39 of My Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes
It’s November 1st, and while I’m over the moon about the fact that there is now Christmas music available on satellite radio, we still have another holiday to tackle before we begin decking the halls… and Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away!
While Christmas has my heart as far as holidays go, Thanksgiving is my very favorite food holiday… there is nothing better than hitting the couch on Thanksgiving evening in a total food coma! While turkey is always front and center of the dinner spread, I prefer to take a small piece and fill my plate with a variety of side dishes and of course leave room for dessert(s)!
I have SO MANY Thanksgiving recipes here on the site, but I narrowed them down to my very favorites for you today. [You can find ALL of the turkey day recipes that are on the site here >> Thanksgiving Recipes.]
I hope you find something here that you can add to your menu this year… so many great choices!
Favorite Thanksgiving Side Dishes
1. Aunt Vicki’s Corn & Mixed Vegetable Casserole
2. Broccoli Casserole From Scratch
3. Brussels Sprouts and Bacon Gratin
4. Cheesy Creamed Corn Casserole
8. Green Bean Casserole From Scratch
10. How to Make Compound Butter
11. Mashed Sweet Potato Brulee
13. Pineapple Bourbon Sweet Potato Casserole
14. Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Warm Cider Vinaigrette
15. Sausage, Apple & Sage Stuffing
16. Sausage Cornbread Stuffing
18. Sweet Potato Gratin with Gruyere
19. Traditional Bread Stuffing
Favorite Thanksgiving Desserts
21. Cranberry-Eggnog Cheesecake
24. Cranberry-Pecan Pound Cake with Praline Frosting
25. Cranberry Pound Cake with Orange Glaze
26. Cranberry Sorbet
27. Cranberry Upside Down Cake
28. Grandma’s “Pillow” Cookies
29. Pecan Pie
30. Pumpkin Bread with Chocolate Chips & Pecans
32. Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
33. Pumpkin-Gingerbread Trifle
34. Pumpkin Pie
35. Pumpkin Roll
36. Salted Caramel Apple Cheesecake Pie
38. Sparkling Cranberry White Chocolate Cupcakes
39. Sweet Potato Pie
TELL ME! What are your must-have dishes at Thanksgiving? Any requests?
I have prepared Thanksgiving Dinners for over fifty years. The most requested food is cream peas and a seven layer salad.
I made a Thanksgiving recipe probably 20 years ago that was called “Harvest Cheesecake” and have been looking for the recipe ever since!! It was a cheesecake with apples on top. Had no caramel or salted caramel anywhere! Also, had no cranberries. It was like a really good apple pie filling on top of cheesecake. It didn’t sound that great when I made it, but after tasting I completely fell in love with the combination and haven’t had anything like it since! Do you have a recipe for a cheesecake that has apples on top?
Hi Bridgot, I’ve never made one like that, but I’ll do some digging around, it sounds fantastic!
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wow, what a wonderful set of Thanksgiving recipes, thank you for sharing all of these! Now I have to choose which to swap out with my own since I was looking to change some of my recipes this year
The only thing missing from this list, especially if ham is being served in addition to or instead of turkey, is your scalloped potatoes. Best ever!
Every year I make your cornbread stuffing; we all love it. And the cloverleaf rolls grace every holiday; they are by far the best rolls I’ve ever made!
Thanksgiving is my favorite food holiday, but am just as excited for leftovers of the meal as the meal, itself. This is a great list and thanks for sharing!
I think I am going to use your cranberry sauce recipe, add a splash of Grand Marnier and cook it in my Instant Pot. You have GOT to get you one of these Michelle, especially with your growing family. Saves SO much time!