Acorn Squash and Apple Recipe
The sweet acorn squash is perfect with apples in our tasty vegetable side dish recipe.
Ingredients
- 3 acorn squash
- salt to taste
- 3 apples, tart, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
- butter
- 6 tablespoons brown sugar
- nutmeg, or cinnamon, to your taste
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds, or slivered, toasted (optional for serving)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cut the squash in half and remove the seeds. Place, cut side down, in a shallow greased baking dish. Add 1/2 cup (125 ml) of water and cover.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven. Turn squash cut side up and sprinkle it with salt.
- Fill the squash with apples and dot generously with butter. Sprinkle each squash half with 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, then with a little nutmeg or cinnamon (or a combination). Pour 1/2 cup of boiling water into the baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes or until the squash and apples are tender.
Nutrition
Calories: 300kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 6gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 11mgPotassium: 1008mgFiber: 8gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 840IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 142mgIron: 2mg
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