Orange Baked Acorn Squash

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

This orange-baked acorn squash recipe combines orange juice, butter, sweet brown sugar, and warm spices for a buttery-orange flavor that kids love.

Ingredients

2 acorn squash, halved and seeded
1/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
2 tablespoons butter
4 teaspoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Fill a baking dish with about 1/2 inch water. Place squash halves cut side down in the dish. Bake 40 minutes in the preheated oven.
3 Whisk orange juice, butter, brown sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
4 Turn squash halves cut side up. Drizzle evenly with orange juice sauce. Continue baking until squash is tender, about 20 minutes more.