Acorn Squash Butter recipe

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Ingredients

3 acorn squash, halved and seeded
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground cloves
2 ¼ cups brown sugar
1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed

Nutrition Info

66.1 calories
carbohydrate: 16.9 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.1 g
fiber: 0.5 g
protein: 0.3 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 6 mg
sugar: 13.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

  2. Fill two 9x13-inch baking dishes with 1-inch of water each. Place three acorn squash halves cut-side-down into each baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven until the squash is very tender and the skin begins to separate from the meat, about 1 hour. Remove, discard the water, and set aside until cool enough to handle.

  3. Scoop the acorn squash flesh from the skins and into a blender. Add the cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. Puree until thick and smooth. Scrape the squash into a heavy-bottom pot, and stir in the brown sugar and apple juice concentrate. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until thickened, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool completely before packing into freezer-safe containers. Store in the freezer up to 6 months.

Recipe Yield

6 half-pint jars

Recipe Note

This is made just like apple butter, but with acorn squash. My family says it tastes just like pumpkin pie filling. It lasts about 2 months in the refrigerator or 6 months in the freezer.

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