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Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Bacon

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This Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Bacon is a quick and easy recipe that is perfect for fall. Perfect for every day or holidays.

This Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Bacon is a quick and easy recipe that is perfect for fall. Perfect for every day or holidays.

This acorn squash is brushed with butter, brown sugar and maple syrup then roasted to perfection. After it’s cooked it’s drizzled with yogurt, bacon bits, and a dash of salt.

This post is sponsored by Gay Lea! I am proud to be a brand ambassador for them. All opinions are my own. Thanks to all the companies, and readers, who help support Cravings of a Lunatic.

Who loves butter?

This girl does! I always keep tons of it on hand for cooking and baking. I mean nothing gives recipes flavour quite like butter. It’s a classic ingredient for a reason.

Who loves fall?

If I’m being honest, this girl prefers summer. I’m a warm weather kinda gal. I do like fall though. I’m just not fanatical about it like some people.

This gal does enjoy fall weather for cooking and baking though. I do enjoy being able to have the oven on all the live long day without sweating to death.

I can slather butter on everything and my house stays cool until spring. Not such a bad thing. In fact, it’s quite a great thing. Fall produce rocks.

This Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Bacon is a quick and easy recipe that is perfect for fall. Perfect for every day or holidays.

Fall is harvest season. It’s the time of year where farmers markets and farm stands are overflowing with amazing produce. Fall vegetables are perfect for roasting. With butter. Lots of butter!

I used Gay Lea Salted Butter for this recipe. Gay Lea is a Canadian dairy company owned by dairy farmers. Pretty cool, am I right? It’s a co-operative. I dig that.

Born on the Farm is an idea I can wrap my head around. Wholesome ingredients and quality products make Gay Lea a family favourite.

Now is the perfect time to combine dairy with fall produce. Cooler weather calls for long drives through the county and stopping at all the local farm stands.

This Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Bacon is a quick and easy recipe that is perfect for fall. Perfect for every day or holidays.

Every year my daughter and I go on long drives on Friday afternoons. We drive to Point Pelee and spend the day hiking and wandering around the point.

After we’re done we grab lunch at one of the restaurants by Point Pelee. More often than not, we stop at the one and only food court in the area.

Once our bellies are full, we take the long way home as we check out all the local farm stands. Fruit and vegetable stands are huge in our area.

Some are small with specific produce they love. Others are massive with loads of variety. Leamington is known for their tomatoes. I swear they have the best in the world.

This Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Bacon is a quick and easy recipe that is perfect for fall. Perfect for every day or holidays.

Essex County has an amazing array of produce during fall. We love picking up pumpkins and squash. Acorn squash is my favourite. It’s so easy to prepare and cook.

For this recipe I kept things simple. I mixed Gay Lea Salted Butter with brown sugar and maple syrup. I brushed that over the squash and baked it. Easy peasy.

Once it was cooked I drizzled vanilla yogurt over top, then tossed some bacon bits over the squash, and sprinkled it with salt. Seriously, so easy!

This is a fall favourite. Roasted acorn squash with bacon, it’s delightful and packed with flavour. You need to try this recipe immediately.

This Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Bacon is a quick and easy recipe that is perfect for fall. Perfect for every day or holidays.

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This Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Bacon is a quick and easy recipe that is perfect for fall. Perfect for every day or holidays.
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Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Bacon
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 

This Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Bacon is a quick and easy recipe that is perfect for fall. Perfect for every day or holidays.

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: acorn squash, maple roasted acorn squash
Servings: 4
Calories: 148 kcal
Author: Kim Beaulieu
Ingredients
  • 1 acorn squash
  • 2 tbsp Gay Lea Salted Butter
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • 2 tsp maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp vanilla yogurt
  • 1/4 cup bacon bits
  • 1 pinch salt
US Customary - Metric
Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside. 

  2. Wash acorn squash. Dry. Cut into slices, removing insides. 

  3. In a small bowl melt butter in microwave. Add brown sugar and maple syrup. Mix. Brush mixture over both sides of squash slices. Place on cookie sheet.

  4. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Flip slices over and cook for another 10 to 15 minutes, or until perfectly golden brown. Remove from oven. 

  5. Places slices on platter or serving dish. Drizzle with yogurt, toss bacon bits over top, and sprinkle with salt. 

  6. Serve with a big old fall loving smile!

Recipe Notes

Nutritional information is a rough estimate. Results can vary depending on ingredients and products. 

 

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Nutrition Facts
Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Bacon
Amount Per Serving
Calories 148 Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 22mg7%
Sodium 192mg8%
Potassium 431mg12%
Carbohydrates 15g5%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 575IU12%
Vitamin C 11.9mg14%
Calcium 56mg6%
Iron 0.8mg4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

This Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Bacon is a quick and easy recipe that is perfect for fall. Perfect for every day or holidays.

 

Disclosure: I am part of the PTPA Brand Ambassador Program with Gay Lea and I received Compensation as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.

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Comments

    • Kim Beaulieu says

      Thanks Liz. It’s so good and would look amazing on white. I have another one coming up with a sweet chili drizzle. Omg, so good.

      Reply

  13. shelby says

    My mouth is watering over here! If I could eat this right now it would be breakfast and I would be a very happy camper! Butter, Bacon, Maple….and squash, Those are some of the best ingredients right there!!

    Reply

  16. JaneEllen says

    This looks so good, am so looking forward to making this. As a kid I didn’t like veggies but when my Mom made acorn squash I loved it. She cut it in half, slathered with butter in insides of squash, then laid them upside down in baking pan until tender. Been many years since I had that but will be making acorn squash that way then next time your way. See which way Mr.Furry likes it best. So glad you shared this delicious sounding healthy recipe.
    Happy week

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    • Kim Beaulieu says

      Thanks, Anna. I am so in love with fall this year. So many options for amazing side dishes. I have 6 different kinds of squash in my fridge for next week. Going on a cooking bender. Ha.

      Reply

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