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Pear Cake with Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting

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Pear Cake with Cinnamon Buttercream Frosting

Pears and cinnamon are a natural combination.  Pear Cake with Cinnamon Buttercream is even better.

This is an old-fashioned cake recipe.  I started with a recipe for Fruit Cocktail Cake that my mom had.  It’s a simple, from-scratch cake that uses basic, pantry ingredients.  The original recipe includes a nut topping, but I really wanted cinnamon buttercream frosting to top this pear cake.

Canned pears work really well here.  They’re always perfectly ripe and sweet.  And because they’re packed in juice there’s no added sugar sneaking in.

Speaking of sugar, I cut the amount of sugar in the original recipe by half.  It’s still plenty sweet.

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Creamed Sweet Pea Casserole

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Creamed Sweet Pea Casserole served

You know how Thanksgiving is more about the sides than the turkey?  Well, this is one dish you are going to want as part of the feast.

Creamed Sweet Pea Casserole is similar to green bean casserole, only it has a creamy, homemade sauce.  And it’s chock full of sweet peas.  Specifically, Libby’s Sweet Peas. (Don’t miss the Cansgiving Sweepstakes below!)

I love simple, frugal recipes like this one.  It rings in at about .60 cents per serving.  It’s easy to put together and there’s a good chance you have all the ingredients in your pantry.

Here’s what you’ll need to make Creamed Sweet Pea Casserole:

Creamed Sweet Pea Casserole ingredients

The steps are as easy as making white sauce with chicken broth as the base.  Sour cream gets stirred into the sauce, making it extra creamy.

Fold the sweet peas into the sauce.

Creamed Sweet Pea Casserole assemble

All of this deliciousness gets poured into a greased casserole dish.  Finally, sprinkle french fried onions on top.  They give great flavor to the peas and crunch to every bite.

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Creamed Sweet Pea Casserole

Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 Tbs. butter
  • 1 1/2 Tbs. flour
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/8 tsp. onion powder
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 cans Libby's Sweet Peas drained
  • 2.8 oz french fried onions

Instructions

  • In a large skillet, melt the butter.
  • Stir in the flour to form a paste and cook for 1 minute.
  • Whisk in the chicken broth, cooking over medium heat until the sauce comes to a boil and begins to thicken.
  • Remove from heat and stir in sour cream, onion powder, salt and pepper.
  • Fold in the peas.
  • Pour into greased casserole dish.
  • Top with french fried onions.
  • Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes, till hot and bubbly.

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Disclosure: Libby’s has supplied me with product and compensated me for my time, however all opinions are my own.

 

Apricot and Pecan Topped Brie Appetizer

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Apricot and Pecan topped Brie

 

 

I’ve been working with Libby’s recently and I was so excited to be asked to create a Thanksgiving recipe using their product.  I chose to use Libby’s apricot halves.  Apricots are a favorite of mine.  I used to eat them with breakfast every day. Yum!

This appetizer couldn’t be simpler to make.  It has plenty of fall flavor too.  Apricots and pecans get spiced up with cinnamon, nutmeg and a splash of vanilla.  The warm fruit tops melty brie for an appetizer that your guests will love!  It will definitely keep them happy and willing to wait a bit longer for dinner.

(I’ve also got a fantastic giveaway at the end of this post, so keep reading!)

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