The Most Freak-Tastic 'Frankenfoods' To Make For Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is all about tradition, but traditions have to start sometime.

Just think: You could be on the ground level of a new tradition of your very own by mashing up a bunch of your favorite foods and creating a monster feast no one will ever be able to forget (for better or worse).

Your family will be wowed. They will be scared. They will be satisfied. But mostly, they will be thankful.

So what you might call "Frankenfoods" -- gastronomical feats like KFC's Fire Double Down Maxx and Pizza Hut's Hot Dog Bites -- get the holiday treatment in this roundup, which is why we shall call them Thankenfoods.

Mix and match these to your heart's content -- just pace yourself, OK?

Roasted Veggies + Butter = Tomato Butter

Adventures-in-cooking.com

Get the Roasted Tomato Butter recipe from Adventures In Cooking here

Butternut Squash + Turkey = Enchiladas

Half-Baked Harvest

Get the Green Chili Butternut Squash And Turkey Enchiladas With Crispy Sage recipe from Half-Baked Harvest here

Turkey + BBQ Sauce = Pizza

Damn Delicious

Get the Hawaiian BBQ Turkey Flatbread Pizza recipe from Damn Delicious here

Mashed Potatoes + Gravy = Waffles

Oh, Bite It

Get the Mashed Potato And Gravy Waffles recipe from Oh, Bite It here

Sweet Potatoes + Pasta = Lasagna

How Sweet It Is

Get the Roasted Butternut And Sweet Potato Whole Wheat Lasanga recipe from How Sweet It Is here

Bacon + Mashed Potatoes + Breadcrumbs = Balls

Damn Delicious

Get the Loaded Mashed Potato Balls recipe from Damn Delicious here

Mashed Potatoes + Bacon + Cheese = Bombs

Oh, Bite It

Get the Mashed Potato Bacon Bombs recipe from Oh, Bite It here

Pumpkins + Pretzels + Maple = Cornballs

Oh, Bite It

Get the Mini Pumpkin Cornball Bites With Maple Mustard recipe from Oh, Bite It here

Canned Pumpkins + Cinnamon Rolls = Pumpkin Pie Cinnamon Rolls

Oh, Bite It

Get the Pumpkin Pie Cinnamon Rolls recipe from Oh, Bite It here

Coconut Oil + Pumpkins + Muffins = Cheesecake

Lovely Little Kitchen

Get the Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins recipe from Lovely Little Kitchen here

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