Thanksgiving Ice Cream Turkey Treat

This is the kind of Thanksgiving dessert that makes you smile.  Your guests will be so impressed with these ice cream turkeys. Your little guests (and probably adult guests) will be delighted when it’s time to eat this Thanksgiving ice cream turkey.

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Thanksgiving Ice Cream Turkey Dessert

The cutest Thanksgiving treats for kids, teens, and adults. I love turkey treats like this one, and these Oreo Turkeys, Thanksgiving Turkey Pretzels, and Thanksgiving Turkey Marshmallows.

What You’ll Love about this Turkey Dessert

  • This turkey dessert will be so cute at the Thanksgiving dessert table
  • It is easy to make
  • Kids, teens, and adults will love this Thanksgiving turkey dessert
  • It is made with simple ingredients

Ingredients for this Turkey Shaped Dessert

For each turkey treat

  • waffle bowl
  • large cookie – about 4 inches wide
  • chocolate ice cream
  • chocolate-covered sunflower seed
  • M&M or Reese’s Pieces
  • candy eyes

How to Make an Ice Cream Turkey

Set your large cookie in a vertical position at the back of the waffle bowl

Place one large scoop of chocolate ice cream in the bottom of the waffle bowl, in front of your cookie

Add a smaller scoop on top

If the chocolate is melting, place the waffle bowl in the freezer for about 15 minutes so the ice cream can harden again.

Add two candy eyes to the top scoop.

Place the orange M&M sideways between and below the two eyes as the turkey’s beak

Place three red chocolate-covered sunflower seeds, pointed side down at the top center of the top scoop of the ice cream – going back to the back of the scoop as the turkey’s snood and one nest to the M&M beak as the wattle

Variation

Have the ice cream ready to decorate. Place ice cream scoops in the waffle bowl and freeze them. Have the candy pieces ready to go onto the turkey. Let the kids decorate it as a food craft.

You could even have a decorating contest. Just have one assembled for a display for inspiration.

Use fall-colored cookie icing to make colored feathers on the cookie

Use candy corn for the beak

Serve with this Turkey Shaped Dessert

Make a Thanksgiving dessert table with these ideas

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    Thanksgiving ice cream turkey

    Thanksgiving Ice Cream Turkey Treat

    A cute ice cream dessert for Thanksgiving
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 0 minutes
    freezing: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 1153cal
    Author: Melissa Haines
    Cost: $10

    Equipment

    • freezer

    Ingredients

    • 4 waffle bowls
    • 4 cups chocolate ice cream
    • 2 tbsp. chocolate covered sunflower seeds red
    • 4 M&Ms orange
    • 8 candy eyes

    Instructions

    • Set your large cookie in a vertical position at the back of the waffle bowl
    • Place one large scoop of chocolate ice cream in the bottom of the waffle bowl, in front of your cookie
    • Add a smaller scoop on top
    • If the chocolate is melting, place the waffle bowl in the freezer for about 15 minutes so the ice cream can harden again.
    • Add two candy eyes to the top scoop.
    • Place the orange M&M sideways between and below the two eyes as the turkey's beak
    • Place three red chocolate-covered sunflower seeds, pointed side down at the top center of the top scoop of the ice cream – going back to the back of the scoop as the turkey's snood and one nest to the M&M beak as the wattle

    Notes

    nutrition facts are only an estimate 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 1153cal | Carbohydrates: 206g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 1082mg | Potassium: 878mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 114g | Vitamin A: 8IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 160mg | Iron: 5mg

    ~Melissa – KidFriendlyThingsToDo.com

    5 from 1 vote (1 rating without comment)

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