Acorn Squash with Apples and Walnut-Oat Crumble
This is the second year that I bought acorn squash in hopes of brining my idea of this recipe to life. Luckily the normally green squash was not even fully yellow when I got around to it 😉 Given all the flavors of the apples, walnuts, butter, brown sugar and squash I am not even sure why I was surprised, but it came out really, really delicious!
This dessert squash can be eaten hot or cold, ice cream is probably best for the hot and whip cream is probably best with cold version, but either way, with each spoonful you would get soft, drenched in brown sugar and butter squash with apples, then the walnut-oat crumble makes for great contrast in texture, while ice cream is a contrast in temperature. Oh I don’t know, I am even pumpkin or squash lover but put some brown sugar and butter and I am all over it.
You should try it some time, especially if you’re not into pumpkins and all that jazz you might be very pleasantly surprised! Like I was 😉
Acorn Squash with Apples and Walnut-Oat Crumble
Ingredients:
- medium-sized apples (Granny Smith variety), peeled, cored and sliced into 1/8” slices
- acorn squash
- brown sugar
- cranberries
- butter cut into cubes.
Walnut-Oat Crumble
Ingredients:
- all-purpose flour
- finely chopped walnuts
- rolled oats
- brown sugar
- butter melted
How to make the Acorn Squash with Apples and Walnut-Oat Crumble:
Combine sliced apples, cranberries and brown sugar then toss together with a spoon.
Cut the squash in half lengthwise.
Scoop out the seeds and discard.
Score the squash with a sharp knife lengthwise every 1 inch, then in the opposite direction every 1 inch.
Crumple 2 pieces of foil into a ‘nest’ shapes, put each half of the squash on top, fill the hallow with apple mixture and press firmly with hands to pack it in.
How to make the Walnut-Oat Crumble:
Combine flour, brown sugar, oats and softened or melted butter together. Add walnuts and stir again until you get crumbly mixture.
Put cubed pieces of butter on top of apples and press them in firmly. Now top each squash with half the crumble, sprinkling not only the apples but the edges of the squash as well. Loosely cover with foil.
Bake in a pre-heated to 400F oven, on the middle rack for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Then remove the foil and bake for another 20 minutes. To check for doneness, pierce the squash with a knife, it should be very soft. The crumble should be crispy and well goldened.
To serve: top with sweetened whipped cream if serving cold or with vanilla ice cream if serving hot.
More Squash recipe to try:
- White Chocolate Cranberry Stuffed Acorn Squash – Simple squash recipe stuffed with white chocolate, orange, and cranberries.
- Baked Acorn Squash Recipe – Squash cooked with brown sugar and butter.
- Acorn Squash with Walnuts & Cranberry – Light and delicious dessert recipe.
Acorn Squash with Apples and Walnut-Oat Crumble
A simple stuffed acorn squash recipe filled with an apple-cranberry filling topped with a walnut-oat crumble.
Ingredients
- 3 medium sized apples Granny Smith variety, peeled, cored and sliced into 1/8” slices
- 1 acorn squash
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup cranberries
- 4 Tbsp butter cut into cubes.
Walnut-Oat Crumble
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup rolled oats
- 3 Tbsp brown sugar
- 4 Tbsp butter melted
Instructions
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Combine sliced 3 apples, 1/2 cup cranberries, and 1/3 cup brown sugar then toss together with a spoon.
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Cut the squash in half lengthwise.
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Scoop out the seeds and discard.
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Score the squash with a sharp knife lengthwise every 1 inch, then in the opposite direction every 1 inch.
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Crumple 2 pieces of foil into a ‘nest’ shapes, put each half of the squash on top, fill the hallow with apple mixture and press firmly with hands to pack it in.
How to make the Walnut-Oat Crumble:
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Combine 1/3 cup flour, 3 tbsp brown sugar, 1/4 cup oats, and 4 tbsp softened or melted butter together. Add 1/3cup walnuts and stir again until you get a crumbly mixture.
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Put cubed pieces of butter on top of apples and press them in firmly. Now top each squash with half the crumble, sprinkling not only the apples but the edges of the squash as well. Loosely cover with foil.
To Bake:
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Bake in a pre-heated to 400°F oven, on the middle rack for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Then remove the foil and bake for another 20 minutes. To check for doneness, pierce the squash with a knife, it should be very soft. The crumble should be crispy and well goldened.
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To serve: top with sweetened whipped cream if serving cold or with vanilla ice cream if serving hot.
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In my oven the top was black and overcooked by the time the squash was finished cooking. I make it like this:
Prep squash, brush with EVOO, S&P and bake face down.
Meanwhile combine the apples & craisins and combine the walnut oat crumble separately.
Bake squash for about 45 minutes, then remove and flip. Stuff with apple mix and top with walnut oat crumble.
Bake for 30 more minutes.
Hi Jack,
thank you for sharing your experience. I think if your top was browning too fast, you could either move the oven rack one or two settings down, or cover the top with foil, or do both. But what you did would work as well 🙂
I spotted that right away! Better to pre-cook the squash half way then stuff it otherwise the texture of apples will be mush!
Okay, I just made this-literally just took it out of the oven–and it is wonderful, especially hot. I subbed almond flour for the oats and used rice flour as we are grain and gluten free, and I used coconut sugar which worked fine–maybe a little less sweet. The only thing I might have added was a little salt to the cavity of the squash before adding the apple mixture. Also, when eating, it’s good to mix it all up so you’re eating the squash with all the great stuff on top. Thanks for “inventing” this recipe!
It looks amazing! Do you think it will work with any squash?
Thank you Milana!
I haven’t tried it with any other squash so can’t really tell you 🙁