Best 11 Glazed Acorn Squash Recipes

MAPLE-GLAZED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Scoop out and discard seeds from squash. Place cut side down in a 13x9-in. baking dish; add water. Bake, uncovered, for 45 minutes. , If necessary, drain water from pan; turn squash cut side up. Combine syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger and salt; pour into squash halves. Bake, uncovered, 10 minutes or until glaze is heated through. ,

GRILLED MAPLE-GLAZED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat a grill for cooking over medium heat. Lightly oil the grill grates.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan and turn off the heat. Remove 1/4 cup of the melted butter and reserve. Whisk the maple syrup, cider vinegar, dry mustard, crushed red pepper, 3/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper into the saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 4 minutes to reduce slightly. Remove the glaze from the heat and let cool. Set aside 1/3 cup of the glaze for drizzling at the end.
• Carefully halve the squashes from the stem to the bottom. Scoop out the seeds with a spoon and discard. Place the squash halves flat-side down and slice crosswise into 1/2-inch scalloped half-moons. Place the slices in a very large bowl.
• Mix together the chili powder, coriander, cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl. Sprinkle the spice mixture over the squash slices. Drizzle the reserved 1/4 cup of melted butter over the squash. Toss with your hands to make sure the slices are evenly coated.
• Place the squash slices on the grill and cover. Cook until dark grill marks appear, about 10 minutes. Flip the squash slices; cover and cook until the squash is just tender enough to be pierced easily with a paring knife, 7 to 8 minutes more.
• Brush the squash slices with the glaze and flip. Cook 1 minute, brush with glaze, flip and cook on the other side for another minute. Remove from the grill and arrange on a large platter. Drizzle with the reserved glaze. Sprinkle with the pepitas. Serve warm or at room temperature.

ORANGE-GLAZED GRILLED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Brush the cut side of each acorn squash with the butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place squash, cut-side down, on a baking sheet and bake until almost tender, about 30 minutes.
• While the squash is baking, combine the orange juice, brown sugar, allspice, and cinnamon in a medium saucepan. Cook over high heat until reduced to 1 cup, stirring often.
• Preheat the grill to medium-high. Place the squash, cut side up, on the grill, and brush with the orange glaze. Cook for 5 minutes, turn over with tongs, and grill for 5 more minutes, or until tender and glaze is caramelized. Remove from the grill and brush with more of the glaze. Serve warm.

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.

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.

HONEY GLAZED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350F degrees.
• Arrange squash in shallow 10inch baking dish.
• Combine butter, honey, and salt.
• Pour over squash.
• Bake, covered for 40 minutes.
• Uvcover and bake another 10 minutes.

ORANGE-GLAZED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut squash in half lenghtwise; remove seeds and discard.
• Place squash cut side down in a 13" x 9" oven-proof casserole dish.
• Add hot water until there is about 1/2" of water in the casserole dish.
• Bake, uncovered in preheated 350 F oven for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium-size saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Stir in sugar, orange juice concentrate, nutmeg, cinnamon, orange zest, lemon zest, salt and pepper and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and cook uncovered for 20 minutes or until just syrupy, stirring often, DO NOT BURN.
• Drain water from casserole dish and turn squash cut side up.
• Measure 4 tablespoons of orange glaze into each squash half.
• Drizzle some orange glaze on edges of squash.
• Return to oven and bake in preheated 350 F oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until squash is tender.
• If desired, serve with additional glaze.

GLAZED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cut each squash lengthwise in half; remove seeds and fibers. In ungreased 13x9-inch pan, place squash, cut sides up. Spoon 1 tablespoon maple syrup and 1 tablespoon whipping cream into each half.
• Bake uncovered about 1 hour or until tender.

MAPLE-GLAZED ACORN SQUASH WITH CURRANTS

Steps:

• Spread the cavity of each squash half with about 1/2 teaspoon of the butter, sprinkle the halves with salt and pepper to taste, and arrange them, cut sides down, in a large baking pan. Add enough water to reach about 1/4 inch up the sides of the squash halves and bake the squash in the middle of a preheated 400°F. oven for 30 minutes. While the squash is baking, in a small saucepan combine the remaining butter, the maple syrup, the allspice, the currants, and a pinch of salt and heat the mixture over moderately low heat, stirring, until the butter is melted and the currants are plumped. Remove the squash from the oven, turn it cut sides up, and brush it generously with some of the maple mixture. Return the squash to the oven and bake it, brushing it with the maple mixture occasionally and adding more water to the pan as necessary to keep the bottom covered, for 20 to 30 minutes more, or until it is very tender. Season the squash with salt and pepper.

ORANGE-GLAZED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Cut squash in half; discard seeds. Place squash cut-side down in a 15-in x 10-in x 1-in baking pan; add 1/3 in of hot water. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until syrupy, stirring occasionally.
• Drain water from baking pan; turn squash cut side up. Pour about 2 T. orange glaze into each squash half. bake 25-30 minutes longer or until squash is tender.

RUM GLAZED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Use a fork to prick the inside and top edge of each half, place in a baking and add 1 inch of water to the dish.
• Put 1 tbls rum, brown sugar, and butter in each half, season with salt and pepper.
• Bake 30 minutes then baste with the the top and sides of the squash cups with the rum mixture.
• Bake another 15 minutes and baste again.
• Bake another 15 minutes, remove from the oven, baste again and serve.