Thanksgiving Brownies
Turkey brownies are an easy Thanksgiving dessert made with chocolate brownies, candy corn feathers, peanut butter cups and colorful M&M’s.
They’re simple enough for kids to help decorate and make a fun addition to a classroom party or dessert table.
You can begin with a boxed brownie mix or your favorite homemade recipe.
Once the brownies are baked and cooled, the turkey decorations come together quickly using candy you can find at almost any grocery store.
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Why You’ll Love This Thanksgiving Dessert
- You can use homemade or boxed brownies.
- The decorating steps are easy for kids.
- They can be prepared before Thanksgiving.
- Candy corn and M&M’s add plenty of fall color.
- Each brownie is individually decorated and easy to serve.
What You Need to Make Turkey Brownies
- Prepared and cooled brownies
- Miniature peanut butter cups
- Candy corn
- Fall-colored M&M’s
- Candy eyes
- Chocolate frosting or melted chocolate
The frosting or melted chocolate works as edible glue, holding the candy decorations securely on each brownie.
How to Make Turkey Brownies with Candy Corn
- Use your favorite boxed brownie mix or a homemade brownie recipe.
- Make sure your brownies are completely cool before decorating, or the candy decorations will melt or slide off.
- Use a circle cookie cutter to give a more classic “turkey body” look.
- Use chocolate buttercream frosting or melted chocolate as “glue” – It helps hold candy corn, eyes, and other decorations in place.
- For the turkey’s feathers, place candy corn in a fan shape at the back of each brownie.
- Add candy eyes and use a small red candy or frosting for the beak.
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You can bake the brownies up to two days ahead and decorate them the day before serving. Store them in a single layer in an airtight container at room temperature.
Definitely! Store-bought brownie bites make this even faster and work perfectly for decorating with kids.
Replace the candy corn with fall-colored M&M’s, pretzel pieces, candy leaves or piped frosting. Arrange your chosen decoration in a fan shape to resemble feathers.
Allow the brownies to cool completely before cutting. For cleaner circles, chill them for about 20 minutes and wipe the cutter clean after each cut.
Tips for the Best Turkey Brownies
- Line the baking pan with parchment paper so the brownies are easier to remove.
- Use fudgy brownies that will hold their shape when cut.
- Chill the brownies briefly if they feel too soft to cut cleanly.
- Wipe the cookie cutter between cuts to prevent crumbs from building up.
- Press the candy corn gently into the brownie or secure it with frosting.
- Decorate only after the brownies have cooled completely.
- Check ingredient labels if you’re making these for a classroom or someone with a peanut allergy.
HONGBAKE 8×8 Cake Baking Pan Set, Nonstick Square Brownie Pans with Wider Grips, 2 Pieces, Heavy Duty, Grey
Brach’s Classic Candy Corn, 4.2 oz bag (Edible Eyes Candy Eyeballs Sprinkles for Cake Decorating, Mix Sizes Eyeballs for Cupcake Cookie Toppings, Edible Halloween Sprinkles for Baking Decoration 7mm 1cm 2cmBetty Crocker Cookie Icing, White, 7 oz
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Thanksgiving Turkey Brownies
Ingredients
- favorite homemade brownie recipe or a favorite brownie mix
- Miniature peanut butter cups
- Fall colored M&Ms or chocolate candies
- Candy eyeballs
- Candy Corn
- Icing or melting chocolate – any variety for sticking candies to brownies (found at the grocery store or craft stores)
Instructions
- Prepare your brownies according to the instructions on the box in a medium bowl.
- Pour your brownie batter into a 9×13" baking pan sprayed with cooking spray and bake brownies until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.
- Once the brownies have cooled to room temperature, cut them into 3 inch circles. A 3″ biscuit cutter will do the trick!
- Using a piping bag, add a dab of frosting or a tiny bit of melted chocolate and add the peanut butter cup as the turkey body.
- Frost the back of each candy eyeball and adhere.
- Use a red chocolate piece or a halved m&m as the gobbler.
- Finally, place candy corn in a fan-like shape to act like the turkey feathers.
Those brownies are super cute and festive! I love that you used candy on them to make them really look like turkeys!
I love these! Such a cute way to spruce up traditional brownies. The turkey decorations are awesome!
OMG those turkey brownies are adorable and a perfect holiday treat! That Keurig K-cup fridge is pretty amazing, too. Who wouldn’t want one of those in their kitchen?!
Those are really cute! When it comes to things giving I like to go all out. This would be a fun one that my kiddo and I could make together and bring to Thanksgiving dinner.
Those are so cute! Brownies make great desserts because they’re so easy to eat, and I love the decorative theme!
These are so cute. They look like a lot of fun to make too, especially with kids. I know our older 3 would love to help me!
Are these the cutest things or what? My kids are going to LOVE these.
Adorbs! Absolutely adorable – and so cute, too! I’ll have to make these for our guests. Now, I’ll just have to get some vegetarian candy corns so I can enjoy them, too!
While I cannot get enough of your ultra cute brownies, did you say that fridge makes coffee? That means I can get an appliance off my countertop!
These are so cute! I love doing themed food, especially desserts, for Holidays. These look like they would be pretty easy to make too. I will have to make them with my daughter at some point
Those brownies are a great creation and look very tasty. I would love some of those appliances, the coffee maker in the door is so perfect.
What fun brownies! My kids will love those. And that is also an awesome fridge, too bad mine is brand new!
These are so adorable. How creative. The kids would love to make these.
Those are awesome! I love the look of them, and of course, they’re cookies, so…
What a great dessert for the kids to have after Thanksgiving dinner! I know my little ones don’t appreciate pie so this would give them something to have as a treat too. Cute idea!
What I love about brownies is that they’re easy to make. These are adorable and I like how you made the turkey! It’s going to a hit during your Thanksgiving party.
I made a kids dessert each year and this one just might make the cut! I love how cute they are and I am sure my nieces and nephews will love them!
The “Olympics of cooking”. That’s funny. These brownies are super cute.
These cupcakes look cute and great for class parties. I bet my kids would have fun making them with me!
These looks so cute! and I’m one of those weird people that LOVES candy corn. So i would def love these. haha
Those are adorable and so fun for Thanksgiving! I’m pinning this to save for later!
We are in need of a new oven/range and love the look of the one you mentioned. My husband had to have gas when we were looking at houses and I agree, I love it.
I have a weakness for anything turkey related! Also for that stove… Gonna slide that onto my Christmas list ????
These are really cute! I love my stove and will be getting a lot of use out of it soon.
Those little guys are just too cute! I know they’d be delicious too! I love how you did their feathers!
These are adorable. I will have to get the kids to help me make some for dessert. I am sure they will have fun making them.
How clever, cute and creative! The grands will love these at Thanksgiving time. And good to know GE appliances are avaiable at Best Buy.
GE has always had such amazing appliances. They always seem to last a lifetime.
Those are so adorable! What a great idea. I’m going to have to make some of these with my girls. I know they’ll love this.
I was just looking for cute Thanksgiving recipes. The kids would go nuts over these!
I’m so excited for the holidays to come. These are great tips and that recipe looks delicious!
Oh, these are so cute! Plus they are so easy to make and would be so much fun for my daughter to help make.
So much of the food served at Thanksgiving isn’t my kids’ favorite. I don’t want to fight the picky food game on a holiday, so it’s great to have something for them to be excited about (and something to bribe them with).
There’s no denying how cute those brownies are! I would feel bad if I ate them. I think the kids will love those as well. It’s really awesome to have appliances that are packed with great features!
First I read “turkey brownies” and I was nervous. Buuuut… these are super cute! I know my kids will love decorating and eating these!
These are adorable! What a fun idea. I know my kids would have a blast helping make these.
These are precious! I think we might make these for Thanksgiving and then give the kids the supplies to make them look like turkeys while we work on the finishing touches for the dinner!
That is really cute! And I love how easy it is to make!
I need to make these for the school thanksgiving day pot luck. I know it would bring a smile to everyone’s faces!
For a minute when I read the title I quite literally thought you meant that the brownies were made from turkey meat haha. So glad they are just cute brownies that look like turkey’s lol! x
These brownies are so adorable! Plus they look so easy to make! I really love Thanksgiving treats, and these would be a fun thing to make as a family.
Those are too cute. I have a group of boys who would love these for a snack after band. Must make them.
I love the brownies and the k-cup refrigerator. What a genius idea! I love the holidays and all the homemade food.
can you say ADORABLE! these are too cute (almost too cute to eat lol) My kids would have so much fun making these. we just might do this for our thanksgiving treat instead of making pumpkin pie!
These are so cute and the stove looks amazing!! I may have to do these for thanksgiving!
Yes please! These are so cute. And great tie in to a good appliance. So important!
This must be so good. I would try my hardest to eat it all together.
What a fun idea and those turkey brownies look adorable! I love how you used candy corn for the turkey’s feathers.
These are adorable and so much fun for kids to make on their own and then gobble up! We will have to make these for a fun Thanksgiving treat!
This is such a cute idea for Thanksgiving! My kids will absolutely love making these!!
A few years ago I started making cookies for my nieces and nephew to enjoy at Thanksgiving since they didn’t like the pies. I’ve made brookies and chocolate chip cookies, so this might be the next thing I need to try. It would be fun to let them decorate each brownies themselves.
I love GE Appliances! They look so stylish!
Okay—making these this year!! I was going to go the Oreo route, but who can resist a cute little brownie?!
Oh my gosh – these Thanksgiving Turkey Brownies are super cute! I love the appliance selection from Best Buy. It’s a great place to shop at!
Omgosh these are so adorable!! My son and I would have so much fun together doing this!!
So cute and creative!
This is going to be something fun to do with all the grandkids!!!!!