Nana's Holiday Acorn Squash

Health score
7%
Nana's Holiday Acorn Squash
65 min.
2
1370kcal

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Ingredients

  •  acorn squash halved seeded
  • 0.8 cup brown sugar 
  • cup butter 
  • tablespoon ground cinnamon 
  • cup saltines crushed
  • servings water as needed

Equipment

  • sauce pan
  • oven
  • baking pan

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  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.
  3. Pour enough water into a baking dish to be about 1 inch deep.
  4. Lay the acorn squash into the water with the rounded sides down. Fill the cavity of the squash with the saltine cracker mixture.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven until the squash is easy to pierce with a fork, about 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Calories1370kcal
Protein1.77%
Fat60.71%
Carbs37.52%

Properties

Glycemic Index
27.5
Glycemic Load
0.09
Inflammation Score
-9
Nutrition Score
21.940869901491%

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:1369.68kcal
68.48%
Fat:95.34g
146.67%
Saturated Fat:58.98g
368.6%
Carbohydrates:132.58g
44.19%
Net Carbohydrates:126.24g
45.91%
Sugar:80.63g
89.59%
Cholesterol:244.02mg
81.34%
Sodium:1100.95mg
47.87%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:6.26g
12.52%
Vitamin A:3639.4IU
72.79%
Manganese:1.4mg
70.23%
Vitamin B1:0.55mg
36.93%
Vitamin C:23.86mg
28.92%
Potassium:955.19mg
27.29%
Fiber:6.34g
25.35%
Iron:4.4mg
24.44%
Magnesium:91.47mg
22.87%
Calcium:220.66mg
22.07%
Folate:88µg
22%
Vitamin E:3.13mg
20.86%
Vitamin B6:0.41mg
20.28%
Vitamin B3:3.95mg
19.77%
Vitamin K:18.08µg
17.22%
Phosphorus:146.38mg
14.64%
Copper:0.28mg
13.95%
Vitamin B2:0.23mg
13.66%
Vitamin B5:1.28mg
12.76%
Selenium:6.93µg
9.9%
Zinc:0.75mg
4.97%
Vitamin B12:0.22µg
3.74%
Source:Allrecipes