Baked Squash With Apples and Cranberries
- 2 acorn squash (about 2 to 2-1/2 pounds total)
- nonstick cooking spray
- 1 12 cups fresh cranberries
- 13 cup frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
- 18 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 medium tart apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices (such as Granny Smith)
- 2 tablespoons maple-flavored syrup
- 2 tablespoons chopped toasted pecans
- Cut squash crosswise into 1/2-inch slices, remove seeds and strings.
- Lightly coat a 15x10x1-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
- Arrange squash slices in baking pan, overlapping slightly, if necessary.
- Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree F oven 25 to 30 minutes or until squash is tender, turning once during baking.
- Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan combine the cranberries, apple juice concentrate, brown sugar, orange peel, and cloves.
- Bring to boiling; reduce heat, simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until slightly thickened.
- Stir in apples.
- Simmer, covered, for 7 minutes more or just until apples are tender, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat and stir in maple syrup.
- TO SERVE:.
- Arrange squash slices on plate.
- Spoon the apple mixture over the squash pieces.
- Sprinkle with pecans.
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acorn, nonstick cooking spray, fresh cranberries, apple juice concentrate, brown sugar, orange peel, ground cloves, tart apples, maple, pecans
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/baked-squash-with-apples-and-cranberries-400562 (may not work)