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Sweet Roasted Winter Squash
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 acorn squash
- 0.5 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- 0.25 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 0.25 teaspoon ground allspice
Steps
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Cover a baking pan with aluminum foil and coat with vegetable oil.
- Remove acorn squash stems, cut in half lengthwise, and clean out the seeds. Place squash cut side-down onto the prepared baking pan.
- Roast in the preheated oven until tender, 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the size of the squash
- While squash roasts, place brown sugar, butter, sea salt, cinnamon, and allspice in a small bowl. Microwave to melt the butter, about 30 seconds; stir to combine.
- Remove squash from the oven, turn over, and coat with the sugar mixture. Continue to roast for 5 minutes more.