Simplicity at its best, this flavorful Roasted Maple Glazed Acorn Squash with Cinnamon Pecans is a perfectly wholesome holiday side dish or for serving every day of the week, it’s that good! Oh-so-satifying and beautiful, this fantastic dish features a maple syrup and molasses glaze with just the right amount of cinnamon spice sprinkle, topped with crunchy pecans and sweet pomegranates, and makes for a beautiful holiday table presentation.

Whole Food Plant Based, vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, gluten free, no highly processed ingredients.

Hi there, Ameera here!

I love roasted acorn squash. It’s so tasty and it really makes a beautiful statement on any dinner table, and especially for the holiday dinner table. And this beautiful dish is sure to impress everyone! Not only is it gorgeous with the little red pomegranate gems and crunchy buttery pecans, the acorn squash is perfectly roasted with a fantastic glaze. The whole dish is a thing of beauty! YUM!

Have I mentioned how much I love the Christmas holiday season.  I know it can sometimes be stressful as there is always so much to do, and time just flies by and the next thing you know, it’s crunch time and you find yourself scrambling at the last minute. Trust me been there several times myself.  I haven’t even started Christmas shopping yet.  YIKES!

Ogling the Ornaments

My niece, Charlotte, is 2 ½ years old.  She is absolutely adorable.  She recently has begun to understand family relationships.  She now calls me “Daddy’s sister”and Mom “Daddy’s mommy.”  It is super cute.  She is so gosh darn smart.

Last year at Christmas time, she really enjoyed our Christmas tree, but this year she is ALL about the Christmas tree.  Every time she Facetimes us she wants to look at the Christmas ornaments on the tree. Mom has a bunch of hand-blown glass ornaments, and Charlotte really likes to look at all of them. She likes to tell us which ones are her favorites, and which ones she doesn’t like LOL.

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Comedian

Charlotte loves to make people laugh.  Of course, Noni (Mom) laughs at everything Charlotte does with gusto and great enthusiasm so that just encourages her antics even more.  She is quite the character and has enough personality to fill a room.  Love my little niece, can you tell?  LOL I’ll let Mom tell you more.

Hi!  Robin here!

Charlotte, Charlotte, la-la la-la laaaaa.  I sing that to Charlotte all the time.  She loves it. She sings right along with me.  And, of course, you are not permitted to introduce anyone else’s name into this little tune or she will scold you “That’s MY song!” LOL   She cracks me up.  Chris wanted to be a comedian while growing up.  He always told the same joke over and over and over again when he was little.

“What did the rug say to the floor? I got you covered!”  We would all laugh like it was thee funniest joke in the whole entire world, so of course, he told it every single day, multiple times a day until he finally got older and realized what was happening. LOL

Delicious Roasted Acorn Squash

Sorry, I got sidetracked when Monkey started talking about our lil Charlotte.  What a corker!  Any who, this dish is just so pretty and delicious.  We really enjoyed it. I personally think the Cinnamon Maple Glazed Pecans totally makes the dish. The pomegranate seeds are quite beautiful and festive. Monkey loves them on literally everything. She will eat a whole bowl of them. I love them too, but I think this dish is perfectly fine with or without them.

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Products Used:

• Baking sheet(s)
• Parchment paper

Roasted Maple Glazed Acorn Squash with Cinnamon Pecans

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• Author: Monkey and Me Kitchen Adventures
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 30 minutes
• Total Time: 40 minutes
• Yield: 2-3 servings 1x
• Category: Side Dish

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Simplicity at its best, this flavorful Roasted Maple Glazed Acorn Squash with Cinnamon Pecans is a perfectly wholesome holiday side dish or for serving every day of the week, it’s that good! Oh-so-satifying and beautiful, this fantastic dish features a maple syrup and molasses glaze with just the right amount of cinnamon spice sprinkle, topped with crunchy pecans and sweet pomegranates, and makes for a beautiful holiday table presentation.

Whole Food Plant Based, vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, gluten free, no highly processed ingredients.

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Ingredients

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• 1 acorn squash, unpeeled, cut into ¾ inch slices *
• 2 Tablespoons organic maple syrup
• ¼ teaspoon molasses
• Sprinkle of cinnamon
• Sprinkle sea salt (+/- to taste) *
• Sprinkle of black pepper

 Optional Toppings:

• 1 recipe of Cinnamon Maple Glazed Pecans
• Pomegranate seeds

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Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
3. In a small bowl make the glaze by adding together the maple syrup and molasses mix well, set aside.
4. To create beautiful half-moon slices, first cut a small slice off the bottom of the acorn squash to stabilize the squash so it sits flat when upright and does not wobble around.  Next take a very sharp knife and slice directly down the center/core, top to bottom. This is a vertical slice, not a horizontal slice.  Then scoop out all the seeds and stringy pulp out of each half, clean it up nicely so the cavity is nice and smooth.  Then take each half of the squash and lay it down on a cutting board (acorn slice is cut side down) and cut ¾ inch slices. Note: It is not required to peel the skin off the acorn squash as the skin is edible.
5. Place the acorn slices in a medium sized bowl and pour the maple syrup/molasses mixture over them. Using your hands, make sure that each slice is completely coated with the glaze, then place onto the parchment paper lined baking sheet (single layers). Take any remaining mixture and brush the acorn slices with the glaze. Very lightly sprinkle with sea salt.
6. Place in a preheated 400 F oven and bake for 15 minutes.
7. In the meantime, make the Cinnamon Maple Glazed Pecans, set aside.
8. After 15 minutes, remove from the oven, flip the slices over, brush on any remaining glaze and place them back into the oven for another 7 to 15 minutes (+/-) until fork tender.
9. Once the acorn slices are tender, remove from the oven and sprinkle with a nice sprinkle of cinnamon and finish with a light sprinkle of sea salt and pepper. (Only one side, not both sides)
10. To serve, lay roasted acorn slices on a flat dish and sprinkle with coarsely chopped Cinnamon Maple Glazed Pecans and pomegranate slices.

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Notes

*Double/Triple Recipe: This recipe is for one acorn squash, it can be easily double/tripled, etc.

*Roasted Look: If you are looking for a “roasted” caramelized look, you can place the roasted squash slices under the broiler for a few minutes to caramelize the maple glaze after they are fork tender. Watch them constantly as you do not want the parchment paper to catch fire.

*Sea Salt: Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.   

*Serving:  2 to 3 

*Storage: Refrigerate and use within 5 days.

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