Baked Acorn Squash With Spicy Maple Syrup

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2  acorn squash, cut into thirds
• 2  tablespoons unsalted butter
• 6  tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 1  pinch cinnamon
• 1  pinch nutmeg, freshly grated

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Split the squash into thirds and remove the seeds.
3. Cut a slice off the bottom of each piece so that it sits evenly, skin-side down, in a 9 x 13-inch glass baking dish.
4. In the hollow of each piece, place 1 teaspoon unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, cinnamon and nutmeg to taste. Bake in the heated oven until fork tender, about 45 minutes.