Honey-Spice Acorn Squash

Total Time:Prep: 15 min. Bake: 70 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Alpha Wilson, Roswell, New Mexico

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Jun. 27, 2023

"I've made this simple side dish for more than 35 years," says Alpha Wilson of Roswell, New Mexico. Cinnamon and ginger give a nice spiced flavor to the moist tender squash halves. You can use up the extra squash in the two recipes that follow.

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Honey-Spice Acorn Squash

Yield:8 servings
Prep:15 min
Cook:1 hour 10 min

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 4 medium acorn squash
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Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, mix the first five ingredients. Cut squash in half; remove and discard seeds. Fill squash halves with butter mixture.
  2. Place in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake, covered, 1 hour or until squash is tender. Bake, uncovered, 10 minutes longer or until filling is bubbly.
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