Simple EASY butternut squash, apple, and cranberry bake recipe!

Perfect for a holiday feast.

There are two approaches to holiday cooking - fancy and complicated, and simple and easy.

Butternut Squash Apple Cranberry Bake

Elise Bauer

(Guess which camp we’re in?)

Here is a colorful, simple harvest bake, with chopped butternut squash, tart apples, and cranberries.

The hardest part is cutting up the butternut squash (see our how-to oncutting butternut squash).

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Elise Bauer

We loved this, next time we may want to add maybe half a cup oftoasted walnutsorpecans.

Thanks Heidi H of Carlisle, MA for the recipe!

For more information on which apple varieties are best for baking, check out ourGuide to Apples.

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Elise Bauer

Lightly butter the sides and bottom of a 7x11-inch baking dish.

in a small bowl.

Put a layer of cut butternut squash on the bottom of the baking dish.

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Elise Bauer

Place apples on top and then sprinkle with cranberries.

Sprinkle everything with the flour brown sugar mixture.

Bake 50-60 minutes at 350F until cooked through and lightly browned.