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Thanksgiving Desserts

We have plenty of Thanksgiving dessert recipes for the pie lovers (and the pie averse), like apple pie, cheesecake, pumpkin pie, cookies and more. Discover more Thanksgiving ideas in our best Thanksgiving recipes collection.

A cast-iron skillet filled with apples, a crumble topping and five scoops of vanilla ice cream drizzled with caramel sit on a light gray countertop. — Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Eugene Jho.

Recipes

Cazuela
Von Diaz
417 ratings with an average rating of 3 out of 5 stars
417
2½ hours
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Pumpkin Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2595 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,595
45 minutes
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Air-Fryer Cheesecake
Christina Morales, Rebecca Abbott, Jennifer West
1035 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,035
1 hour, plus cooling and chilling
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Salted Caramel Peanut Brownie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
424 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
424
1 hour
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Maple-Walnut Blondies
Lidey Heuck
648 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
648
30 minutes
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Red Wine-Pear Cardamom Cake
Melissa Clark
535 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
535
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Lemon-Spice Visiting Cake
Dorie Greenspan
4734 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,734
1 hour 25 minutes
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Otis Lee’s Detroit Famous Poundcake
CC Allen, Otis Lee, Mr. Fofo’s Deli
2800 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,800
1½ hours
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Pecan Tarts
Bryan Washington
291 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
291
2½ hours, plus cooling
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Kentucky Butter Cake
Margaux Laskey, Nell Lewis
2600 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,600
1 hour 15 minutes
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Pumpkin Flan
Kim Severson, Margarita Velasco
312 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
312
About 2 hours, plus chilling
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Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts
Vallery Lomas
551 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
551
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Condensed Milk Pound Cake
Melissa Clark, Margarita Manzke, Betty Hallock
712 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
712
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Pumpkin Layer Cake With Caramel Buttercream
Yossy Arefi
1631 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,631
2 hours, plus cooling
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Arroz Con Leche
Sam Sifton, Veronica Garcia
318 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
318
1 hour 15 minutes
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Hazelnut, Pear and Cardamom Tart
Clare de Boer
355 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
355
About 4 hours, plus chilling
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Japanese Cheesecake
Melissa Clark, Joanne Chang
1716 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,716
1½ hours, plus cooling and chilling
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Pecan Pie Sandwich Cookies
Genevieve Ko
792 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
792
1½ hours, plus chilling and cooling
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Caramelized Bananas With Pecan-Coconut Crunch
Yewande Komolafe
296 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
296
25 minutes
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One-Bowl Carrot Cake
Genevieve Ko
3401 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,401
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Mini Sweet Potato Pies
Genevieve Ko
193 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
193
1¼ hours, plus cooling and chilling
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Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies
The New York Times
12444 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
12,444
About 45 minutes
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Easy
Strawberry Spoon Cake
Jerrelle Guy
13066 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
13,066
30 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Apple Cider-Caramel Dumplings
Erin Jeanne McDowell
86 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
86
1½ hours
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Carrot Cake
Dorie Greenspan
10265 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,265
1 hour 30 minutes, plus at least 15 minutes' refrigeration
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Molasses Ginger Cake
David Tanis
218 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
218
1 hour, plus cooling
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Mini Apple Tartes Tatin
Julia Moskin, Claudia Fleming, Melissa Clark
468 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
468
About 2 hours
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Pumpkin Fudge Torte
Melissa Clark
1469 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,469
1 hour, plus cooling
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Hummingbird Cake
Vallery Lomas
1752 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,752
1 hour
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Parisian Cookie Cake
Dorie Greenspan
1085 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,085
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Pecan Pie Ice Cream
Florence Fabricant
102 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
102
30 minutes, plus at least 8 hours’ chilling and freezing
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Applesauce Cake With Cream Cheese and Honey Frosting
Julia Turshen
938 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
938
About 1 hour 45 minutes
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Easy
Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
Melissa Clark
6620 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
6,620
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Millie Peartree
664 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
664
1½ hours
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Easy
Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake
Genevieve Ko
864 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
864
1½ hours, plus chilling
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Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
Melissa Clark
2676 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,676
50 minutes, plus cooling
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Instant Pot Carrot-Saffron Risotto
Samantha Seneviratne
1140 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,140
35 minutes
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Cranberry Crumb Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
687 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
687
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Sponge Cake
Claire Saffitz
2094 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,094
50 minutes
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Pecan Pie Truffles
Tara Parker-Pope, “VegNews Holiday Cookie Collection”
3672 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,672
About 30 minutes, plus 2 hours' freezing
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Milk and Honey Cake
Melissa Clark, Odette Williams
1330 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,330
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Celebration Cake
Sam Sifton, Yotam Ottolenghi
853 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
853
24 hours, including freezing
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Apple Crumble
Samantha Seneviratne
5801 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,801
About 1 hour 10 minutes
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Puff Puff
Yewande Komolafe
246 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
246
30 minutes, plus rising
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Lane Cake
Yewande Komolafe
884 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
884
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Bakewell Tart With Cranberry Sauce
Clare de Boer
104 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
104
About 2½ hours, plus chilling
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Lemon Cakes
Priya Krishna, Chelsea Monroe-Cassel, Sariann Lehrer
888 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
888
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Banana Upside-Down Cake
Melissa Clark
247 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
247
1 hour, plus cooling
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