Instant Pot® Sweet Acorn Squash recipe

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 tablespoon butter
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 medium acorn squash, halved and seeded

Nutrition Info

242.3 calories
carbohydrate: 49.6 g
cholesterol: 15.3 mg
fat: 6 g
fiber: 3.5 g
protein: 1.8 g
saturatedFat: 3.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 53 mg
sugar: 29.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Divide sugar, maple syrup, butter, and cinnamon between both halves of acorn squash.

  2. Add 1 cup of water into an electric pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and place trivet inside. Carefully place squash halves on top of trivet. Lock lid and close pressure valve.

  3. Select High pressure according to manufacturer's instructions, set timer for 5 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.

  4. Release pressure using the natural-release method, about 7 minutes. Release any remaining pressure according to manufacturer's instructions. Unlock lid, carefully remove squash, and serve.

Recipe Yield

1 acorn squash

Recipe Note

A perfect way to make a sweetened acorn squash to serve up as a side dish to any meal. This sweet acorn squash cooks up in 25 minutes using an electric pressure cooker.

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