6 Thanksgiving Desserts that aren't Pumpkin Pie

Enjoy one of these six fantastic Thanksgiving desserts when you want something that's not pumpkin pie!

It's American Thanksgiving this week, so I thought I'd share six of my favourite dessert recipes that would work well as the follow-up to a Thanksgiving meal. Each of these desserts are easy to make and will impress your family or any guests you've invited round your Thanksgiving table. From gluten free pumpkin pie alternatives to easy, three-ingredient puddings and handmade pretzels, there's a taste for everyone!

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Perfect as a gluten free breakfast on the go, these pumpkin oat bars are decadent and indulgent and will meet your pumpkin needs!

Yield: A dozen
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes

Gluten Free Pumpkin Oat Bars

Oat bars are popular anytime of year, but I always find myself craving them when the weather starts to turn chillier. They make a far better accompaniment to hot tea than biscuits or cookies do and as the mercury drops, my consumption of tea increases. From that perspective, there's no shock, then, that I crave oat bars in autumn and winter!

These oat bars, with the soft oat flour base, rich pumpkin puree and flakes of rolled oats across the top, are a perfect pumpkin/oat sandwich. They're gluten free, made from oat flour which makes them surprisingly soft! Easy to whip up, and requiring minimal effort or time, you can make a batch of these as soon as you get up on Saturday morning and nibble them throughout the day. Or, do like I do, and make up a batch for breakfasts for the entire week.

Gluten Free Roasted Potato Medley with Cranberries & Pecans

Liven up your Thanksgiving side dishes with this gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan friendly potato medley!

Yield: 4-6 servings
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes

Roasted Potato Medley with Cranberries & Pecans Thanksgiving Side Dish

Hello to all of Anyonita's wonderful readers! This is Kristin from Dizzy Busy and Hungry, back again to share another recipe with all of you! This time of year, as we approach the holidays, I am always on the lookout for really great side dishes to serve at holiday dinners. They must be easy, delicious, and elegant, so that they don't make me crazy with lots of fancy ingredients or instructions, yet they make my dinner guests feel like I went all out for them!

This potato dish is one of my favorites. The potatoes turn out slightly crispy on the outside, and nice and tender on the inside. The garlic salt and cranberries play perfectly off one another, with just the right amount of saltiness and sweetness combined in each bite. The pecans add a nice crunch, and the parsley contributes some color as well as another layer of savory flavor. This dish is a hit every time I serve it! 

Kettle Chips Salsa & Mesquite Crisps

Back for the festive season, these Salsa & Mesquite Kettle Chips are hitting UK shelves again!

One of Kettle Chips's most popular flavours, Salsa & Mesquite is back in time for the Christmas season! This isn't just any flavour of crisps, this is a flavour that has created a riotous, cult-like following. There's even a Facebook group dedicated to this specific flavour of crisps.

Personally, I'm a huge fan of Kettle Chips. I love their crunchy texture. But, the Salsa & Mesquite flavour isn't one that I'd ever heard of. It's a bit of a strange flavour, although it's not bad. It's very paprika-ish  and the mesquite tones come through with a subtle smokiness. Overall, the flavour of these crisps reminded me of ketchup.

Obviously, for some (like my son & the 70 plus Facebook fans) that's a flavour that's appreciated. For me, not so much. I can understand why people like these crisps, though. They're marketed as being a limited edition product, back in time for the holidays. Put in a bowl and passed around at a Christmas party, they'll be a big hit. Their vibrant orangey-red hue and seasoning will go down a treat with holiday nibbles and cocktails.

Pick up a bag of these Kettle Chips from your local Tesco's and try them for yourself before they're gone again!

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All-natural pumpkin puree is blended with brown sugar and cream to make an easy, sophisticated pumpkin dessert just in time for the holidays!

Yield: 2 servings
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes + 2 hours chilling

Gluten Free Pumpkin Spice Créme Brûlée

By now, you probably know all about my obsession with créme brûlée. Remember this summer when I shared my recipe for gluten free créme brûlée for one?  Yeah, all that elation and addiction is still present. It's the very reason I came up with this decadent autumnal version.

Spiced with ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg and mixed with all-natural pumpkin puree, this créme brûlée would make an excellent, naturally gluten free alternative to pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving. The bitter brûléed brown sugar atop this dessert combines nicely with the rich pumpkin and the slightly fiery spices. I especially love it when you get a tang of the ginger. It's an absolutely decadent dessert that's easy to make and would look attractive served after a hearty Thanksgiving feast. Plus, if you've got guests coming over this Thanksgiving, this is an easy way to impress them with a restaurant-quality dessert that's a cinch to whip up!

OXO's Kitchen Magician Cottage Pie with #HerbsandMore

Get your kids cooking with OXO's new Herbs & More Flavour Pots & this easy, classic cottage pie recipe!

Yield: 4 to 6
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour

Disclaimer: The OXO pots are not gluten free at the time of writing this post. 

Rosemary & Thyme Cottage Pie

Parents of toddlers and preschoolers know that their little monsters like nothing more than being a bossy boots. A dozen times a day, I must say to Callum, "Stop being a bossy boots!" or "Oy! Bossy boots; cool it!" or some other admonishment about his slightly overbearing need to be in control. The people at OXO must be all too aware of this phase of development, because their latest campaign, Kitchen Magician, addresses this, fuels it and provides our tiny dictators with just enough space to exercise their authority.

OXO have just launched a range of Herbs & More Flavour Pots to help you get dinner on the table quicker, so you have more time to be bossed about by your children. (Cheers for that, OXO!) In celebration of this seriously delicious, but sadly not gluten-free range, OXO invited bloggers to get in the kitchen with their children and whip up a meal.

I'm working with BritMums and OXO on this project and have been compensated. All opinions and editorial are my own.

Gluten Free Butternut Squash & Bacon White Pizza

This autumnal white pizza combines sweet butternut squash with meaty bacon on a crisp base!

Yield: 8 scones
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes

Butternut Squash White Pizza with Bacon

Hi, this is Sarah from The Chef Next Door! I'm so excited to be back again and sharing another delicious recipe with you. It's finally Fall here! The leaves are changing, the weather is cooler, and the days are getting shorter. One of my favorite things about fall is cooking with seasonal ingredients. Although pumpkin is my all time favorite, squash is a very close runner up! And I love using it in different ways, in recipes you don't see every day.

#tastytuesdays no.81 with 7 Thanksgiving Breakfast Ideas

 

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Veronica's Snacks: Gluten Free, Low Fat & Vegetarian Friendly Crisps

Gluten-free, low in fat and vegetarian friendly, Veronica's Snacks offers a wide range of baked crisps everyone can enjoy! From the classic potato crisp flavours to the fun, cheesy dinosaurs--there's something for everyone in a bag of Veronica's.

Designed with children in mind, Veronica's Snacks are a tasty, low-fat, gluten free, vegetarian-friendly alternative to traditional crisps and potato snacks. Each packet of Veronica's contains 60% less fat than traditional crisps, making them an ideal snack for children. With two flavours of potato crisps and two flavours of veggie crisps, adults will find themselves drawn to the Veronica's range, too. And just for kids, there's a new range of dinosaur-shaped cheesy crisps!

Disclaimer: I was provided with these snacks for the purpose of writing a review. Neither my opinions nor any bit of this post has been purchased, influenced or written on behalf of anyone from Veronica's Snacks and any affiliated companies. This reviews is 100% my own opinion. Thank you to Veronica's Snacks for allowing us to sample these treats!

How Bloggers Utilize Instagram

Discovering why Instagram is one of the greatest bloggers tools and how it provides opportunities for blog growth & the sharing of viral content.

It's the platform designed for sharing quick photo snippets or vignettes from every day life. Instagram is awash with selfies, cute drooling babies, the handiwork of DIY addicts and the gourmet-inspired grub produced in kitchens around the world. But more than that, Instagram is one of the best tools a blogger can utilize to increase traffic, share viral content and stay ahead of the trends.

In this super simple tutorial, I'll show you the four key ways a blogger can (and should!) utilize Instagram. As always, I'll be sharing tried and true techniques that I use every day; techniques that I know work and that I know you'll be able to implement. Before we get started, why don't you connect with me on Instagram?

Gluten Free Mini Sausage, Spinach & Hash Frittatas

These healthy mini frittatas with spinach, sausage and potato are suitable for any meal of the day!

Yield: Two dozen mini frittatas
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes

Mini Sausage, Spinach & Hash Frittatas

Hello Anyonita Nibbles readers! Amanda from Diary of a Semi-Health Nut here! I’m back with another super simple recipe. Okay, not as simple as that smoothie I shared with you last time, but still relatively simple!

These mini frittatas are perfect to whip up on a Sunday and eat throughout the week for breakfast, as snacks or even to take along to work for lunch. You can customize them to your taste, but the ones that I made for me and the man are a tad spicy, zingy and oh-so-flavorful. They are also super healthy, especially with all the spinach I packed into them!

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Fast and an easy way to please a crowd, this nacho salad is laced with Princes tinned tuna!

Yield: 2 servings
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes

Princes Gluten-Free Tuna Nacho Salad

When's the last time you had tuna? Did you have it in a sandwich or jacket potato? Spread across some crackers or as a medium-well steak? I bet the last time you had it, wasn't as the main component of a delicious nacho salad!