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Thanksgiving Filled Sugar Cone Cornucopias

Here’s a fun food craft project for you and the kids to make and for the whole family to enjoy on Thanksgiving. Put these out at each pacesetting at your Thanksgiving table. Everyone is going to love this recipe for DIY Thanksgiving filled   sugar cone cornucopias. 

Look how cute these cornucopias cones are. What I love about this cute little food craft is, you can add any kind of goody inside.

The fruit and nut mixture just happens to be a family favorite so that’s what we put in ours.

I like to put one on each place setting for a homemade favor that everyone can enjoy during and after a meal. They look adorable don’t they?

Try this on Thanksgiving Day for a fun holiday project.

Thanksgiving Filled Sugar Cone Cornucopias

What’s the meaning of cornucopias?

Cornucopia is the combination of two words, cornucopia and copious.

Also called the horn of plenty.

A symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with fruits, vegetables, flowers, nuts, and seeds.

Here is a modern version made out of ice cream sugar cones and a mixture of nuts, seeds, candy corn, and other sweet treats. You can fill these with anything that will fit. Stuff it and wrap up for a lovely gift on Thanksgiving.

What you’ll need to make this fun Thanksgiving Filled Sugar Cone Cornucopias…

Supplies and Ingredients:

  • Sugar cones/Ice cream cones
  • snack mix (like a mixture of nuts, seeds, candy corn, etc.)
  • paper towel
  • paper plate
  • water
  • microwave

There’s three easy and fun steps to make these yummy treats…

Directions:

  1. Fold a paper towel into a strip about two inches wide. Dampen the paper toweling and squeeze out the extra water. Wrap the paper towel around the bottom tip of a sugar cone so that it is completely covered.
  2. Place wrapped sugar cone on a microwave safe plate. Put in the microwave on high for 20 seconds. Remove the sugar cone and carefully check for flexibility. If the cone’s tip is not soft enough to bend, re wet the paper towel and wrap the sugar cone again. Return to the microwave for another 20  seconds but watch carefully as the sugar cone can burn.
  3. When the sugar cone tip is soft enough to bend, gently press the tip against the paper plate. To get more of a curl on the tip, wrap the cone around your finger. Allow the cone to cool completely before filling with your favorite snack mix, candies, etc.

Enjoy the deliciousness!

Thanksgiving Filled Sugar Cone Cornucopias

Here's a fun and yummy craft project the kids and you will enjoy doing together. Put on on each place setting for a yummy treat for everyone to enjoy during and after a meal. 

Course Dessert, Family Favorties
Cuisine American
Keyword Candy, candy corn, mixed nuts, nuts, sugar cones, Thanksgiving
Author Pam

Ingredients

  • Sugar cones (ice cream cones)
  • Snack mix (like a mixture of nuts, seeds, candy corn, etc.)
  • Paper towel
  • paper plate
  • water
  • microwave

Instructions

  1. 1. Fold a paper towel into a strip about two inches wide. Dampen the paper toweling and squeeze out the extra water. Wrap the paper towel around the bottom tip of a sugar cone so that it is completely covered.

    2. Place wrapped sugar cone on a microwave safe plate. Put in the microwave on high for 20 seconds. Remove the sugar cone and carefully check for flexibility. If the cone’s tip is not soft enough to bend, rewet the paper towel and wrap the sugar cone again. Return to the microwave for another 20 seconds but watch carefully as the sugar cone can burn.

    3. When the sugar cone tip is soft enough to bend, gently press the tip against the paper plate. To get more of a curl on the tip, wrap the cone around your finger. Allow the cone to cool completely before filling with your favorite snack mix, candies, etc. Enjoy!!

Check out a few more holiday recipes that the kids will enjoy helping with.

No – Bake Thanksgiving Cookie Project 

4 Ingredient Sugar Cone Teepees

Harvest Cupcakes With Creamy Cinnamon Frosting

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