Nana's Holiday Acorn Squash

Acorn squash are filled with a mixture of crushed saltine crackers, butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar in this tasty fall side dish suitable for holiday meals.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 1279 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup crushed saltine crackers
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• 1 acorn squash, halved and seeded
• Water, as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir cinnamon and brown sugar through the melted butter; remove from heat and stir crushed saltine crackers into the butter until moistened.

Step 3

Pour enough water into a baking dish to be about 1 inch deep. Lay the acorn squash into the water with the rounded sides down. Fill the cavity of the squash with the saltine cracker mixture.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until the squash is easy to pierce with a fork, about 45 minutes.