Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Let us know what you added to yours if it was something different. Now jump to the recipe below and try it yourself. With preheating time it takes about 15 minutes total to make this roasted acorn squash, depending on thickness. You can throw it back into your Cosori to warm. It will last a few days before needing to be reheated and eaten. And there you have it my friends!! Looks pretty darn delicious don’t you think?!! How do you store cooked acorn squash?Īllow it to cool completely and then wrap it tightly with plastic wrap so it doesn’t dry out in the fridge. Some people like it sweet and instead spread butter brown sugar and cinnamon on the squash halves or slices. (time will vary depending on how thick they are, thinner pieces may take closer to 8 min. or as long as it takes to get as fork tender as you’d like. Sprinkle with salt and pepper or any seasonings you prefer.Īir fry for 10-12 minutes at 350 F. Place into air fryer basket without overlapping and brush liberally with olive oil on top. Slice the acorn squash into disks, about 1″ thick. If you use other seasonings let me know so we can try that mixture next time. I have a printable recipe card at the bottom of this post but here is a quick step by step you can read real quick too. Will probably entice your non vegetable loving children to try it, and maybe learn to love them! I mean served up like this they almost look like little flowers on your plate, which is fun for kids. They are pretty darn pretty this way too though don’t you think? This way though will give you just a bit of crisp on the outer rims which is nice and seals in the seasonings well in the process. Under pressure really gets it done fast and keeps it nice and moist. Instant Pot was the first before we owned this machine. There are several best ways to cook squash really. If you wanted to make it more like a bowl to scoop out the inners or add things inside and brown on the top once tender, you could slice squash in half lengthwise. There is another way you could do it though. I mean you should preheat for 5 minutes at designated temp. SO…just cut the acorn squash in to 1″ slices after it’s rinsed and dried. I always like to make things super easy and prep it with very little effort. For our air fryer pumpkin slices I do slice them off at the beginning though. If not you’ll lose a lot of the inside trying to cut it off with a knife.

No, it’s a lot easier to cook it first and then let it slide right off. If you’re like me you can easily peel it off once the flesh inside is nice and tender. You can! That is not my preference but many think it is the best part.

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Air fryer acorn squash