Recipe: Crustless Pumpkin Pie (Gluten & Dairy Free!)
Holidays can be hard for those with food sensitivities, but luckily there are recipes out there that help with foods that people can actually eat! This pumpkin pie recipe is gluten-free and can be dairy-free (the directions include the option). Enjoy!
Ingredients:
- 2 cups pure pumpkin puree
- 1 370mL can evaporated skim milk (optional: substitute coconut milk for dairy-free)
- 3/4 cup liquid egg substitute (or 3 egg whites)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1.5 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ginger
- 0.5 tsp nutmeg
- 1.5 tsp vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 9″ pie pan
- Large bowl
- Hand mixer
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Lightly grease a 9″ pie pan
Combine all ingredients in bowl. Beat with hand mixer until smooth.
Pour into the 9″ sprayed pie pan and bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
Reduce heat to 325 degrees. Continue to bake pie for 45 minutes, or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
DIY: Handmade Turkey Hair Bows
I don’t know about you, but I know I’ve spent $10 or more for Thanksgiving turkey bows. I found a really simple tutorial so that you don’t have to pay more than a buck or two for them. You could even make them as gifts or sell them if you’d like!
What You’ll Need:
- Glue gun
- Scissors
- Brown 5/8 ribbon ( patterned or plain)
- Yellow 5/8 ribbon
- Orange 5/8 ribbon
- Wiggly Eyes
- Headband or hair clip
- Optional: thin wire
Directions:
- Cut strip of brown ribbon about 2″ long, fold in half and glue the two ends together on the inside part (the part not showing) and press. Set it aside.
- Cut 3 more brown ribbons: 4″, 4.5″, and 5″. Put glue on the end of each ribbon on the side you want showing to create a curve like an oval or O, press and set aside all 3.
- Grab the first 2″ ribbon you folded inside the smallest loop bow that you created in #2 and glue inside.
- Glue each ribbon inside of the next size larger (see picture below). This creates the turkey’s body.
- Cut another 3″ ribbon and glue as in #2 to make the turkey’s head. Glue to the body.
- Now time for the feathers: Cut 3 orange, 2 yellow, and 2 brown into 5.5″ strips. Loop around and cross at the very ends. Glue the ends together on the side that you want showing (they look like the feathers in the first picture).
- Glue the feathers like this and in this order: orange in the middle of the body behind the head/body, then two brown to each side, 2 yellows beside/below the brown, then 2 orange very last.
- Use a small triangle of orange ribbon as the beak and glue to the head. Then attach two wiggly eyes above it.
- You can stop there or create a “girly” turkey and make a bow for the turkey bow. Cut a strip of yellow ribbon and make it into an X. Wrap the wire in the middle to create a “bow”. Glue to the side of the turkey’s head.
- Glue to headband or hair clip. DONE! It is easier to create than it is to type out the directions. :)
Thank you to Mommy’s Little Sunshine for the great tutorial!
DIY Thanksgiving Handprint “Glitter Globe” Turkey
Here is a cute and creative twist on the classic children’s hand print turkey craft using construction paper and baby food jars to make a “glitter globe”. It can be used as place cards or as decoration year after year.
What You’ll Need:
- Tacky Adhesive Glue
- Glitter (brown or gold, or go crazy!)
- Scissors
- Yellow felt (or construction paper is fine)
- Googly eyes
- Pencil
- Scrapbook or construction paper in fall colors
- Cleaned, label-free baby food jar(s) with lids on
Directions:
- Trace child’s hand on construction paper and cut hand out to be your template. Do it for each child if more than one.
- Trace and cut out multiple hand prints with template, alternating paper colors. You’ll need 3 to 5 hand prints per craft.
- Add a dot of glue at the bottom of one hand print. Place another hand print on top of the first, but tilted slightly to the right. Repeat until you created a fan of “feathers”.
- Put baby food jar on the table lid down and place glue to the back of the jar. Press feather of hand prints on and hold to secure.
- Glue googly eyes to the front of the jar.
- Cut out small triangle of yellow felt or construction paper for the beak and glue under eyes.
- When all is nearly dry, fill jar with water, then pour in glitter. Put glue around the rim of jar and put the lid back on tightly.
Big thanks to LovetoCreate for the idea!
DIY: Peanut Butter Pumpkins
Making these adorable and easy peanut butter pumpkins are a delicious way to celebrate Fall. They would be great to have as a part of Thanksgiving appetizers or meals, too! I can only imagine that they could be made using almond or other nut butters, too! Kids could get into the fun to make them.
What You’ll Need (makes 12 pumpkins):
• ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
• ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• orange (or red & yellow to mix) food coloring (optional)
• 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
• wax paper
• toothpicks
• mini pretzels
Directions:
- Mix together the butter and peanut butter
- Add the vanilla and 2-3 drops of orange or a drop of red and drop of yellow (they look great without the coloring, too, if you opt for that. See picture above.)
- Slowly add in the confectioners’ sugar with a spatula until the consistency is fairly thick
- Divide the mixture into 12 balls (or less if you want larger pumpkins), then roll them into balls and place on wax paper
- Make creases and shape the pumpkins with a toothpick
- Break apart the mini pretzels and put a piece into each pumpkin as its “stem”
Eat the pumpkins alone or with pretzels! Thanks to Fossil Blog for the idea :)
DIY Napkin Rings
These napkin rings are so cute, easy and CHEAP! You can make them for any or all holidays you choose from things you can buy at the dollar store or craft store.
What You’ll Need:
- Felt
- Popsicle sticks
- Tacky glue
- Small paintbrush
- Buttons in assorted colors (you can buy them by the bag in many craft stores)
Directions:
- For each napkin ring, cut a 4- by 5 1/2-inch piece of felt.
- Starting at one short end of the rectangle, glue on 12 Popsicle sticks (it’s less messy if you use a small paintbrush to spread the glue), lining them up side by side. You should end up with a margin of uncovered felt at the end.
- Once the glue dries, form a ring by gluing the overlapped felt together.
- Now comes the fun part: glue on rows of buttons, Let the glue dry completely.
- When it’s time to use the rings, roll up napkins. Insert one in each ring.
Thanks to Spoonful for the easy craft!