20+ Must-Try Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes
Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes are truly the highlight of the holiday season. Sure, the mac & cheese, turkey, and stuffing are great, but let’s be honest, everyone secretly waits until dinner is over and saves room for dessert. Whether it’s pumpkin, pecan, apple, or maple, Thanksgiving is the perfect time to fill your kitchen with warm spices and the smell of cinnamon that creates comforting aromas of fall flavors.
There’s something magical about baking during the holiday season. The air is crisp, your favorite playlist is on, and the scent of brown butter, cinnamon, and vanilla fills the house. These Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes bring all those cozy feels to your table, combining traditional favorites with creative twists that are anything but boring.
This roundup isn’t just about the classic pumpkin or apple pies (though we’ll always love and share them!). Thanksgiving is the perfect opportunity to step out of your comfort zone and try some new recipes, like brown butter pumpkin blondies, maple pecan cheesecake, or even a chai-spiced apple crisp.
From simple bite-sized desserts, these sweet treats are made to impress and make you feel like the hostess with the mostess.
Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes
Sweet, cozy, and full of fall flavor, these Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes are guaranteed to wow your guests and have them coming back for seconds.
Pumpkin Cake Squares
These pumpkin cake squares with orange cream cheese frosting are insanely good! They’re also super quick & easy to make and require minimal effort.
No Bake Pumpkin Mousse Pie With Salted Caramel
This no-bake recipe features a fluffy pumpkin mousse filling, whipped cream, Sweet & Salty Pretzel Pie Crust and a to-die-for Salted Caramel Sauce! It’s the perfect Autumn dessert and is easy to make a day or two ahead of your Thanksgiving gatherings!
Pumpkin Bars With Cream Cheese Frosting
This Pumpkin Bar Recipe features a soft and decadent pumpkin cake generously topped with an incredible cream cheese frosting infused with warm spices in every bite. These Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting are the ultimate pumpkin spice dessert for Thanksgiving.
Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes
These Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes are the perfect bite-sized fall dessert! Creamy, spiced pumpkin filling layered on a buttery graham cracker crust, finished with a dollop of whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon. They’re simple to make and an ideal holiday party dessert.
Brown Butter Sweet Potato Pie Recipe
If you love a good sweet potato pie, you’ll really love this browned butter sweet potato pie! The nutty, buttery flavor of the brown butter, and a black-bottom crust will make this easy brown butter sweet potato pie your go-to recipe from now on, especially for Thanksgiving!
Cranberry Cheesecake
This festive no-bake cranberry cheesecake combines a classic no bake cheesecake with a tangy cranberry sauce that’s perfect for the festive season.
Cake Mix Apple Cobbler
Apple cobbler with yellow cake mix makes for the quickest, easiest apple cobbler recipe! It’s a caramel apple dump cake with fresh apples for that perfect fall flavor! You’re gonna love this recipe for cobbler using cake mix!
Baked Sweet Potato Cheesecake
This creamy and decadent Sweet Potato Cheesecake combines all the best parts of sweet potato pie and rich cheesecake in one amazing dessert.
Pear Cake Recipe
This healthy Pear Cake uses no refined sugar and is a simple and scrumptious way to make use of delicious pears. This recipe is perfect for breakfast, as a snack, or a healthyish dessert.
Apple Blondies with Cinnamon Maple Glaze
This Apple Blondies with Cinnamon Maple Glaze recipe is soft, gooey, and filled with baked cinnamon and brown sugar apples in each bite. They’re also packed with protein and perfect for fall.
Sourdough Pumpkin Roll Bites
These sourdough pumpkin roll bites are simply & delicious! They’ve got the same pumpkin roll flavor but in bite-sized form. Made with pure maple syrup instead of regular sugar throughout the cake and cream cheese frosting!
Sweet Potato Pound Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This Sweet Potato Pound Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is unreal! It has a rich and buttery texture, warm fall spices in every bite, and a gooey cinnamon swirl throughout the cake! The tangy, velvety glaze adds a creamy richness that takes it over the top, making every bite pure heaven!
Easy Cranberry Pie With Woven Lattice Crust
This Cranberry Pie is made with fresh cranberries and a lattice crust topping. This vegan recipe is a perfect, easy holiday dessert to whip up in minutes using only six ingredients.
Vegan Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Vegan Pumpkin Cupcakes topped with the most decadent cream cheese frosting. Loaded with fiber and other nutrients, this vegan cupcake recipe takes only 30 minutes to make.
Pecan Pie Pumpkin Cheesecake
Cheesecake Factory Copycat Pecan Pie Pumpkin Cheesecake recipe with a buttery cookie crust, rich pecan filling, and a light and fluffy pumpkin cheesecake topped with a thick layer of pecan caramel topping and homemade whipped cream.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe with a Cake Mix
This Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe made with a cake mix is quick, easy and full of pumpkin flavor, this recipe is one you won’t regret trying.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Cozy, bakery-style treat for the fall season, this pumpkin chocolate chip cake checks every box. It’s an easy cake that bakes up plush and golden, bursting with chocolate flavor in every bite.
Keto Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
These sugar free frosted pumpkin spice cookies! Are the epitome of fall thick, fluffy, topped with a rich cream cheese icing and a hint of cinnamon these Keto Pumpkin Cookies are a decadent tasting treat that is also low carb!
Pumpkin Streusel Bread
This Pumpkin Streusel Bread Recipe combines tender, moist crumbs with a crisp, crunchy topping for a cozy fall treat that you’ll want to bake again and again!
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
These Pumpkin whoopie pies with cream cheese filling are soft, moist and perfectly spiced with fall flavors. They are quick and easy to make from scratch!
Why You’ll Love These Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes
These desserts go beyond the usual pumpkin and apple pies, giving you new and creative ways to celebrate fall flavors. Whether you’re hosting a big family dinner or a cozy Friendsgiving, these Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes are all about making your table feel warm, festive, and unforgettable.
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