Drive around this turkey donut race car, then devour it with your guests! Isn’t it more fun when your Thanksgiving treats can move? Check out those Life Savers tires and vegetable root chip turkey feathers. Did I mention the tires even rotate? 3,2,1 ... it’s time to race your cars!
Using a toothpick, attach donut hole (turkey’s heato the top side of the donut (turkeys' body).
Add chocolate to a small bowl and microwave it for 45 seconds. Stir with a toothpick. If it’s not melted, microwave for additional 15-second intervals. (Note: To prevent burning, stir chocolate after each interval.)
Using a toothpick, add melted chocolate to the backside of two candy eyeballs and stick them to the donut hole.
Using a small knife, make a vertical cut in the donut hole below the eyes. Add a candy corn (Turkeys' beain the slit.
Using a small knife, make 6 cuts on the topside of the donut. Watch the video for a better visual. Lightly push a red root chip (Turkey’s featheinto each slit.
Repeat above steps for the remaining donuts.
Build The Car:
Car Frame: Add two Life Savers (tireto each end of two treat sticks. In other words, the entire car frame has 8 Life Saver tires (ie. each treat stick has four tires with two tires on each end). (See blog post images for an overhead shot of the frame, including labels of each component). Leave enough room at the end of each treat stick to secure the tires in place using Tootsie Roll logs (frame supports).
Tire supports: Cut a small chunk of the Tootsie Roll. Using your finger tips, roll it into a log (about 6 inch long by ⅛ inch diameter). It’s roughly the same shape and size as the treat stick. Cut the log into 8 equal sections. Wrap the small Tootsie Roll log around the treat stick on either side of the Life Savers. Note: leave a small gap between the Tootsie Roll and the Life Savers so that the tire can still spin.
Frame Supports: Cut a small chunk of the Tootsie Roll. Using your finger tips, mold it into the shape of two quarters. Cut another chunk of the Tootsie Roll and roll it into a small log (around 6 inch long by ⅛ inch diameter).
Assemble The Car Frame: Place two treat sticks on top of the tire frames so that it makes the shape of an “A” (See blog post for images). Secure the “A-Frame” in place using the frame supports (Tootsie Roll). Note: leave enough space at the bottom of the treat stick to use as handles so you can push the car around.
Assemble the Turkey Donut Race Car: Place the turkey donut on top of the car frame. It’s time to raise your cars!
Video
Notes
Helpful Tips
When you’re building the car frame, the key is to arrange the treat sticks so it’s in the shape of an “A.” This way there’s enough room for a handle so you can push and steer the car. (See blog post above for overhead image of the car frame)
Don’t waste time trying out different types of sticks or skewers for the car frame.Just use the 6” Wilton treat sticks, which are perfect because the diameter of the stick gives enough clearance for the Life Savers tires to rotate. It also easily supports the weight of the turkey donut above.
What are the best chips to use for the turkey feathers? I’m using Trader Joe’s root chips because they’re decliciously thin and crispy! Before I add the feathers I like to empty the entire bag of chips onto a cookie tray and create piles of different colored chips and weed out the broken pieces. I know this is an extra step but it allows you to pick the best looking chips for the turkey feathers. Plus, the broken chips become my snack. You can also use Terra Chips, which are available in most grocery stores.
Do NOT use gummy candy(ie. DOTS, gummy bears, etc.) for the tire supports. If you use gummy candy, the treat stick will be covered in gummy goo and the lifesaver tire will not rotate. Use Tootsie Roll instead. See the blog post above for images of what not to do!