Acorn squash is filled with sliced apples,
raisins and chopped nuts, and then baked in a thickened apple
juice sauce. This is a perfect holiday side dish that has only
8 grams of fat per serving.
Maple Glazed Squash
- Squash:
1 large acorn squash, seeded and cut into quarters
1/2 cup water
Butter-flavored vegetable cooking spray
1 large tart cooking apple, unpeeled, cored and sliced
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
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- Maple Flavored Syrup:
1 cup apple juice
2 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon stick butter or margarine
1/4 cup Equal® Spoonful*
1 teaspoon maple flavoring
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- For Squash, place pieces cut sides up,
in baking pan. Add 1/2 cup hot water. Bake, covered, in preheated
400°F (205°C) oven 30 to 40 minutes or until squash is
tender when pierced with a knife.
- Spray medium skillet with cooking spray;
heat over medium heat until hot. Add apple, raisins and walnuts.
Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes or until apples slices
are tender. Set aside.
- For Maple Flavored Syrup, combine apple
juice and cornstarch in small saucepan. Bring to boil over medium
heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 2 minutes or until thickened
and bubbly. Remove from heat. Stir in butter, Equal®, maple
flavoring and vanilla until blended.
- Add Maple Flavored Syrup to apple mixture.
Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until heated through.
- Place squash wedges on serving platter.
To serve, spoon apple mixture over squash.
Makes 4 servings.
* May substitute 6 packets Equal sweetener
Nutrition Information Per Serving: calories
228, protein 2 g, carbohydrate 40 g, fat 8 g, cholesterol 0 mg,
sodium 41 mg.
Food Exchanges: 1 fruit, 1 1/2 starch,
1 1/2 fat.
Recipe provided courtesy of Merisant Corporation ® and the
NutraSweet Company, makers of Equal®.
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