Buttery broccoli soup simmers chopped broccoli with sauteed onions, chicken broth, and rich evaporated milk for a creamy 6-ingredient soup. Puree for smooth, leave chunky for rustic.
Homemade Twinkies made with pound cake mix baked in DIY foil molds and filled with a fluffy vanilla cream. A fun copycat recipe that tastes fresher and better than the store-bought original.
Old-fashioned chocolate ice cream for a hand-crank or electric churn. Cornstarch-thickened custard with semi-sweet chocolate, evaporated milk, whipping cream, and vanilla. Big batch built for porch socials.
A very moist, custardy pumpkin pie spiced with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and clove. Lightened up with sugar substitute and skim milk for a lighter slice on the Thanksgiving table.
Holley's classic cheesecake with a graham crust, dense sour cream filling, tangy sour cream topping, and a Grand Marnier-spiked hot fudge sauce. The crowd-pleasing dessert that tastes like a celebration.
Pumpkin pie with ginger cookie crust trades pastry for crushed gingersnaps and lightens the filling with applesauce, maple syrup, and egg whites. A holiday pie with serious spice and a leaner profile.
Silky pumpkin mousse pie made with whipped egg whites, evaporated skim milk, and a hint of orange zest. A no-bake holiday dessert that's lighter than traditional pumpkin pie.
A basic ice-cream recipe that is so delicious on its own, but can be modified to make literally all kinds of flavors and ice-cream ideas!
Fresh peach ice cream with ripe summer peaches blended into a cornstarch-thickened evaporated milk base. No eggs to temper, no custard to fuss with, just churn and freeze.
Extra-rich chocolate pecan pie: classic Southern pecan pie reimagined with melted semi-sweet chocolate and evaporated milk for a denser, fudgier filling. The Thanksgiving showpiece your table needs.
Homemade pumpkin spice doughnuts fried golden from a pumpkin puree dough warm with cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, then dipped in a maple glaze. Cake-style donuts for fall mornings and Thanksgiving dessert.
A coffee fudge popsicle recipe asked for condensed milk that I didn't have on hand, but I did have a few cans of evaporated milk sitting in the pantry. Then I made my very first condensed milk, it came out surprisingly delicious, and those coffee fudge popsicles were absolutely the best on this planet.
Pumpkin chiffon pie folds whipped egg whites and cream into a spiced pumpkin custard for a light, mousse-like Thanksgiving classic. Cloud-soft texture with all the warm pumpkin pie flavor.
Barbecue meatballs in a sweet-tangy ketchup and chili sauce glaze, baked until sticky and caramelized. Family-style comfort food great over rice, pasta or with toothpicks for parties.
Homemade cream of tomato soup made from fresh tomatoes, celery, and onion blended smooth and finished with evaporated milk. The from-scratch answer to the canned red can on the pantry shelf.
Classic homemade pumpkin pie with canned pumpkin, evaporated milk, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves in a flaky crust. The traditional Thanksgiving recipe done right.