Last updated on February 23, 2019 by Liza Hawkins
Macy’s approached me last week about being included in their mBlog Recipe Showcase, in which I talk about one of my favorite Thanksgiving recipes. And as an added bonus, one of you have the opportunity to win a fabulous gift (more on that at the bottom of the post), perfect for using during one of you own holiday meals.
We are now less than one week away from Thanksgiving making its annual appearance in homes across the country. My family celebrates with the traditional fare: Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, dressing, cranberry sauce, and a slew of other goodies.
Even though I’d love to host Thanksgiving at our house, I can’t. I’ve got about four other people in line in front of me to take over as host once my parents decide they’ve had enough of the hosting business.
That’s okay though. We’ve evolved to a sort of “pot luck” style Thanksgiving, where all the big stuff is cooked on site at my parents’ farm, and most of the sides are brought à la carte by hungry family members. One year, before I had my kids, my sister and I baked 10 pies after scouring recipes from some of our beloved chefs. Yes, we were nuts. BUT, they were delicious, and without a couple of cute loud and obnoxious kids nipping my ankles, it was actually quite fun!
I tend to be a Thanksgiving traditionalist, so no matter what, pumpkin pie is definitely on my plate. During the year of 10 pies, I made an apple pie with a twist – cardamom and vanilla. Warmed with a dollop of vanilla bean ice cream, it was one to remember.
Yield: 6
Rustic Cardamom Vanilla Apple Pie
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 package refrigerated pie dough (2 dough rounds)
- 4 Granny Smith apples (or another tart variety)
- 4 Fuji apples (or another sweet variety)
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon cardamom
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon real vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoons salted butter
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
Instructions
And now for that giveaway I promised….
– THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED –
Macy’s would like to give one of my readers a choice of one of the following Martha Stewart Professional Cookware items!
- Ceramic Covered Casserole Dish
- Hand Anodized Fry Pans (set of 3)
- Stainless Steel 15” Roaster with Roasting Rack
If you are interested in winning one of these ultra fabulous Martha Stewart Cookware items, you must:
- Leave a comment on this post that includes your favorite Thanksgiving dessert
- Have a shipping address in the United States
I’ll be using Random.org to pick a winner next Wednesday – the day before Thanksgiving!
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Your apple pie looks amazing! My favorite dessert for turkey day is pecan pie.
The cardamon sounds like a fantastic twist. You can’t have Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie. The last 5 years it’s been a Gluten Free pie crust and my family is okay with that!
This sounds delicious! Apple pie is definitely one of my fav Thanksgiving desserts. But after a HUGE meal, I also like something light like fruit w/ cinnamon whipped cream, too.
That looks yummy printed it off to try it…
My favorite memories of thanksgiving desert were the pies made from home canned mince meat at my Great Grandmother’s house. That unique flavor was brings back great memories.
Ooh, the cardamom and vanilla sound like fabulous additions. I’m a sucker for pie of any kind – apple, pecan, pumpkin, whatever. I also love my mom’s pumpkin angel food cake with ginger whipped cream.
Our family doesn’t have a traditional Thanksgiving Dessert and we are ones to always try something new…but honestly I just love the traditional Apple Pie and Pumpkin pie (which is what I am making this year!). I have never attempted to make an apple pie, but I think I am going to give yours a try. Thanks for the opp to win something too!
I like to make pumpkin brownie pie!
I’m boring! I love Pumpkin Pie and look forward to it every Thanksgiving…
I love the pumpkin cheesecake my aunt makes! That’s my favorite. And that apple pie looks so delicious! 🙂
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My Mother always makes an amazing chocolate and pear tort for thanksgiving. I am not sure many people would consider it traditional thanksgiving food – but it is for me!
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I like appple pie as my favorite desert. I prefer filling piled high with apples, patted tight so no collapse, and the pastry stretched over this dome of apples.
Visually lovely..My son and hubby will love this
You could make me dessert ANY day.
Pumpkin pie w/ cool whip!
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Pecan pie and coffee. Mmmm.
My favorite thanksgiving recipe is my sausage sage and sourdough stuffing!
Am I too late? I love dark chocolate cheesecake for a special treat at thanksgiving, but this year I’m featuring lavender almond biscotti with candied orange peel. Yum!
Mom’s apple pie. No better was ever made!!!
My favorite dish is Sweet Potatoes with cranberries and brown sugar and marshamellows melted on top!
my fave is apple pie….yum!!
We have pumpkin cheesecake every year. It has evolved into a bourbon pumpkin cheesecake with a pecan crust. Yummy 🙂
coconut custard pie. always and forever.
Winner has been chosen, gang! Truffula Seed – it’s you! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone!
YUMMO. Just pinned this!
Thanks Jo-Lynne! It’s definitely yummy….