Roasted Honeynut Squash
You're going to love this simple Honeynut squash recipe made with a wonderful spice infused maple syrup.
Servings: 4 servings
Equipment
- Sheet pan
- parchment paper or foil (for easier clean up)
Ingredients
spiced maple syrup
- 3/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
- 6 whole cloves
- 2 star anise
- 4 cardamom pods, crushed
- 4 allspice berries
squash
- 2 Honeynut squash
- 4 Tbsp butter
- coarse salt and fresh cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. You can also use foil or a silpat mat. This helps with cleanup.
- Prepare your spiced maple syrup. Put all the syrup ingredients into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat and let steep until it cools to room temperature. Strain and set aside. Note: you can make the syrup up to several days ahead.
- Slice the squash in half lengthwise. You’ll need a large sharp knife. Just slice the squash from stem to stern. Scoop out the seeds and stringy parts.
- Place the squash halves, cut side up, on your lined baking pan. Add a pat of butter to each of the 4 cavities and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Roast the squash, basting with the melted butter, until tender, about 30-40 minutes. For the last 10 minutes or so of baking brush liberally once or twice with the spiced maple syrup. Note: roast as long as it takes the tip of a sharp knife to slide in easily. (You want to be sure you’re testing the neck, that’s where the flesh is the thickest.)
- Serve the squash with extra spiced maple syrup on the side for drizzling.
Notes
You can scoop out the cooked squash to make mashed Honeynut, or Honeynut squash soup. Use it in place of Butternut squash in any recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 296 kcal · Carbohydrates: 50 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 12 g · Saturated Fat: 7 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 0.5 g · Cholesterol: 30 mg · Sodium: 102 mg · Potassium: 765 mg · Fiber: 4 g · Sugar: 28 g · Vitamin A: 20284 IU · Vitamin C: 40 mg · Calcium: 143 mg · Iron: 2 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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