Thanksgiving Recipes with Essential Oils

An Améo Thanksgiving

Enhance your favorite Thanksgiving and holiday dishes with Améo Essential Oils! Essential oils are great for adding an extra kick of flavor and can really take your dishes up a notch. Some of these oils can be found for a limited time in the Zija International 2014 Holiday Store, found in the Back Office Marketplace.
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Classic Candied Yams 

Ingredients:
4 large yams peeled and cut into ½ inch slices
½ cup unsalted butter
2 cups white sugar
¼ cup heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon real maple
½ tablespoon vanilla extract
2 drops Améo Cinnamon Essential Oil
1 small drop Améo Nutmeg Essential Oil
1 small drop Améo Clove Essential Oil

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Place into a 12x9 casserole dish
3. In a medium size pot at medium heat, melt butter
4. Add sugar and stir until blended
5. Stir in whipping cream
6. Stir in maple, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove
7. Sample mixture and add additional spices if needed
8. Pour mixture over yams
9. Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes
10. Uncover yams and bake for additional 20-25 minutes
11. Plate and spread sauce over yams


Green Bean Casserole 

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon white sugar
¼ cup diced onion
1 cup sour cream
1 small drop Améo Nutmeg Essential Oil
3 cups sliced green beans
2 cups shredder cheddar cheese
½ cup crumbled buttery crackers
1 tablespoon melted butter

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large pan over medium heat
3. Stir in flour until smooth and cook for 1 minute
4. Stir in salt, sugar, onion, sour cream, and drop of Améo Nutmeg Essential Oil
5. Add green beans and mix together
6. Put mixture into casserole dish
7. Sprinkle cheese over mixture
8. In a bowl, mix crack crumbs and remaining butter and sprinkle on top of the beans
9. Bake for 30 minutes in the oven until the top is golden


Rosemary Garlic Mashed Potatoes 

Ingredients:
3 cubed potatoes
¼ cup butter
2 tablespoons oil
1 small chopped red onion
1 minced clove of garlic
2 drops Améo Rosemary Essential Oil
½ cup milk
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
1. Place potatoes in a pot with enough salted water to cover, cook 30 minutes or until tender and drain
2. Add and melt butter on potatoes; put aside
3. Add oil to a skillet
4. Add garlic and onions and cook until tender
5. Stir in drops of Améo Rosemary Essential Oil
6. Mash potatoes with the melted butter and add onion mixture, milk, and salt and pepper to taste


Zesty Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients:
12 ounce bag frozen/fresh cranberries
1 cup sugar
2 drops Améo Lemon Essential Oil
2 tablespoons water
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
1. Empty all but ½ cup of cranberries into saucepan
2. Add sugar, Améo Lemon Essential Oil and water and cook over low heat for about 10 minutes or until the sugar dissolves and the cranberries are soft
3. Increase heat to medium and cook about 10 minutes or until the cranberries burst
4. Reduce the heat back to low and stir in ½ cup of remaining cranberries, add additional sugar, salt and pepper to taste before serving


Perfect Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients:
8-ounce package of softened cream cheese
2 cups canned mashed pumpkin
1 cup sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 egg & 2 egg yolks slightly beaten
1 cup half & half
¼ cup melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 drop Améo Cinnamon Essential Oil
1 small drop Améo Ginger Essential Oil
Cooked and warmed pie dough
Whipped cream (optional)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Beat cream cheese in a mixing bowl
3. Add pumpkin to cream cheese and mix until completely blended
4. Add sugar and salt and beat until combined
5. Add the eggs mixed with the yolks, half & half, and melted butter and mix until combined
6. Add vanilla, Améo Cinnamon and Améo Ginger and beat until blended
7. Pour filling into the warm and crisped pie crust and bake until the center is set, approximately 50 minutes
8. Top pie with whipped cream if desired

 Hot Spiced Cider

Ingredients:
6 c. Apple Cider/Apple Juice
2 c. Pineapple Juice
5 drops Clove Essential Oil
5 drops Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil
5 drops Tangerine Essential Oil


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