Baked Acorn Squash

 

Michael and I love our bowls of ice-cream but when the cold weather comes you crave something warm when you want a sweet treat.  One of our favorite easy and not bad for you treats is acorn squash with a bit of butter and brown sugar.  It's good on it's own just mashed up too.  This recipe is really simple but I thought I'd share for those of you out there who have not had a chance to try this yummy treat.  Looking at this picture I want another one right now!

Ingredients

acron squash - 1 acorn squash feeds two.

2 tablespoons brown sugar per acorn squash

2 tablespoons butter or margarine per acorn squash

 

Recipe

1. Preheat the oven to 400.
2. Cut acorn squash in half and scoop out seeds with a spoon.
3. Place sqaush on cookie sheet, hallowed out side up.  Add a tablespoon of butter or margarine and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar to the center of each squash half. 
4. Roast for 1 hour of until the flesh is soft when poked with a fork. 
5. We like to mash ours up with a fork when it's down and eat right in the squash skin!

Note: Many people add maple syrup and salt to these as well.  We find them pleny sweet without the syrup.  I have substitued 2 teaspoons of real maple syrup for the brown sugar.