Thanksgiving chocolate can be a surprise at the end of the meal, or as an ingredient to enhance traditional menu items. There are many ways that you can use this ingredient in your meals for the holiday. You also might find surprising blends and combinations that could reinvent your regular desserts.
Cocoa added to drinks or served straight up hot on their own can be wonderful, filling warm-ups before or after the meal when guests are relaxing. Hot cocoa can be fewer calories than a slice of pie, so you can think about it as indulging your sweet tooth without loading up on the calories. There also is less caffeine in a cup of cocoa, so you can still get a mild sugar buzz without the anxious caffeine rush you might experience from a cup of coffee later in the evening.
Chocolate-flavored wafers can replace graham cracker crusts for a new type of base for your pies. That whipped topping you make also could be blended with melted baker's block shavings to become a rich additional treat on top. You may find other substitutions that also work well for your desserts.
Melted pieces or shavings from a block that bakers use could become a special type of icing or topping added to other desserts you normally would serve. Try this topping over a blend of carrot cake made with pumpkin. You might even have pumpkin-flavored ice cream, which you could add a hot, melted topping to for a rich sundae effect. Add some bananas and you have a holiday hot fudge sundae.
Fudge or brownies alone or modified with your recipes can also be elegant desserts that you might want to try instead of, or in addition to, pies. Try mixing a brownie packet with canned pumpkin and cover with frosting made of cream cheese for a moist and low-fat treat. Many boxes of brownie mix around the holidays will have recipe ideas that can work for you for this special day when you want everything to be exemplary.
Cranberries also serve an important place at the holiday table, and can be adapted in your new recipe ideas. Cookies with cranberries and a fudge flavor base can be a treat that could surprise many of your guests. Oatmeal cookies also can come with variations of cranberries and chips. Turtle pie may be the most flexible dessert of all with an assortment of combinations listed in various recipes online.
Your special breads that may be served during this time might benefit from a handful of chips sprinkled in for another burst of flavor. Melted within the bread, the chips can leave fudge streaks that warm to a liquefied goodness when reheated. Try adding a handful or more to banana bread, pumpkin bread or other holiday types that you may serve to guests. You can accompany a warmed slice with some ice cream for extra indulgence.
The possibilities for Thanksgiving chocolate are only limited by your imagination. Most dessert or drink recipes can accommodate a melted dollop made from chips or shavings. Take time to review your own recipes to see what surprising combinations you can come up with on your own to transform your holiday table.
Cocoa added to drinks or served straight up hot on their own can be wonderful, filling warm-ups before or after the meal when guests are relaxing. Hot cocoa can be fewer calories than a slice of pie, so you can think about it as indulging your sweet tooth without loading up on the calories. There also is less caffeine in a cup of cocoa, so you can still get a mild sugar buzz without the anxious caffeine rush you might experience from a cup of coffee later in the evening.
Chocolate-flavored wafers can replace graham cracker crusts for a new type of base for your pies. That whipped topping you make also could be blended with melted baker's block shavings to become a rich additional treat on top. You may find other substitutions that also work well for your desserts.
Melted pieces or shavings from a block that bakers use could become a special type of icing or topping added to other desserts you normally would serve. Try this topping over a blend of carrot cake made with pumpkin. You might even have pumpkin-flavored ice cream, which you could add a hot, melted topping to for a rich sundae effect. Add some bananas and you have a holiday hot fudge sundae.
Fudge or brownies alone or modified with your recipes can also be elegant desserts that you might want to try instead of, or in addition to, pies. Try mixing a brownie packet with canned pumpkin and cover with frosting made of cream cheese for a moist and low-fat treat. Many boxes of brownie mix around the holidays will have recipe ideas that can work for you for this special day when you want everything to be exemplary.
Cranberries also serve an important place at the holiday table, and can be adapted in your new recipe ideas. Cookies with cranberries and a fudge flavor base can be a treat that could surprise many of your guests. Oatmeal cookies also can come with variations of cranberries and chips. Turtle pie may be the most flexible dessert of all with an assortment of combinations listed in various recipes online.
Your special breads that may be served during this time might benefit from a handful of chips sprinkled in for another burst of flavor. Melted within the bread, the chips can leave fudge streaks that warm to a liquefied goodness when reheated. Try adding a handful or more to banana bread, pumpkin bread or other holiday types that you may serve to guests. You can accompany a warmed slice with some ice cream for extra indulgence.
The possibilities for Thanksgiving chocolate are only limited by your imagination. Most dessert or drink recipes can accommodate a melted dollop made from chips or shavings. Take time to review your own recipes to see what surprising combinations you can come up with on your own to transform your holiday table.
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