Name: Acorn Squash with Fruit

Ingredients:

• 1 acorn squash
• 2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup frozen blueberries, thawed and drained well
• 1/3 cup finely diced apple
• 1 1/2 teaspoons butter or margarine

Instructions:

• Cut squash in half lengthwise and remove seeds
• Place squash, hollow side up, on a 12-inch plate, with stem ends to the outside
• Cover with plastic wrap
• Microwave on HIGH for 10 minutes
• Starting at far edge, carefully fold back plastic wrap
• If squash is not fork-tender, microwave on HIGH for 1 to 2 more minutes
• Let squash stand, covered, while preparing fruit
• In a small, microwavable bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, cornstarch, and salt
• Blend well
• Stir in the blueberries and apple pieces
• Microwave, uncovered, on HIGH for 4 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes
• Stir in butter
• Fill the squash cavities with the fruit sauce

Comments: 10/11/2014 - I forgot the butter. Gail said it was like pie but healthier.
3/1/2015 - One medium macintosh apple makes about twice as much apple as the recipe calls for. I used the whole thing. Maybe I'll try cut the apple in bigger chunks next time.
1/8/2016 - I used a whole macintosh apple and a half cup of frozen raspberries. The squash was well done in 12 minutes.
8/23/2016 - I microwaved the squash 10 minutes, and used a peach and a half cup of frozen raspberries.
12/20/2018 - I used 1/2 a macintosh apple and frozen raspberries. It was served with Garlic Lime Chicken and leftover rice.
10/28/2019 - I omitted the fruit filling, but it was good. I put the butter directly into the squash cavities, and zapped for another 30 seconds.
1/15/2020 - One Macintosh apple and 1/3 of a cup of frozen strawberries and bananas filled the squash cavities nicely.
9/24/2020 - I used one apple and 1/3 cup of blueberries. I microwaved the squash in cereal bowls, in which I served the results.
10/31/2022 - I used one apple (about 1 cup), 1 cup of frozen raspberries, which became 1/2 cup after thawing, and two tablespoons of butter. I accidentally cut the squash into unequal pieces. I cooked them in cereal bowls again.
12/30/2023 - I used one Macintosh apple, 3/4 cup of frozen blackberries, and 1 tablespoon of butter. I cooked them in cereal bowls.
1/14/2024 - I did not have an apple, so it lacked the tartness. I used a cup of blackberries and 1 tablespoon of butter, and I substituted a tablespoon of honey for the brown sugar.
10/17/2026 - I cooked the squash with plastic wrap as called for in the recipe. The sauce was 1/2 Pink Lady apple and 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries along with brown sugar, cinnamon, and butter. I served it as a side to One-Pot Chicken Alfredo .

Source: Sunset Microwave Cook Book, Lane Publishing Co., 1981, page 59

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