Creative Thanksgiving Desserts and Sweets – Easy Cute Treats and Elegant Showstoppers
The Thanksgiving holiday is almost here and I know you are busy concentrating on the most important part of the meal – the dessert!
When your family is falling into their turkey comas, and you’re wondering what to DO with your Thanksgiving leftovers, make a pot of coffee and serve one – or MORE – of these fun, unique, and EASY Thanksgiving dessert ideas.
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My family has THE best time planning desserts for our big Thanksgiving get-together every Fall – and we have such a good time not only meal planning, but PREPARING everything together.
This year, my cousin Jill wanted to add some cute Thanksgiving treats to our plans as well as the normal elegant desserts.
Let’s start with the cute Thanksgiving treats we’re looking at making and then jump into the showstoppers!
Cute Thanksgiving Treats
I was a bit hesitant to play the “cute desserts” game – usually those little sweet treats are time-intensive and are gone before the whole family even GETS to the house (thanks kids haha!)
But I found 5 super adorable little sweet treats that are NOT hard to make, but sure make the day pop with seasonal fun!
Quick and easy no-bake pumpkin shaped oreo balls. This simple recipe is made with only 5 ingredients and is perfect for a Thanksgiving dessert table.
Caramel Apple Pretzel Bites Recipe - easy fall dessert treat to make for kids and parties. Easy 3 ingredient dessert for fall. Great for Thanksgiving desserts!
These sweet pretzel turkeys are the cutest turkey cookies that require NO baking and kids can help put them together!
A fun twist on the classic Rice Krispies treat, these Turkey Leg Treats are a fun Thanksgiving dessert for kids and adults alike!
How much fun do these turkey donuts look?! They are the PERFECT Thanksgiving treats for kids to make (and eat!) What's even better is that toddlers and preschoolers can work on their fine motor skills as they make their own turkey donut.
Creative Thanksgiving Desserts
How about these creative desserts for Thanksgiving?
If you’re tired of the same ol’ pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving why not try one these unique Thanksgiving dessert recipes – they look SO good!
Like this Amish Apple Bread (also called apple fritter bread or country apple bread) – it is a CROWD- PLEASER.
✅ Get The Recipes
Here’s where to get creative and unique Thanksgiving dessert recipes for Brown Butter Pumpkin Pie, Pecan Pie Bars, Cream Cheese Banana Bread, and more:
✅ Try this 3-Ingredient Banana Bread Recipe
it’s SO good and super simple to make!
Light Desserts For Thanksgiving
If your Thanksgiving crowd tends to be WAY too full after the big meal, why not include some light desserts for Thanksgiving this year.
This is my favorite “light” dessert to make for Thanksgiving dinner (or as a potluck dessert)
It’s easy to make and it’s really, really good.
The ingredients are:
- cream cheese
- sugar
- vanilla pudding mix (instant)
- pumpkin puree
- heavy cream
- pumpkin pie spice
- milk
- graham crackers
- caramel
- pecans (optional)
While this recipe is kinda rich, it just isn’t as “heavy” as traditional Thanksgiving desserts.
You can print the recipe here.
Or try this caramel apple fruit pizza – very creative and very, very good!
Traditional Thanksgiving Desserts
Traditional Thanksgiving Desserts include:
Speaking of fudge…
Elegant Thanksgiving Desserts
How about some elegant Thanksgiving desserts that are NOT pie or traditional?
These showstopper Thanksgiving desserts are all such easy make ahead Thanksgiving desserts for a crowd that are sure to impress your guests!
Here are the elegant showstopper Thanksgiving dessert recipes from the picture above:
1 – Caramel Apple Blondie Cheesecake (get recipe)
2 – Caramel Apple Snickers Cake (get recipe)
3 – Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake Cake (get recipe)
4 – Easy Pumpkin Roll (get recipe)
If you want a more unique dessert option, take a look at these dessert recipes.
The perfect dinner table presentation!
Look at these Beautiful Thanksgiving Table Setting Ideas
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EASY Holiday Desserts
Here are even more easy holiday dessert recipes to try this year:
But let’s get back to Thanksgiving desserts…
Unique Thanksgiving Desserts
Let’s skip the traditional desserts this year and, instead, let’s make something fun and unique for Thanksgiving dessert!
You saw it up top… it sure looks yummy, right? Recipe is here or just pin the recipe image below to Pinterest so you always have it.
More Thanksgiving Recipes
SO cute! AND they’re a creative dessert idea for Thanksgiving also.
Also, be sure to check out these easy Thanksgiving crafts for kids.
Last Minute Thanksgiving Desserts
If you need some quick and easy Thanksgiving desserts that you can whip together last minute, check out these super simple ideas:
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