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A halved roasted pumpkin with a maple syrup glaze, inserted with bay leaves.

Maple glazed pumpkin

A simple yet show-stopping side dish for fall of the holiday season: maple glazed pumpkin!
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 people
Calories 51 kcal

Equipment

  • vegetable peeler
  • parchment paper

Ingredients
  

  • 1 sugar pumpkin
  • 15 bay leaves
  • 5 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 0,5 teaspoon star anise
  • 0,5 teaspoon ginger powder
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F / 200°C.
  • Peel the pumpkin, halve it and remove the seeds.
  • Lay the pumpkin halves down with the rounded side up. Place two chopsticks or wooden spoons either side of one of the pumpkin halves and carefully slice all the way down, every few millimeters.
  • Make a glaze by mixing the maple syrup, star anise, ginger powder and some salt and pepper and use a pastry brush to spread about half of the dressing over the pumpkin halves. Insert the bay leaves into the indentations of the pumpkin.
  • Bake the pumpkin until tender. I recommend to check after half an hour if the pumpkin is fully cooked, and keep checking every 10 minutes after that.
  • Remove the pumpkin halves from the oven, then brush with the rest of the maple glaze.
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Notes

Do you love some crunch? Try adding chopped nuts to the pumpkin. Sprinkle chopped walnuts or pecans over the maple-glazed pumpkin before serving.