squash apple bake
On our calender, the months of September and October are filled to the point of comically overflowing with birthday stuff (The Baby’s 3rd Birthday is on Sunday – yikes!), school stuff, wrapping up summer stuff, and preparing for the holidays stuff.
Each weekend is so full that when we add a new event to the calender there is only room for a brief letter or two. Art Class becomes AC and Trunk or Treat becomes TOT and so on.
When each 1 inch square is filled with 4 different sets of code letters written in my chicken scratch things can get a bit confusing. So confusing that one could conceivably miss a doctor’s appointment in the whole mess. Hypothetically speaking, of course.
All of these Fall time activities coupled with the fact that this is prime T.V. watching season makes for some busy nights. I mean, how am I supposed to sew up a Halloween costume that looks like an iPad and watch Parks and Rec? The answer involves a greatly increased amount of coffee (yay!) and a greatly reduced amount of sleep (boo!).
But what can I say? A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do. Homeland won’t watch itself. Although it probably would – it’s that awesome.
This Squash Apple bake is my mom’s brain child is something that I remember her making every fall. Back in the day, she would core and slice the apple and butternut squash – layering them with cinnamon and butter in a baking dish. It smelled and tasted just like Fall.
Last week I decided I would make a simple pork roast and was craving a side of this Squash Apple Bake to go with it. I called up my mom to ask her about how she used to bake it up and she told me that she had recently made it but had changed it a bit, with even better results! Instead of slicing and layering the apples and squash, she cubed everything up, tossed it together and baked it until tender. It cooked up faster and was easier to serve. Win, win. I wasted no time in baking up a batch and the flavor was exactly how I remembered. Thanks, Minkis!
Baked Squash and Apple Recipe
Yield: Serves 8
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30-40 minutes
Total Time: 40-50 minutes
I can’t help but stock up on squash when it’s so cheap this time of year. I bet this would be divine with some heat added – cayenne, perhaps?
That sounds delicious! If you try it, let me know how it turns out. Thanks for stopping by!
What a perfect side dish for fall! I’d totally serve this for Thanksgiving too as an alternative to the usual sweet potatoes. Yum!
Thanks, Kiersten!
Yum! My mom makes something similar to this — it’s kind of like ratatouille, but with winter vegetables like squash, apples, sweet potatoes, and mushrooms. She bakes it and tops it with a bunch of melty parmesan cheese. YUM.
I love the idea of the cheese added! Thanks so much!
What kind of apples do you recommend using?
Hi Greta! I typically tend to use whatever I have on hand, but my favorites using in this recipe (or any other baked apple recipe) are granny smith, gala or jonagold. I hope that helps! Thank you so much for stopping by and have a Happy Thanksgiving!
~Emily
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