Maple Pecan Squash with Christmas Spices

This dish is part side dish, part dessert. And exactly up our alley. Cos what's the point of festive feasting when you draw a line between when the main meal ends and the desserts start? 

This dish is simple but impressive looking (our fav kind of festive dish). A hasselbacked butternut squash, baked so it fans open and the edges crisp up, a maple cinnamon glaze and toasted crunchy pecans. This was a favourite from Prepped's very first Christmas set, and it's made it's return this year because it's just that good. 

Feeds 4-5 pax as a side.