Baked Acorn Squash with Apricot Preserves

My 5 year old said that she hated acorn squash, even though she had never actually tried it. I got her to eat one bite of this and she said, ‘This tastes yummy!’

Step: 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step: 2

Place squash halves cut side down in a baking dish. Fill the dish with water to the depth of 1/4 inch. Bake 40 minutes in the preheated oven.

Step: 3

Remove squash from oven, and set the oven to broil. Turn squash cut side up in the dish, and season lightly with salt. Place 1 teaspoon butter and 1 1/2 tablespoons apricot preserves in each squash half. Return to oven, and broil 5 minutes, or until butter is melted and squash is lightly browned.

Per Serving: 104 calories; protein 1.1g; carbohydrates 22.7g; fat 2.2g; cholesterol 5.4mg; sodium 24.2mg.

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