Maple Bacon Acorn Squash
This Maple Bacon Acorn Squash is a savory sweet side dish fit for any holiday festivity. The warm mashed squash is combined with a drizzle of maple syrup, a bit of melty butter, and morsels of crispy unctuous bacon. Make extras to freeze and serve again anytime!
Ingredients
- 4 cups cook and mash Squash, Acorn
- 2 tablespoons melt Butter
- 2 tablespoons Maple Syrup
- ½ cups cook and dice Bacon
- 1 teaspoon Sea Salt
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Freeze For Later Cooking Day Directions
These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).
Why would I want to freeze this?
- In a large bowl combine squash, butter, and maple syrup. Stir until smooth.
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Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions
These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.
- Thaw: In fridge
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Make It Now Cooking Directions
These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.
- In a large bowl combine squash, butter, and maple syrup. Stir until smooth.
- Gently fold in bacon and sea salt.
- Transfer contents to glass baking dish.
- Bake at 350F for 10-15 minutes until heated through.
6 Comments
Join the discussionI didn’t have maple syrup in the pantry and didn’t want a single-item grocery run. But I substituted molasses, in good Southern fashion. And, with bacon? What’s not to love. Acorn squash will now grace my table; thanks for sharing.
Oh Mary! Let me know how it goes, it sounds delish!
How many acorn squashes equal 4 cups mashed?
Great question! You’ll need 2 medium acorn squash to get approximately 4 cups mashed.
Do I thaw the acorn squash mixture before heating? I ask because 15 minutes doesn’t seem like a very long cook time from frozen. Thank you!
Yes, 15 minutes would be assuming it has thawed, according to our directions on the freezer labels.