Happy almost Thanksgiving! I’m sure many of you are putting your finishing touches on your menus and making grocery lists, so I thought I’d make life a little easier for you and gather up all my 25+ Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes in one spot!
In this post you will find that all the recipes have Thanksgiving/Fall flavors, and that some are more traditional than others (marshmallows on Thanksgiving…why not?).
My Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes are separated into the following categories:
Pies & Tarts
Cheesecakes
Cookies & Bars
Cakes & Cupcakes
Unique Desserts!
Thanksgiving Pie & Tart Recipes
It doesn’t get much more classic than Thanksgiving pie! Here you’ll find some classics, some twists on tradition, and some unexpected favorites! This is definitely the largest category of recipes, but keep scrolling for plenty more Thanksgiving-worthy desserts!
Pumpkin Coconut Cream Pie
This dreamy Pumpkin Coconut Cream Pie puts a Fall spin on a classic! The filling is a coconut cream/pumpkin spice custard, topped with cinnamon-vanilla whipped cream, toasted coconut, and candied pumpkin seeds!
This Coconut Mocha Pie has a toasted coconut pastry crust filled with dark chocolate custard, topped with dalgona coffee swirled with whipped coconut cream! It's toasted coconut meets a mochaccino and I am HERE for it!!
This Apple Date Pie is a twist on tradition! Here, a classic flaky pastry crust is filled with spiced apples and the caramel flavors of dates and brown sugar!
This Gingerbread Pumpkin Pie has a classic pumpkin pie filling inside a gingerbread crust! Topped with spiced whipped cream, this pie would be perfect for all your holiday festivities!
This Salted Caramel Apple Pie is a twist on a classic! I took a delicious, comforting apple pie and filled and topped it with homemade salted caramel sauce!
It’s hard to beat a slice of creamy, dreamy cheesecake after Thanksgiving dinner! The added bonus to these cheesecakes is that you can make them the day before, then refrigerate until after the big dinner! Just top with whipped cream and garnishes before serving, and you’re good to go!
Cinnamon Pumpkin Cheesecake
This Cinnamon Pumpkin Cheesecake has a cinnamon blondie crust topped with no-bake pumpkin cheesecake and cinnamon whipped cream!
The creamiest, dreamiest pumpkin cheesecake with a graham cracker and toasted hazelnut crust, topped with cinnamon whipped cream and chopped hazelnuts.
Making cookies and/or bars for your Thanksgiving dessert also has the added bonus of being able to be made in advance! Quicker and easier than most of the other options in this roundup, I’ve also found that the little ones at your Thanksgiving table might prefer cookies or bars to traditional pie!
Pumpkin Spice Latte Cookies
Your favorite coffee house treat in cookie form! Does it get any better than this??
These Cinnamon Roll Bars taste just like your favorite cinnamon roll–slathered in vanilla-cinnamon cream cheese frosting–but bake up in a fraction of the time!
While you might not associate Thanksgiving with cake or cupcakes, these babies are just bursting with the fall flavors of pumpkin, caramel, apples, and cranberries! Plus, who doesn’t like cake?
Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes
These Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes are tender and spiced with a hint of espresso! To top them off, stabilized whipped cream and a sprinkle of pumpkin spice! Now you can get your PSL fix in cupcake form!
This Caramel Apple Angel Food Cake is a light, fluffy apple angel food cake drizzled with a caramel glaze and homemade salted caramel sauce, then topped with cinnamon apple chips!
These Apple Cider Cranberry Cupcakes are moist (sorry not sorry), delicious apple cider cakes topped with sweet-tart cranberry Swiss meringue buttercream. Fall in cupcake form! <3
Not to be overlooked, the recipes in this category don’t fit into tradition, but are sooo delicious! Thanksgiving cream puffs? Thanksgiving marshmallows? I say YES! Surprise your family and friends by serving one of these unexpected treats for your Thanksgiving dessert!
Caramel Apple Shortcake
This Caramel Apple Shortcake is cornmeal buttermilk biscuits with caramel baked apples, cinnamon-cardamom whipped cream, and homemade salted caramel sauce!
These Caramel Apple Cream Puffs are a classic cream puff filled with caramel pastry cream and apple preserves, then drizzled with homemade salted caramel sauce!
These Pumpkin Tiramisu Cream Puffs are brushed with espresso and marsala wine, filled with spiced pumpkin mascarpone mousse, then dusted with cocoa powder!
Wishing a happy, happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! There’s always something to be thankful for! I hope you found some delicious Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes for your holiday here. We can always be thankful for dessert!
