Gobble up the goodness: Thanksgiving treats

By: Hannah Garbacz, Reporter

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get elbow deep in some delicious Thanksgiving treats.

Reese’s Turkeys-

Materials needed:

  • 8 Reese’s Peanut butter cups (full size)
  • 8 miniature Reese’s peanut butter cups
  • 48 Reese’s pieces
  • 16 candy eyes
  • 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Total time: 15 minutes

Servings: 8

Directions:

  1. Open all of the candies and set them aside.
  2. Melt chocolate chips in microwave until their nice and smooth
  3. Pour melted chocolate into a plastic bag and cut a tiny piece of the corner.
  4. Pipe a small amount of the melted chocolate on the bottom of the miniature peanut butter cups. Place on the far side of the full size peanut butter cups
  5. Pipe a small amount of melted chocolate on the back of the candy eyes. Place on the miniature Reese’s (This is to make the turkey’s head)
  6. Pipe a small amount of the melted chocolate onto the side of an orange Reese’s pieces. Place below the eyes for the turkey’s nose.
  7. Pipe a small amount of the chocolate on the backs of 5 more Reese’s pieces. Place at the top of the full size peanut butter cups for the feathers.
  8. Let it sit until all chocolate is hardened.