Even the best holiday planners sometimes forget about dessert until the last minute. The good news is that you do not need hours in the kitchen to serve something memorable. With simple ingredients and quick prep, these Thanksgiving desserts come together fast but still feel thoughtful and festive. They will for sure impress your guests without adding stress to your day.
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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Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies
These easy chocolate chip walnut cookies are a delicious way to give the nut lovers in your family a sweet treat. Semi-sweet dark chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, and a sprinkle of bright sea salt help balance the flavors, making this an indulgent cookie to enjoy during those darker evenings as we transition into fall and winter.
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No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake
This smooth, creamy, and tangy pumpkin cheesecake with a crunchy Graham cracker crust and whipped cream cheese decoration is super delicious, but so much easier than it looks! It's perfect for fall and impressive enough even for Thanksgiving, but unbelievably simple!
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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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Puff Pastry Pumpkin Turnovers
If you're looking for an easy and quick dessert then you will love, these puff pastry pumpkin turnovers! Crunchy and flaky on the outside and sweet and creamy on the inside, these warm pumpkin treats are super easy to make.
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Apple Pie
A classic apple pie is a cozy Fall staple, designed to be enjoyed with family and friends throughout Fall and Thanksgiving. My apple pie recipe features a crisp and buttery pie crust, filled to the brim with a juicy homemade apple filling. Every bite is filled with nostalgia!
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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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Apple Bread Pudding
If you've been wondering what to do with that leftover bread sitting on the counter, this apple bread pudding is a delicious way to use it! Made with fresh apples, bread, and warm cinnamon, this old-fashioned apple bread pudding recipe takes little effort yet packs plenty of sweet flavor.
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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!
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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, resulting in a mousse-like texture. The pie is then topped with mascarpone, making it an irresistible fall or winter dessert.
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Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Making pecan chocolate chip cookies is one of the easiest and most delicious ways to celebrate the flavors of fall! Loaded with pecans, cinnamon, brown butter, and brown sugar, these treats are wonderfully rich yet well-balanced in sweetness, thanks to the addition of sea salt.
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Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting
This incredible, moist, easy pumpkin bread with cream cheese frosting is the perfect fall cake for the pumpkin season. It's a fluffy pumpkin loaf infused with aromatic fall spices, frosted with an easy, three-ingredient cream cheese icing that is very well-balanced in sweetness. It's also made without butter!
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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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Apple Pie Cookies
These irresistible apple pie cookies will be the talk of the table this holiday season! Made with fresh apples and a sweet, delicious apple pie filling, they will make you feel like you are eating mini apple pies (without all the hassle)! Their warm, comforting flavor makes them the perfect dessert to sweeten holiday gatherings.
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Butterscotch Pie
This Butterscotch Pie is a rich and comforting take on the classic custard-style pies. A flaky homemade crust is filled with silky butterscotch pudding, resulting in its golden color and creamy texture. This pie is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. It’s a nostalgic dessert that feels both homely and refined.
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Apple Hand Pies
There is only one thing better than apple pie: apple hand pies! These adorable mini apple pies are made of flaky pie dough and a creamy spiced apple filling. They are super easy to make and totally irresistible.
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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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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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Pumpkin Hand Pies
With a creamy pumpkin filling and a buttery, flaky crust, these adorable pumpkin hand pies are a fun and easy addition to your fall dessert table. They are an easy and portable alternative to the traditional pumpkin pie.
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Pie Crust Cookies
Baked to golden brown perfection, these delicious buttery pie crust cookies are the best thing that can happen to leftover pie dough! In this easy four-ingredient recipe, I am sharing two different options to use leftover pie dough. It's the perfect recipe to make super-tasty, flaky cookies.
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