Illinois’ Top Unique Turkey Day Recipe Is Shockingly Boring

Thanksgiving always brings the usual suspects to the table: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, something topped with marshmallows, and the pie you swear you’re too full for but eat anyway. But this year, Allrecipes released a survey showing the most-searched-for unique Thanksgiving recipe in every state, and Illinois… well… we seriously underdelivered.

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According to the survey, our “unique” dish is Glazed Carrots.

A recipe with exactly four ingredients: butter, brown sugar, salt, and white pepper. That’s it. We couldn’t even toss in a little cinnamon or nutmeg to pretend we tried.

The Survey That Exposed Illinois’ “Unique” Thanksgiving Dish

Allrecipes pulled the data, ranked every state, and somehow Illinois’ big holiday flex ended up being the side dish equivalent of a beige sweater. Meanwhile…

Surrounding States Are Having More Fun

Our neighbors? They’re out here serving dessert as a side dish with zero shame.

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Indiana: Dirt Pudding — pudding, cookies, whipped topping… a childhood memory in a bowl.

Iowa and Wisconsin: Snickers Salad — pure Midwest chaos and absolutely delicious.

Meanwhile, Illinois politely stirs carrots.

Let’s Upgrade Our Reputation

If you want to join the fun, Snickers Salad couldn’t be easier: instant butterscotch pudding mix, milk, whipped topping, Granny Smith apples, and chopped Snickers bars.

Send me a pic of your Snickers Salad, especially if you’re making it to help Illinois redeem itself this Thanksgiving.

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