42 Thanksgiving Desserts Ideas For Holiday Meals Sweet Endings
No Thanksgiving feast is complete without dessert. After the turkey, stuffing, and all the savory sides, it’s the sweet treats that bring the meal to a perfect close.
🍂 A Roundup of Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes
From timeless pies filled with pumpkin, apple, or pecans to creative twists on seasonal flavors, Thanksgiving desserts are a delicious way to celebrate the abundance of fall and share joy around the table.
This roundup gathers the very best Thanksgiving dessert recipes to inspire your holiday baking.
Whether you love the classics or want to surprise your guests with something new, these treats are guaranteed to make your table shine—and give everyone a reason to save room for seconds.
Turkey Fruit Platter
Using a variety of colorful fruit, this turkey fruit platter is loved by both kids and adults. A fruit turkey is easy to make and both a fun and creative way for kids to help in the kitchen at Thanksgiving! Go to recipe.
Best Pumpkin Spice Milkshake: Even Better Than Pie!
It’s pumpkin spice season! But how do you get your fall feels when it’s still over 80 degrees outside? I’d say a pumpkin spice milkshake is in order! Go to recipe.
Homemade Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer
A 3-ingredient Homemade Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer made with sweetened condensed milk, pumpkin puree, and pumpkin pie spice. This is the fastest and easiest way to make a tasty pumpkin coffee, and it is surprisingly delicious considering how simple it is! Go to recipe.
Nutter Butter Turkey Cookies
These Nutter Butter Thanksgiving turkey cookies are the perfect festive treat for kids of any age. Your child will be eager to help both make and eat this fun party-ready dessert. Go to recipe.
Easy Thanksgiving Sugar and Chocolate Chip Cookies
These fun and festive Thanksgiving cookies combine chocolate chip and sugar cookies into one sweet treat. They’re quick to make, kid-friendly, and perfect for holiday gatherings. Go to recipe.
Oatmeal Pumpkin Cookies
Full of pumpkin spice, hearty oats, and gooey chocolate, these oatmeal pumpkin cookies are the ultimate fall dessert. They’re great for holiday gatherings or simple afternoon snacks. And with no mixer required, they come together in minutes. Go to recipe.
Thanksgiving Turkey Brownies
These adorable brownies are super easy to make either from scratch or using box mix. Kids AND adults will go crazy for these! Go to recipe.
Pumpkin Spice Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
These Pumpkin Spice Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting have all the flavors of Fall. They are soft, sweet, slightly spiced cookies with pumpkin pie spice, and the cream cheese frosting adds that special, sweet, creamy finish. Go to recipe.
Air Fryer Pumpkin Spiced Crullers
Air Fryer Pumpkin Spiced Crullers are full of your favorite fall flavors! It’s quick and easy to make this healthier version of French crullers in the air fryer. Go to recipe.
Pumpkin Spice Macarons – with White Chocolate Ganache
Step by step recipe how to make French macaron shells and fill them with a delicious filling with pumpkin purée and spices. Go to recipe.
Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes
Easy mini pumpkin cheesecakes with spiced filling, graham crust, and a swirl of whipped cream. They’re festive, creamy, and perfect for holiday parties. Go to recipe.
No-Bake Peach Cheesecake Bars
These easy No-Bake Peach Cheesecake Bars are a luscious treat made with a crunchy biscuit base, creamy filling, caramelized peaches, streusel, and whipped cream. Serve as dessert. Go to recipe.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
Creamy pumpkin cheesecake bars are the perfect addition to your holiday desserts. Go to recipe.
Easy Pumpkin Pie Pudding
This crustless Pumpkin Pie Pudding is so quick and easy to make. So delicious, it will be the talk of ant Thanksgiving dinner! Go to recipe.
Pumpkin Pie Crumble
Think crumble/crisp meets pumpkin pie in this simple, warm Pumpkin Crumble. Only about 10 minutes or so of prep and a thick pumpkin pie layer topped with a buttery oat topping.
You can slice it up after letting it set and chill, or spoon it up like a classic crisp recipe! Change up your favorite fall recipe for this version! Go to recipe.
No Egg Pumpkin Tiramisu
Indulge in this creamy fall-inspired No Egg Pumpkin Tiramisu. It is made with mascarpone cheese, pumpkin spice, pumpkin puree, and coffee-soaked ladyfingers, recreating a classic dessert with a twist.
Serve during Thanksgiving, Halloween, or any cozy autumn gathering. Go to recipe.
Old Fashioned Rice Pudding
Rice pudding is always a good dessert choice to put on a table any day. Especially when upgraded with toppings like fruit jam and walnuts. Go to recipe.
Cranberry Curd Tart with Ginger Snap Crust
A festive cranberry curd tart recipe featuring a cranberry-orange curd and swirls of Italian meringue nestled inside a homemade gingersnap crust. This cranberry pie recipe captures all of the best flavors of the holiday season! Go to recipe.
Grandma’s Pecan Pie Recipe
Grandma’s Pecan Pie Recipe has a gooey, buttery center with a flaky crust and golden pecans mixed throughout. This tried-and-true classic dessert is easy to make and uses basic ingredients. Go to recipe.
Homemade Chocolate Hazelnut Coconut Bars (Keto, Low-Carb, Paleo)
From the crunchy yet delicate hazelnuts to the distinctive chocolate taste, to the sweet raisins or those fatty coconut flakes, these low-carb chocolate bars will exceed all your expectations. Go to recipe.
No Bake Chocolate Salami
Easy no bake biscuit chocolate salami sweet treat. With nutty flavors, chocolate , raising and Turkish delight this dessert will become your favorite in no time. Go to recipe.
Easy Raw Vegan Carrot Cake
This Raw Vegan Carrot Cake is a no-bake paleo recipe that tastes natural and rich! The base of the cake is naturally sweet and packed with delicious textures, topped with the most delicious chocolate frosting! Go to recipe.
Coconut Carrot Chocolate Raw Cake Bars (Vegan & Keto)
These raw vegan chocolate and carrot cake bars are the perfect sweet treat for any season! Made with only 8 wholesome ingredients, theses raw vegan bars are perfectly creamy, low in carbs and super delicious. Go to recipe.
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
Soft and moist pumpkin spice cupcakes topped with a sweet and tangy maple cream cheese frosting. This easy pumpkin cupcake recipe is full of delicious fall flavor! Go to recipe.
Spiced Apple Cupcakes
These Spiced Apple Cupcakes are the perfect marriage of apple pie and delicious cupcakes. Moist, tender cupcakes filled with mashed homemade apple pie filling are topped with a rich, creamy caramel buttercream frosting for the most decadent fall flavor you’ve ever tasted. Go to recipe.
Leftover Cranberry Sauce Coffee Cake Muffins
Stuck with a ton of leftover cranberry sauce from Thanksgiving Day dinner? Make these scrumptious bakery-style Cranberry Sauce Coffee Cake Muffins with layers of cranberry sauce! They’re topped with a sweet buttery crumb for a perfect breakfast treat served with coffee. Go to recipe.
Almond Flour Pumpkin Muffins
These soft and moist Almond Flour Pumpkin Muffins are made with pumpkin puree, almond flour, and maple syrup. This easy recipe uses one-bowl and is gluten-free! Go to recipe.
Best Banana And Pumpkin Muffins
Fall-inspired banana pumpkin muffins with a moist crumb and nutty pumpkin seed topping, quick, easy, and delicious for breakfast or snacks! Go to recipe.
No Fail Butternut Squash Apple Cake (Low-Carb & Delicious)
This butternut squash and apple cake is a great way to have a healthy and delicious grab-and-go snack at all times … and eat it too! Go to recipe.
Upside Down Caramel Plum Cake
Delicious upside down plum cake recipe inspiration to bake this fall. Caramel and cinnamon topping make this juicy cake a mouthwatering dessert for any day or Holiday. Go to recipe.
Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake Recipe
This is the ultimate caramel apple upside-down cake! A rich, buttery caramel infused with warm cinnamon hugs tender, tart apples, creating a luxurious, gooey topping that seeps into the soft, spiced cake below. Each bite delivers the perfect balance of sweetness and tang. Go to recipe.
Upside Down Caramel Cinnamon Apple Cake
This apple cake uses whole apples and is filled with caramel and cinnamon fall flavors. It’s delicate and refreshing, delicious and satisfying in the same time. Impressive on the eyes, too. Go to recipe.
Roasted Butternut Squash
Roasted butternut squash topped with maple syrup, pecans, pumpkin seeds, and thyme. It’s cozy, colorful, and perfect for your Thanksgiving table or fall dinners. Go to recipe.
Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
This homemade Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls recipe is soft, fluffy, and tastes like fall! The cinnamon sugar filling has hints of ginger, nutmeg, and cloves, and a luscious cinnamon cream cheese frosting on top. Go to recipe.
Pumpkin Bundt Cake
This Pumpkin Bundt Cake feature all the delicious flavors that come with the fall season. With a delicious and beautiful bundt cake packed with flavors like pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger, and clove and an easy icing to finish it off, this will be a staple for autumn desserts. Go to recipe.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
A delicious loaf cake which will please taste buds from little ones to seniors; this pumpkin chocolate chip bread is loved by everyone! Go to recipe.
Pear Almond Tart (Tarte Bourdaloue)
Make the most of fall pears with this delicious pear and almond tart from Paris. Go to recipe.
Apple Upside Down Cake
Apple upside down cake is an easy, one bowl fall dessert. This apple cake has a layer of buttery, brown sugar apples topping on a moist butter cake. Go to recipe.
Pumpkin Slab Pie
Pumpkin slab pie is a perfect choice for holidays and fall gatherings. With a creamy filling, flaky crust and festive toppings, it’s a cozy treat everyone will love. Go to recipe.
Triple Berry Pavlova
Pavlova is a meringue-based cake with a slight crisp crust, whipped cream filling, and triple berry sauce on the top, making it crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. A festive dessert perfect for big days like Thanksgiving and family reunion. Go to recipe.
Pecan Pie Cheesecake Recipe
This Pecan Pie Cheesecake is the ultimate dessert for the holiday season. Rich, velvety cheesecake sits on top of a homemade pecan graham cracker crust and is topped with an irresistible pecan pie filling. It is out of this world good, and will be the star of the show at your next holiday or special occasion meal! Go to recipe.
Pumpkin Pie in Graham Cracker Crust
Easy pumpkin pie in graham cracker crust with condensed milk is the best fall dessert recipe! Making a store bought graham cracker crust pumpkin pie is the cheat code for a rich, decadent Thanksgiving pie in no time! You’ll be making your pumpkin pie with Keebler graham cracker crust from now own! Go to recipe.
Browse more ideas for holiday cooking:
73 Thanksgiving recipes and turkey recipes here.
More apple cake recipes and desserts ideas here.
42 delicious peach recipes to get you inspired.
🦃 The Sweetest Part of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is about gratitude, gathering, and of course—great food. Ending the meal with a special dessert is more than tradition; it’s a chance to create memories and moments your loved ones will savor. With these recipes, you’ll have plenty of inspiration to fill your table with sweetness, comfort, and festive flavor.
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Here’s to cozy kitchens, full hearts, and Thanksgiving desserts worth celebrating.
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