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Butternut Squash Apple Bake

Butternut Squash Apple Bake

Butternut Squash Apple Bake is a sweet, warm side dish full of fall flavors, perfect for your holiday table.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 198 kcal

Equipment

  • baking dish

Ingredients
  

Vegetables and Fruits

  • 1.5 pounds butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and small cubed about 2 cups, cubed evenly
  • 2 pieces gala apples, peeled, cored and diced or a sweet apple of your choice

Spices and Sweeteners

  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar or use honey
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper

Others

  • 3 tablespoons butter, chopped into sections
  • ¼ cup raisins
  • ¼ cup pecans or walnuts
  • ¼ cup dried cranberries

Instructions
 

Cooking Steps

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • In a large bowl combine butternut squash, apples, cinnamon, vanilla and brown sugar. Mix well. Add the salt and pepper and mix well.
  • In a baking dish that has a lid pour the butternut squash mixture and spread evenly.
  • Place chopped butter throughout the butternut squash mixture. Cover and bake for 15 minutes.
  • Add the raisins, cranberries and pecans and use tongs or a spoon to toss everything together, cover and place the dish back in the oven for 20-25 more minutes, until the butternut squash is tender and lightly browned.
  • Remove from oven and stir. Serve warm.

Notes

Make sure to cube the squash pretty small so they cook evenly with the apples. All ovens vary on cooking time so please check to see if the butternut squash is cooked through as you near the end of cooking time. If the squash isn't tender to your liking cook for a few more minutes. You can use honey in place of the brown sugar. You can substitute acorn squash in this recipe for the butternut squash if you want. You can use Macintosh or any other baking apples instead of gala. To make in the crockpot: Add all of the ingredients into a crockpot and cook on high for approximately 90 minutes to 2 hours or low for about 3 hours (check occasionally for the squash to become tender)

Nutrition

Serving: 6servingsCalories: 198kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 232mgPotassium: 547mgFiber: 6gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 12210IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 81mgIron: 1mg
Keyword apple, bake, butternut squash, fall flavors, holiday side dish
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