Baked Acorn Squash with Brown Sugar and Butter

Recipes courtesy Paula Deen, 2007

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Fall Harvest

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (19)

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Cook Time:
1 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
2 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 0 min
Total:: 1 hr 10 min

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Ingredients

1 acorn squash, cut in 1/2
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, softened
2 tablespoons maple syrup
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Scoop the seeds and stringy pulp out of the squash cavities and discard. In a small mixing bowl, combine the brown sugar, butter, syrup and salt and pepper, to taste. Rub the squash cavities and cut sides of the squash with the butter mixture and place them on a baking sheet, cut side up. Bake in the preheated oven for about 1 hour until the squash is tender when pierced with a fork. Serve 1 half per person.

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recipe Baked Acorn Squash with Brown Sugar and Butter
Sandra Oak Creek, WI 11-19-2009
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It's definitely a Paula recipe!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

After reading the comments posted earlier, I thought to make a few tweeks. I used 2 tablespoons of butter but only 1... tablespoon of maple syrup and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar. I also added 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg and 1/8 teaspoon of cinnamon. Perfect!Read more
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Belinda Dubuque, IA 10-21-2009
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Texture
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My husband and I made this recipe and we love it, I thought it was a little stringy though. Is there something we did... wrong, or is it supposed to be this texture?Read more
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Catherine Franklin, TN 10-01-2009
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Loved It!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I ended up baking the squash for 41 minutes, not the full hour called for in the recipe. Anything more than 41 minutes would... have caused my squash to burn. It was wonderfully flavorful and perfectly tender. My husband liked it so much, that he not only finished his half but polished off the last bit of my half, too! This is definitely a keeper.Read more
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Christi Stafford, VA 08-13-2009
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Excellent sweet side dish
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I cut down the maple syrup but made it otherwise by the recipe! It was fantastic. A great side for pork tenderloin!! I will... be keeping this recipe close by.Read more
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ANDREA Dover, NH 02-24-2009
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This was FANTASTIC
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I served this with some roasted salmon and rice and it was a HUGE success.
recipe Baked Acorn Squash with Brown Sugar and Butter
Kim Gilroy, CA 12-30-2008
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Too Sweet
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I love acorn sqush but this was too sweet for me