16 Must-Make Thanksgiving Desserts You’ll Obsess Over
Savor the best of the season’s flavors with these Thanksgiving dessert recipes. These recipes will be such a hit that you’ll find yourself making them even when the holidays are over.
Pecan Snowball Cookies
These sweet, crunchy, buttery pecan snowball cookies are a delicious way to decorate your dessert table this holiday season! Also known as Mexican wedding cookies or Russian tea cookies, these snowy treats use just a handful of basic pantry staples to create a fun-shaped and eye-catching dessert that all ages will love. These are perfect for holiday parties or as edible gifts.
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Apple Bread Pudding
If you’ve been wondering what to do with that leftover bread sitting on the counter, this apple bread pudding is a delicious way to use it! Made with fresh apples, everyday bread, and warm cinnamon, this old-fashioned apple bread pudding recipe takes little effort yet packs plenty of sweet flavor. It is a delightful and comforting fall dessert with the whole family asking for seconds!
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Pumpkin Custard Pie
This is hands down the best pumpkin custard pie recipe for Thanksgiving. It features a flaky, buttery pie crust filled with silky, creamy, incredible, delicious pumpkin custard flavored with aromatic orange zest and nutmeg. This Pumpkin pie is made without evaporated milk yet super rich, smooth, and full of Fall flavors everyone loves!
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Pecan Upside Down Cake
This exceptional pecan upside down cake is a perfect dessert for Fall or Thanksgiving. It’s an excellent harmony of moist yogurt cake as the base and caramelized pecan topping! The cake can be made in any pan you have, even in a Bundt pan, to turn it into a festive Pecan Upside-down Bundt cake for Thanksgiving!
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Apple Pie Cookies
These irresistible apple pie cookies will be the talk of the table this holiday season! Made with fresh apples and a sweet, delicious apple pie filling, they will make you feel like you are eating mini apple pies (without all the hassle)! Their warm, comforting flavor makes them the perfect dessert to sweeten holiday gatherings.
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Pecan Brownies
This fudgy pecan brownies recipe is a time saver for Thanksgiving that might just become your favorite brownie recipe all year round! This brownie with pecans is the perfect combination of thick, fudge, and gooey inside and crinkly, crispy top with an intense chocolate taste, crunchy pecans, and a pinch of cinnamon. It is rich yet very well-balanced in sweetness! It is absolutely out of this world and the perfect chocolatey Thanksgiving dessert, but a good idea any other time of the year!
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Apple Pie Choux Au Craquelin
This apple pie choux au craquelin (crispy cream puff) perfectly combines American apple pie and French choux pastry. A showstopper dessert that will be the star of this fall! I love how the crispy choux au craquelin bonds with the creamy homemade apple pie filling while the whipped mascarpone on top balances the flavors.
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Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Making pecan chocolate chip cookies is one of the easiest and most delicious ways to celebrate the fall flavors we love! Luxurious chocolate chip cookies loaded with pecans, cinnamon, brown butter, and brown sugar make the cookies wonderfully rich yet very well-balanced in sweetness with added sea salt. These cookies are chewy on the outside and gooey on the inside, with deep chocolate and nutty flavors. They are a must-try during Fall or even Thanksgiving!
Go to the recipe: Brown Butter Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Apple Crumb Cake
This moist and delicious apple crumb cake perfectly complements your breakfast or dessert table this season! Made with a cinnamon cake base and topped with a crunchy apple crumb topping and sweet apple glaze, it delivers a burst of warm fall flavor! Serve it with a cup of warm apple cider or hot chocolate.
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nickerdoodle Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookies
Snickerdoodle pumpkin cheesecake cookies are a must-try this fall season! They are full of your favorite fall flavors—the best take on classic cookies. They are incredibly delicious and soft, with a tangy, creamy cheesecake filling—not to forget the pumpkin spice!
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Apple Roses with Puff Pastry
If you have been looking for an elegant treat to add to your dessert table, these easy apple roses with puff pastry are just what you have been looking for! Made with fresh apples, cinnamon, sugar, and a light and flaky puff pastry crust, this dessert is not just eye-catching but mouthwateringly delicious. This super simple puff pastry apple rose recipe requires no unique ingredients or equipment.
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Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers
Baked to golden brown perfection, these delicious puff pastry apple turnovers are flaky and crunchy on the outside and creamy on the inside, filled with cinnamon-spiced sweet apples. Easier to make than apple pie, they are made using a combination of store-bought puff pastry and fresh-cooked apples. With this yummy recipe, you can have your own personal-size handheld hot apple pie in less than an hour with minimal effort!
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Pumpkin Blondies
Super gooey and chewy pumpkin blondies loaded with warm pumpkin flavor and spices are the perfect sweet snack for Fall or Thanksgiving! I love pumpkin season, and these easy pumpkin blondies with chocolate chips are a must-try for any pumpkin lovers out there. With pumpkin pie spice, chocolate chips, and hints of caramel butterscotch undertones, they might be your favorite easy Thanksgiving snack this season!
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Apple Pie Cupcakes
This apple pie cupcake recipe is so easy to make that you might just skip making apple pie this Thanksgiving! The apple pie cupcake features a brown sugar cupcake base enhanced with fall spices, apple pie filling, and a delicate whipped mascarpone frosting! These are the ultimate, easy, from-scratch cupcakes with apples to try for Thanksgiving or any time over the fall!
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Puff Pastry Pumpkin Turnovers
If you’re looking for an easy and quick dessert that everyone at your Thanksgiving Dinner table will love, these puff pastry pumpkin turnovers fit the bill! Crunchy and flaky on the outside and sweet and creamy on the inside, these warm pumpkin treats are super easy to make. Using store-bought puff pastry, pumpkin puree, and other essential kitchen ingredients, you’ll have your own mini pumpkin pie turnovers quickly.
Go to the recipe: Puff Pastry Pumpkin Turnovers
Pumpkin Hand Pies
With creamy pumpkin filling and a buttery, flaky crust, these adorable pumpkin hand pies are a fun and easy dessert to add to your Thanksgiving dinner table. They are a portable alternative to the traditional pumpkin pie served during October and November. You won’t want to stop at just one of these addictive mini pumpkin-shaped pies!
Go to the recipe: Pumpkin Hand Pies
