Honey Butter Roasted Acorn Squash

Roasted Acorn Squash is the perfect addition to any meal. In the Fall, bins at the supermarket are overflowing with all kinds of colorful squashes so bring one home and give this recipe a try! 

The acorn squash with its green skin and yellow flesh is the perfect pick for this sweet and savory recipe. This squash has a subtle nutty and sweet flavor. When cooked, it has a smooth consistency that makes it great for mashing or adding to a creamed soup.

Sweet & Savory Acorn Squash

• A little bit of butter and honey, and a sprinkling of cinnamon make this recipe both sweet and savory.
• Cooking squash is not hard and requires little prep time.
• Roasting in the oven enhances the naturally sweet flavor of the squash.
• Butter and honey are brushed over the squash adding even more rich and sweet flavor.

What’s in Roasted Acorn Squash?

THE SQUASH: Acorn squash is slightly round and green (with an orange splotch). There are other varieties like the golden acorn squash (which is yellow). When buying squash, make sure that it has an even firmness to the skin.

THE FLAVORINGS: After the squash is cooked for a bit, melted butter and honey are brushed over the flesh and it is cooked for a little longer, infusing the flesh with the savory and sweet additions.

VARIATIONS: Omit the honey and add some maple syrup or brown sugar. Make a stuffed squash by adding a mixture of nuts, seeds, and an apple. Or sprinkle some parmesan cheese over the top.

How to Cut Acorn Squash

There is no need to peel the rippled skin of the acorn squash unless it is being chopped raw to toss in a soup, stew, or stir fry. Roasting it whole in the oven makes it easier to scoop out the flesh.

To roast, slice the squash in half starting from stem to tail (the long part of the squash). This makes for a flatter squash that cooks more evenly in the oven.

How to Roast Acorn Squash

A few steps to sweet and savory squash in the oven!

1. Cut squash & brush with olive oil. Roast in the oven per recipe below.
2. Melt butter & honey. Flip squash over and brush with honey cinnamon butter.
3. Continue roasting until tender.

Tips & Tricks

• Swap out the cinnamon for any warm spice blend like pumpkin pie spice or apple pie spice.
• Keep those seeds for roasting, just like pumpkin seeds. Place them on a baking tray. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon of oil and seasonings, and roast in a 350°F oven for 15-20 minutes.
• Cut and prepare the squash in advance, place it on a baking tray and have it ready to cook.
• Any leftovers can be served chilled in a salad (they’re great in a winter salad) made into a creamed soup or lightly fried on the stove. Add it to soups, stews, or even chili.

So Much Squash!

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