70 Recipes For Every Dessert You Need To Make This Thanksgiving

Nothing screams Thanksgiving more than a classic pecan pie. The craggy, crunchy top gives way to that delicious, rich interior FULL to the brim of nuts. We provide instructions for a flaky, buttery pie crust, but this pie tastes nearly just as good with frozen pie crust.

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We are pro-cream cheese frosting and pumpkin here at Delish. If you prefer a more classic frosting, use our best-ever buttercream. It will still be just as good; feel free to add some cinnamon or pumpkin spice to jazz it up a little.

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For this fall version of a classic icebox cake, we use crunchy gingersnap cookies to hold layers of caramel whipped cream and cinnamon apples together. The tartness of the apples really shines, but isn't overwhelming, thanks to the spicy-sweet nature of the cookies.

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Behind the cute, edible faces is a decadent mix of crushed Oreos and cream cheese dipped in a semisweet chocolate shell. The filling has a gentle hint of cinnamon, which you can leave out, but the subtle warmth helps break through the hefty chocolate-on-chocolate flavor. Matching the straightforward ingredients of the Oreo balls is the ease of transforming them into turkeys. The decorating doesn’t require piping or tweezer use, just a few supermarket-friendly items that bond with the setting chocolate coating.

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Inspired by Starbucks' popular cranberry bliss bars, these cupcakes feature a tender vanilla cake with orange zest, tart cranberries, and a rich white chocolate cream cheese frosting. Want to add a little holiday cheer? Garnish with a few homemade sugared cranberries (they’re easy to make, we promise!).

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Get the best out of two great desserts with these gorgeous cheesecake bars. Fans of classic cheesecake get that rich and creamy filling with a mix of sweet potato and some warm spices. For fans of decadent crème brûlée, a crackly sugar top is sure to seal the deal.

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This festively decorated dessert resembles a pumpkin pie, but is actually made from shortbread cookies, which have a buttery and slightly crumbly texture. It more closely mimics a real pie crust while still retaining enough structure to be picked up and eaten with your hands (and bonus, it’s a lot easier to make than pie dough!).

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The filling of this pie tastes like a combination of coconut panna cotta, cranberry curd, and, mysteriously, raspberry sorbet. (Try it and let us know if we're crazy for that last one.) The crust, made of crushed Biscoff, is the perfect foil for the sweet-tart filling. Plus, it tastes like cookie butter.

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Featuring three layers of tender, lightly spiced apple cidercake sandwiched with apple pie filling, buttery crumble, and salted caramel, this apple crumble cake recipe will delight and impress anyone who’s lucky enough to snag a piece.

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This recipe is an amazing way top off a Thanksgiving dinner or a nice treat after a long week in October. We included a recipe for the pie crust, but to make it even easier, feel free to use store-bought!

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This Thanksgiving, step out of your culinary comfort zone and embrace the future of festive feasting. Make a turkey sculpture out of Rice Krispies treats and watch as your holiday transforms from traditional to extraordinary. Your guests will thank you, your Instagram followers will envy you, and you’ll have a Thanksgiving memory that’s as sweet as it is unforgettable.

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These irresistible cheesecake bars are like traditional cheesecake’s cool kid sister, and she’s invited to your holiday party this year. These bars perfectly balance creamy, rich cheesecake with the tartness of fresh cranberries and the nuttiness and warmth of a pecan streusel topping with none of the labor-intensity of traditional cheesecake.

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Every fall, we turn to this recipe because we think it's, well, pretty perfect. We like to fill our homemade flaky, buttery, lattice crust with a combination of apples for an irresistibly sweet-tart filling. We're being 100% serious when we say this is the BEST apple pie recipe out there.

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What’s better than scoring a turkey leg at the holiday dinner table? Answer: snagging one of these gooey marshmallow and chocolate Rice Krispies treats formed and shaped to just look like one. 😉

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The shortbread cookie base here is crispy and buttery to mimic classic pie crust, and the filling is essentially the same as what you would find in a pecan pie, but with a lot less effort. For last-minute celebrations, these are a must.

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Every Thanksgiving dessert table needs pumpkin pie. It's basically the law. We've got tons of tips and tricks for how to bake your best one ever. First up, make your own pumpkin spice blend.

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Make this chocolate bark to take part in the Peanuts gang's Turkey Day celebration.

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These sweet potato bars are a handheld twist on the classic sweet potato pie, offering a perfect blend of rich, buttery crust and creamy, spiced filling. If you're looking to switch up your Thanksgiving pie offerings (or just don't want to deal with pie crust!), these are an easy yet equally delicious option.

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These cheesecake bars have everything you want in a holiday dessert: a gooey, nutty topping, a creamy cheesecake layer, and a salty-sweet graham cracker crust. They’re the perfect alternative to a traditional pecan pie for Thanksgiving—or any day.

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This pie is the ultimate Thanksgiving pie that will never make you choose between pumpkin pie or pecan pie. Everything bakes together for a simple pie that helps free up oven space! So now you might as well go ahead and make that caramel apple pie too, right?

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