Butternut Squash Apple Bake is a the perfect side dish for your holiday table. It is sweet, warm and full of fall flavors.  The butternut squash, apple, raisins and pecans pair perfectly together in this side dish. Serve this alongside your Thanksgiving turkey!

Butternut Squash Apple Bake

Thanksgiving traditions in my family always involve food, holiday family recipes and gathering in the kitchen.

We love sharing the classic dishes at our table but also like adding new additions each year.

This Butternut Squash Apple Bake was on our table a few years ago and I am updating the recipe and photos.

It is a winner and one that you should consider adding to your holiday table alongside this Herb Butter Turkey, Lemon Arugula Salad with Pine Nuts and these Gouda Smashed Potatoes. 

If you love warm butternut squash and cooked apples this is the dish for you.

I am a big apple girl during the fall and love making all kinds of dishes using apples. Some of our favorite are these Easy Skillet Apples, Apple Pancakes, Apple Bars with Pumpkin Pie Spice Icing or this Zucchini Applesauce Bread.

The warm squash and apples are paired with sweet pecans {or you can use walnuts} and plump raisins along with a little brown sugar to sweetness things up.

It is a really great dish for the holidays and perfect to add to your festive table.

When talking about family traditions I should first give you a little background about my childhood and how our family traditions came to be. 

Throughout my life my family moved from Ohio to Maine to Michigan to Illinois to Ohio and now my parents live in Tennessee.

Growing up I wasn’t a huge fan of moving as you can imagine. 

I remember one time when we were living in Maine I overheard my parents talking about moving (before they had told my sisters and I).

I broke down crying and of course felt like it was the end of the world!

Looking back now I feel that moving from place to place actually had its benefits.

I am a more flexible and laid back person. 

I have learned to adapt to my surroundings and make friends in new, unfamiliar places. 

I had the opportunity to see many different places in the U.S. and grew to love things about each.

Most importantly my family became closer, because each time we moved we had each other to lean on and that was the one thing that always remained constant. 

Traditions were very important to us and helped us feel as though, even if we were in a new place, we still had those family traditions that remained familiar and comforted us in an unfamiliar place.

Traditions in my family included things like birthday dinners—when it was your birthday you got to pick any meal you wanted and the whole family had to cook it while you got to just sit back and relax (my Mom especially loved this since she did most of the cooking growing up). 

Of course meals at the holidays have always been a priority.

Spending time around the table with delicious food and those that you love is what the holidays are all about, right?

Recipe Ingredients:

• Apples: This recipe uses gala apples but you can feel free to use any apple you like. If you want a more tart flavor try using granny smith apples. I peel my apples first before adding them in.
• Butternut Squash: The butternut squash is also peeled and cubed before being added. One tip to save time is to buy pre-peeled and cubed butternut squash. I have seen it at Trader Joes and Aldi before. 
• Cinnamon and Brown Sugar: The cinnamon and brown sugar add that warm, fall spice we all love so much. If you are trying to avoid sugar you could use honey or maple syrup to help sweeten the dish. I would recommend stirring in 2 to 3 Tablespoons after cooking and tasting it and then adjusting with more as you see fit. 
• Dried Cranberries & Raisins: I love the warm, plump dried raisins and cranberries that are paired with the apples and squash. You could also use other dried fruit like prunes or apricots. 
• Pecans: The pecans are one of my favorite parts of this dish. Other nuts that would work well are walnuts or almonds. I personally prefer silvered almonds to whole almonds. 

More Apple Recipes You Might Like:

Easy Skillet Apples

Air Fryer Apple Chips

Sparkling Apple Pear Sangria

Crockpot Apple Chicken Breast

Brussels Sprouts with Apple and Goat Cheese Salad

Crockpot Applesauce