Who stated pies are the one ones invited to the Thanksgiving dessert desk? Combine it up this 12 months and embrace one in all these 12 Thanksgiving Desserts That Aren’t Pie in your Thanksgiving dessert menu. Everybody can be glad to seize a chunk of pumpkin cake roll, a slice of cinnamon roll cheesecake (or bake as cheesecake bars!), or a sq. of snickerdoodle blondies.
Whereas Thanksgiving pies are actually the frontrunner for Thanksgiving desserts, it’s all the time good to have selection. For those who’re in search of desserts past the pie dish which might be equally spectacular and seasonally festive, my group and I collected an inventory of 12+ Thanksgiving Desserts That Aren’t Pie.
Pictured above: Cinnamon Swirl Cheesecake as bars.
A show-stopping cake is bound to compete with pie for finest Thanksgiving dessert! My pumpkin roll recipe and pumpkin cream cheese Bundt cake are two seasonal favorites for any pumpkin-loving crowd. For a pop of coloration and shiny citrus taste, I like serving this cranberry orange Bundt cake. Sheet desserts are additionally great choices to feed a bigger crowd, making spice cake and apple cake each wonderful selections.
For extra cake inspiration, see my favourite 30+ fall cake recipe concepts.
If it’s lighter treats you’re after, these straightforward maple baked pears are solely 4 elements and style splendidly particular after an enormous meal. I additionally like to have a batch of chocolate-covered date & almond truffles on the dessert desk. They’re straightforward to make forward and require only a handful of straightforward, extra healthful elements. (But they nonetheless style completely indulgent!)
Make-ahead desserts are particularly handy throughout this busy baking season, so I included a number of favorites on this checklist. Mini cheesecakes and tiramisu are literally finest when made forward, so you’ll be able to verify dessert off your checklist early! Recipes like snickerdoodle blondies and pecan sugar cookies additionally hold nicely for a number of days and might be frozen. (Bonus: Cookies and bars are particularly straightforward to journey with. I like to make use of pans with a lid like this 9-inch sq. pan or 9×13-inch quarter sheet pan to move.)
Lastly, if you need one in all my favourite hybrid desserts that also provides pie vibes, pecan pie cheesecake all the time impresses!
Extra Thanksgiving Baking Assets
12+ Thanksgiving Desserts That Aren’t Pie
Pumpkin Roll Recipe
A fantastic fall dessert that all the time impresses, this do-it-yourself pumpkin roll yields a moist spiced pumpkin cake with a thick layer of cream cheese frosting inside.
Pecan Pie Cheesecake
It’s cheesecake meets pecan pie—a candy, gooey, caramel-like pecan topping atop a creamy, brown sugar-infused cheesecake. The dessert mash-up you didn’t know you wanted!
Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake
Each slice of this tremendous moist, extremely flavorful cranberry orange Bundt cake boasts a buttery brown sugar orange crumb, tart juicy cranberries, a ribbon of cinnamon-sugar, and a drizzle of orange glaze.
Tremendous Moist Spice Cake
Stuffed with comforting heat spices and topped with silky brown butter cream cheese frosting, this dessert is an ideal addition to any Thanksgiving dessert unfold. Bonus: make it as a sheet cake, layer cake, cupcakes, or a Bundt cake to fit your wants!
Straightforward Maple Baked Pears
For a lighter post-feast deal with, these 4-ingredient maple vanilla baked pears are cooked till heat and smooth and are fully infused with maple and vanilla. Implausible served with crunchy granola and/or creamy yogurt.
Snickerdoodle Blondies
Snickerdoodle blondies pack cinnamon-sugar swirls and candy white chocolate chips in each chunk, and there’s no dough chilling or particular person cookie dough rolling required. Fast, straightforward, and oh-so tasty!
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bundt Cake
Pumpkin cream cheese Bundt cake is every part you like about pumpkin cake with a decadent cheesecake layer hiding inside—this one all the time flys off the dessert desk!
Cinnamon Swirl Cheesecake
Swirl crumbles of cinnamon-brown sugar filling into layers of creamy cheesecake, and bake atop a thick graham cracker crust. High with brown sugar whipped cream and cinnamon.
Chocolate-Coated Date & Almond Truffles
These chocolate-covered date and almond truffles are made shortly and simply from complete, pure elements however nonetheless style completely indulgent after an enormous meal. One other nice make-ahead possibility in your Thanksgiving unfold.
Pecan Sugar Cookies (with Brown Butter Icing)
These pecan sugar cookies increase the traditional cut-out sugar cookie to new heights, delivering each additional taste and texture. Use your favourite cutout shapes and slather with dreamy brown butter icing.
Tiramisu Recipe
Tiramisu is one in all my favourite desserts to make after a particular meal. This timeless no-bake dessert is finest made forward, so you’ll be able to prep it earlier than a busy day of cooking on Thanksgiving.
Straightforward Apple Cake Recipe
Comfortable and tender with a stick-to-your-fork moist crumb and juicy apples in each chunk, this cake is scrumptious plain, topped with buttery brown sugar glaze, or perhaps a fast dusting of confectioners’ sugar.
Mini Cheesecakes (in a Customary Muffin Pan)
This recipe for creamy mini cheesecakes is so easy, completely acceptable to make prematurely, and nice for a small crowd. Serve plain or with quite a lot of toppings.
