Thanksgiving Table Idea: Turkey Animal Pears
Nov 09, 2022, Updated Nov 01, 2023
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These turkey animal pears are a great Thanksgiving table idea. Grab the kids and let them have some fun putting these Thanksgiving desserts together.
This post is sponsored by our brand partners at USA Pears.
We love Thanksgiving here at The Produce Moms! From the Thanksgiving Turkey, to all the sides and desserts, it’s a memorable time of the year. Not to mention, it’s a wonderful time that brings friends and family together around food. What we also love is coming up with new ideas for you to use fresh fruits and vegetables.
These Turkey Animal Pears are a fun activity for the entire family to do the night before or the day of Thanksgiving. Not to mention they are a fun Thanksgiving table decor for the kids or adult tables.
Ingredients Needed to Make Turkey Animal Pears
You can use your own combination with your favorite fruits and vegetables. This is a base to get started:
- 4 Skewers per pear turkey
- 4 toothpicks per pear turkey
- USA Pear (as the body)
- Pepperoni Slices
- Cubed Cheese
- Blackberries
- Raspberries
- Carrot Slices
- Bell Pepper
- Candy Eyes
How to Put Together Turkey Animal Pears
Begin by washing your produce.
Next, insert 4 wooden skewers into the backside of the pear.
Once the skewers are securely in place add your ingredients to make the “turkey”. We started with pepperoni and cheese. Then we added a blackberry and raspberry.
Next, slice a red pepper to create the turkey’s wattle.
Attach the candy eyes using a small dap of icing to secure the candy eyes into place.
Then, insert two toothpicks under the eyes. The top toothpick is for the beak. You can use the end of a carrot or cut a piece of the cubed cheese into a triangle and the bottom toothpick for the wattle using the red bell pepper.
Using two more toothpicks, attach sliced carrots for the feet of the turkey.
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We have also created a fun and free downloadable worksheet to help keep the kids busy in the kitchen while the adults are preparing the meal!
Turkey Animal Pears
Ingredients
- 4 Skewers per pear turkey
- 4 toothpicks per pear turkey
- 1 USA Pear as the body
- 4 Pepperoni Slices
- 4 Cubed Cheese
- 10-12 Blackberries
- 10-12 Raspberries
- 2 Carrot Coins
- 1 Red Bell Pepper slice
- 2 Candy Eyes
Instructions
- Begin by washing your produce.
- Next, insert 4 wooden skewers into the backside of the pear.
- Once the skewers are securely in place add your ingredients to make the “turkey”. We started with pepperoni and cheese. Then we added a blackberries and raspberries. You can be creative and make it your own!
- Attach the candy eyes using a small dap of icing to secure the candy eyes into place.
- Then, insert two toothpicks under the eyes. The top toothpick is for the beak. You can use the end of a carrot or cut a piece of the cubed cheese into a triangle and the bottom toothpick for the wattle using the red bell pepper.
- Next, slice a red pepper to create the turkey’s wattle.
- Using two more toothpicks, attach carrot coins for the feet of the turkey.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
