Acorn Squash Stuffed With Apple Couscous

• 1 cup dry couscous
• 1 cup apple juice
• 14 cup prune, pitted and chopped
• 14 cup dried cranberries
• 14 cup dried apple
• 14 cup apple juice concentrate, thawed
• 14 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 2 acorn squash, halved and seeded
• 14 cup pecans, toasted and chopped (optional)

1. Place couscous in a small mixing bowl.
2. Set aside.
3. Bring apple juice to a boil in a small saucepan and pour over thecouscous.
4. Cover and set aside until the juice is absorbed,about 15 minutes.
5. Stir in the fruit, apple juice concentrate,cardamom and maple syrup.
6. Set aside.
7. Steam squash halves until tender, about 15 minutes.
8. Drain and place on a bakingsheet.
9. Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
10. Fill squash halves with the couscous mixture and bake for 20 minutes.
11. Top with pecans and serve.
12. (Notes-you can bake the squash halves until just tender also).

couscous, apple juice, cranberries, apple, apple juice concentrate, ground cardamom, maple syrup, acorn, pecans

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/acorn-squash-stuffed-with-apple-couscous-343207 (may not work)