Roasted Mashed Acorn Squash with Baked Apples

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Rub the cleaned and cut acorn squash with vegetable oil and put it flesh side down a on large baking sheet. Roast for 25-30 minutes until flesh is tender. Remove from the oven and let it sit until cool to touch.

Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F.

Remove the squash flesh from skin and put into your food processor and process to remove any lumps and make it creamy. Pour puree into a bowl. Stir in brown sugar, maple syrup, butter, ½ teaspoon cinnamon and nutmeg. Add salt to taste. Spread onto the bottom of a 9” pie dish.

Toss apples with sugar and a pinch of cinnamon. Layer on top of squash. Bake for 30-35 minutes until apples are tender.

Serve warm.

Notes-
Add chopped walnuts or pecans to top, if desired.

If you don’t have a food processor use a potato masher to remove lumps from squash.