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25 Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas That Rival Pumpkin Pie

By Hebba Gouda | November 15, 2022 | 1 Comment
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Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Puff Pastry Apple Galette

There are some things that are pretty much always at a Thanksgiving dessert table: pumpkin pie, apple pie, us with drool around our mouths and our forks at the ready.

Maybe your sweet staple of choice is a family secret that’s been passed down for generations, or a spritz of Reddi-wip straight from the can, but Thanksgiving just wouldn’t feel complete without something sweet to bookend the savory delights. Hence, these Thanksgiving dessert ideas.
Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas

With Christmas around the corner and the looming carton of eggnog and tin of peppermint bark more than ready to bully Thanksgiving food out of the way, you can help prolong the lives of favorite fall flavors.

From pumpkin and cinnamon to maple, brown sugar, apple, and cranberry… the flavor profile of Thanksgiving flavors goes on. Find your new favorite dessert by baking one of the recipe ideas below.

 

25 Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas to Bake This Year

1. White Chocolate Chai Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

Christmas cookies get a lot of hype, but these sweet, spiced, pumpkin snickerdoodles might have you thinking “woah, maybe there is more to life than a plain snickerdoodle.” Now you’re shaken to your core and the foundation of your beliefs is crumbling, but hey, you’ve got great cookies.

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Photo Credit: Half-Baked Harvest

 

2. Cranberry Almond Apple Pie

If a normal apple pie is an A, this pie is…well, this pie deserves to be tested and rated fairly instead of tethered to an adjacent product. It’s probably still really good, if not tired of being clumped in with commonplace cousin.

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Cranberry Almond Apple Pie
Photo Credit: Sally’s Baking Addiction

 

3. Pumpkin Crunch Cake

The crunch on this pumpkin cake comes from the topping of nuts and caramel. Way better than the time you got pumpkin crunch because your aunt Judith didn’t scoop all of the seeds out before insisting she could make the pie herself. What are you trying to prove, Judith?

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Pumpkin Crunch Cake
Photo Credit: Lil’ Luna

 

4. Brown Sugar Maple Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars

Brown sugar? Fall. Maple? Fall. Pecan pie? Fall. Chocolate? Sure it’s not specifically fall but, what, are you really gonna be mad about chocolate?

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Brown Sugar Maple Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars
Photo Credit: Half-Baked Harvest

 

5. Pecan Pie Cheesecake

Smooth cheesecake, gooey pecan pie filling, and toasted, crunchy nuts come together in perfect harmony as the perfect dessert for people who want the best of all worlds. And none of our singing.

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Pecan Pie Cheesecake
Photo Credit: Lil’ Luna

 

6. Cranberry Orange Cookies

Amidst the warm flavors like brown butter and maple that dominate around the holidays, bright options like tart cranberry and sweet orange are always welcome.

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Cranberry Orange Cookies
Photo Credit: Let’s Dish

 

7. Chocolate Bourbon Chai Latte Cupcakes With Butter Pecan Frosting

These chai cupcakes like a lot. They are But if not now, then when?

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Chocolate Bourbon Chai Latte Cupcakes With Butter Pecan Frosting
Photo Credit: Half-Baked Harvest

 

8. Pumpkin Brownies

We’re chocoholics and pumpkinholics, and we’ve wasted precious years of our lives working hard having two separate desserts to satisfy both cravings. Now, the work of combining smooth pumpkin and ample chocolate has been done for us. Think of the time we’ll save. Ooooh, look: Tiktok!

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Pumpkin Brownies
Photo Credit: The Cookie Rookie

 

9. Oreo Turkeys

These chocolate dipped Oreos may not be fancy, but they are adorable. Unlike us, who are both fancy and adorable.

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Oreo Turkeys
Photo Credit: Lil’ Luna

 

10. Maple Bacon Pancake Cookies

Breakfast for dinner is great. Breakfast for dessert? Next level. Gu

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Maple Bacon Pancake Cookies
Photo Credit: The Novice Chef

 

11. Pumpkin Spice Puppy Chow

Depending on your region, you might know Puppy Chow better as Muddy Buddies. Either way, we are eating this stuff by the shovelful. BYO.

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Photo Credit: Sally’s Baking Addiction

 

12. Cookie Butter Cream Pie

We like to think of this Cookie Butter dessert as a holiday version of a peanut butter cream pie. Actually, we just like to think about this, whenever we can.

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Cookie Butter Cream Pie
Photo Credit: The Kitchen Whisperer

 

13. Maple Cinnamon Pudding

“Oh man I ate so much my mouth is so tired from all of that chewing.” Step aside, problems – pudding to the rescue!

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Maple Cinnamon Pudding
Photo Credit: Bowl of Delicious

 

14. Puff Pastry Apple Galette

You wanna take warm cinnamon apples and make them even more fall? Put them in a cast iron skillet. Boom.

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Puff Pastry Apple Galette
Photo Credit: What’s Gaby Cooking

 

15. Pear, Pomegranate, and Maple Crumble

This crumble is a bit of a wildcard. It happens to be gluten free, vegan, and paleo-friendly, but is somehow not lacking in flavor or texture. Sounds like witchcraft, but who cares? Not our new toady self, that’s who.

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Pear, Pomegranate, and Maple Crumble
Photo Credit: Downshiftology

 

16.Caramel Apple Pie Cookies

If you’re like us, you shovel apple pie into your mouths without utensils anyway. But it’s slightly easier and way more socially acceptable when your pie is in cookie form!

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Caramel Apple Pie Cookies
Photo Credit: Cincy Shopper

 

17. Sweet Potato Pie

Marshmallow does not belong on sweet potatoes…if those sweet potatoes are on the dinner table. On the Thanksgiving dessert table, however, that’s a different story. On a long winter night, far far away…

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Sweet Potato Pie
Photo Credit: The Inspiration Edit

 

18. Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats

What to do when you want to partake in the festivities of eating pumpkin, but don’t really like the taste of pumpkin? We’ll tell you what you should not do, is get those god forsaken candy pumpkins that are just candy corn in disguise. Make these pumpkin-shaped rice krispie treats instead.

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Pumpkin Rice Krispies
Photo Credit: Tasty Treat & Eats

 

19. Upside Down Pecan Cake

Pineapple upside down cake? Sure, but it’s… November. This sweet dessert combines cake, pecan pie, and is friendly to our fellow klutzes. Drop the cake? Now it’s just right-side up! We love a win-win.

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Upside Down Pecan Cake
Photo Credit: Spatula Desserts

 

20. Butterscotch Pie

Nothing says “Thanksgiving” like family, and nothing says “family” like “this tastes like the bottom of Grandma’s purse but no, in a really good way, I swear, she had the best stuff in there.”

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Butterscotch Pie
Photo Credit: Lemon Blossoms

 

21. Chewy Triple Ginger Cookies

Almost as much ginger as the Weasley family, and way tastier. We assume.

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Chewy Triple Ginger Cookies
Photo Credit: Our Love Language Is Food

 

22. Cranberry Mousse

Ah, yes, a dessert that gives cranberries some much overdue time in the spotlight

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Cranberry Mousse
Photo Credit: Celebration Generation

 

23. Cinnamon Pie With Apple Cider Meringue

If you’re ready to blaze a new culinary trail and delight your Thanksgiving guests with a new dessert they have yet to try, we recommend baking this Cinnamon pie with apple cider meringue. Great British Bake Off, here we come! What’s your Netflix password again?

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Cinnamon Pie With Apple Cider Meringue
Photo Credit: Live to Sweet

 

24. Spiced Pie Crust Cookies

If you have extra pie crust, you’re not making enough pie. But if, for some reason, you are not in the mood for a pie, you can use this recipe to repurpose pie dough. Until you’re in the mood for pie again.

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Spiced Pie Crust Cookies
Photo Credit: Aleka’s Get-Together

 

25. Air Fryer Apricot Apple Cinnamon Dumplings

The worst thing about these is that it’ll have everyone dropping not-so-subtle hints about how they could really use an airfryer for Christmas…

Thanksgiving Dessert Ideas - Airfryer Apricot Apple Cinnamon Dumplings
Photo Credit: xoxo Bella
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Hebba is a New Jersey born, Minnesota educated brunch enthusiast who is strongly in favor of the Oxford comma. She likes nostalgic songs, jigsaw puzzles, and middle brownie pieces. She dislikes humidity, sports, and sports in humidity. She uses her background in science and creative writing as part of the team behind the podcast Two What's?! and a Wow! You can find her being silly on Twitter and serious on LinkedIn.
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  1. Avatarwonderfulcook says

    December 12, 2022 at 9:42 pm

    What a great collection of Thanksgiving dessert ideas! Thank you for sharing!

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