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Penzy's Acorn Squash with Apples takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Penzy's Acorn Squash with Apples takes 70 minutes to cook.

Penzy's Acorn Squash with Apples makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Penzy's Acorn Squash with Apples are:

2 small acorn squash
1/2 cup melted butter, divided
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 cups peeled and chopped Granny Smith or other tart apples
1-2 tsp MINCED ORANGE PEEL (optional)
1/4 cup raisins
1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp. cinnamon

Here is how you make Penzy's Acorn Squash with Apples:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut each squash in half and remove the seeds. Place the 4 halves in a baking dish, cut side down, and bake for 40 minutes. Combine 1/4 cup of the melted butter and the brown sugar in a small bowl and mix well. In a a separate bowl, combine the remaining melted butter, the chopped apples, ORANGE PEEL, raisins, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Stir to blend. Remove the squash from the oven and, using a spatula, carefully turn the halves so the cut side is up. Prick the surface of the squash with a fork, and then brush the cut surface with the butter/brown sugar mixture, pouring any extra mixture into the halves. Fill each half with equal amounts of the apple mixture. Place the filled squash halves in the oven and bake an additional 30 minutes or until the apples are tender and bubbly brown. Serving Size: makes 4 1/2 squash servingsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TULAA3.

The nutritional information for Penzy's Acorn Squash with Apples is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 600.5

• Total Fat: 45.6 g
• Cholesterol: 118.8 mg
• Sodium: 331.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 58.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.6 g
• Protein: 2.5 g

The dietary needs meet for Penzy's Acorn Squash with Apples is Vegetarian