Step Up Your Thanksgiving with These 20 Must-Try Dessert Recipes!
Thanksgiving isn’t just about the turkey; the desserts are the real stars for many of us. From creamy pies to warm, spiced cakes, there’s always room for something sweet after dinner. If you’re ready to switch things up this year, these Thanksgiving dessert recipes are sure to bring something special to the table. Time to end your feast on a sweet note!
Brown Butter Cupcakes with Salted Caramel
A tender brown butter cupcake topped with nutty brown butter salted caramel buttercream and then drizzled with even more homemade salted caramel. Get the Brown Butter Cupcakes with Salted Caramel recipe here.
Cranberry Orange Muffins
Freshly baked cranberry orange muffins are just about enough to make everyone happy the rest of the weekend. With cranberry season upon us, do yourself a favor and grab a few bags while they are still around. Get the Cranberry Orange Muffins recipe here.
Frozen Caramel Drizzle Pecan Pie
The easiest pie you’ll ever make, guaranteed! This is a “no-bake” frozen pecan pie recipe that takes 10 minutes to prepare. A delicious sweet treat that is perfect for the holidays! Get the Frozen Caramel Drizzle Pecan Pie recipe here.
Chewy Pumpkin Cookies
These chewy pumpkin cookies are crispy on the edges, chewy and soft in the middle, and it is spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Get the Chewy Pumpkin Cookies recipe here.
Brown Butter Pecan Cookies
The sweetness of the brown sugar paired with the subtle crunch from the pecans makes it one of the best recipes you could try. You’ll love the toasty flavor of browned butter paired with the roasted pecans. Get the Brown Butter Pecan Cookies recipe here.
Apple Cider Donut Cake
Easy apple cider donut cake recipe is the ultimate fall dessert! This is the best apple cider donut cake recipe and one of my favorite apple cider bundt cake recipes! Just like those delicious apple cider donuts you love! Get the Apple Cider Donut Cake recipe here.
Apple Shortcake
This Apple Shortcake has cornmeal buttermilk biscuits topped with caramel-baked apples, cinnamon-cardamom whipped cream, and homemade salted caramel sauce! This unique dessert is so cozy and delicious! Get the Apple Shortcake recipe here.
Cinnamon Muffins
These are the BEST cinnamon muffins you will ever eat! They are not only easy to make but pack a strong cinnamon punch. There’s cinnamon in the batter, as well as a swirl of cinnamon brown sugar running through the middle of the muffin. Get the Cinnamon Muffins recipe here.
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
These pumpkin cream cheese muffins are incredibly soft and moist. They are perfectly spiced and filled with the most delicious cream cheese filling. Get the Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins recipe here.
Pumpkin Blondies
These pumpkin blondies are everything I love about fall. They are thick, chewy, and soft all at the same time and have the perfect hint of pumpkin spice and chocolate in every bite! Get the Pumpkin Blondies recipe here.
Sour Cream Apple Squares
These Sour Cream Apple Square bars are filled with apples, and a hint of cinnamon and have an amazing shortbread crust. Slice these moist apple squares warm or at room temperature into oversized squares and serve with whipped cream or ice cream. Get the Sour Cream Apple Squares recipe here.
Caramel Apple Cupcakes
Topped with Caramel and Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting, my Caramel Apple Cupcakes are just like fall wrapped in a wrapper! Get the Caramel Apple Cupcakes recipe here.
Cranberry Cupcakes with White Chocolate Buttercream
These cranberry cupcakes are filled with tangy cranberry sauce and topped with fluffy white chocolate buttercream and then garnished with sugared cranberries and rosemary for festive, Thanksgiving or Christmas cupcakes! Get the Cranberry Cupcakes with White Chocolate Buttercream recipe here.
Turtle Pie
This Easy Turtle Pie recipe will become one of your new favorite no-bake recipes. It’s easy and SO darn good. The chocolate cookie crust with the fluffy caramel cream cheese filling – and the toppings. Get the Turtle Pie recipe here.
Mini Chai Spiced Pear Pies
Topped with a classic flaky pie crust, one bite of these Mini Chai Spiced Pear Pies and it’s like fall appeared in your kitchen. Get the Mini Chai Spiced Pear Pies recipe here.
Brown Butter Pecan Spice Cookies
These cute little brown butter pecan spice cookies are packed with pecan pieces, the nutty flavor of browned butter, and just a hint of cinnamon and cloves. Get the Brown Butter Pecan Spice Cookies recipe here.
Pumpkin Layer Cake with Mascarpone Frosting
Delicious cake with pumpkin spice layers and mascarpone frosting? You too can make this wonderful and pretty dessert for your birthday party or special occasion! This cake is the ultimate celebration dessert for the fall. Get the Pumpkin Layer Cake with Mascarpone Frosting recipe here.
Tiramisu Brownies
If you love chocolate, especially brownie recipes, these Tiramisu Brownies are going to rock your world! They offer everything you love about brownies along with all those amazing tiramisu flavors. This is such a heavenly dessert.
Get the Recipe: Tiramisu Brownies
Brown Butter Pecan Cookies
These brown butter pecan cookies have a rich, buttery flavor and are packed full of candied, buttered pecans and lots of caramely brown sugar. They have crispy edges, soft and chewy centers, for the perfect cookie. Get the Brown Butter Pecan Cookies recipe here.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
These delicious Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins are so easy to make! And they are also healthier: they are made with coconut sugar and contain coconut flour! Get the Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins recipe here.
Cinnamon Cupcakes
These easy cinnamon cupcakes with cream cheese frosting are moist and delicious, and dusted with a perfect cinnamon sugar topping! They’re an upgrade to a traditional vanilla cupcake and a MUST for cinnamon lovers! Get the Cinnamon Cupcakes recipe here.
