Instant Pot Acorn Squash

pressure cooked acorn squash sliced in half on a white plate

4.89 from 17 votes

Instant Pot Acorn Squash

Cook a sweet acorn squash in your Instant Pot in only 7 minutes! This delicious Instant Pot acorn squash recipe can be made and eaten plain, turned into a creamy puree, used in other recipes, or brushed with a sweet honey butter sauce and served for Thanksgiving dinner.

Prep Time5

Cook Time7

Total Time12

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free, Low Fat, Low Lactose

Keyword: acorn squash recipes, instant pot acorn squash, pressure cooker acorn squash, Thanksgiving side dish recipes

Servings:

Calories: 86kcal

Author: Kristina Tipps

Equipment

Ingredients

1 acorn squash cut in half and deseeded

Optional Sauce 1

2 tablespoon melted butter
2 tablespoon honey
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg

Optional Sauce 2

2 tablespoon melted butter
1 tablespoon brown sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

Add 1½ cups of water to the Instant Pot. Insert a trivet, silicone sling, or steamer basket into the inner pot. Place the acorn squash halves on top, skin side down.
Close and seal the lid. Set to pressure cook on high for 7 minutes. Let pressure naturally release for 10 minutes, then complete a quick release of remaining pressure. Remove the lid and lift the trivet out of the inner pot to cool slightly.
Optional. In a small bowl, mix the ingredients for your sauce of choice. Brush the flesh with sauce before serving. Alternatively, air fry for 2 minutes to roast the squash with the sauce.

Notes

Nutritional facts are calculated without the optional honey butter sauce.

Tip 1: The same method can be used to pressure cook any edible winter squash, such as butternut squash and sugar pumpkins.

Tip 2: Pressure cook a whole acorn squash by putting it into the Instant Pot without cutting it first. This increases the pressure cooking time to about 12 minutes, though. Once the squash is done, it can be easily deseeded.

Nutrition