Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes

Whether Thanksgiving is all about a parade of pies or you're willing to experiment, these nutty, pumpkin-filled, and warm spiced dessert recipes have you covered.
A blind-baked golden brown pie crust inside of a glass pie plate.
Buttery, Flaky Pie Crust Recipe
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Sweet Potato–Apple Pie With Almond-Thyme Crumble Recipe
A fork diving into a slice of a 3-layer brown butter carrot cake with cream cheese buttercream frosting.
Brown Butter Carrot Cake From "BraveTart" Recipe
White ramekin filled with apple crisp and whipped cream
The Best Apple Crisp Recipe
Rolling out easy, all-butter pie dough on a marble countertop.
Easy Pie Dough (Crust)
A baked apple pie.
Perfect Apple Pie
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Simple Pear Galette With Vanilla Recipe
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Rustic Apple-Cranberry Pie Recipe
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Extra-Smooth Pumpkin Pie
A golden baked lattice pie crust made with whole wheat flour
Whole Wheat Pie Crust
A slice of berry pie with a flaky gluten-free lattice crust.
Flaky and Crisp Gluten-Free Pie Crust Recipe
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Classic Chocolate Yule Log Recipe
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Gingerbread Sheet Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
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Pear, Riesling, and Ginger Sorbet Recipe
Plated slice of Hoosier Sugar Cream Pie
Hoosier Sugar Cream Pie
Closeup of brown sugar whipped cream dolloped on a slice of sweet potato pie.
Brown Sugar Whipped Cream
Overhead view of easy stovetop fruit crisp, served in a shallow bowl.
Easy Stovetop Fruit Crisp Recipe
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Cranberry White Chocolate Bread Pudding Recipe
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Grasshopper Ice Cream Pie Recipe
Diamond-shaped slices of tishpishti, served on small dessert plates.
Apple-Ginger Tishpishti (Gluten-Free Almond and Walnut Cake)
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Apple Crème Fraîche Pie Recipe
chocolate pumpkin mousse pie
No-Bake Chocolate Pumpkin Mousse Pie Recipe
A slice of frosted pumpkin layer cake.
Pumpkin Cake Recipe
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Pecan Pie Ice Cream Recipe
Apple Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
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Mini Pecan Pies Recipe
Slice of pumpkin chiffon pie on a serving plate next to pie plate with pumpkin chiffon pie
Pumpkin Chiffon Pie
A deep orange sweet potato cheesecake drizzled with a flood of walnuts and caramel sits on a large plate with one slice missing; that slice is on a serving plate next to it.
23 Thanksgiving Desserts That Aren't Pie
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Toasted White Sesame Tart With Bittersweet Chocolate Ganache Recipe
Closeup of a brown butter bourbon cookie next to a nearly empty bottle of Buffalo Trace Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey.
Brown Butter Bourbon Cookies Recipe
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Leftover Cranberry Sauce Cake Recipe
Pumpkin Roll With White Chocolate Cream Cheese Recipe
Baking With Dorie: Sour Cream Pumpkin Pie Recipe
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Gluten-Free Apple Hand Pies Recipe
Extra Smooth Pumpkin Pie
Thanksgiving Pie Head-to-Head: Classic vs. Extra-Smooth Pumpkin Pie
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Francois Payard's Cranberry Chocolate Tart Recipe
Pumpkin Cheesecake With Gingersnap Crust on a wooden surface with a cake server on the side.
Pumpkin Cheesecake With Gingersnap Crust Recipe