Three Thanksgiving Recipes – Picky Eater Approved!

My kids are not adventurous eaters. In fact, sometimes they are downright picky. This means that holidays centered around food can vary anywhere from a little bit anxiety-provoking . . .  to downright stressful. Thanksgiving is one of those holidays that emphasizes food.

Try these Thanksgiving recipes — picky eater approved!

Scrumptious Stuffing

Note on this one, this is not my recipe. It comes directly off the back of the Pepperidge Farm Herb Seasoned stuffing bag, although I do add an apple. You can find the original recipe online.

Ingredients

• 1 package (14 ounces) Pepperidge Farm Herb Seasoned stuffing
• ¼ cup butter
• 2 stalk celery, finely chopped
• 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 large apple, finely chopped
• 2.5 cups chicken broth

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees
2. Heat butter on the stove over medium heat. Add vegetables and cook until they are tender (about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally)
3. Add broth to the pan and heat to a boil
4. Remove the saucepan from heat
5. In a large bowl, combine stuffing and broth mixture. Toss to combine
6. Spoon into a greased 9×13 baking dish and cover with foil
7. Bake for 30 minutes or until hot through

Sweet Potato – Apple Bake

Ingredients

• 2-4 large sweet potatoes
• 3-4 large apples
• 1 stick butter (melted)
• 1 Tbsp cinnamon (or more, to taste)
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp cloves

Instructions

1. Peel sweet potatoes and apples
2. Cut into chunks or cubes about 1 inch thick
3. Combine cubed with melted butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves and toss to cover well
4. Spread into a foil-lined 9×13 baking dish
5. Bake at 375 for approximately 30 minutes or until potatoes and apples are fork-tender

No-Egg Pumpkin Spice Cake

Ingredients

• 1 box “Super Moist” yellow cake mix (note: be sure to check the ingredient list to be sure that the box mix you choose does not have egg listed as an ingredient or potential cross contaminant)
• 2 cups fresh pumpkin puree or 1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
• 1/2 cup smooth unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1-2 tsp ground cinnamon (to taste)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl until smooth without lumps — the batter will be slightly thick
3. Grease and flour a small Bundt pan and pour batter into the pan and smooth the top
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until a knife comes out clean
5. Let cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes and then turn out onto a serving plate

Glaze

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1-2 tbs milk

1. Measure powdered sugar into a bowl
2. Add vanilla extract.
3. With a metal spoon or fork, mix in milk in 1 tsp increments until glaze reaches desired consistency
4. Drizzle over warm or cooled cake

Yum! What are some of your family’s favorite Thanksgiving recipes?