Roasted Squash with Cranberry Crumble-Perfect for Fall Menus

This dried cranberry receipe is wonderful; and they are so good for you and so healthy, we try to use them as much as possible. I read somewhere that the dried cranberries retain all the healthy properties of their juicy relatives.

Ingredients


2 small acorn squash, wholeCooking implements
¾ c dried cranberries (I use Craisins)
½ c 100% Cranberry/Raspberry Juice
½ tsp orange zest
½ c chopped pecans (optional as far as I’m concerned)
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp butter, softened
1 tsp. ground ginger (you can cut this to a ¼ or ½ if you’re not a ginger lover)

Now to cook:

  1. Preheat oven to 350⁰. Coat a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Microwave squash on high 2 minutes. Let it cool till you can handle it. Cut in half and scoop out seeds. Season with salt & pepper and a little dried basil to taste.
  2. Place squash, cut side down, on baking sheet. Bake 20-25 minutes until it is almost tender but still slightly firm.
  3. While the squash is cooking: In a small microwave-safe bowl combine cranberries, juice, orange zest and micro on High 1 ½ minutes till mixture begins to boil. Set aside.
  4. In a small bowl combine pecans, sugar, butter and ginger. Place squash cut side up, on baking sheet. Drain the juice from the cranberries and spoon the mixture evenly into the squash halves. Sprinkle with pecan mixture. Bake 15-20 minutes or until squash is tender and pecans are golden. Remove from oven and let cool for several minutes. Cut into wedges.



Serves 4.

PS: I'm not sure where I found this recipe; it may have come from our local supermarket Publix. I did make some minor changes.

 

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14 Comments on Roasted Squash with Cranberry Crumble-Perfect for Fall Menus

OCT
16
510,524 Points 20 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Hello Toni,  Now I need to find sometime to give this one a try, it sounds so good.
1:03pm • #1
431,004 Points 10 Featured Posts Outside Blog

The Roasted Squash With Cranberry Crumble looks wonderful and healthy to eat. I like it because it appears to also be low in sodium which I'm suppose to pay attention to. We will try this.... Thanks for sharing.

 
1:11pm • #2
404,175 Points 1 Featured Post Outside Blog Called Shot Master

 

Now this is a new one for me to try especially now that there is an abundance of squash- looks easy , healthy and good.  Thanks
1:21pm • #3
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Will - it does and it tastes great!

David - we look for those too.

Michele - it is easy, healthy and delish.
1:43pm • #4
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Toni: This recipe made me hungary. I know we have some of those cranberry so I'll pass on this recipe for Ceil to try. She always welcomes new recipes.
4:24pm • #5
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Thank you for sharing this healthy recipe. Did you know Active Rain is doing a recipe book? They are collecting our favorites and putting together in an E Book and selling for $5 to go to Habitat for Humanity. Love it!  
4:49pm • #6
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Carl - hope you all like it.

JoAnn - I didn't know that. Where is the link to it?
5:35pm • #7
215,931 Points 11 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Hi Toni.  I clipped your recipe and will give it a try.  I like acorn squash, but usually just put butter and cinnamon on them.  Dried cranberries and pecans will make a nice variation.  
5:48pm • #8
221,523 Points 1 Featured Post

Toni, Look on Gene Mundt's blog about the cookbook. It was his idea.
6:44pm • #9
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Oh, that sounds just yummy Toni!Thank you for including a fall recipe on your blog, what a great idea, and you are right, Cranberries are so healthy, we all should try to incorporate them into our diets!
6:48pm • #10
514,652 Points 5 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Yummm Toni!  Your recipe sounds wonderful!  I am a big dried cranberry fan!
9:16pm • #11
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Toni, That sounds delicious!  I do like squash, I may gave to try out this recipe.
10:22pm • #12
OCT
24
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That sounds absolutely wonderful, got to try it one of these days.
7:50am • #13
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Thanks all of you, I hope you enjoy it.
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