Acorn Squash Ice Cream Recipes

ACORN SQUASH ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place squash, pointed-side up, on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until squash is tender, about 1 hour. Cool squash until easily handled. Cut squash in half, remove seeds and stringy parts of meat, and peel skin from the squash and discard.
• Mash the squash meat in a bowl and measure 1 cup meat.
• Combine 1 cup squash meat and butter in a saucepan; add enough water to make squash stir-able. Cook squash mixture over low heat until squash softens, adding more water if needed to thin the squash, about 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and cool squash mixture.
• Beat egg yolks and brown sugar together in a bowl using a whisk until thickened.
• Heat cream and milk together in a saucepan over low heat until mixture begins to simmer. Gradually pour cream mixture into the egg yolk mixture and beat until smooth to temper the eggs. Pour the cream-egg mixture into the saucepan; simmer over low heat until mixture is thickened and easily coats the back of a spoon, about 20 minutes. Strain cream mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a large bowl and cool to room temperature.
• Beat squash mixture into cream mixture until smooth; stir in vanilla extract, ginger, salt, and allspice. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until completely chilled, at least 4 hours.
• Stir cream mixture and transfer to an ice cream maker and follow manufacturer's instructions for making ice cream.

CINNAMON BROWN SUGAR ACORN SQUASH (AYOTE EN MIEL)

Steps:

• Cut squash in half and clean out interior (take out all the seeds and stringy part). Cut each half in quarters (4 pieces).
• In a medium saucepan on medium heat, combine sugar, cinnamon, water and squash. Arrange the squash (skin down) in the sauce pan in a way that allows all the squash to be almost covered in water.
• Cook on medium heat for about 2 hours, cheking on the squash every 30-45 mins making sure that it is not running out of water. Towards the end the sauce should be a light syrup. Let the squash cool and the syrup thicken for about 10-15 mins before serving. Serve with Vanilla ice cream or whip cream.

SWEET ACORN SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place squash halves in a microwave-safe dish. Microwave on high until tender, about 10 minutes. Let cool.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square casserole dish.
• Scrape squash into a bowl; discard skins. Beat squash with a mixer until smooth. Add sugar, butter, evaporated milk, eggs, and vanilla; mix well. Put in the prepared casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
• While the squash is baking, mix rice cereal, brown sugar, pecans, and melted butter for topping together in a bowl.
• Remove casserole from the oven and sprinkle topping evenly over top. Bake for 10 more minutes.

CREAMY BAKED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place squash halves cut side up on a rimmed baking sheet and season with salt and pepper. Divide cream and thyme among halves.
• Bake until squash is tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp knife, 35 to 40 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan and bake until cheese is melted and golden, 10 to 15 minutes more.

EASY ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 Cut acorn squash in half.
• Scoop out seeds using an ice cream scoop, sharp spoon, or melon baller.
• Spread butter on cut edges and insides of each half.
• Place halves on baking sheet (lined with foil, if you wish).
• Sprinkle sugar inside each half.
• Scatter in each small amount of salt, greater amt.of pepper and desired herbs.
• Bake for one hour.
• (Freshly grated nutmeg and a pinch of cinnamon is nice. Thyme is nice with nutmeg or by itself.).