Vanilla Bourbon Baked Balsamic Acorn Squash Recipe | Yummly

By cindyandmojo

Ingredients

• 1 acorn squash
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 2 tbsps balsamic vinegar (vanilla bean)
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsps bourbon
• 2 tbsps butter
• few pinches of nutmeg

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375.

In a bowl, mix syrup, vinegar, lemon juice, vanilla and bourbon together. cup acorn squash in half and brush mixture on top with a pastry brush. Set squash cut side up in a baking dish. Bake for 20 minutes.

Remove from oven and brush mixture over squash again. Pour remaining mixture into each squash cavity equally. Top with 1 tbsp butter each and a sprinkle of nutmeg. Bake for 20 more minutes.