Maple Butter Acorn Squash Ring Recipes

ROASTED ACORN SQUASH WITH MAPLE BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425º Fahrenheit.
• Prepare your acorn squash: carefully slice all the way down the middle of the acorn squash. Remove stem first if you have trouble. Once halved, slice a thin piece off the round bottom of each half. With a spoon, scoop out the seeds and membranes; discard or reserve to roast later. Cut butter into 1-tablespoon pats.
• Place cut side up on a baking sheet and sprinkle with salt. Roast for 15 minutes then remove from oven and place a pat of butter and drizzle 1 tablespoon maple syrup in the cavity of each squash.
• Continue roasting another 25-35 minutes or until flesh is very soft and easily forced with a fork, basting every 10 minutes or so. To baste, pull out oven rack with baking sheet and, with a pastry brush, baste the top edge of the squash with the melted maple butter, then return to oven. When acorn squash is roasted, the flesh is soft, and the surface is browned with a few dark brown spots, remove from oven, let stand a few minutes, and serve.

MAPLE-ROASTED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the squash, cut sides up, on a sheet pan. Place 1/2 tablespoon butter and 1/2 tablespoon maple syrup in the cavity of each squash. Brush the cut sides with olive oil and sprinkle the squash with 3 teaspoons kosher salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Roast for 40 to 60 minutes, depending on the size of the squash, until tender when pierced with a small knife.
• Place the squash on a serving platter. If the halves are too large for one serving, cut each piece in half through the stem. Drizzle lightly with extra maple syrup, sprinkle with sea salt, and serve hot.

ACORN SQUASH RINGS

Steps:

• Slice the squash into one and one half inch rings. Remove seeds and strings and place on buttered nonstick baking sheet. Top with remaining butter, season with salt and pepper and bake at 375 degrees for approximately 25 minutes, turning once, so that the squash is cooked through and still retains its shape. Serve with cranberry relish.
• TIP:
• VEGGIE SPAGHETTI
• Here's a great way to get your kids to eat squash! Just pierce the stem end of a spaghetti squash with a knife or metal skewer, and place on roasting sheet. Roast at 350 for about an hour, open, and create strands by pulling away the flesh with your fork. Serve with butter and Parmesan cheese or tomato sauce.

VANILLA AND CARDAMOM-GLAZED ACORN SQUASH RINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
• Using a large, sharp knife, halve squash lengthwise (through the stem end and the pointy end). Using a spoon, scrape out seeds and fibers. Place each half, cut side down, on a cutting board; slice off about 3/4 inch from each end and discard. Slice squash crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick half-rings. If desired, trim away any remaining fibers by running a paring knife around the inside of each half-ring. Place in an even layer on prepared baking sheet.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Remove pan from heat and add maple syrup, vanilla, and cardamom; stir to combine. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush squash pieces with a little less than half the butter mixture; season with salt. Turn and brush with remaining butter mixture, reserving a tablespoon. Season lightly with salt.
• Transfer to oven and roast for 12 minutes; rotate baking sheet. Using tongs, turn squash and continue to roast until browned and tender, 10 to 12 minutes more. Remove from oven and turn, using tongs, so that darker side is facing up.
• Reheat remaining tablespoon butter mixture over low heat; brush over squash and serve.

ACORN SQUASH RINGS

Steps:

• Cut ends from squash. Slice each squash widthwise into four rings; remove seeds. Place rings on a greased foil-lined baking pan. In a small saucepan, bring 2 tablespoons butter and syrup to a boil. Brush each ring with syrup mixture. , Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake another 10-15 minutes, basting with syrup mixture. , In a skillet, saute onion in remaining butter. Add apples and cook until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in banana, orange and seasonings; heat through. Place rings on serving platter; fill centers with apple mixture. Sprinkle with almonds.

MAPLE GLAZED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Butter a baking dish.
• Cut top and bottom off squash.
• Slice crosswise into 1/2 inch thick slices.
• Use a cookie cutter to cut out center seeds.
• Arrange squash in baking dish.
• Combine remaining ingredients in a small saucepan and heat until bubbly; pour over squash.
• Bake, basting occasionally, until tender, 30 minutes.
• If squash needs browning, turn up heat in broiler; broil until lightly glazed.

MAPLE GLAZED ACORN SQUASH RINGS

Steps:

• Cut squash crosswise into 4 1 inch slices; remove seeds. Place squash on microwave safe plate. Cover with plastic wrap, vent. Microwave HIGH 6 minutes or until tender.
• Preheat broiler.
• Place squash on baking sheet. Combine syrup and other remaining ingredients. Brush syrup mixture over squash. Broil 3 minutes or until bubbly. Drizzle with remaining syrup.