Cinnamon Brown Sugar Acorn Squash (ayote En Miel)

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 acorn squash
• 3 sticks whole cinnamon sticks
• 2 1/4 cups golden brown sugar
• 2 1/2 cups water

Recipe

• 1 cut squash in half and clean out interior (take out all the seeds and stringy part). cut each half in quarters (4 pieces).
• 2 in a medium saucepan on medium heat, combine sugar, cinnamon, water and squash. arrange the squash (skin down) in the sauce pan in a way that allows all the squash to be almost covered in water.
• 3 cook on medium heat for about 2 hours, cheking on the squash every 30-45 mins making sure that it is not running out of water. towards the end the sauce should be a light syrup. let the squash cool and the syrup thicken for about 10-15 mins before serving. serve with vanilla ice cream or whip cream.