Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes

Perfect Sweet Potato Pie 

Mashed sweet potato is mixed with eggs, evaporated milk, sugar and butter, and seasoned with nutmeg, to make this "cousin" of pumpkin pie.

Holiday Pear Pie 

This simple pie is flavored with cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. The fresh pears are perfectly mild for this tasty and beautiful pie.

Thanksgiving Banana Pudding 

This dessert has a Thanksgiving feel, but don't be fooled, this makes a great treat anytime of year.

Pumpkin Panna Cotta 

Pumpkin custards--made rich with cream, flavored with orange and spices, and stiffened with gelatin--are served with a sauce of brown sugar, butter, and orange.

Thanksgiving-Loaded Pumpkin Roll 

This dessert roll has a pumpkin-spice cake with a filling of cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, dried cranberries and pecans.

Sweet Potato Pie 

It's not Thanksgiving around our house without sweet potato pie; creamy smooth and spiced with nutmeg.

Nantucket Pie 

This cranberry-nut pie is perfect for the holidays. Serve it with ice cream.

Spicy Pumpkin Bread with Maple Cheesecake Filling 

Layers of maple flavored cheesecake with moist pumpkin spice bread--an unusual treat for breakfast, brunch or snacks.

Emily's Gourmet Pumpkin Gobs 

These pumpkin gobs are baked to a perfect moistness and filled with a tasty homemade cream cheese and sage pear butter frosting. Very gourmet.

Cranberry Yummy 

Tart cranberries pair perfectly with sweet ice cream and pecans for a special holiday dessert.

Instant Pumpkin Pie 

This "almost instant" dessert uses instant pudding mix, pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice and whipped topping to create a pie in a graham cracker crust.

Apple Cheddar Pumpkin Pie 

Ginger, nutmeg and allspice add great flavor to the crust. A layer of raisins and cheddar cheese bake into the crust and spiced pumpkin tops ...

Southern Pecan Pie 

Put the dough for this pie crust in the freezer while you mix the pecan filling so it will set. This recipe makes a great ...

Dessert Yam and Pecan Souffle with Citrus Marshmallows 

This is a sweet holiday dessert inspired by everyone's favorite--yam and marshmallow casserole.

Autumn Apple Dessert Pizza 

Vanilla pudding is in the crust of this tasty dessert. The toffee frosting is creamy and goes perfectly with the apples.

Cranberry Cheese Puff 

An easy, elegant dessert--puff pastry with marscapone cheese and a sweet cranberry compote.

Pumpkin Cupcakes with White Chocolate Ganache 

Moist pumpkin, molasses and spice cupcakes topped with a creamy ganache made with white chocolate and sour cream.

Praline Bundt Cake with Orange Glaze 

This rich cake has a batter that contains yogurt and is poured over a pecan-sprinkled praline mixture in a Bundt pan. After baking the cake ...

Sweet Cranberry-Pecan Bread with Honey Butter 

Chopped cranberries and pecans are folded into a sugar-sweetened and egg-rich batter for this quick bread. It's baked, sliced, and served with whipped honey butter.

Pumpkin Custard Pie Non-Dairy 

A rich and creamy pumpkin pie, made with tofu instead of dairy products.

Cranberry Fluff 

This easy cranberry salad makes a great Thanksgiving side dish or even dessert. Cranberries, marshmallows, whipped topping, pineapple and sugar combine for a tasty c...

The Big Apple Pie 

Make this full pie with tart green apples, sugar and spice.

Pumpkin Waffles with Sweet Butter Pecan Butter 

Pumpkin waffles are a great addition to any fall brunch. The fresh butter pecan butter is simple to prepare and really adds a tasty zip.

Gingerbread with Hot Caramel 

Gingerbread cake, made with dark molasses and separated eggs, seasoned with ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg, is baked in a ring shape cake pan. It's served ...

Pumpkin Chiffon Praline Pie 

This light and fluffy version of pumpkin pie has a tasty base of praline walnuts for an added crunch.