Baked Acorn Squash
Back to Health Tips
By: Cooper Clinic Nutrition Department
Don't be intimated by this wonderful fall vegetable. All you need are a few simple ingredients for this tasty recipe.
Ingredients
1 apple, chopped
1/2 cup raisins
2 teaspoons margarine, butter, or oil
3 tablespoons brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tablespoon orange juice
1 tablespoon reduced-calorie maple syrup
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
2 acorn squash
Directions
Mix apple and raisins together. In a small saucepan, melt margarine. Add sugar and stir until it dissolves. Add orange juice, syrup, cinnamon, and cloves. Pour over apple mixture and mix well.
Slice squash lengthwise and scoop out the seeds and strings. Puncture cavity several times with a fork, being careful not to pierce outside skin.
Divide apple mixture between squash halves. Cover squash and apple mixture with foil. Place in a baking dish and bake at 400 degrees for one hour, or until tender.
Yield: 4 servings (1/2 squash)
Per Serving:
180 calories
3 gm fat
0 mg cholesterol
41 mg carbohydrates
2 gm protein
5 gm fiber
40 mg sodium
Back to Health Tips