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A few ingredients and a little time in the oven make for a simple and delicious way to use this creamy, dreamy winter squash.
Have you tried delicata squash? When I saw these striped beauties at the Farmers Market, I just couldn't resist picking up a couple.
This variety of squash is wonderful because you can eat the skin! Delicata has a wonderfully creamy texture, and the flavor is mild enough to take on any spice combination you can dream up.
This recipe is really simple to put together, and was a hit at our dinner table.
Sweet and spicy is one of my favorite flavor combinations. I served this on the side of these Crispy Lemon-Herb Turkey Cutlets.
Enjoy!
📖 Recipe
Sweet and Spicy Baked Delicata Squash
- Prep Time: 5 Minutes
- Cook Time: 45 Minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 4 Servings 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
A few ingredients and a little time in the oven make for a simple and delicious way to use this creamy, dreamy winter squash.
Ingredients
- 1 delicata squash, scrubbed clean
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons butter (or butter substitute, if vegan)
- 2 tablespoons honey (or maple syrup, if vegan)
- Parsley, chopped, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray the bottom of a baking dish with cooking spray. Cut the squash in half lengthwise and scrape out the seeds.
- Place the squash halves in the baking dish, cut-side up. Sprinkle each half with cinnamon, chili powder, cumin and oregano (⅛ teaspoon on each half). Put a tablespoon of butter into each squash half and drizzle some honey over each half.
- Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake until the squash is fork-tender (around 45 minutes, depending on the size of your squash).
- Carefully remove foil and take the squash out of the pan. Slice to serve.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 114
- Sugar: 11.7 g
- Sodium: 6.3 mg
- Fat: 5.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1.2 g
- Protein: 1.1 g
- Cholesterol: 15.3 mg
Keywords: squash recipes, delicata squash, sweet and spicy
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar
Mmm this looks great!
Joanne
Would it be weird if I drank that liquid out of that squash? Hmmm. Looks AMAZING. Delicatas are one of my favorites.
Ashley
If it wasn't a million degrees when it came out of the oven, I would have totally drank it!
Victoria
Yum, I love this recipe. So simple but great flavors to really shine through. Perfect side dish for fall.