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Nana's Holiday Acorn Squash

Total Time
52 min
13m prep ยท 39m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
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Difficulty
Medium
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๐Ÿฅฌ Vegetarian ๐ŸŒพ Gluten-Free ๐Ÿฅœ Nut-Free โ˜ช๏ธ Halal โœก๏ธ Kosher

Nana used to make this recipe every important holiday. It's quick and easy and tastes SO good!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 0.75 cups brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup crushed saltine crackers
  • water , as needed
  • 1 acorn squash , halved and seeded

Instructions

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir cinnamon and brown sugar through the melted butter; remove from heat and stir crushed saltine crackers into the butter until moistened.

  3. 3

    Pour enough water into a baking dish to be about 1 inch deep. Lay the acorn squash into the water with the rounded sides down. Fill the cavity of the squash with the saltine cracker mixture.

  4. 4

    Bake in the preheated oven until the squash is easy to pierce with a fork, about 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Per serving

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