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Honey-baked Squash
Photo: Art Rachen

Honey-baked Squash

7 ingredients 13 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

228
Calories
1g
Protein
13g
Fat
30g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Dried Fig 1 medium (50g) 37
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Pumpkin not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 small acorn squash halved width wise and deseeded
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 ounces honey
  • 4 ounces dried figs chopped
  • 1 ounce chopped almonds
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°F.

2

Place squash cut sides down in shallow ovenproof dish and add enough boiling water to come to a depth of ½ inch.

3

Cover with foil and bake 25 minutes.

4

Place butter in a small saucepan and melt over low heat then add the honey, figs, almonds, cinnamon and nutmeg and mix well.

5

Carefully pour off water from baking tin containing squash and turn squash cut sides up.

6

Fill the hollows with fig mixture then return to the oven uncovered and bake 15 minutes longer.

7

Serve immediately.

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Category:Cathy's Recipes

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Category:Vegetarian Recipes

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Recipe sourced from fandom

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