First Day of Fall! I'm celebrating the start of my very favorite season with one of my favorite fall recipes: Baked Acorn Squash with brown sugar and butter. You'll be surprised at just how easy it is to make.

Baked Acorn Squash

(serves 4)

2 acorn squash

1 tablespoon butter

2 tablespoons brown sugar

Salt

Cut squash in half lengthwise. Scoop out seeds and strings. Sprinkle salt in each half. Place halves in a baking dish, cut side up. Fill dish with 1/4-inch of water to keep squash from sticking to bottom.

Melt butter. Stir in brown sugar until it dissolves. Fill each squash cavity with butter-sugar mixture. Drizzle any remaining butter-sugar on halves. Bake in oven on 400 for about 60 minutes until squash is soft.

What's your favorite fall recipe?

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Comments (7)

jennmarie77

on Sep 22, 2009 at 11:58 AM

I grew acorn squashes last year and made these, they were so yummy.

Maybe I'll have to pick up one at the farmers market tomorrow.

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science_spot

on Sep 22, 2009 at 2:29 PM

This is one of my favorite recipes. It isn't even necessary to melt the butter and stir in the sugar.... I just drop a tsp of butter and sugar ineach one and pop in the oven. In a pinch I have used syup in place of the sugar too. YUMMY!!