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Roasted Butternut Squash with Green Apples and Candied Walnuts

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This roasted butternut squash recipe includes green apples and candied walnuts. Serve this vegetable side dish with your holiday dinner for a taste of fall.

Roasted Butternut Squash Green Apples Candied Walnuts

Even though it is quite chilly here in Minnesota, I am still hanging onto fall! Last weekend we drove along the Mississippi River Valley, to check out the fall colors.

According to the Minnesota DNR, it is one of the only places left in Minnesota that has color still. With that in mind, I created a fall dish of Roasted Butternut Squash with Green Apples and Candied Walnuts.

Butternut Squash Apples Walnuts

I created a recipe using 3 of the seasonal ingredients from the fall seasonal menu. I chose butternut squash, green apples, and candied walnuts.

Butternut Squash Recipe

Next, I peeled and sliced the butternut squash. Then, I cut up the green apples. Whisk maple flavoring into olive oil and drizzle over the butternut squash and apple mixture. Sprinkle with brown sugar.

Roasted Butternut Squash Recipe

Bake at 375 for about 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.

Butternut Squash Apple Side Dish

Serve the butternut squash and apples while warm.

Remove from the oven, place into dishes and top with candied walnuts.

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Roasted Butternut Squash Green Apples Candied Walnuts
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Roasted Butternut Squash
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 


Course: Side Dish
Servings: 6
Ingredients
  • 1 butternut squash, cut into ¾ inch pieces
  • 3 green apples cut into ¾ inch pieces
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1 cup candied walnuts
Instructions

  1. Put butternut squash and apple pieces in pan.

  2. Whisk together olive oil and maple syrup or maple flavoring. Drizzle over butternut squash and apple pieces.

  3. Sprinkle with brown sugar.

  4. Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes or until squash is tender. Stirring every 5 minutes.

  5. Sprinkle with sea salt and top with candied walnuts.

Recipe Notes

Wondering how to make candied walnuts? I used this recipe: DIY Brown Sugar Candied Walnuts by Bright Eyed Baker

Comments

  1. Gloria Eberhart says

    Would love to make this recipe but have 2 diabetics in my family. Candied nuts would add too much sugar, would plain toasted walnuts work? I plan on using the brown sugar with maple flavoring.
    also, may I sub Fuji apples for the green apples?

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  2. Lisa says

    help? In making this recipe, my squash and apples were swimming in liquid, and my oven was extra smokey after being in only 10 minutes. I know I put in the right amounts of oil/sugar/maple – what did I do wrong?

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    • Tonia says

      Hi Lisa,
      Since the recipe calls for 1/4 cup of olive oil, I’m guessing the liquid must be from the squash and apples? Did you continue baking it? How did it turn out in the end?
      ~Tonia

      Reply

      • Lisa says

        I poured off a small ramekin worth of liquid, about 1/4 cup, and continued baking it. The flavor was great. I topped it with candied walnuts and dried cranberries.

        Reply

  3. Tess says

    Hi Tonia,

    I made this recipe last year and it was delicious. When I returned to the website this year, I can’t find the actual recipe proportions. How many apples, how much brown sugar? If you still have this information, could you please share it? I would like to make this for Thanksgiving.

    Tess

    Reply

  6. April Taylor the Healthy Eater says

    This is such an easy and light recipe, perfect for me. 🙂 However, walnut is not my biggest favorite. Is this also good with peanut?

    Reply

    • Tonia says

      Hi Dori,
      Sorry about that! I have it in the blog post but forgot to put it into the recipe. You just put the candied walnuts on the dish before serving. Wondering how to make candied walnuts? Here is a couple of great recipes: http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/candied_walnuts/ http://www.brighteyedbaker.com/2012/06/04/diy-brown-sugar-candied-walnuts/
      Thanks for stopping by,
      ~Tonia

      Reply

  13. Anna Bennett says

    Tonia,I wish our printer was working. I would love to print out all the recipes that you share with us.
    The only ones that I personally would not print are the ones that have Shrimp & Mushrooms.
    And we never do Guacamole in my family.

    Reply

    • Tonia says

      The good news is that you probably won’t see any shrimp or mushrooms recipes here. But the bad news is that I love guacamole! Thanks Anna!

      Reply

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