Grilled Honey Acorn Squash

If you’re not the type that gets excited for a veggie dish, hear me out. This grilled honey acorn squash turns a humble veggie into something extraordinary. It’s one of those recipes that really nails the perfect flavor combo!

Acorn squash is one of our favorite fall vegetables. I love that it is tasty and one of the easiest to prepare. I am not going to lie here. We started our love affair with this veggie shortly after we were married when we made grilled roasted root vegetables for the first time. It became an instant favorite so we keep making it regularly. In the meantime, we’ll share our favorite delicious grilled acorn squash recipe.

And don’t limit yourself to acorn squash. This is one to take the concept and apply it to other squashes like butternut squash, patty pan squash, or Kuri squash. All of these would taste amazing with the butter, honey, and cinnamon glaze we used for this recipe.

🛒 Ingredients

• Acorn squash

🥣Honey Cinnamon Sauce

• Olive oil
• Honey
• Butter
• Cinnamon
• Salt and pepper

🍲 Preparation

👉Step 1: Cut the squash in half and remove the seeds from the center with a spoon.

👉Step 2: Then, slice each half into one-inch slices. Brush with one tablespoon of olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

👉Step 3: Mix the melted butter, honey, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Whisk and set aside.

🔥 Grilling Instructions

👉Step 1: Heat the grill to 350°F.

👉Step 2: Once the grill has come up to temperature, place the prepared acorn squash on the GrillGrate and grill for 3 minutes and carefully flip them over.

👉Step 3: Brush the honey, butter, and cinnamon mixture over the top of the freshly grilled side. It will start to caramelize.

👉Step 4: Grill 3 more minutes or until the squash is fork tender and flip. Brush again with the honey mixture and remove from the grill.

👉Step 5: Serve with your favorite fall dishes.

📝 Notes

✔️We have had a couple readers say that it took longer than three minutes on each side to get their acorn squash tender. We have tested it again and we are pretty close to 3-4 minutes but we use a Kamado-style grill with a GrillGrate.

That provides heat all the way around which might be the answer! I adjusted the recipe instructions to remove the squash when it is fork-tender.

✔️Readers also told us that they double the sauce because it is so good! Awesome idea! I’m on it too!

💡 Recipe Tips

📌Don’t skip the olive oil on this step or the squash may stick to the grill.

📌There is no need to try to peel the skin off.  When it is cooked, the skin will be very easy to separate, so we serve this with the skin still attached. You can use a spoon to take the flesh out in one go.

♨️ More Grilled Squash Recipes

The soft and slightly sweet squash comes in many varieties, each with their unique appeal. We love testing new grilled squash recipes and so far we didn’t meet one we didn’t like.

Give grilled patty pan squash a try. If you see these at the farmer’s market, grab a few and grill ’em up. They are so tasty and grill super fast.

Also, squashes are great for filling. We devoured this grilled wild rice stuffed delicata squash and the grilled eight ball squash with seafood stuffing disappeared just as quickly!