Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes That will Leave Your Guests Wanting for More

Thanksgiving is a time for family and friends, especially for decadent and tasty food. Of course, the centerpiece of everyone’s attention remains the turkey main course, but desserts are equally essential for completing the meal. With time, Thanksgiving dessert recipes have evolved and have gone on to include spin-offs of several traditional dishes. Whether you like your sweet treats old-school or are a fan of contemporary desserts, these recipes are here to tantalize the taste buds of your guests and family members this season.

Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake:

Ingredients: 

• 151 gm graham cracker
• 52 gm sugar
• 103 gm butter
• 504 gm cream cheese
• 201 gm sugar
• 3 eggs
• 254 ml sour cream
• 103 ml cream
• 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Method:

1. You have to preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. You need to prepare a springform pan by greasing it with butter.
3. You should ideally combine the crust ingredients including melted butter, graham cracker crumbs, and sugar.
4. Once done, you are going to press this mixture into the greased pan.
5. Then, you need to bake the crust for around 10 minutes.
6. For the filling, you have to start by beating the cream cheese until it becomes completely smooth.
7. To the beaten cream cheese, you need to add in the sugar, eggs, sour cream, heavy cream, pumpkin pie spice, and vanilla extract.
8. It is important that at this step, you mix all of the ingredients together.
9. Then, you can pour this filling over the crust, and bake for around 50 to 60 minutes.
10. Once out of the oven, you can serve after adding a dollop of fresh cream on top. 

Apple Cinnamon Crumble:

Ingredients: 

• 501 gm apples
• 102 gm sugar
• 3 tbsp flour
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• A pinch of salt
• 21 gm butter
• 151 gm oats
• 52 gm sugar
• 53 gm butter
• 2 tsp cinnamon

Method: 

1. First, you have to preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Then, you need to prepare a square baking dish by greasing it with butter.
3. You are going to mix the cinnamon, rolled oats, butter, and brown sugar together in a big bowl.
4. You have to then transfer this mixture to the baking dish.
5. In another bowl, you are going to combine flour, apples, nutmeg, cinnamon, butter, sugar, and salt.
6. Then, you have to add this mixture on top of the crust.
7. You can then bake it for around 35 to 40 minutes.
8. Before serving, you can dust with some powdered sugar. 

Pecan Pie Bars:

Ingredients: 

• 151 gm flour
• 52 gm sugar
• 53 gm butter
• 201 gm corn syrup
• 152 gm sugar
• 3 large egg
• 101 gm butter
• 102 gm pecans
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Method:

1. First, you have to preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Then, you need to prepare a square baking dish by greasing it with butter.
3. Then, you will mix the crust ingredients which include flour, sugar, and butter.
4. You have to press this mixture into the baking dish.
5. Then, you are going to bake it for 15 minutes.
6. You have to combine corn syrup, sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla extract, and pecans in a separate bowl for the filling.
7. Next, when the crust has been baked, you have to pour this filling over the crust.
8. Once again, you need to bake it for 25-30 minutes.
9. While serving, you can drizzle with maple syrup or honey. 

You are encouraged to use different types of nuts or spices for these recipes. If you please, you can also experiment with various types of seasonal fruits. You can also substitute the cream cheese with ricotta cheese. Little personal touches like a dash of cinnamon or caramel sauce over the dishes before serving, might help and add more finesse to these memorable desserts.

If the cheesecake cracks, you need to bake it at a different temperature. If the crumble topping doesn't brown, you have to bake it at a higher temperature.

For an elegant presentation, you can top the cheesecake with whipped cream, and serve the crumble warm with some vanilla ice cream. It will be an interesting site if you cut the pecan pie bar into fun shapes.

These Thanksgiving dessert recipes offer unique twists on classic flavors. You have a range of choices to impress your guests with.