6 Thanksgiving Pie Recipes

• Yoder’s Amish Peanut Butter Pie is a family favorite of ours!
• Susan from Learning and Yearning makes her Maple Pecan Pie with maple syrup instead of refined sugar and corn syrup!
• Living Beyond Allergies shared this easy and delicious pumpkin pie that is gluten free and vegan! Silky, rich, and packed full of flavor, this homemade pie tastes amazing! Perfect for holidays or anytime you want a slice of cozy comfort.
• I have seen a lot of pumpkin pies but never one like this one from In the Kitch! Add an unexpected spin to a holiday classic with this recipe for crystal clear pumpkin pie! This transparent pie is just as simple to prepare as a traditional pumpkin pie, but it will add an element of surprise and wonder to your dish.
• My friend, Scarlet from Family Focus Blog shares her Crustless Pumpkin Pie recipe which is gluten free.
• This Pumpkin Oreo Cream Cheese Pie from Sweet ReciPEAS is made with pumpkin and cream cheese and topped with an Oreo cream cheese swirl.

2 Thanksgiving Cookie Recipes

• These delicious but easy Thanksgiving sour cream sugar cookies with a cream cheese frosting from Saving Talents are light and fluffy, and they are are perfect for cutting into fun shapes with cookie cutters!
• How adorable are these Turkey Sugar Cookies from Finding Zest?

6 Thanksgiving Cheesecakes, Cakes, Cake Pops and Cupcakes

• If you love chocolate and peanut butter together, you will love my Peanut Butter Cup Cake. 
• Oh my goodness! My Chocolate Chunk Peanut Butter Cheesecake recipe from The Cheesecake Bible is amazing!
• These chocolate cupcakes from The Sunny Kitchen are decorated to look like adorable Thanksgiving turkeys!
• This cake mix free easy Pumpkin Crunch Cake from Thrifty Frugal Mom, combines a soft pumpkin custard bottom with a delightfully delicious crunchy topping to create a totally addictive dessert!
• These Turkey Cake Pops from Emily Fabulous are so easy to make and will be a hit on your Thanksgiving table. These cute, bite-sized treats are the perfect addition to your holiday celebration and fun for all ages.
• These Sweet Potato Cupcakes from Broken Oven Baking are the perfect treat if you’re looking for a tasty and elegant looking dessert! They’re moist and filled with warm spices.

3 Thanksgiving Trifles

• My Peanut Butter Cup Trifle is easy to make and is always a hit at whatever celebration I bring it to.
• This show-stopping easy tiramisu trifle from The Heirloom Pantry showcases the warm fall flavors of coffee, pumpkin spice, and cinnamon sugar. 
• Layers of rich pumpkin cheesecake, real whipped cream and graham cracker crumbs combine to create this delicious, fun no-bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Trifle from Thrifty Frugal Mom.

2 Bread Pudding Recipes for Thanksgiving

• Bread pudding is a traditional holiday dessert in our family. My Eggnog Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce just freshens the tradition up a bit.
• The Spice Train gives us this maple pecan bread pudding is made with challah bread, infused with maple and vanilla flavors and drizzled with maple cream sauce.

5 Dessert Bars

• My Caramel Butter Bars aren’t too sweet and they pair well with tea, coffee, or hot cocoa so they are a great little treat.
• My Gingerbread Jumble Bars are the best of both worlds, soft gingerbread bar cookies with white chocolate chips and M&M candies mixed in.
• These cute Thanksgiving Turkey Brownies from Two Kids and a Coupon are a perfect treat for to make for your Thanksgiving feast. 
• My Vegan Minimalist shares the best vegan chocolate swirl pumpkin brownie you can whip together in just 45 minutes. 
• This Pumpkin Gingerbread from From Valerie’s Kitchen is loaded with molasses, ginger, and cinnamon and is topped with a Maple Pecan Icing.

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If you are looking for more whimsical and fun Easter desserts, your wait is almost over. Next week I will have a roundup of fun Easter themed desserts that are full of whimsy. Make sure you are subscribed to my blog so you don’t miss any of my updates.

Easter Desserts-Fancy Cakes

• Lots of people think of carrot cake when they think of Easter dessert. This carrot cake from Food Meanderings is said to be healthy and light!
• Maybe Hybrid Rasta Mama’s Carrot Cake Cheesecake is more to your liking.
• A pound cake is also nice for Easter. Maybe this Dairy Free Lemon Pound Cake from Make it Dairy Free is perfect for your celebration
• This Orange Pound Cake from The Mom Maven is a personal favorite of mine.
• Yum! Baked Broiled and Basted shares her Strawberry Delight Ice Box Cake!
• I love a good Humming Bird cake. This Humming Bird Cake from Raia’s Recipes is Gluten Free and Dairy Free!
• I need to try this No Bake Easter Creme Egg Ice Box Cake from Food Meanderings!
• My Rainbow Cake from The Mom Maven was a lot of work but it impressed my extended family!
• Everyday Delicious shared this impressive Chocolate Orange Bundt Cake.
• Fans of Rocky Road should try this Rocky Road Cake from Recipes from a Pantry.
• I’ve always wanted to make a checkerboard cake. Maybe I’ll try this Easter Checkerboard Cake from Amanda’s Cookin’ since we are going to an Easter celebration where there are chocolate allergies!
• Merkari Mother shares this beautiful Easter Drip Cake!

Easter Desserts-Pies and Tarts

• This Lemon Chiffon Pie from Went There 8 This would be a beautiful addition to any Easter table.
• I am intrigued by this Creme Egg Chocolate Ganache Tart by Baking Queen 74.
• These personal Raspberry Lemon Meringue Tarts from The Olive Blogger look heavenly!

Easter Desserts

• Need a Vegan Easter Dessert? Rhian’s Recipes shares her Vegan Cashew Chocolate Truffles recipe with us today.
• Love Lemon? Try these Meyer Lemon Shortbread Cookies from The Curious Frugal.
• I am obsessed with all of these Creme Egg Recipes!! Went There 8 That shares her Cadbury Creme Egg Brownies!
• It is about time I make my Strawberry Trifle again, it is so yummy!

Easter Breads

• The Individual Easter Italian Bread Rings from Christina’s Cucina are so cute!
• Hot Cross Buns are an Easter staple. Have you ever had Coconut Mango Hot Cross Buns? Recipes from a Pantry shares her African recipe with us today.
• Christina’s Cucina shares another recipe with us as well, her Italian Dove Bread, which is also known as Colombia di Pasqua.

I’m sure you have found at least one recipe here to try. I know I have!! Make sure you come back next week to see all the fun and whimsical Easter desserts!

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I am all about easy recipes and it doesn’t get much easier than these Peppermint Bark Brownies. If you can make brownies from a box, you can make these brownies!

Peppermint Bark Brownie Recipe

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Ingredients

• 1 boxed brownie mix and eggs and oil as directed on box
• 3 full size candy canes, crushed
• 1 1/2 cups white chocolate morsels

Directions

1. Preheat oven as directed on brownie box.
2. Prepare 8×8″ pan for baking.
3. Mix together the brownie mix, eggs and oil as directed on box.
4. Bake according to directions on box.
5. Remove brownies from oven and set on wire rack to cool.
6. Immediately after removing brownies from oven, place the white chocolate morsels in a microwave save bowl.
7. Microwave at 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until chocolate is completely melted.
8. Stir in crushed candy canes.
9. Spread the white chocolate/candy cane mixture over the brownies.
10. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

How easy is that? I shared my brownies with my friends when they came over for a visit and everyone loved them!

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Simple Peppermint Bark Brownies

Author cindy

Ingredients

• 1 boxed brownie mix and eggs and oil as directed on box
• 3 full size candy canes crushed
• 1 1/2 cups white chocolate morsels

Instructions

• Preheat oven as directed on brownie box.
• Prepare 8x8" pan for baking.
• Mix together the brownie mix, eggs and oil as directed on box.
• Bake according to directions on box.
• Remove brownies from oven and set on wire rack to cool.
• Immediately after removing brownies from oven, place the white chocolate morsels in a microwave save bowl.
• Microwave at 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until chocolate is completely melted.
• Stir in crushed candy canes.
• Spread the white chocolate/candy cane mixture over the brownies.
• Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

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Shortcut Desserts offers advice on such topics as choosing proper mixers, pie pans, rolling pins, and cookie sheets. Plus, simple baking tricks demonstrate the best ways to measure butter, flour, sugar, and sticky syrups, so recipes turn out right every time. Finally, Shortcut Desserts reviews the best store-bought mixes and pie crusts to shorten prep time even more.

Recipes such as Chocolate Raspberry Cream Cake (pg. 12) and Vanilla Crème Brûlée (pg. 69) will satisfy your craving for a rich treat, while updated classics like Grilled Angel Food Cake (pg. 26) and Shortbread Tiramisù (pg. 73) are sure to impress hungry dinner guests. You can even get the kids involved with creative recipes like Grasshopper Cake (pg. 28), Cheesecake Lollipops (pg. 89), and Banana & Chocolate Pizza (pg. 45). Go ahead, indulge there are lots of easy recipes in here!

I chose to make the Cheesecake Lollipops for Thanksgiving and they were a big hit. They don’t look nearly as pretty as the ones in the magazine but they tasted delish! Word of warning…don’t just read the ingredients and prep time when deciding what to make. I did that and really created a mess for myself. The recipe says “30 minutes plus chilling and freezing” so I started making them at 8pm the night before Thanksgiving. Once I started making the lollipops I read at the end of step one, “refrigerate at least one hour”, then at the end of step two “freeze until firm, about 2 to 3 hours”! YIKES! Then it got worse…the end of step four states, “freeze at least 2 more hours or until serving time”. That is a minimum of 5-6 hours in the freezer and fridge. I ended up leaving them in the freezer overnight after step 2, got up at 6:30am to complete steps 3-4 and then freezing them until we left for my mom’s house at 10am and then putting them in her freezer until it was time to eat them. Lesson learned: Read the ENTIRE recipe before planning to make anything!

Shortcut Desserts

Cheesecake Lollipops

Total time: 30 minutes plus chilling and freezing (5-6 hours)

Makes 30 lollipops

1 cup cold low fat (1%) milk (I used 2%)

1 package (11.1 oz) no-bake cheesecake mix (without crust packet)

1 cup finely crushed chocolate wafrs or chocolate sandwich cookies

1 package (12 oz) chocolate chips

2 tsp vegetable shortening

Garnishes, sprinkles, crushed nuts, and/or mini chocolate chips

1. To large bowl, add milk and cheesecake mix. With electric mixer on low speed, beat until combined. Increase speed to medium and beat until thick, about 3 minutes. Stir in crushed cookies. Cover bowl and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
2. Line baking sheet with parchment. With moistened hands, roll cheesecake mixture by tablespoonful into 30 balls and place on prepared baking sheet. Insert wooden stick into each ball. Freeze until firm, about 2 to 3 hours.
3. In small saucepan on low, melt chocolate chips and shortening, stirring until smooth. Spread out sprinkles, nuts and other garnishes on parchment.
4. Remove pops from freezer. Carefully dip each pop into melted chocolate, turning to coat, then roll it in your choice of garnishes and return to baking sheet. Freeze at least 2 more hours, or until serving time.

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