A seasonal staple with ooey caramel and baked apples. Perfect for a rainy day project!
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 50 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 10 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 1 9×11-inch casserole |
Ingredients
- 2 pounds buttercup squash, halved and seeded
- 2 baking apples, cut into 1/2-inch slices, or more to taste
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground mace
- ½ cup dried cranberries (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×11-inch casserole dish.
- Place squash on a flat work surface. Trim off the hard outer rind with a knife. Cut squash into 1/2-inch slices; arrange slices over the bottom of the prepared dish. Arrange apples on top.
- Combine brown sugar, butter, flour, salt, and mace together in a bowl. Pour mixture over the apples. Sprinkle cranberries on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until top is golden brown and apples are tender, 50 minutes to 1 hour.
- You may substitute 1/4 cup maple syrup for 1/4 cup of the brown sugar.
- Butternut squash may be substituted for the buttercup squash. You can slice the squash into slightly bigger pieces.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 265 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 51 g |
| Cholesterol | 20 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 454 mg |
| Sugars | 32 g |
| Fat | 8 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This was a hit at our family Christmas table. I changed it up by using delicata squash because it’s sooo much easier to prepare than the thick skinned squash varieties. The mace, instead of the more common cinnamon, adds a delicate spicy touch. I followed the suggestion for 1/4 maple syrup with 1/4 brown sugar. Here in New England, we use our maple syrup every chance we get!
Actually quite surprised! Not really a big fan of squash and/or apples, but we happened to have a buttercup squash and some apples in the kitchen, so I figured “what the heck “. It was pretty darn tasty! And not too hard to make. Even threw in the cranberries!