Orange Baked Acorn Squash recipe

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Ingredients

2 acorn squash, halved and seeded
¼ cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
2 tablespoons butter
4 teaspoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Nutrition Info

200.8 calories
carbohydrate: 37.8 g
cholesterol: 15.3 mg
fat: 6.3 g
fiber: 4.1 g
protein: 2.5 g
saturatedFat: 3.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 50.3 mg
sugar: 16.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. Fill a baking dish with about 1/2 inch water. Place squash halves cut side down in the dish, and bake 40 minutes in the preheated oven.

  3. In a bowl, whisk together the thawed orange juice, butter, brown sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon.

  4. Turn squash halves cut side up in the baking dish, and drizzle evenly with the orange juice sauce. Continue baking 20 minutes.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

Baked acorn squash with a buttery orange flavor, accented with nutmeg. Kids love this!

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