Butternut Squash Apple Bake: A Cozy, Healthy Comfort Dish
A warm and delicious Butternut Squash Apple Bake that combines the sweetness of apples with the creaminess of butternut squash.
Equipment
- oven
- baking dish
- Large Bowl
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and small cubed about 2 cups, cubed evenly
- 2 gala apples, peeled, cored and diced or a sweet apple of your choice
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar or use honey
- 2 tablespoons butter, chopped into sections
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ cup raisins
- ¼ cup pecans or walnuts
- ¼ cup dried cranberries
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- 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 15 more minutes, until the butternut squash is tender and lightly browned.
- Remove from oven and stir. Serve warm.
Notes
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. 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.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 198kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 232mgPotassium: 547mgFiber: 6gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 12210IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 81mgIron: 1mg
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