Air Fryer Acorn Squash

• servings: 2 servings
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

1 whole acorn squash

2 tsp vegetable oil

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp butter

2 tbsp pure maple syrup

Directions

Wash the acorn squash.

With a sharp knife, cut the acorn squash in half, lengthwise from top of stem to the bottom.

Use a dinner spoon to scoop out and discard the seeds.

Lightly oil the outsides of the cut squash with the vegetable oil.

Place the two halves of the acorn cut side down into the basket of the air fryer.

Air fry at 325 degrees F for 20 minutes.

Remove the squash and butter the insides of the squash and sprinkle lightly with salt.

Place the squash halves, cut side up, back into the air fryer basket.

Air fryer at 400 degrees F for about 10 - 15 minutes more, or until the cut surface is browned and the inside of the squash is fork tender.

Drizzle with pure maple syrup and serve.

Nutrition

• Calories: 144 kcal
• Total Fat: 10 g
• Saturated Fat: 4 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
• Trans Fat: 0.3 g
• Cholesterol: 15 mg
• Sodium: 628 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 14 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.01 g
• Total Sugars: 12 g
• Protein: 0.1 g