🥗 Healthy🥺 Need Comfort🎉 Celebrating
Roasted Acorn Squash
⏱️ 40 minEasy🍽️ American👥 4 servings🔥 185 cal
“Golden edges, tender flesh, and a hint of maple sweetness. This is the kind of side dish that steals the spotlight from the main course.”
📝 Ingredients
- •2 acorn squash, halved and seeded
- •4 tbsp butter
- •3 tbsp maple syrup
- •1 tsp cinnamon
- •1/2 tsp nutmeg
- •1/4 tsp salt
- •2 tbsp pecans, chopped (optional)
- •Fresh thyme for garnish
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1
Oven heating up. Fall vibes incoming.
- 2
Half-moons roast more evenly. Trust the technique.
- 3
Brown butter is the chef's secret. Watch it turn golden.
- 4
Maple + cinnamon + butter = autumn in a bowl.
- 5
Brush generously. Every piece deserves the good stuff.
- 6
Those caramelized edges are worth the wait.
- 7
Pecans add crunch, thyme adds fancy. You did that.
💡 Why This Recipe?
Sweet, caramelized, and cozy. Roasted acorn squash is fall comfort food that's actually good for you. The brown butter takes it over the top.
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