Community Pick
Candied Acorn Squash
photo by Jonathan Melendez
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 4 acorn squash (about 1 lb. each)
- 1⁄3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted
- 1⁄3 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1⁄3 cup maple syrup
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
directions
- Cut squash in half lengthwise. Scoop out and discard seeds. Cut squash crosswise into 1-inch slices.
- Arrange slices slightly overlapping, in a buttered 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish. Bake, covered, in a 375 degrees oven for 35 minutes or until almost tender.
- Combine melted butter, brown sugar, syrup and cinnamon.
- Spoon over squash.
- Continue baking, uncovered, 15 minutes or until squash is tender, basting occasionally with syrup mixture from bottom of pan.
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Reviews
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I made this for my husband and it was so good, it is going on the Thanksgiving table this year instead of the sweet potatoes. Thanks for the great recipe!!! -
I'm adding this to my Thanksgiving menu as a side dish! It was unbelievably easy to make so it's the perfect dish for Thanksgiving. The sauce made the squash so tasty. -
So good, and so easy! This is part of our Thanksgiving/Christmas/Easter menu every year!! -
My granddaughter and I just made theae for the my husbamd and other grandkids. They wewre awesome....yummy. I can't wait to !ake a pie.
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We loved this recipe. It was easy to prepare and you always have those ingredients on hand. This is going in my rotation!
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