For a dose of Christmas cheer, make party-perfect punch, a delicious pot roast, and baked apple-cherry dumplings — with a North Carolina twist.
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Apple Cider Caramel Dumpling Pie
This beautiful, rustic pie tastes most delicious when made with old-timey butter piecrust.
Pie Towns: 11 Places to Get the Sweetest Slices of the Season
In North Carolina, Thanksgiving pies — pecan, apple, sweet potato, pumpkin — have deep roots in farms from the mountains to the Coastal Plain. When bakeries wrap these homegrown ingredients in a buttery crust, pie makes perfect.
Butternut Squash, Apple, & Sausage Bake
Fall in love with this hearty, roasted-and-toasted side dish.
Cranberry & Walnut Slaw
This colorful cabbage salad has plenty of crunch thanks to carrots, apples, and walnuts.
Side Dish Stars: 4 Recipes for Your Holiday Spread
These recipes do more than play second fiddle to the turkey: Prepare them with North Carolina-grown ingredients like squash, apples, and sausage for a holiday spread that sings.
13 Pie Recipes for Your Thanksgiving Dessert Table
Give thanks for pie! Creamy chocolate walnut; sweet potato covered in a buttery, crunchy topping; classic, custardy pumpkin — these favorites are fit for a feast.
19 Spots Across North Carolina to Find Your Favorite Cider
Served warm in a mug or cold and bubbly in a glass, the sweet-tart taste of hard and soft ciders is one of our favorite parts of fall.
Apple Dumplings
These Granny Smith apples are wrapped in a buttery dough, baked in a cinnamon-brown sugar syrup, and topped off with vanilla ice cream.
