How To Make Instant Pot Acorn Squash
In 25 minutes, you can make this instant pot acorn squash easily. It's sweetened with maple syrup and is great as a side dish.
Prep:
5 mins
Release:
7 mins
Cook:
15 mins
Total:
27 mins
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp maple syrup, (optional)
- 1 tbsp butter
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 acorn squash, medium, halved and seeded
Instructions
- Divide sugar, maple syrup, butter, and cinnamon between both halves of acorn squash.
- 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.
- Select High pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 5 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
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Release pressure using the natural-release method, which will take about 7 minutes. Release any remaining pressure according to manufacturer's instructions. Unlock lid, carefully remove squash, and serve.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 23g
- :
- Calcium: 114mg
- Calories: 238kcal
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fat: 6g
- Fiber: 4g
- Iron: 2mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g
- Potassium: 809mg
- Protein: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Sodium: 82mg
- Vitamin A: 1059IU
- Vitamin C: 24mg
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