Asked to bring a dessert to Thanksgiving dinner? Want to prepare dessert that everyone will love? We’ve gathered 20 popular Thanksgiving dessert recipes everyone will gobble up. From pie to crisps, bars to cookies to cupcakes, filled with flavors of the season people will save room for these treats.
Pumpkin Crisp
“This is my cousin’s recipe. She makes this every year for Thanksgiving. It is so yummy!” – Missy
Pecan Pie Bars
“It’s that time of year. I love the fall and also the smell of these pecan pie bars cooking in the oven. Heaven!” – Shelly
Apple Cranberry Galette
“A galette is basically a free-formed one-crust pie. It can be a dessert, main dish, or appetizer. When you think of it that way, ANYTHING can be put into a galette! This is one that I came up with when I was thinking of making fried apples for dinner.” – Teresa
Frosted Spicy Sweet Potato Bars
“For as long as I can remember, during the holidays my family has always gotten together to share in our holiday cookies. One of our favorite ones is these yummy Spicy Sweet Potato Bars.” – Brenda
Pecan Tassies
“Pecan Tassies are a cute name for a bite-sized pecan pie. These tarts have a flaky crust and gooey filling with a crunchy pecan top.” – Debbie
Drunk Pecan Pie Bread Pudding
“Ok, I went rogue on this recipe who follows rules right? Didn’t even look for a recipe I just went with what I know!! I know there are pecan pie bread pudding recipes out there, but this one with the rum is just over the top ahhhh-mazing! Rich buttery taste and warm rum flavor.” – Gina
Bourbon and Chocolate Pecan Pie
“Chocolate… yes. Pecans… oh yeah. Bourbon… enough said!” – Jamallah
Cranberry Cream Torte
“Received this recipe from my best friend whom I have known since grammar school! Her mom used to make this torte! Easy and good.” – Carol
Praline Pecan Bread Pudding With Rum Sauce
“Extra good with a little whipped cream on top of the rum sauce.” – Cyndee
Butter Pecan Gooey Cake
“You can make this with any flavor of cake mix you like. The possibilities are endless. It is great with lemon.” – Lisa
Pumpkin Cobbler
“This is unbelievably easy, and everyone will ask for the recipe! I serve this instead of pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving!” – Dawn
Angel’s Sweet Potato Pie
“This is a super easy and tasty sweet potato pie. My daughter would make herself sick eating this pie!” – Angel
Mini Pumpkin Cheese Pies
“Portioned sized pies! I make these every year for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I’ve been making these for probably the past 8 years. I got the idea for making mini pies for my love of graham cracker crust. They have a layer of cheesecake and a layer of pumpkin pie. My family loves them. My daughter has requested these every year after I first made them!” – Nor
Mini Cream Cheese Pound Cakes With Pumpkin Glaze
“The fall season is coming up quickly. This recipe reminds me of the fall. Your house will smell so good for hours. Along with pumpkin pie, grace your table at Thanksgiving with these little cakes.” – SK
Pumpkin Bars With Cream Cheese Frosting
“I’m going to make this for Thanksgiving this year. They are easy to make and so good.” – Heather
Gingersnap Cookies With Pumpkin Dip
“Just in time for all your fall parties and Thanksgiving. You can make the dip ahead of time, refrigerate it, and make the gingersnap cookies fresh. These recipes, when used together, will get loads of compliments.” – Angela
Tasty Autumn Cupcakes
“Not entirely sure how I came up with this one. It was a last-minute Thanksgiving “uh-oh, what about dessert?” thing. But it was a hit!” – Victoria
Tres Leches Pumpkin Pie Squares
“I love pumpkin pie and I wanted to make the best of the best this year… so started playing with the ingredients and trying things out on my friends and family. This is the winner! This makes a lot (a jelly roll pan full) so make this for a crowd or divide it into smaller pans and freeze.” – Wendy
Pumpkin Ricotta Cookies
“Looking for a way to use up some leftover ricotta and canned pumpkin, I decided to get creative. Yummy ricotta cookies… with an autumn twist! My daughter loves them with the frosting, but they are just as yummy without.” – Karen
Medjool Date Pecan Pie Recipe
“A pecan pie with a Medjool dates and maple syrup.” – Kevin