32 Thanksgiving Cupcakes You Might Just Love More Than Pie
When pie becomes overwhelming, make cupcakes instead!

While we mostly agree that it isn’t Thanksgiving without pie… we also know sometimes wrangling pie crust and myriad fillings can be a LOT. Some years, we just don’t have it in us to bake even one pumpkin pie, not to mention the apple, pecan, and sweet potato pies we’ve also come to associate with the holiday dinner. Don’t even get us started on all the other events requiring desserts during the Thanksgiving season, like classroom parties or Friendsgivings. Luckily, there are so many dessert alternatives that will be just as welcome to your Thanksgiving dessert repertoire, like cupcakes. They’re perfect for every occasion, so we’ve assembled our 32 favorites for Thanksgiving—make them, and you might just create a new holiday tradition.
While we don’t always want to make a pie, we do still crave them year after year. Rather than completely miss out, turn them into cupcakes instead. Check out our pumpkin spice cupcakes, our boozy pecan pie cupcakes, our sweet potato pie cupcakes, or our apple pie stuffed cupcakes—they’re just as satisfying as their pie counterparts, but with way less work.
If you’re coming to this list because you don’t like traditional Thanksgiving flavors, we’ve got you too. There are a lot of classic dessert flavors that get pushed out in lieu of seasonal pies, and these cupcakes are a great way to inject some of them back into the mix. Check out our chocolate merlot cupcakes, our banana pudding cupcakes, our buckeye cupcakes, our cheesecake stuffed cupcakes, or our crème brûlée cupcakes for ideas, then bake them for any Thanksgiving occasion. Other chocolate fiends, fruit fans, or peanut butter heads at the table will be so grateful you did.
Want more non-traditional Thanksgiving dessert ideas? Check out our favorite Thanksgiving cakes, our top pumpkin desserts (that aren’t all pie!), and our best cranberry desserts too.

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