GOLDEN BAKED ACORN SQUASH

Golden Baked Acorn Squash image

To warm up a winter meal, offer sweet acorn squash halves flavored with a hot orange-brandy sauce.

Provided by ORNERY

Categories Side Dish Vegetables Squash Acorn Squash Side Dish Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter, divided
3 tablespoons brown sugar
3 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
3 tablespoons brandy
2 acorn squash, halved and seeded

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Coat pan evenly with melted butter.
In a saucepan, mix the remaining butter, brown sugar, frozen orange juice concentrate, and brandy . Bring to a boil, and remove from heat.
Place squash halves cut side down in the baking dish, and bake 30 minutes, or until easily pierced with a knife. Turn squash over, and drizzle with the sauce. Continue baking 15 minutes. Cool slightly before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 269.1 calories, Carbohydrate 41.1 g, Cholesterol 22.9 mg, Fat 8.9 g, Fiber 3.9 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 5.5 g, Sodium 72.2 mg, Sugar 20.4 g