Thanksgiving is a holiday that has become equated with food. As such, there are a variety of dishes available to choose from when preparing your spread.
However, the main courses usually eat up a huge chunk of the time and that relegates the desserts to the backburner, pun intended.
Desserts are just as important as the main course though. Most people turn to pies because of the (somewhat) easy preparation. What if I was to tell you that there are other desserts that won’t eat into the cooking time? These desserts also steer away from the “traditional” Thanksgiving desserts such as pie.
The desserts are sour cream bundt cake and no bake cookies.
These desserts require a little prep work and then either bake them or let them set and you are ready to go, leaving more time to perfect that turkey in the oven.
I have always been a fan of sour cream bundt cake. It is one of my favorite desserts and I request it for my birthday just about every year.
It is a soft, moist cake surrounded by a crunchy shell that makes for a great contrast.
The cake also has many memories attached to it from my childhood. My mom would make the cake as a treat for my siblings and I, and we would absolutely clear the tray. It is a taste of home for me.
I have learned how to make the cake myself, so I can carry on the tradition.
No bake cookies are another staple of my childhood.
I remember when we first started making them, around 20 years ago or so.
I thought it was odd at the time. I mean cookies that you don’t have to bake! How does that work?
However, when the cookies were completed and ready to enjoy, I stopped caring how it worked and just enjoyed them.
It was also an easy dish for us kids to get involved with helping to prepare. I think all of us have helped make them at one point or another. I just had the privilege of helping with the first batch. In so much as a 5-year-old can help that is.
These are definitely the easier of the two desserts though. There is no baking involved, as the name implies. Simply measure the ingredients, mix and drop and let set.
These desserts are sure to add something special to your Thanksgiving meal this year, and they’ll save you time in the kitchen.
SOUR CREAM BUNDT CAKE
1 box butter or yellow cake mix
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/3 cup vegetable oil
¼ cup water
¼ cup sugar
■ Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
■ Combine all ingredients and mix well.
■ Pour batter into a greased bundt pan.
■ Bake for 40-45 minutes, checking with a toothpick until it comes out clean.
■ Let cool and serve!
NO BAKE COOKIES
½ cup butter
2 cups sugar
½ cup milk
¼ cup cocoa powder
1 cup peanut butter
2 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
3 cups quick cook oats
■ Measure oats into a bowl and set aside.
■ In a saucepan over medium-high heat, whisk together butter, sugar, milk and cocoa powder.
■ Bring mixture to a boil.
■ Boil for one minute.
■ Remove from heat and whisk in peanut butter and vanilla.
■ Pour chocolate/peanut butter mixture over the oats and stir until combined.
■ Drop by spoonful onto wax paper.
■ Let cool completely and enjoy!
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