This Easy Acorn Squash Recipe is a delicious side dish and a great way to get more veggies in your diet!
Today’s Easy Acorn Squash Recipe is one of my new favorites! I love making this recipe for lunch. I make the whole squash and put half in the fridge for another day.
Tonia’s Notes
When I was little, I wouldn’t even taste squash, but now it is one of my favorite foods. I went to one of those buffet restaurants with my family and I was so excited when I spotted squash as one of the buffet choices.
I told my family that I had seen the squash and couldn’t wait to get some on my next trip to the buffet. They all just looked at me, kind of dumbfounded, and then they proceeded to get a huge laugh out of it. I didn’t mind though because I was the one who got to eat the fantastic roasted squash!
How To Make Acorn Squash In The Microwave
Start with prepping the squash. Cut it in half and scrape out the seeds and pulp.
Place cut sides down in a dish with about 1/4 inch of water. Cover the whole pan with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 10-12 minutes.
Remove the plastic wrap and flip the squash over. Coat the inside of the squash with the melted butter and sugar mixture.
For roasted acorn squash, broil them on high for about 5 minutes, watching carefully, until slightly toasted.
You can eat the squash right out of the skin. Or you can scrape out the squash, mash it up, and serve from a bowl. This acorn squash recipe tastes like dessert to me, and I love how easy it is to make.
More Squash Recipes
- Chicken Alfredo Spaghetti Squash
- Roasted Butternut Squash with Apples and Walnuts
- Butternut Squash Soup
- Spinach Artichoke Spaghetti Squash
Easy Acorn Squash Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 acorn squash
- 2 tablespoon butter melted
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon granulated sugar
Instructions
- Cut the acorn squash in half and scrape out the seeds and pulp.
- Place cut side down in a dish with 1/4 inch of water. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 10-12 minutes.
- Remove the plastic wrap and flip the squash over.
- Mix together the butter, syrup, brown sugar, and granulated sugar.
- Coat the insides and the top edge of the squash with the melted butter and sugar mixture.
- Broil on high for about 5 minutes, watching carefully until slightly toasted.
Dorothy Dunton says
Hi Tonia! We love squash and grow acorn, butternut and spaghetti! Because I have a very small micro I do mine this same way but in the oven. I quite often use spaghetti squash instead of pasta and I do a twice baked squash with scallions, mushrooms, bacon and Parmesan. We grow summer squash, but the winter squash are our favorites!