15 Thanksgiving Side Dish and Dessert Recipes to Make
Thanksgiving is a time to get together with our loved ones and enjoy an unforgettable feast. From savory sides to dreamy desserts and tasty ways to use up leftover turkey, here is a round up of the best recipes to make this holiday. It doesn’t matter if you’re hosting a crowd or keeping it cozy, you will want to save these recipes to make your Thanksgiving as delicious as can be.
Broccoli Cheese Casserole Recipe
This creamy broccoli cheese casserole is a crowd-pleaser that’s perfect for Thanksgiving! It’s super rich and filling, so we really look forward to it once a year. It’s picky-eater friendly, and people always rave about the cheesy goodness and crunchy cracker topping.
Get the recipe: Broccoli Cheese Casserole Recipe
Scalloped Potatoes with Mushroom Soup
These scalloped potatoes with mushroom soup are creamy, hearty, and loaded with flavor. They make a delicious and cozy Thanksgiving side dish that’s easy to make and hard to beat! Save this recipe for all your holiday side dish needs.
Get the recipe: Scalloped Potatoes with Mushroom Soup
Fluffy Cranberry Salad
This fluffy cranberry salad combines sweet and tart flavors in a creamy, dreamy dish. It’s a tasty addition to your Thanksgiving table that works as both a side dish and a dessert. If you like fluff salads, give this tangy version a try.
Get the recipe: Fluffy Cranberry Salad
Pumpkin Icing Board
This pumpkin icing board is a creative and cute way to serve a dessert dip. Include cookies, crackers, or fruit for a unique Thanksgiving dessert centerpiece. It’s the dessert version of a charcuterie board that will have everyone talking!
Get the recipe: Pumpkin Icing Board
Pumpkin Pie Cookies
These pumpkin pie cookies are a great alternative to pie slices. In a tasty sugar cookie crust, it’s the pumpkin pie flavor you love in a convenient handheld cookie form. Topped with whipped cream for extra goodness.
Get the recipe: Pumpkin Pie Cookies
Pumpkin Pie Cake Bites
These pumpkin pie cake bites taste like cake pops, but look like tiny slices of pie. They are an adorable addition to your Thanksgiving dessert table. A crunchy outside coating with cake deliciousness inside, they are a real treat.
Get the recipe: Pumpkin Pie Cake Bites
Pumpkin Slab Pie
This pumpkin slab pie is basically pumpkin pie in an easy-to-serve bar form. Perfect for feeding a crowd at your Thanksgiving feast! You get the flavor you know and love, but you also get more slices out of it than a traditional pie.
Get the recipe: Pumpkin Slab Pie
Pumpkin Snack Cakes
These pumpkin snack cakes are moist, flavorful, and topped with a scrumptious cream cheese frosting. They make excellent little grab ‘n go snacks perfect for holiday grazing or to have options for out of town guests.
Get the recipe: Pumpkin Snack Cakes
Caramel Apple Pie Cookies
These caramel apple pie cookies pack all the flavors of a classic apple pie into a bite-sized treat. Topped with gooey caramel sauce, these handheld goodies are tasty and way easier to eat than pie slices.
Get the recipe: Caramel Apple Pie Cookies
Pumpkin Spice Latte Trifle
Layered with pumpkin spice flavors, creamy pudding, and whipped topping, this pumpkin spice latte trifle is an impressive looking dessert that’s quite easy to make. PSL lovers will go crazy for the hint of coffee flavor in the layers!
Get the recipe: Pumpkin Spice Latte Trifle
Pumpkin Squares
These moist and fluffy pumpkin squares are more cake-like in texture and a family favorite. My aunt makes them every year and my family goes completely feral for them. The cream cheese frosting on top is the best I’ve ever tasted.
Get the recipe: Pumpkin Squares
Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
These soft pumpkin cookies are topped with luscious cream cheese frosting for the ultimate fall treat. I know Thanksgiving cookies are not always a thing, but they will be in your family once you try these tasty bites.
Get the recipe: Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Pumpkin Crepe Cake
This pumpkin crepe cake will really impress your guests. It consists of fluffy cream cheese filling in between layers of tasty pumpkin crepes. It’s a bit time-consuming to make, but not all that difficult. If you like layered desserts, it’s worth it!
Get the recipe: Pumpkin Crepe Cake
Cheesy Turkey Pasta Bake with Veggies
This cheesy turkey pasta bake with veggies is a yummy way to use up Thanksgiving leftovers. It’s filling, easy to make, and hits the spot the day after the holiday. It can possibly even count as Black Friday shopping fuel!
Get the recipe: Cheesy Turkey Pasta Bake with Veggies
Turkey à la King
This turkey à la king is a creamy and flavor-packed recipe that will have you making extra turkey to be sure there are leftovers. My grandmother used to make this every year, and we all couldn’t wait for it served over a baked potato.
Get the recipe: Turkey à la King
