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The best dessert recipes for an amazing Thanksgiving including pies, cakes, tarts, chocolate, pumpkin, apples, etc.
The turkey may be the star of the show but it’s definitely the dessert that gets all the attention! I often like to go all out with the dessert and with falls harvest around there are plenty of options. My biggest problem is trying to decide which dessert to make as there are just too many amazing options. Despite the fact that I want to go all out on dessert I recognize the fact that the Thanksgiving meal is already a huge production and so I appreciate a dessert that can be made a day or two ahead of time.
Triple Chocolate Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin White Chocolate Cheesecake
Apple Crisp Pizza with Caramel Sauce
Pumpkin Pie with Gingersnap Crust
Vanilla Apple Crisp with Caramel Sauce
Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake
Maple Pecan Pie
Dulce de Leche Apple Pie
Chestnut Cheesecake
Sweet Potato Pecan Pie
Medjool Date Pecan Pie
Raspberry and Dark Chocolate Cheesecake
Slow Cooker Pecan Pie
Pumpkin Butter Tarts with Pepitas and Cranberries
Lemon Ricotta Strawberry Pie with Poppy Seed Shortbread Crust
Caramel Apple Crisp Bars
Carrot Cake with Dulce de Leche Cream Cheese Frosting
Lemon Almond Cake
Pecan Pie Cheesecake with Pecan Caramel Sauce
Caramel Soaked Almond Cake
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Wendy says These look amazing! I plan on making Sweet potato pie with pecan topping. Now that I've seen your recipe I might try it.
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- Valerie says
What a delicious variety of desserts to chose from!
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- Susan @ SGCC says
Wow! What a great assortment! I'm drooling!
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- Melissa Good Taste says
Sent you a shout out on my blog. Love your taste – I cannot wait to try your soup recipes. Do you use a hand blender?
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- sweetmaremma says
your blog is full of great ideas for desserts .
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- The Pantry Drawer says
I'm all of a sudden starving. All of these look delicious! To me, Thanksgiving isn't Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie, so these really hit the spot!
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- ♥peachkins♥ says
everything looks amazing!
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- The Girlie Blog says
Pumpkin cheesecake – yum!
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- Rosa's Yummy Yums says
Fabulous desserts!
Cheers,
Rosa
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- Priya says
Soooo tempting and lovely array of droolworthy desserts..
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Dessert is my favourite!! These look equally yummy
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- Lauren says
I want a taste of each and every one of these desserts! Thanks for compiling a drool-worthy collection of Thanksgiving recipes :).
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- We Are Not Martha says
Everything looks AWESOME! My sister will be making a pumpkin pie cheesecake and I absolutely can't wait to dig in 🙂 🙂
Sues
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- Jenn@slim-shoppin says
Hi Kevin!!! Thanks for the dessert recap…wonderful.
I hope you have a fantastic Thanksgiving!
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- the blissful baker says
my favorite dessert is pumpkin pie too, but all of those desserts look amazing. i have made your sweet potato pecan pie before, and it was fantastic!
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- Helen says
I just wanted to say that I stumbled on your blog today and it is just so inspiring. I'm assuming the photography is your own? Of the food you have made yourself? And it just looks incredible, seriously amazing cooking. I cannot wait to try some of your recipes 🙂 *new follower* x
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- Kirsten says
This looks amazing, and that sweet potato pie sounds yummy!
~Kirsten
PS Just posted a recipe for my fave honey lavender cookies..would love for you to check it out! http://triplemaxtons.blogspot.com/2010/11/recipe-honey-lavender-sugar-cookies.html
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- Kevin says
Melissa Good Taste: Yes I use a hand blender for soups. It is so much easier than transferring to a full blender in batches.
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- Kevin says
Helen: Yes, I make and photograph all of the food on Closet Cooking.
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- Helen says
Thanks for answering my questions Kevin. I really appreciate it. And your blog is just great 🙂 x
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- hannah says
Oh this looks awesome! What a fabulous set of desserts!
I am Australian but am so tempted to make some Thanksgiving desserts – mostly because I am obsessed with pumpkin desserts!
Happy Thanksgiving ♥
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Great recipe! Love your blog!
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- Aleksandra Rybińska says
I think I am in heaven now 🙂 Everything look so delicious!
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- Alli says
There are at least 10 on this page I am drooling to try….Here I am eating a bowl of boring rice and see these delicious pies…..
Thanks great ideas…..Alli
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I am loving it! So many goodies!
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- Lu Ann says
Oh Kevin, you naughty, naughty man! Among other goodies, you made pecan pie, the sweetest of all holiday pies, even sweeter. Who would even think of improving on a most delectable dessert?
When my pecan pie loving husband showed a wisp of rare open-mindedness so I jumped at the chance.
(We couldn't get our hands on Medjool and used Deglet Noor dates instead. They were lighter and less rich, but worked out.)
What a success! My husband loved the pie and asked for it again next year.
ps you had me at Bacon Jam.
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- Monika Jones says
Thank you for this list full of delicious desserts! Can't wait to try some of these recipes!
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- A SPICY PERSPECTIVE says
Fabulous recipes! 🙂
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- Jenn says
These all look amazing, especially the sweet potato pie with ice cream 🙂
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- Mandi Korn says
Your Sweet Potato Pecan Pie is a staple in our house:o)
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- Anne says
Kevin … you are absolute Royalty! Everything I’ve ever made from your recipes is simply outstanding. You have such a gift and I’m so happy you are sharing it. Thank you for all of the years of fabulous food! May the holidays bring much peace, good health and happiness to you and yours.
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