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Sweet and Savory Baked Winter Squash

Servings: 1 per squash

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Prep Time
5 minutes

Cook Time
40 minutes

Course:

contorno

Cuisine:

Italian

Keywords:

winter squash

🧂 Ingredients

2 dumpling or acorn winter squash
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tbsp. maple syrup
1 tsp. Maldon or course salt

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 400 °F
2 Cut squashes in half, horizontally through the center. Scoop out the seeds and
pulp. (see Note below)

Sprinkle the cinnamon inside each squash half, then drizzle in the maple syrup,
and finally, sprinkle the salt inside.

Place the squash halves, cut side up in a baking dish, and bake for 40 mins. at
400 °F until the flesh is soft. Serve right away.