Looking for a creative Thanksgiving dessert recipe that the kids will go crazy over? These Turkey Doughnuts are insanely adorable, yet crazy easy to make!
My son LOVES Thanksgiving. He’s one of the pickiest eaters I’ve ever met, but he adores every single dish that my mom makes for the holiday. Stuffing, corn casserole, even sweet potato casserole! The only things he doesn’t love are the desserts. Like most families, pies reign supreme at the Thanksgiving dessert table, and Jake just isn’t a fan. I feel bad that he doesn’t get to end the meal with a sweet treat, so I usually just buy some cupcakes for him. This Thanksgiving, though, I’ll make him these Turkey Doughnuts! He loves chocolate-covered doughnuts and candy corn is one of his top 5 favorite candies. Let’s see how easy it is to make, then you can print out the recipe card for later!
“Turkey” Doughnuts Thanksgiving Dessert Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 package of Hostess Donettes, chocolate covered
- 1 bag of Hershey Kisses with Almonds
- 1 package of small edible eyes
- 1 bag of candy corn
- 1 egg white
- 1/8 tsp cream of tarter
- 1 C powder sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- red food dye
- piping bag fitted with a number 2 tip
Directions
- In a standing mixer, combine the egg white, cream of tarter, powder sugar and vanilla and mix on medium speed until stiff peaks form.
- Mix in a few drops of red and scoop into the piping bag
- Using 5 pieces of candy corn per doughnut, press the candy corn into the top of the doughnut
- Take the Hershey Kiss and pipe a red dot onto the bottom of it and place into the center of the doughnut
- Take two eyes and place a small red dot on the back of each eye and then place above the kiss
- Using the piping bag, pipe the gobble on the right side of the Hershey Kiss
- Let icing dry for an hour before enjoying!
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Kids Will Go Crazy For This "Turkey" Doughnuts Thanksgiving Sweet Treat!
- 1 package of Hostess Donettes (chocolate covered)
- 1 bag of Hershey Kisses with Almonds
- 1 package of small edible eyes
- 1 bag of candy corn
- 1 egg white
- 1/8 tsp cream of tarter
- 1 C powder sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- red food dye
- piping bag fitted with a number 2 tip
- In a standing mixer, combine the egg white, cream of tarter, powder sugar and vanilla and mix on medium speed until stiff peaks form.
- Mix in a few drops of red and scoop into the piping bag
- Using 5 pieces of candy corn per doughnut, press the candy corn into the top of the doughnut
- Take the Hershey Kiss and pipe a red dot onto the bottom of it and place into the center of the doughnut
- Take two eyes and place a small red dot on the back of each eye and then place above the kiss
- Using the piping bag, pipe the gobble on the right side of the Hershey Kiss
- Let icing dry for an hour before enjoying!
So cute, right? Yet easy enough to whip up in a few minutes. The wattle (that little thing that hangs from a turkey’s beak) is the most time-consuming part. If you’re really pressed for time, you could skip the mixing and just use a piece of red taffy or other candy that you can flatten and reshape. These turkey doughnuts would make a great sweet treat for a school party, too, don’t you think? Just make sure your child’s school allows you to send in homemade treats. A lot of them don’t anymore, which makes me a little sad.
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Gobble gobble, they would make nice treats indeed.
I love homemade treats and this looks absolutely delicious, tempting me to give it a try
These are so adorable for Thanksgiving. I know my kids would really enjoy these super cute donuts.
These are super cute! I could eat them all right now. I love those chocolate doughnuts!
These turkey donuts are adorable!! They will be perfect for Thanksgiving and I bet they taste as good as they look!!
This is such a cute idea. I will have to get the ingredients I need to make these for dessert this weekend.
How adorable they are! I am sure kids would love them for the thanksgiving dessert.
How cute are these?! My kids would have fun making these and of course eating them :) We are vegetarian so it is a fun idea to have a dessert turkey!
My 5 year old would go crazy for these. My favorite Thanksgiving dessert is sweet potato pie. It soothes my soul.
OMG my kids would go crazy over this. Pinning for our Thanksgiving celebrations this year!
These are so cute. I love that they are so easy to make, too. What a fun treat.
These are adorable. I love that the kids would love helping make these.
What an adorable treat. I know my son would totally enjoy not only eating these, but helping me to make them!
That is so cute! I think it is fun to decorate for the holidays. My favorite thing to decorate is food. Because after which you could eat it. I think the kids would have a fun time doing this.
These would have been hard for me to resist growing up! Thanksgiving just passed here in Canada, hope you enjoy time with your family!
Too cute! Homemade bread pudding is one of my fave Thanksgiving dessert recipes. The family loves it and I experiment with a different sauce each year. This year, I’m thinking of a pumpkin cognac sauce.
Yum, what a great idea. I know my kids would have fun making these. They look delicious.
The nose threw me off somewhat. Kids would enjoy making and eating these anytime.
My grandkids will go crazy for these! This will be a good way to keep them busy while I cook. Love these!
What a cute idea this is. I need to make these for the kids at Thanksgiving this year :)