Now that Halloween has come and go it is officially Thanksgiving! People are always in the mood to make yummy treats during the Fall season, having their house filled with sweet aromas. Here are 5 easy to make Thanksgiving treat recipes.
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Apple Pie Apples These are an adorable twist on your average apple pie. Pair with Vanilla ice cream for a delicious Thanksgiving dessert!
Ingredients:
6 Granny Smith Apples
1/2 Teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 Teaspoon rum extract
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 Tablespoon light brown sugar, packed
1 package refrigerated pie crust
1/4 cup pecans, chopped
2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Cinnamon-sugar, sprinkled on top of pie crust
Directions:
PRE-STEP: Preheat oven to 375F degrees.
STEP 1: Slice the tops off four apples.
STEP 2: Using a large spoon or melon baller, carefully remove inner part of each apple. Peel the skins from remaining two apples and slice the apples thinly to use in apple pie filling.
STEP 3: In a large bowl, mix sliced apples with granulated sugar, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, pecans, and rum extract to make the apple pie filling.
STEP 4: Fill hollowed apples with prepared apple pie filling.
STEP 5: Using a pizza cutter, slice pie crust into even strips ( about 1/4″) and lay in lattice fashion across the top of each apple. Trim excess pie crust around the edges with a knife.
STEP 6: Brush melted butter on top of pie crusts and sprinkle pie crusts with cinnamon-sugar.
STEP 7: Place apples in a high walled baking dish. Add about 1/4 cup of water to bottom of dish to just cover the bottoms of the apples. Cover with foil and bake for 20-25 minutes. Remove foil and return to oven for an additional 20 minutes. Apples are done when crust is golden brown along edges and apples are soft to slice.
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Pumpkin Pie Twists These are a spin off on regular old pumpkin pie! Start a new tradition of these twists and your family will be sure to love the taste.
Ingredients:
1 can (8 oz) crescent rolls
1 cup pure pumpkin
3 Tablespoons butter, melted
3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
CREAM CHEESE ICING:
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
PRE-STEP: Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicon baking mat. Set aside.
STEP 1: Unroll crescent dough and lay down as 4 rectangles on prepared baking sheet.
STEP 2: Spread pumpkin onto 2 of the rectangles.
STEP 3: Place the other 2 rectangles on top of the pumpkin. Press edges together.
STEP 4: Brush melted butter on top of rectangles. Sprinkle with pumpkin pie spice.
STEP 5: Using a pizza cutter, cut both rectangles into 6 strips.
STEP 6: Twist each strip a few times and sprinkle with remaining pumpkin pie spice. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
MAKE CREAM CHEESE ICING:
STEP 7: In a large bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer. With the mixer on low speed, add the powdered sugar until smooth and creamy. Beat in the vanilla extract.
STEP 8: Fill a zip-lock bag with cream cheese icing, lock it shut and snip off a corner of the bag. Ice tops of each pumpkin pie twist and enjoy. Simply throw the bag away when finished.
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Pilgrim Hat Cookies These are an easy and cute snack idea.
Ingredients:
1 cup vanilla frosting
7 drops yellow food coloring
32 miniature peanut butter cups
1 package (11-1/2 ounces) fudge-striped cookies
32 pieces orange mini Chiclets gum
Directions:
STEP 1: In a small shallow bowl, combine frosting and food coloring.
STEP 2: Remove paper liners from peanut butter cups.
STEP 3: Holding the bottom of a peanut butter cup, dip top of cup in yellow frosting. Position over center hole on the bottom of cookie, forming the hatband and crown.
STEP 4: Add a buckle of Chiclets gum.
STEP 5: Repeat with remaining cups and cookies.
Yield: 32 cookies.
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Acorn Treats
Put these in a bowl or display on a plate for when guests come over!
Ingredients:
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
48 milk chocolate kisses
48 Nutter Butter Bites
Directions:
STEP 1: In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth.
STEP 2: Spread the flat side of each kiss with a small amount of melted chocolate; immediately attach each to a cookie.
STEP 3: Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert a small round tip. Fill with remaining melted chocolate. Pipe a stem onto each acorn.
STEP 4: Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets; refrigerate until set. Store in an airtight container.
Yield: 4 dozen.
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Turkey Rice Krispie Treat It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without the Turkey! Gobble, Gobble!
INGREDIENTS:
FOR THE KRISPIE TREATS:
1/4 cup unsalted butter
10oz bag marshmallows
5 cup Rice Krispies Cereal
FOR THE TURKEYS:
1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels, melted
12 chocolate wafers (or Hershey Kisses)
Candy corn
Candy eyes
Orange m&m’s
DIRECTIONS:
STEP 1: In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Once melted, add marshmallows and stir continuously until melted. Remove from heat and quickly fold in the cereal, until completely coated.
STEP 2: Press lightly into a buttered 13×9 baking sheet. Allow to set, about 30 minutes.
STEP 3: Using a 2 1/2 inch round cookie cutter (or whatever desired size), cut circles into the krispie treat.
STEP 4: Using the melted semi-sweet chocolate, attach about 5 candy corn for feathers, one wafer for the face, two eyes and half of an orange m&m for the beak. Feel free to add a red candy (or pipe on red candy melts) for the waddle.