These Thanksgiving desserts are designed to impress guests without requiring hours in the kitchen. Each recipe brings seasonal flavors and a festive touch with minimal prep time. These are quick to prepare but still bring the warmth and flavors of the season to your table. Your guests will love them, and you’ll love how simple they are to make.
Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Making pecan chocolate chip cookies is one of the easiest and most delicious ways to celebrate the fall flavors we love! Luxurious chocolate chip cookies loaded with pecans, cinnamon, brown butter, and brown sugar make the cookies wonderfully rich yet very well-balanced in sweetness with added sea salt. These cookies are chewy on the outside and gooey on the inside, with deep chocolate and nutty flavors. They are a must-try during Fall or even Thanksgiving!
Go to the recipe: Brown Butter Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
No Bake Pumpkin Pie
This no-bake pumpkin pie is rich, creamy, and decadent. It features a two-ingredient crust filled with a perfectly spiced pumpkin puree and cream cheese mixture with the perfect mousse-like texture. The pie is then decorated with a mascarpone topping, making it an irresistible fall or winter dessert.
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No Bake Apple Pie
You will love this easy, no-bake apple pie with graham cracker crust for Thanksgiving when you don't feel like turning your oven on! The three-step recipe uses a simple 2-ingredient pie crust filled with delicious apples cooked to perfection in a mixture of butter and brown sugar. The entire Graham cracker crust apple pie only takes 30 minutes to make and is the perfect no-bake pie for fall!
Go to the recipe: No Bake Apple Pie with Graham Cracker Crust
Pecan Brownies
This fudgy pecan brownies recipe is a time saver for Thanksgiving that might just become your favorite brownie recipe all year round! This brownie with pecans is the perfect combination of thick, fudge, and gooey inside and crinkly, crispy top with an intense chocolate taste, crunchy pecans, and a pinch of cinnamon. It is rich yet very well-balanced in sweetness! It is absolutely out of this world and the perfect chocolatey Thanksgiving dessert, but a good idea any other time of the year!
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Pie Crust Cookies
Ever wonder what to make with leftover pie dough? The scraps lying on your counter will never again be thrown away or languish in the fridge with no purpose. Instead, make these delectable little buttery, pie crust cookies for the perfect mini treat.
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Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers
Baked to golden brown perfection, these delicious puff pastry apple turnovers are perfectly flaky & crunchy on the outside and creamy on the inside, filled with cinnamon-spiced sweet apples. Easier to make than apple pie, they are made using a combination of store-bought puff pastry and fresh-cooked apples.
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Pecan Snowball Cookies
These sweet, crunchy, buttery pecan snowball cookies are a delicious way to decorate your dessert table this holiday season! Also known as Mexican wedding cookies or Russian tea cookies, these snowy treats use just a handful of basic pantry staples to create a fun-shaped and eye-catching dessert that all ages will love. These are perfect for holiday parties or as edible gifts.
Go to the recipe: Pecan Snowball Cookies
Pumpkin Brownies
These gooey pumpkin brownies take the season's best flavors and combine them to create an unforgettable combination! Made with creamy pumpkin puree sandwiched between fudgy brownie layers, they are the perfect fall treat for all ages.
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Apple Hand Pies
Apple hand pies are easier to make than full-size apple pie, and there is no need to share! They have flaky pie dough and a creamy spiced apple filling, plus they are super easy to make.
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Puff Pastry Pumpkin Turnovers
Puff pastry pumpkin turnovers are a quick and easy dessert that everyone at your Thanksgiving Dinner table will love. Crunchy and flaky on the outside and sweet and creamy on the inside, these warm pumpkin treats are irresistible and super easy to make.
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Pear Puff Pastry Tarts
Made with fresh pears and a flaky, sweet puff pastry crust, these pear puff pastry tarts will be the talk among your family and friends! Using just six essential ingredients, this 10-step easy pear tart recipe is the perfect go-to when you need a simple yet eye-catching treat to impress your guests. Serve them warm with a bowl of vanilla ice cream for the perfect puff pastry dessert!
Go to the recipe: Pear Puff Pastry Tarts
Apple Pie Cupcakes
This apple pie cupcake recipe is so easy to make that you might just skip making apple pie this Thanksgiving! The apple pie cupcake features a brown sugar cupcake base enhanced with fall spices, apple pie filling, and a delicate whipped mascarpone frosting! These are the ultimate, easy, from-scratch cupcakes with apples to try for Thanksgiving or any time over the fall!
Go to the recipe: Apple Pie Cupcakes
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