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Baked Acorn Squash

Easy Baked Acorn Squash

Lunch/Supper Crediting for Ages 3-5

Total Time

70 minutes

Serving Size

¼ cup

Servings

16

recipe component - vegetable

Components

Vegetables

Ingredients

  • 2 acorn squash, 2.1 lbs each
  • 4 tbsp maple syrup or honey*

*Honey should never be fed to babies younger than one.  

 

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Cut acorn squash into quarters and scoop out seeds.
  3. Fill a baking pan with about ½ inch of water.
  4. Place the squash in the pan, flesh side up. Slice the underside horizontally so that the bottoms sits flat on the pan to keep it up.
  5. Add 1 tablespoon of maple syrup or honey to each half and spread evenly across the flesh.
  6. Bake for about 1 hour, or until flesh is tender.
  7. Serve as a side with meat or another main dish.

¼ cup provides ¼ cup vegetables

Creditable Stamp 2017
AIHDP

This recipe adapted from

American Indian Health and Diet Project.