These Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Brownies – made with a boxed brownie mix, candy corn and peanut butter cups, these brownies will be the hit of your dessert table for the Thanksgiving holiday season. You can even send these to school for Fall parties. Let me show you how easy these very popular Thanksgiving treats are to make!
If you’re looking for a special treat to make for the kids on Thanksgiving Day, look no further! These Thanksgiving Turkey Brownies are perfect for school parties or even as a fun dessert to serve for your family and friends on Thanksgiving Day.
Thanksgiving Treats
I think it would even be fun to have the kids help decorate the Thanksgiving treats after the main meal. A few years ago, I did something like this and had homemade donuts ready for the kids, big and little, decorate and enjoy.
These Thanksgiving turkey brownies are easy to make since the recipe starts with a boxed brownie mix and a few other candies that everyone loves!
Helpful Kitchen Tools
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- Candy Eyes
- Reese’s Mini Peanut Butter Cups – I always have to hide these bags when I purchase them for recipes. My family loves these candies!
- Candy Corn
- M & M Candy Pieces
- Parchment Paper Sheets – these are one of my favorite kitchen tools to use for baking, cooking and even prepping food.
- Round Cookie Cutter Set
Ingredients
Make sure you print out the recipe below and save it for later!
- 1 box your favorite brownie mix
- Miniature peanut butter cups
- Fall colored M&Ms or chocolate candy pieces
- Candy eyes
- Candy corn
- Canned frosting – you will not use the whole container.
Directions
Prepare and bake the brownies according to the instructions on the back of the box. Once the brownies are baked, allow them the cool completely before decorating.
How to Decorate the Turkey Brownies
- Once the brownies have cooled, cut them into 3 inch circles.
- Add a little icing to the back of a peanut butter cup to add the turkey body.
- Add the candy eyes and a red chocolate candy for the beak/gobbler. Set the chocolate candy on its side so it looks more like a beak.
- Add 4-5 candy corn to make the turkey feathers.
Baking Tip: Use a little dab of icing on the back of the peanut butter cup to help it stick to the top of the brownie circle!
Kids will love helping you at this point!
These turkey brownies make a really cute Thanksgiving treat. Little kids will have tons of fun putting the turkeys together and everyone will enjoy eating them!
Tried this recipe? Let me know in the comments and don’t forget to rate it!
Ready for more Delicious Thanksgiving Treats?
- Pancake Mix Pumpkin Pancakes
- TWO Ingredient Pumpkin Bread is a new recipe to the site and it’s so good! Really easy to make as well.
- Mason Jar Apple Crisp
- Pumpkin Spice Cookie Cups – starts out with a cake mix!
- Homemade Applesauce– recipe includes instructions for crock pot and instant pot!
Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Brownies
Thanksgiving Turkey Brownies are the perfect treat for Thanksgiving or school parties. You can also have all the ingredients ready to go for Thanksgiving Day for kids to make their own desserts.
Ingredients
- 1 box your favorite brownie mix
- 15 Miniature peanut butter cups
- 15 Fall colored M&Ms or chocolate candy pieces
- 60 Candy Corn Pieces
- Candy Eyes
- Canned frosting - you will not use the whole container.
Instructions
- Prepare your brownies according to the instructions on the box.
- Once baked, set aside to cool.
- Once the brownies have cooled, cut them into 3 inch circles.
- Add a little icing to the back of a peanut butter cup to add the turkey body.
- Add the candy eyes and a red chocolate candy for the beak/gobbler. Set the chocolate candy on its side so it looks more like a beak.
- Add 4-5 candy corn to make the turkey feathers.
Notes
- Depending on the size of biscuit cutter you use, you should be able to make 15 Turkey Brownies from one tray of baked brownies.
- The candy eyes and the canned frosting were not included in the nutritional information calculation.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 15 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 349Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 96mgCarbohydrates: 49gFiber: 2gSugar: 42gProtein: 4g
The nutrition information is calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee its accuracy. If this data is important to you, please verify with your trusted nutrition calculator.
This recipe has been updated since it first appeared in 2017 with a new printable recipe card that includes nutritional information. I hope you enjoy the updates as much as I enjoyed working on them!
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Totally love your turkey brownies. Right up my alley. Fun and delicious. Pinned. best wishes, Linda @Crafts a la mode
Thanks Linda!
Hi Lois,
These turkeys are adorable! I pinned this from the Mostly Blogging link party. It reminds me that Thanksgiving is right around the corner.
Best,
Christina
Thank you Christina! Your comment made my day!
How cute are these? Such a fun sweet treat to make alongside those with little ones!
I think little kids and big kids would love to make these on Thanksgiving Day! Thanks for visiting.
These brownies are adorable. I love all things turkey-shaped at Thanksgiving. My kids are going to love these. Thanks for the great idea.
Thank you! I hope you have a lovely holiday!