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Easy dessert for thanksgiving?
I've been invited to an American friend's house for thanksgiving next week, and I've offered to take the dessert. I'd like to make one, rather than buy one but money's a bit tight being a student, and her husband is a chef, so I don't want to show myself up when the rest of the food is going to be delicious.
I was thinking of making a Mexican dessert like a pastel de tres leches (google!) because they both say they miss Mexican food, but I don't want them to think I'm taking the american-ness of the day away. ![]() So, I was wondering if anyone had a good, easy (and cheap!) recipe that wouldn't make me look bad in front of someone who cooks for a living! And maybe is traditional on Thanksgiving? (I have no idea what is traditional, being British...!) Thank you!
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I have American friends and they either have sweet pumpkin pie or blueberry cheese cake for a pudding. Both of these would be cheap to make. Waitrose sell tinned pumpkin which is always popular with Americans.
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Yep, Pumpkin Pie, cheap and easy!
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If your friends miss Mexican food, I doubt it's the desserts they miss. Mexican desserts aren't that great, in general.
If you want to make something traditional, go for pumpkin pie or pumpkin bread. Another very traditional pie is pecan pie, which is my personal favourite! However, you might struggle to find the Karo syrup for the pecan pie. I know Selfridges sold it at one time; but I don't know if they still do. You can always google it to see if you can find some. Pecan Pie Pumpkin Pie |
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baked lime cheescake, delicous :P
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Barack Obama kept mentioning Sweet Potato Pie during the campaign:
http://southernfood.about.com/od/swe.../r/bl1109d.htm It's a typical Thanksgiving pie, apparently. He mentioned Coconut Cream Pie, too. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Old-Fas...ie/Detail.aspx Key Lime Pie springs to mind as a typical American pudding too. And Jelly Roll http://www.dianasdesserts.com/index....cipeID/848/Rec http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/da...pie_5493.shtml |
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Here are some more traditional Thanksgiving pies (at least in the south)
Buttermilk Pie Don't let the name fool you, it's delicious! It's nice with a dollop of whipped cream or ice cream too. Chocolate Chess Pie Coconut Cream Pie |
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Pumpkin pie would be the obvious choice and cheap to make, you could do 2 (small desserts), a pumpkin pie in keeping with the American theme, and a traditional English one (trifle or something) to unite both nations, god I sound naff, but you know what I mean (hopefully), they might appreciate something different.
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http://www.itv.com/Lifestyle/Food/Th...e/default.html
Cooked by Angela Hartnett on This Morning recently - guest Jerry Hall was impressed.
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Oooh, thanks for all your suggestions guys! I'll have a look at the links tomorrow and decide which ingredients I need to buy! You're a helpful bunch.
![]() Jemima, that's a really nice idea, I don't think it's naff at all.
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We go to our American friends every Thanksgiving and the puds are usually carrott cake, pumpkin pie, some southern pir (already mentioned) or Martian salad (google it, it's easier than me explaining!)
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Go against tradition and take a quintessentially British dessert with you. Eton Mess is easy as pie (pardon the pun) and tastes bloody beautiful.
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I bet they would like something British too - some good old spotted dick or jam roly poly maybe? Or lemon meringue pie? As it is near St Andrew's day, a Scottish dessert such as Cranichan or Clootie dumpling (similar to Christmas pudding, but lighter) would be interesting.
A good crossover is chocolate mousse pie on shortcrust pastry with whipped cream topping - I had that in the States and it was scrummy! I made a sweet potato cheesecake the other day and it is similar to pumpkin pie (easier to get sweet potatoes here too). |
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Pies of all sorts ar traditionally served in the US for holiday dinners. Lemon Meringue has been around for decades, so i's quite common here. others that are popular are of course, pumpkin, chocolate, banana cream, persimmon, cherrry, blackberry, apple , all sorts. Whatever is in season unless you want tinned or frozen. My aunt was the official lemon meringue maker.
Here in hawaii, peach-mango, lilikoi (passionfruit), coconut-banana are popular. You might make some pumpkin muffins or a pumpkin bread loaf. very good and quite popular. (year round). |
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Marbled Pumpkin Cheesecake
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Marbled...ke/Detail.aspx Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pumpkin...-2/Detail.aspx |
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If you can get hold of a copy of todays Telegraph magazine. Delia has a recipe for a cheats pumpkin pie in there, looks easy and good. She serves it with either cream or vanilla ice cream.
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Queen of Puddings! You grease a deep baking tin and spread a layer of jam on the bottom. Then you make up a mixture with breadcrumbs or cake crumbs, milk and egg, all beaten together, and pour it on top. You bake it in the oven and when it's cooled, you whisk egg whites and sugar to make a meringue mixture which you spread on top and bake it again in the oven. Lovely served with cream or ice cream.
There is a recipe for it in the Good Housekeeping Cookbook but it's fairly well known so you could probably google it. |
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Go against tradition and take a quintessentially British dessert with you. Eton Mess is easy as pie (pardon the pun) and tastes bloody beautiful.
Totally agree, PamelaL - fantastic idea. Scrap the Queen of Puddings and go with PamelaL's idea, OP! But don't make the mistake of using mascarpone cheese in it as one restaurant did - bleurghh!!!
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Trifle but don't put minced beef in it (Friends)
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Trifle but don't put minced beef in it (Friends)
The Italians have taken the idea and improved on it with their Zuppa Inglesa - gorgeous!
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