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Butternut Squash and Apple Gratin
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 5 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
 
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
Ingredients
  • 1 butternut squash (about 3 lbs.), halved and seeded
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 leeks, sliced
  • 1 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1 large apple, peeled and sliced
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1½ tablespoons chopped fresh sage
  • 1 cup Beemster Aged Gouda
  • ½ cup fresh pumpernickel or whole grain bread crumbs
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Arrange squash, cut side down, on lightly oiled baking sheet. Bake 40 minutes or until very tender.
  2. Meanwhile, melt butter in large skillet and add leeks and ½ teaspoon salt.  Cook over medium heat 8 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.  Stir in apples and cook 3 minutes or until apples are just tender.
  3. Scrape flesh from squash.  In medium bowl mash squash and stir in heavy cream, maple syrup, sage and ½ teaspoon salt.
  4. Place squash mixture in 1-quart baking dish, top with leek mixture.  Combine Beemster and bread crumbs and sprinkle over leek mixture.  Bake 15 minutes or until hot.
Recipe Notes

This dish can easily be prepped a day or two before and refrigerated. Either bring to room temperature before baking or increase baking by about 10 minutes and bake until heated through.