These are the best Thanksgiving dessert recipes to complete your Thanksgiving feast! Traditional dessert ideas like pumpkin pie and festive ideas like cakes and cookies.
A Thanksgiving menu isn’t complete without Thanksgiving appetizers, Thanksgiving sides and of course there is always room for a few desserts!
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Desserts for Thanksgiving
A Thanksgiving feast isn’t complete without a few dessert recipes! Traditional recipes like pumpkin pie are always classic but this year add some cute treats for the kids table or mini desserts that guests can sample and enjoy as well.
These are the best Thanksgiving dessert recipes to satisfy anyone’s sweet tooth, time constraints or budget. Stick with classic pumpkin flavors or branch out with chocolate desserts that everyone will love.
Traditional Thanksgiving Desserts
Whether it’s pumpkin desserts for Thanksgiving, traditional apple or old fashioned pecan, these Thanksgiving pies and cakes are classics for the dessert table.
- Pumpkin Pie: A smooth, creamy pumpkin filling, pumpkin pie spice and flaky pie crust make this the most requested pie at Thanksgiving!
- Southern Sweet Potato Pie Recipe: Swap pumpkin for sweet potatoes and enjoy this Southern classic that is just as sweet and delicious.
- Easy Pecan Pie Recipe: Made the old-fashioned way with a flaky pie crust filled with a gooey pecan filling.
- Apple Cranberry Pie: Sweet apples with tart cranberries is a delicious combination you will love!
- Dutch Apple Pie: An American classic, this apple dessert is a favorite at Thanksgiving.
- Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust: Creamy cheesecake meets pumpkin spice with an extra dose of warm flavors from gingersnap cookies!
- Easy Pumpkin Cake Recipe: Soft and moist pumpkin cake with a cream cheese frosting is a favorite crowd-pleasing Thanksgiving dessert recipe.
- Pumpkin Roll: Always impressive but easier than you think to make with a soft, moist pumpkin cake rolled up with a cream cheese filling.
Pumpkin Thanksgiving Desserts Ideas
Simple enough to make for a crowd, these easy desserts for Thanksgiving dinner will impress guests down to the last crumb.
- Pumpkin Bars: Made in a jelly roll pan, these bars are perfect for any holiday potluck!
- Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars: These bars have a pumpkin swirl which makes them look so elegant.
- Pumpkin Dump Cake: Dump and go! This fall edition of the popular dump cake is great for last minute Thanksgiving desserts.
- Pumpkin Crunch Cake: Easy, crunchy and full of pumpkin spice flavor.
- Pumpkin Pie Bars with Shortbread Crust: Another easier than the pie version and perfect for a crowd!
- Pumpkin Lasagna Dessert: No one can resist a bite of this creamy Thanksgiving dessert recipe.
Mini Desserts for Thanksgiving
Bite sized mini desserts are some of my favorite and look so festive piled high on a holiday Thanksgiving dessert table.
- Mini Pumpkin Pies: Bite sized with a flaky pie crust, smooth pumpkin filling and topped with a dollop of whipped cream.
- Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake: Creamy pumpkin cheesecake on a miniature gingersnap crust is full of warm flavor!
- Soft Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting: An irresistible cake-like cookie with a cream cheese frosting!
- Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes: Moist pumpkin spiced cupcakes topped with a maple cream cheese frosting.
- Butter Pecan Cookies: These brown sugar cookies have warm flavor and crunchy pecans!
Thanksgiving Desserts with Chocolate
Chocolate lovers will love these additions with chocolate on the Thanksgiving dessert table!
- French Chocolate Silk Pie: A chocolate lovers dream that never fails to impress.
- Chocolate Pecan Pie: A twist on a classic this version of pecan pie includes rich chocolate!
- The Best Chocolate Lasagna: Creamy, decadent and a favorite no matter the holiday it’s served at!
- Pumpkin Blondies: Studded with chocolate chips and pumpkin spice flavor, these blondies are a fall version of the favorite cookie bar.
- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies: Pumpkin spice and chocolate chips combine in a soft cookie that is a Thanksgiving dessert recipe favorite.
- Chocolate Banana Cream Pie: Another twist on a classic that is creamy and chocolatey!
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie: A kid approved pie that everyone loves!
- S’mores pie: This is one of my boys favorites they request every year!
Easy Thanksgiving Desserts
Kid Thanksgiving desserts that adults also love! You may want to double each of these Thanksgiving dessert recipes as they disappear quickly.
- Turkey Oreo Balls: A traditional Oreo ball is decorated in Thanksgiving colors!
- Chocolate Covered Strawberry Turkeys: Chocolate covered strawberries decorated like turkeys are both adorable and tasty.
- Pumpkin Cut-Out Cookies: Kids will love decorating their own own pumpkin sugar cookie for a Thanksgiving dessert!
- Turkey Fruit Platter: A healthy Thanksgiving dessert platter that balances all the sweet treats!
- Thanksgiving Blessings Mix: A yummy treat to have in jars on the table.
The Full List of Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes
Click on the links below to find the recipes for all of the delicious recipes mentioned above.
Easy Pumpkin Pie Recipe
This easy pumpkin pie recipe is a classic for Thanksgiving dinner. If you can't imagine the holidays without a slice of Libby's pumpkin pie, this recipe is fail proof!
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
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Pecan Pie Recipe
This easy pecan pie recipe is a classic with a flaky pie crust, sweet, creamy filling and pecans. This traditional homemade dessert recipe is a family favorite!
Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
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Pumpkin Roll Recipe
This pumpkin roll recipe is a classic at Thanksgiving with a cream cheese filling and pumpkin sponge cake. It's an impressive homemade dessert yet so easy to make!
Total Time: 40 minutes
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Sweet Potato Pie Recipe
This Southern sweet potato pie is a classic soul food dessert made with a warm spice sweet potato filling layered into a flaky crust. It's perfect for Thanksgiving!
Total Time: 5 hours
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Apple Cranberry Pie
This homemade apple cranberry pie is filled with juicy apples and fresh, tart cranberries in a flaky buttery pie crust. The perfect holiday dessert for Thanksgiving and Christmas!
Total Time: 5 hours 35 minutes
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Dutch Apple Pie
This Dutch apple pie is the best with a homemade apple pie filling in a flaky crust topped with a buttery crumb topping. With plenty of apple pie spice, this fall dessert is a favorite!
Total Time: 3 hours 20 minutes
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Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust
This pumpkin cheesecake with gingersnap crust has a rich and creamy pumpkin spiced filling sits atop a buttery gingersnap crust and it's so good you'll ditch the pie this Thanksgiving!
Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes
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Easy Pumpkin Cake Recipe
This easy pumpkin cake recipe is a moist, tender cake topped with a spiced cream cheese frosting. It doesn't get much easier or perfect for fall!
Total Time: 45 minutes
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Pumpkin Bars
These pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting are soft, moist and full of pumpkin flavor. The best fall treat!
Total Time: 45 minutes
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Pumpkin Pie Bars
These pumpkin pie bars are easier than pie but have the same delicious taste with a creamy spiced pumpkin filling on a buttery shortbread crust.
Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes
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Pumpkin Lasagna Dessert
Pumpkin cheesecake lasagna filled with a graham cracker crust, pumpkin cheesecake filling, whipped cream and chopped pecans. The perfect fall dessert that's great for a crowd!
Total Time: 1 hour
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Pecan Pie Bars
A crowd-pleasing, easy dessert, pecan pie bars are made with a buttery shortbread crust and gooey pecan filling. It's pie in a portable handheld dessert for the holidays!
Total Time: 55 minutes
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Pumpkin Dump Cake Recipe
This pumpkin dump cake is a simple fall dessert with layers of creamy pumpkin spiced filling and sweet crumble topping that preps in minutes.
Total Time: 40 minutes
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Pumpkin Crunch Cake
This pumpkin crunch cake is a fall staple. Pumpkin puree and pumpkin spice add pumpkin flavor then top with pecans and a dollop of whipped cream for dessert.
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
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Mini Pumpkin Pies
These mini pumpkin pies are the perfect bite sized dessert for Thanksgiving! Easy to make in a muffin pan with buttery pie crust and pumpkin pie filling.
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
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Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake
This light, tender, and flavorful pumpkin cheesecake is so simple and easy to make. It's bursting with pumpkin flavor and has a smooth, velvety texture.
Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
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Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
These soft pumpkin cookies with cream cheese frosting are light, fluffy and will melt-in-your-mouth! With plenty of pumpkin pie spice, they are the perfect fall cookie.
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
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Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
These pumpkin cheesecake bars are made with pumpkin pie filling swirled with creamy cheesecake on a graham cracker crust. They're a crowd-pleasing easy holiday dessert!
Total Time: 9 hours 45 minutes
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Butter Pecan Cookies
These soft and chewy butter pecan cookies have the delicious flavor combination of brown sugary goodness and nutty toasted pecans!
Total Time: 28 minutes
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Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
Light and tender pumpkin spice cupcakes with a sweet and tangy maple cream cheese frosting. This pumpkin cupcake recipe is easy to make and full of delicious fall flavor!
Total Time: 40 minutes
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Chocolate Pecan Pie Recipe
Easy chocolate pecan pie is a twist on classic pecan pie and has a gooey pecan filling with chocolate chips in a flaky crust. It's a favorite pie for the Thanksgiving or Christmas!
Total Time: 3 hours 30 minutes
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Chocolate Silk Pie
A slice of French chocolate silk pie is heavenly with a chocolate crust, rich and silky chocolate filling, topped with homemade whipped cream and chocolate curls.
Total Time: 4 hours 40 minutes
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Chocolate Lasagna
This no-bake chocolate lasagna has layers of crushed Oreo's, cream, chocolate pudding and chocolate chips! Does it get any better than that?!
Total Time: 3 hours 35 minutes
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Pumpkin Blondies
These pumpkin blondies are everything I love about fall. They are thick, chewy, and soft all at the same time and have the perfect hint of pumpkin spice and chocolate in every bite!
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
These are the best pumpkin chocolate chip cookies! Soft and chewy with pumpkin spice flavor and chocolate chips, they are a favorite cozy fall cookie recipe.
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie
Rich, gooey and over-the-top decadent chocolate chip cookie pie is so easy to make. Everyone always loves this giant chocolate chip cookie baked in a pie crust!
Total Time: 40 minutes
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Chocolate banana cream pie
This chocolate banana cream pie is filled with a rich chocolate filling and then topped with a layer of bananas and even more whipped cream!
Total Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
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Pumpkin Cut-Out Cookies
These pumpkin cut-out cookies are a fall twist on a classic sugar cookie! Use pumpkin cookie cutters to cut the soft sugar cookies into shapes then decorate with icing.
Total Time: 1 hour 28 minutes
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Turkey Fruit Platter
Using a variety of colorful fruit, this turkey fruit platter is loved by both kids and adults. It's easy to make and a creative way for kids to help at Thanksgiving!
Total Time: 20 minutes
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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Turkeys
These chocolate covered strawberry turkeys are the cutest Thanksgiving treat and great way to have the kids help in the kitchen. They are so fun to make!
Total Time: 30 minutes
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Turkey Oreo Balls
These turkey Oreo balls are an easy kid-friendly Thanksgiving dessert that are fun to make. They will become the star of any holiday party!
Total Time: 45 minutes
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Thanksgiving Blessing Mix
Thanksgiving blessing mix + free printable – A sweet and salty snack mix that is perfect for gift giving or holiday snacking.
Total Time: 5 minutes
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Jamielyn Nye is the founder and recipe creator at I Heart Naptime. She is the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook and shares easy family-friendly recipes and desserts for every occasion.
