Looking for a fun Thanksgiving dessert for kids that doesn’t involve pumpkin pie? These adorable Thanksgiving turkey pudding cups combine chocolate pudding, Nutter Butter cookies and colorful candy to make a festive treat that’s almost too cute to eat!
I have a confession to make. I’m not really a pie fan, especially pumpkin pie. So I’m always looking for Thanksgiving desserts that are yummy, festive and pumpkin-free. And you can’t beat chocolate and peanut butter in my book!
These turkey pudding cups are also a fun Thanksgiving activity for kids. Prepare the pudding ahead of time, then let everyone decorate their own Nutter Butter turkey before dessert. Just make sure an adult handles the melted chocolate.
Thanksgiving Turkey Pudding Ingredients:
1 box (3.9 oz) chocolate fudge instant pudding
2 cups cold milk
1/4 cup Brown chocolate melts or chocolate chips
4 Nutter Butter cookies
6 Swedish Fish – 2 red, 2 yellow, 2 orange (cut in halves lengthwise)
8 Wilton candy eyes – regular size
2 yellow and red chocolate covered candies (broken in half)
fall colored sprinkles (optional)
Follow the directions on the pudding box and then transfer immediately into your serving dishes. Cover and refrigerate while assembling the Nutter Butter turkeys.
How to make Nutter Butter turkeys
1. In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave the chocolate melts/chips for 30 seconds. Stir until melted.
2. Spread chocolate on the upper 1/3 of each cookie (one side only).
3. Firmly press 3 Swedish fish halves onto the chocolate and hold for one minute to set.
4. Gently flip the cookie over to complete the turkey face.
5. With a toothpick, add a dab of the melted chocolate onto the back of the candy eyes and place on the front of each cookie to resemble the eyes of the turkey. Press firmly.
6. Using the same toothpick, dab a small amount of the chocolate onto each yellow candy half piece and attach to each cookie for the nose. Press firmly.
7. Repeat step 6 using the red candy for the beak.
8. Right before serving, remove pudding from the refrigerator and uncover.
9. Optional: add fall colored sprinkles on top of the pudding.
10. ENJOY!
If you like this idea, don’t miss my Santa Chewbacca Cookies that also use Nutter Butter cookies. And I have a few other fun ways to make an edible turkey for Thanksgiving.
This post was originally published November 8, 2015
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