Acorn Squash with Applesauce
- Author: Weaver's Orchard
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 60 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 mins
- Yield: 4 Servings 1x
- Category: Vegan Main Dish or Vegetable Side Dish
- 2 acorn squashes
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- ¼ cup dried currants (or raisins)
- 1 ½ cups unsweetened applesauce
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons chopped walnuts
- Butter (or vegan “butter” spread, if you would like to make this recipe vegan)
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Scrub the squash, halve lengthwise, and scoop out the seeds.
- Mix together the lemon juice, currants, applesauce, brown sugar and walnuts.
- Spoon the mixture into the squash halves and dot with butter.
- Place in a baking dish with ½ inch of hot water in the bottom.
- Cover and bake for 30 minutes; remove the cover and bake for an additional 30 minutes.