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Roasted Acorn Squash with Cinnamon Sugar ("Squashies")

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine South African
Servings 0

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Acorn Squash
  • 4 tbsp Butter (plus extra melted butter for brushing)
  • 2 tbsp Sugar
  • ¼ tsp Cinnamon
  • Salt & Pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350℉.
  • Cut the squash in half lengthwise and scoop out seeds and guts with a spoon, making sure to clean the flesh until all stringy fibers have been removed.
  • Place the squash halves on a lined baking sheet, brush the (extra) melted butter on the flesh, and season slightly with salt and pepper.
  • Flip the squash flesh-side down and roast in the preheated oven for 35 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven, flip the squash over (flesh-side up) and return to the oven for an additional 15 minutes. While roasting, mix together the cinnamon and sugar and divide the butter into four pats.
  • Remove the squash and sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar, dividing it between the four squash halves. Add a pat of butter in the hollow of each squash and return to the oven, switching to broil, for 5 more minutes.
  • Serve immediately in the shell and mix some of the seasonings butter and squash flesh with a fork before taking a bite.
Keyword Acorn Squash, Fall, Roasted Squash, Side Dish
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