Slow Cooker Acorn Squash with Apples and Cranberries
5 from 5 votes
This easy side dish is perfect for Thanksgiving or other fall dinners. Pop the acorn squash and apples into the crockpot and enjoy a sweet side dish with turkey or pork.
PREP TIME 10 minutesminutes
COOK TIME 5 hourshours
TOTAL TIME 5 hourshours10 minutesminutes
YIELD 6servings
Ingredients
1/2cupapple cider
1large acorn squashcut in half, seeds removed
1tablespoonbutter
2tablespoonsbrown sugar
1/4cupdried cranberries
3small applesdiced
1teaspooncinnamon
Drizzle of maple syrup
Instructions
Pour the apple cider into the bottom of the slow cooker. Place the squash cut side up in the bottom.
Place 1/2 of the pat of butter on each acorn squash bowl. Sprinkle the brown sugar and dried cranberries over the top. Pour the apples over the top and around the bottoms of the squash. Sprinkle the cinnamon and drizzle the syrup over the top of it all.
Cover and cook on LOW for 5-6 hours or HIGH for 3-4 hours.