Pie gets most of the attention at Thanksgiving, but it does not have to be the only dessert on the table. Sometimes a cake, cheesecake, cookie, or layered dessert sounds far more tempting after a big meal. These Thanksgiving desserts give you plenty of festive options without rolling out a single pie crust. They might even make everyone forget to ask where the pumpkin pie went.
Swedish Cardamom Cake
This easy Swedish Cardamom Cake with delicious coffee glaze is an unforgettable flavor and texture combination. This cake is a super-moist, yogurt-based pound cake with cardamom and vanilla.
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Chocolate Tiramisu
This easy chocolate tiramisu is pure bliss for chocolate lovers! It's made with coffee-soaked ladyfingers layered with a luscious chocolate mascarpone cream that blends rich cocoa powder and smooth melted chocolate.
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Baklava Cheesecake
This delicious baklava cheesecake recipe is a must-try for baklava and cheesecake lovers. It's the rich and creamy flavor of a traditional cheesecake wrapped in a nutty phyllo crust, drizzled with honey and rosewater syrup. What's more, it's effortless to make!
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Apple Crumb Cake
This moist and delicious apple crumb cake perfectly complements your breakfast or dessert table this season! Made with a cinnamon cake base and topped with a crunchy apple crumb topping and sweet apple glaze, it delivers a burst of warm fall flavor!
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Pumpkin Blondies
Super gooey and chewy pumpkin blondies loaded with warm pumpkin flavor and spices are the perfect sweet snack for fall! With pumpkin pie spice, chocolate chips, and hints of caramel butterscotch undertones, they might be your favorite easy snack this season!
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Chocolate Mousse Cups
This no-bake, five-ingredient chocolate mousse cup recipe is a chocolate lover's dream. Made with rich dark chocolate and topped with delicious airy chantilly cream and sweet chocolate shavings, they are the perfect treat to satisfy your post-dinner sweet cravings.
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Apple Tarte Tatin
Apple tarte tatin is one of the most elegant French desserts out there. Soft and delicious caramelized apples sit on a bed of flaky, buttery puff pastry, ensuring every bite is packed with the best flavor and texture. It's a classic for a reason!
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Cinnamon Cupcakes
Fragrant and sweet cinnamon cupcakes with cream cheese frosting that adds just the right amount of rich, tangy goodness. They have a moist texture, a delicate spice flavor, and smooth, silky frosting on top that makes them even better.
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Chocolate Hazelnut Tart
This silky chocolate hazelnut tart is an easy, quick, and super delicious dessert for chocolate and hazelnut lovers! As fancy as it looks, this is a straightforward recipe that uses just a few everyday ingredients. It contains a no-bake hazelnut crust and a super quick filling.
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Apple Roses with Puff Pastry
If you have been looking for an elegant treat to add to your fall dessert table, these easy apple roses with puff pastry are just what you have been looking for! Made with fresh apples, cinnamon, sugar, and a light, flaky puff pastry crust, this dessert is not only eye-catching but also mouthwateringly delicious.
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Pecan Upside Down Cake
This exceptional pecan upside-down cake is a perfect dessert for fall or Thanksgiving. It's an excellent harmony of moist yogurt cake as the base and caramelized pecan topping! The cake can be made in any pan you have, even in a Bundt pan, to turn it into a festive Pecan Upside-down Bundt cake.
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Apple Galette
This easy apple galette has a buttery, flaky pie crust filled with tender cinnamon apples, finished with a drizzle of apple caramel made from the drained apple juices. Granny Smith apples for their tartness and structure, a cream-cheese dough that folds without cracking, long apple slices arranged in overlapping layers that hold their shape in the oven, and an apple caramel made from the drained filling juices that gets drizzled over the top at the end.
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Chocolate Marble Loaf Cake
This wonderful, moist chocolate marble loaf cake (pound cake) is the perfect elegant yet easy tea cake to serve for breakfast or as a dessert! My "better than Starbucks marble cake" consists of a fluffy and delicious swirl of vanilla and chocolate cake covered with a three-ingredient crunchy chocolate hazelnut glaze!
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Pecan Brownies
This fudgy pecan brownie recipe might be your favorite brownie recipe all year round! It has the perfect combination of thick, fudgy, and gooey inside, with a crinkly, crispy top and an intense chocolate flavor, crunchy pecans, and a hint of cinnamon. It is rich yet very well-balanced in sweetness!
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Butterscotch Pudding
This butterscotch pudding is a luxuriously creamy, velvet-rich dessert that shows off the deep flavor of real butterscotch. Caramelized brown sugar and butter are slowly cooked with cream, then turned into a rich, custardy pudding with milk and egg yolks for a perfectly smooth texture.
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Ferrero Rocher Cake
This Ferrero Rocher cake is the ultimate celebration cake with moist chocolate hazelnut sponges, silky Nutella mousseline cream (cooked chocolate pastry cream enriched with Nutella and butter), lots of crunchy hazelnuts, and crushed Ferrero Rocher chocolates.
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Apple Pie Cupcakes
This delicious cupcake features a brown sugar, cinnamon cupcake base that is enhanced with fall spices, apple pie filling, and a delicate whipped mascarpone frosting! This recipe is much easier than a traditional apple pie, and perfect for beginner bakers.
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Almond Pear Cake
This single-layer cake is loaded with almond flavor and juicy pears, and you'll be amazed at how easy it is! The cinnamon and orange zest-infused poached pears blend perfectly with a moist and delicious cake packed with almond, vanilla, and cardamom.
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German Chocolate Cupcakes
If you're searching for the ultimate German chocolate cupcakes recipe, this one ticks all the boxes! It's a handheld version of the classic cake, featuring moist chocolate cupcake sponges topped with decadent chocolate buttercream frosting and a rich pecan coconut frosting.
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Pecan Pie Cheesecake
Pecan pie cheesecake brings together everything you love about cheesecake and pecan pie. The crisp graham cracker crust holds a creamy vanilla cheesecake filling topped with glossy caramel-coated pecans that add crunch and warmth. It’s a showstopping dessert that is the perfect treat for Fall and definitely deserves a spot at your holiday table, Thanksgiving, and beyond.
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Pear Tarte Tatin
This pear tarte tatin is a stunning take on the classic French upside-down tart, apple tarte tatin. Caramelized pears melt into a rich, buttery caramel sauce beneath layers of flaky puff pastry that bake to a perfect golden crust. It’s a timeless dessert that feels both rustic and refined.
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Pear Galette
This incredibly delicious fall pear galette is the perfect dessert to welcome the colder weather. It has a rich, buttery, rustic crust layered with perfectly spiced, tender poached pears. Finished with crunchy roasted walnuts, this easy dessert is a fall favorite.
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Apple Crumble Cheesecake
This apple crumble cheesecake is the perfect mixture of warm cinnamon apples, comforting crumble, and a rich, tangy cheesecake. Cheesecake fans who love the apple season will adore this dessert! It has the most amazing flavor and texture, and it's the perfect treat for Fall that works for any occasion.
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