Roasted Delicata Squash with Maple Syrup, Pecans, Cranberries

Name: Roasted Delicata Squash with Maple Syrup, Pecans, Cranberries
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 2 medium delicata squash (~ 1 1/2 lb), seeded and sliced; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 3 Tbsp maple syrup; 1/4 cup dried sweetened cranberries; 1/4 cup chopped pecans

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This roasted delicata squash recipe combines sliced delicata squash with maple syrup, cranberries, and pecans. Roast delicata squash with the skin on in the oven at 425F ~ 25 min.

Side View Browned half moons of delicata squash with cranberries and pecans in a brown bowl with a silver spoon

Look no further for your favorite simple delicata squash recipes. Make this maple syrup delicata squash recipe even easier by roasting the squash with nothing but olive oil, salt, and pepper.

Delicata Squash Does Not Need to Be Peeled

Grab delicata Squash when you see it. It doesn't come around a lot but is usually available in the fall and winter.

Delicata squash is one of the only winter squashes that is easy to work with and that you can also eat the skin once it's roasted or cooked.

That's super cool, since most winter squashes need to be peeled, and peeling squash is generally not an easy task.

Simply cut the squash in half, remove the seeds, and slice delicata into half moons.

3 raw delicata squash on a white table with a wood bowl of salt, cranberries and walnuts. Top down view. — *Substitute walnuts (pictured) or almonds if you don't have pecans.*

How To Cook Delicata Squash with Maple, Cranberries, Pecans

Roast delicata squash at a temperature of 425F for ~20-25 minutes total.

Preheat oven to 425F. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment for easy clean up.
Cut delicata squash in half, remove seeds, and slice into moon shapes.
Toss delicata squash with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Roast ~ 12 minutes on one side.
Remove pan, flip to other side, and drizzle delicata squash with maple syrup.
Cook squash an additional 10 minutes.
Toss the dried cranberres and nuts on to the sheet pan and cook another 2-3 minutes or until warm.

Side view of sliced and seeded delicata squash (looks like half moons) on a wood cutting board. Walnuts and cranberries in background.

Maple Syrup Will Burn Delicata Squash If Put On Too Soon

The maple syrup will begin to burn onto the pan (or foil) if you put it on the delicata squash at the beginning. Burnt maple syrup will have a bitter taste.

To avoid burning the roasted delicata squash in this recipe: put the maple syrup on the squash after ~12 minutes of cooking when flipping the squash to the second side.

How To Roast Delicata Squash Seeds

Want a healthy snack or don't have other nuts to garnish this roasted delicate squash recipe with?

Rinse and dry the delicata squash seeds. Toss with a touch of olive oil and a bit of salt. Bake on a sheet pan uncovered at 300F ~ 12-15 minutes or until crunchy and fragrant.

Top View Browned half moons of delicata squash with cranberries and pecans in a brown bowl.

Things In My Kitchen:

3 quart mixing bowl - I love these flat bottomed & wide brimmed mixing bowls for combining ingredients with veggies for roasting and for making salads. The 2 quart and 3 quart are my "go to" bowls for almost everything.

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