Slow Cooker Buttery Acorn Squash

Are you looking for a tasty way to cook acorn squash? This Slow Cooker Buttery Acorn Squash is an easy recipe with all the flavors of fall!

We grew acorn squash in our garden this year and my oldest (4) was so excited to watch them grow, they are such a funny shape. We had a big crop so I was happy to come across this recipe in the Gooseberry Patch Super-Fast Slow Cooking Cookbook. I love the fact that you can cook it in the crock pot. I used my casserole crock pot it was a tight fit (depending on size of squash) but worked great and I didn’t have to stack the squash. Fall is my favorite time of year on the farm but it is also one of the busiest and i’m often running in many different directions using the slow cooker helps me get dinner on the table!

Slow Cooker Buttery Acorn Squash

This recipe has all the flavors of fall, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar and of course butter! The raisins are my favor part, they soak up all the flavor of the spices and soften during cooking.

If you don’t have pumpkin pie spice you can make your own using cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves. Here is a recipe you can use.

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Slow Cooker Buttery Acorn Squash

Slow Cooker Buttery Acorn Squash is a fall favorite recipe!

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Ingredients

• 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 2 acorn squash halved and seeded
• 3/4 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup water

Instructions

• In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and spice; spoon into squash halves.
• Sprinkle with raisins; dot with butter.
• Wrap each squash half individually in heavy-duty aluminum foil; seal tightly.
• Pour water into slow cooker.
• Place squash, cut side up, in slow cooker (packets may be stacked).
• Cover and cook on high setting for 4 hours, until squash is tender.
• Open foil packets carefully to allow steam to escape.