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You are here: Home / Food & Health / Recipe For Squash Boats

Recipe For Squash Boats

April 13, 2012 by Susan Bewley

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I have a confession to make – I love baked acorn squash! Whenever it starts to get cold, I look forward to going to the grocery and finding some good sized acorn squash to make for dinner. My husband looks forward to coming home and seeing me baking acorn squash – one of his favorite vegetarian recipes!

It wasn’t until this past winter that I realized that quite a few people have no clue how to cook acorn squash, or worse, have never had baked acorn squash.  So many people here always assumed it was only for decorating.  I have been having quite a few people here asking for my recipe for acorn squash, which my husband dubbed long ago – squash boats!

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Apple filled stuffed squash

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 40 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Category: EntrĂ©e
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups Granny Smith or Jazz Apples, Diced or Cubed
  • 2 Whole Acorn Squash
  • 4 Teaspoons Butter, Melted
  • 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Orange Juice, We Use w/Pulp (your choice)
  • 2 Teaspoons Lemon Peel, (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
    squash boats
  2. Cut both of your acorn squash in half. (Make sure you have a sharp knife, since they are not easy to cut!) Once you have them cut into four halves, clean them thoroughly, getting all the seeds out.
    baked acorn squash 2
  3. Place the acorn squash face down on a pan with a one to two inch lip or ledge around the edge. Fill the pan with one-quarter to one-half inch of water – this seals the squash, preventing them from drying out. Carefully place the pan in the oven, where you will be baking the acorn squash for 20 minutes.
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  4. While baking the acorn squash, begin dicing up the apples into small cubes, and melt the butter in the microwave.
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  5. Thoroughly mix the apples, butter, and remaining ingredients (brown sugar, orange juice, and lemon peel) in a bowl.
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  6. Remove the baked acorn squash from the oven. Do not dump the water. With two forks, very carefully flip over the acorn squash halves where they are facing straight up.
    baked acorn squash 6
  7. Fill the acorn squash halves with your apple mixture. Once they are filled, very carefully move the pan back to the oven, cooking the squash in the oven for another 20 minutes. Let cool for five minutes on plates before serving.
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I like to think of squash boats as one of those baked acorn squash recipes that is a mix between a healthy dinner and a dessert.  When I first started baking my own acorn squash, I planned on this being a side, but it very quickly became a main entree in my house since it is just so filling! What surprises most of my friends who have asked for my recipe for acorn squash is that it is just so easy to make! Best of all, this baked acorn squash recipe looks absolutely beautiful, making it a great dish to serve if you are having unexpected guests!

The recipe for baking acorn squash came from The Winter Vegetarian by Darra Goldstein.  While I have made some minor changes, it is still based on one of the author’s recipes! If you enjoy vegetarian recipes, I highly recommend you give this book a try. It is by far my favorite vegetarian cookbook!

If you have a change or substitution you think would be good, or have a favorite way to prepare any squash, please share it with all of us in the comments area!

Filed Under: Food & Health, Homemade Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes Tagged With: dinner, healthy recipes, homemade, kid friendly, natural food, recipes, vegetarian

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    May 6, 2012 at 7:59 pm

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    • Susan Bewley says

      May 8, 2012 at 11:08 am

      Thanks!

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    • Susan Bewley says

      May 11, 2012 at 10:56 am

      Glad we could help!

  5. Anonymous says

    July 17, 2012 at 11:14 pm

    Very cool site. Creative and neat.

  6. Anonymous says

    July 18, 2012 at 4:14 pm

    Great site and delicious recipe.

  7. Presta says

    July 20, 2012 at 8:12 am

    you know, recently i visited Germany, and really wanted to eat squash and they had none…I was surprised

  8. Anonymous says

    July 22, 2012 at 5:55 am

    This looks so delicious, I bet it tastes even better.

  9. Anonymous says

    July 22, 2012 at 6:49 am

    mmmmm…cannot wait to try it out…thanks

  10. Anonymous says

    July 23, 2012 at 6:54 am

    Excellent recipe. Thank you.

  11. Anna Smith says

    July 24, 2012 at 2:10 pm

    Omg, sounds so good!  Want to try to make it tonight! Hope it will work with my diet 🙂

  12. GP Locum says

    August 1, 2012 at 3:56 am

    Lovely! Thank you! 

  13. locum GP says

    August 1, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    This is awesome. Apples and squash!

  14. Sue Invegas says

    September 24, 2012 at 8:53 am

    Never had this kind of squash. Looks good.

  15. Melinda Dunne says

    October 20, 2012 at 10:41 pm

    These sound delicious! I love apples with squash. 

  16. Candy Olivares says

    October 25, 2012 at 12:04 am

    I am so trying this! I have two acorn squash! 🙂  and granny smith apples!! Oh yeah! 

  17. Ashley S says

    October 25, 2012 at 11:58 am

    These look amazing. I love acorn squash.

  18. Staci says

    October 25, 2012 at 12:07 pm

    I have never had squash actually… so thanks for the idea. 

  19. Heather Bryant says

    October 25, 2012 at 1:47 pm

    I have not been fond of squash however this recipe may have me changing my mind!

  20. Amber Edwards says

    October 25, 2012 at 2:05 pm

    that looks so easy! I love it. My husband would love this recipe. he absolutely LOVES squash with cinnamon and brown sugar, so this is definitely up his alley. 

  21. Sarah Welte says

    October 25, 2012 at 5:27 pm

    These would look really nice on our Thanksgiving table!

  22. Mike says

    November 5, 2012 at 6:47 am

    Cool. Thanks for this. Will try it today!

  23. Kate J says

    November 24, 2013 at 7:35 am

    This is what I can do with my acorn squash!

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