Instant Pot® Sweet Acorn Squash

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Description

A perfect way to make a sweetened acorn squash to serve up as a side dish to any meal. This sweet acorn squash cooks up in 25 minutes using an electric pressure cooker.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup (Optional)
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 medium acorn squash, halved and seeded

Instructions

  1. Divide sugar
  2. maple syrup
  3. butter
  4. and cinnamon between both halves of acorn squash.
  5. Add 1 cup of water into an electric pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and place trivet inside. Carefully place squash halves on top of trivet. Lock lid and close pressure valve.
  6. Select High pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions; set timer for 5 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
  7. Release pressure using the natural-release method
  8. about 7 minutes. Release any remaining pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions. Unlock lid
  9. carefully remove squash
  10. and serve.

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 27 mins

Servings: 2

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