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With the holidays right around the corner, I am in full-on baking and treat concocting mode.

How about you? I’ve made a new treat just about every single day for the last week.

Yesterday, I made the Nitpickers no-bake pumpkin cake recipe, which you can find right here on Recipe Roost. Boy, was it ever good! Today, however, I’m not feeling hungry for cake or pie or even cookies for that matter.

No ma’am, today I am craving sweet and salty. So what else could I do other than making pretzel turtle treats? You guys, these are incredibly simple to make and they turn out smashingly well.

You can give these away as little gifts, send to school as a classroom treat (be wary of the pecans and allergies), or simply savor them yourself. I don’t think a candy that has reached this level of goodness could ever be any easier to make.

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Quick Tip: Allow them to cool completely before serving (you can hasten this along in the fridge.)

Nobody out there can make better giblet gravy than my grandma.

However, today, we are going to try. This recipe for giblet gravy is seriously something to rave about. I tasted it during a family Thanksgiving dinner last year (we have several) and it was unlike any other that I ever had. I mean, granted, granny’s gravy was still the best but this stuff came in at a close second. Perhaps, I’m just biased 🙂

I know this recipe appears to have a lot of steps but trust me, they are quick to maneuver and they aren’t that hard. You’ll be so glad that you invested the time in making this giblet gravy once you taste its heavenly goodness on your turkey, stuffing, and mashed potatoes. Shoot, my uncle Rick probably puts the stuff on his pumpkin pie, too!

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Quick Tip: You should be prepared to add more broth, so have extra on hand!

Apple dumplings have recently become one of my favorite desserts to eat.

In Michigan, where I grew up, people never really ate apple dumplings so I hadn’t had them before moving to Pennsylvania as an adult. Apple dumplings are a staple dessert here in the Appalachian Mountains.

I think they become even more of a staple dessert the farther south that you travel. Anyway, you’ll find this recipe insanely easy to make. The key to success is using lots of butter, granny smith apples, and Mountain Dew.

Yep! You heard me, mountain dew. Between the mountain dew and brown sugar, I think you’ll have your sweet fix for the day. These apple dumplings are a wonderful dessert to bring to any party, gathering, or get-together.

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Quick Tip: You are going to need a high level of willpower to not eat more than one of these apple dumplings at a time.

When Thanksgiving comes to mind, I get flooded with so many thoughts and ideas of new recipes and old and how I can switch up a recipe.

First what I think of are the classic recipes. Such as apple pie, pumpkin pie, cheesecake, pecan pie, etc.

There are so many classic delicious recipes that I do not eat year round so I can enjoy them thoroughly during the fall season, especially on Thanksgiving day. I stuff my face with pies and desserts and I think I enjoy that more than the actual dinner. As much as I love classic apple pie, year after year it can get a little, well, plain.

It makes me want to switch it up and enjoy it in a new way. That is when I started looking up new ways to enjoy apple pie and I came across this recipe.

It is truly unlike any I have ever tried. On top of the regular apple pie, the author of this recipe has literally poured up to an entire jar of caramel all over the top with lots of nuts over it. It is truly unlike any other pie I have tried.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Food Network.

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Quick Tip: Be certain to completely grease the pie dish before putting the crust over it. If you think it’s good, add some more.

I am a mega fudge fan.

I really don’t care what the flavor is if it is fudge I’m going to eat it! However, I am also a huge orange creamsicle fan so this fudge is right up my alley. The texture is creamy, flavorful, and soft.

You are really going to enjoy this stuff. There are quite a few steps in making this fudge but none of them are overly difficult so no worries! I swear, this fudge reminds me of the candy shops I would go to as a kid living in Michigan.

When my family and I would vacation on Mackinac Island we would hit up all of the fudge shops and this orange creamsicle fudge would typically be sitting on the shelves. So yummy! What is your favorite fudge flavor? I think it will soon be orange creamsicle 🙂 Enjoy!

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Quick Tip: Change the orange flavoring to mint, strawberry, or chocolate if you prefer.

I have searched far and wide for a recipe for sugar pie that was like my nana’s.

I was heartbroken when we lost her and no one had it. It was the one she made at every holiday and that got eaten in no time flat – and for good reason!

It was so incredibly delicious and it just reminds me of home, plain and simple! I love making and serving vintage desserts. It makes me think back to how women cooked at a time before I was born. I wish I could have been alive back then 🙂

I have tried and tried recipes to no avail. Something was always missing and I feel like it was the instructions for this one that did it. Before, I never reduced the heat at the end of the bake time and I feel like that was the trick!

Either way, you owe it to yourself, friends and family to try this pie out and see why it’s a staple in so many households. Not matter how full I am at the end of a meal if I know there’s sugar pie I am having a slice!

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Quick Tip: I like serving this pie with fresh fruit and coffee.

Have you ever been in the mood for something new?

I was feeling that way the other day. I’ve been baking a lot and have thus far made cookies, pies, cakes, and rice Krispie treats. Everything I’ve made has been very good but also very common for this time of year.

So, when I ran across this sweet potato cake recipe I got really intrigued! I had never heard of sweet potato cake before, only pie. You would not believe how moist this dense cake turned out. It was like Thanksgiving had come early when I sank my teeth into the first bite.

And guess what? This sweet potato cake is not hard to make at all. In fact, it was one of the easier cakes that I’ve made in my day. I took a few slices over to my husband’s grandparents and they absolutely loved the cake.

At first, they thought I had made a pumpkin cake but when they learned it was sweet potato they were so surprised! This sweet potato cake is going on my Thanksgiving menu for sure. Enjoy!

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Quick Tip: This cake recipe can easily be doubled but you might need a bigger pan, if not, two.