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Favorite Thanksgiving Desserts

cuddlesmama — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 22:17:40 GMT

I always have a Pumpkin pie as I love pumpkin but would like some suggestions on having something else also. Thanks

Re: Favorite Thanksgiving Desserts

itsmagic — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 22:21:58 GMT

We always have a pecan pie and a pumpkin pie.

Re: Favorite Thanksgiving Desserts

joannecha — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 22:49:27 GMT

I love anything apple so I always vote for apple pie with French vanilla ice cream or fresh cinnamon whipped cream. I have some baking apples to use up & plan on making apple bread pudding tomorrow.

Re: Favorite Thanksgiving Desserts

chickenbutt — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:09:08 GMT

Nine times out of ten, for us, it's pumpkin pie. I usually ask him (the husband) what he wants. One year he wanted apple crisp so I made that.

One year I made the pumpkin bundt cake from the Betty Crocker recipe I have. I probably purchased some nice vanilla bean ice cream to go with it. That was a nice dessert.

Re: Favorite Thanksgiving Desserts

Perkup — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:19:48 GMT

My family and I all love MinceMeat Pie. Sweet Potato comes in a close second.

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PamelaSue72 — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:22:43 GMT

Black Bottom Peanut Butter Pie is one of our Thanksgiving desserts. Delicious.

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deepwaterdotter — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:31:14 GMT

@itsmagic wrote:
We always have a pecan pie and a pumpkin pie.

Pecan pie was my favorite in my pre-diabetic days.

Re: Favorite Thanksgiving Desserts

NickNack — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:33:52 GMT

@Perkup wrote:
My family and I all love MinceMeat Pie. Sweet Potato comes in a close second.

I love mince meat pie, too. We always had pumpkin pie and mince meat pie when I was growing up. No one else in my family likes it now, so we have pumpkin pie and pecan pie. I always look for a frozen mince meat pie to buy just for me, but I've never seen one.

Re: Favorite Thanksgiving Desserts

candys mine — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:35:53 GMT

Squash pie for me. It's very similar to Pumpkin but a little more subdued, letting the warm spices in it shine. Pecan pie sometimes makes an apperance but I like that better as a sweet desert with leftovers the next day. Chocolate pudding is tradition and there has to be Lots of whipped cream for it all!

Re: Favorite Thanksgiving Desserts

KathT — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:37:32 GMT

We also have pumpkin pie & my mom's pecan pie made from an older Southern Living recipe. This year I am going to take a vegan apple crisp as well.

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Mary Bailey — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 23:54:50 GMT

I buy a huge box of petit-fours from Swiss Colony and bring some to Thanksgiving at my sister's home, to Christmas Eve at my parent's home and to my FIL's home on Christmas day.

I also make a Gingerbread-pumpkin Trifle.

We always have pumpkin pie and usually a fruit pie. When my MIL was with us, there was wonderful pecan pie on Christmas day.

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brewhaha — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 00:06:03 GMT

We make cheesecake and vary the toppings from year to year.

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gardensla — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 00:07:45 GMT

Squash pie (not pumpkin, though that's nice too) is a tradition in my family; made from One Pie canned squash. It's less sweet than pumpkin but equally creamy and yummy. We also always have Indian pudding (a New England classic), a cheesecake and an apple crisp.

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ValuSkr — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 00:08:38 GMT

@Perkup wrote:
My family and I all love MinceMeat Pie. Sweet Potato comes in a close second.

Does Sweet Potato Pie taste just like Pumpkin??

Re: Favorite Thanksgiving Desserts

candys mine — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 00:09:55 GMT

Mary Bailey, I Love petit foures (sp) and I Double Love Gingergread! Enjoy your family and those yummy deserts!

Re: Favorite Thanksgiving Desserts

tkins — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 00:34:42 GMT

@cuddlesmama wrote:
I always have a Pumpkin pie as I love pumpkin but would like some suggestions on having something else also. Thanks

Hi cuddlesmama,

My special pumpkin pie is a mandatory Thanksgiving requirement, I usually end up making 3, two for the potluck we go to and one for us. I love pumpkin too and one of my favorite pumpkin recipes is called Magic Pumpkin Buckle. It is really good as a side dish, dessert or for breakfast and can be made with pumpkin or sweet potatoes. It is really fast and easy to throw together. The ingredients are normal pantry staples, that I always have on hand, so it is great for spur of the moment or unexpected company.

Magic Pumpkin Buckle

CRUST:

1/2 cup butter, melted

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup sugar

4 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

FILLING:

3 cups canned pumpkin

1 cup evaporated milk

2 Eggs

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon each ground ginger, cloves and nutmeg

TOPPING:

1 tablespoon butter

2 tablespoons sugar

Directions

Pour butter into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in milk and vanilla until smooth. Pour into prepared pan. In a large bowl, beat the pumpkin, milk and eggs. Combine the remaining filling ingredients; add to pumpkin mixture. Pour over crust mixture (do not stir). Dot with butter and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean and the top is golden brown.

Yield: 12 servings.

Hope you enjoy it if you try it.

tkins

Re: Favorite Thanksgiving Desserts

terrier3 — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 00:49:29 GMT

We have Thanksgiving at my cousin's house.

I make a number of side veggie dishes, but this year I also tried something different.

Two local women, trained in France in patissiere, have a "pop up" shop and sell their croissants, brioches, etc. at farmer's markets and coffee houses. They are a very small operation, but everything they use is local.

I ordered a vanilla poached pear/almond paste butter tarte with creme anglaise. Looks yummy and I'm supporting local baers with a dream!

Re: Favorite Thanksgiving Desserts

GCR18 — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 02:46:24 GMT

I have to go with tradition. Got to have Apple pie with vanilla ice cream.

Re: Favorite Thanksgiving Desserts

cuddlesmama — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 10:34:14 GMT

Thank you so much everyone!Much appreciated. You have given me lots of options!! Happy Thanksgiving !!

Re: Favorite Thanksgiving Desserts

RedTop — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 17:05:57 GMT

I grew up with the traditional pumpkin pie as the only dessert. I ate it because it was pie, and the only dessert, but I complained. I must have complained a lot, because eventually there was a second dessert. Sometimes it was a second pie and sometimes it was my favorite coconut cake. My aunt brought magic cookie bars one year, and they disappeared long before we ever ate our holiday meal!