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Thanksgiving Desserts

Thanksgiving Desserts

The turkey is finished, the dishes are cleared...you know what they want: Dessert! Go for a traditional pumpkin or pecan pie, or try a new twist with a cranberry cheesecake or pumpkin caramel custard.



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recipe for libby's pumpkin cookies

Libby's Pumpkin Cookies

Made with vanilla extract, flour, oats, baking soda, ground cinnamon, salt, butter or margarine, brown sugar, sugar, egg

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for pumpkin spice bundt cake from scratch

Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake From Scratch

Made with vegetable oil or canola oil, eggs, pumpkin, vanilla extract, sugar, all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground nutmeg, ground allspice, ground cinnamon

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for choco-dot pumpkin cake

Choco-Dot Pumpkin Cake

Made with oil, all bran cereal, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for kahlua pecan pie

Kahlua Pecan Pie

Made with pie crust, butter, sugar, vanilla extract, flour, eggs, Kahlua, corn syrup, evaporated milk, pecan

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for cranberry waldorf salad

Cranberry Waldorf Salad

Made with vanilla yogurt, ground cinnamon, cranberries, red apple, celery, green grapes, raisins, walnuts, sugar


Time:   under 30 minutes

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recipe for chocolate marbled pumpkin cheesecake

Chocolate Marbled Pumpkin Cheesecake

Made with graham cracker crumbs, butter, miniature chocolate chips, cream cheese, sugar, brown sugar

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for bourbon pumpkin caramel cheesecake

Bourbon Pumpkin Caramel Cheesecake

Made with pumpkin, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, salt, caramel sauce, cream cheese, sugar, cornstarch

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for low-fat pumpkin mousse pie

Low-Fat Pumpkin Mousse Pie

Made with graham cracker pie crust, pumpkin puree, skim milk, vanilla pudding mix, pumpkin pie spice, whipped topping


Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for thanksgiving frozen cranberry salad

Thanksgiving Frozen Cranberry Salad

Made with walnuts, vanilla extract, confectioners' sugar, cranberries, sugar, crushed pineapple, miniature marshmallows, whipping cream


Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for roasted pears with cranberries

Roasted Pears With Cranberries

Made with cranberries, water, pears, butter, balsamic vinegar, ground allspice, sugar, salt

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for pilgrim pumpkin pie cake

Pilgrim Pumpkin Pie Cake

Made with nuts, margarine, eggs, pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, ground cloves, evaporated milk, yellow cake mix

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for pumpkin silk pie

Pumpkin Silk Pie

Made with dark brown sugar, cream cheese, pumpkin puree, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, instant coffee, ground ginger

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for thanksgiving ambrosia with grapefruit, orange, and tangerine

Thanksgiving Ambrosia With Grapefruit, Orange, And Tangerine

Looking for something a little different this Thanksgiving? Try this light citrus combination of grapefruit, orange, and tangerine in place...


Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for pumpkin cheesecake roll

Pumpkin Cheesecake Roll

Made with pumpkin spice, salt, nutmeg, sugar, eggs, pumpkin, walnuts, confectioners' sugar, cream cheese

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours


recipe for pumpkin cheesecake with gingerbread crust

Pumpkin Cheesecake With Gingerbread Crust

Made with egg yolk, eggs, cream cheese, light cream, pumpkin puree, sugar, flour, vanilla extract, cinnamon

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for cranberry whipped cream salad

Cranberry Whipped Cream Salad

Made with fresh cranberries, Tokay grapes, sugar, walnuts, whipped cream or Cool Whip, miniature marshmallows


Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for rum pecan pie with brandied butter pastry

Rum Pecan Pie With Brandied Butter Pastry

Made with all-purpose flour, butter or margarine, sugar, corn syrup, maple-flavored syrup, eggs, rum, pecans, pecan halves

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for coffee pecan pie

Coffee Pecan Pie

Made with unbaked pie shell, butter or margarine, flour, eggs, salt, unsulfured molasses, vanilla extract, white corn syrup, chopped pecan meats, brewed coffee

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for german-american thanksgiving pumpkin pie

German-American Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie

Made with brown sugar, sugar, ginger, salt, cinnamon, mace, eggs, vanilla extract

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for graham cracker turkeys

Graham Cracker Turkeys

Made with salt, baking soda, frozen apple juice concentrate, vegetable oil, banana, vanilla extract, cinnamon, graham flour, whole-wheat flour

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for thanksgiving cranberry sauce cake

Thanksgiving Cranberry Sauce Cake

Made with margarine, cranberry sauce, all-purpose flour, salt, sugar, pecans, mayonnaise or salad dressing, orange, orange juice

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for thanksgiving pumpkin trifle

Thanksgiving Pumpkin Trifle

Made with ground ginger, nutmeg, butter, cream cheese, pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, French vanilla pudding mix, cinnamon

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for pumpkin pecan pudding

Pumpkin Pecan Pudding

Made with pecans, vanilla extract, salt, solid pack pumpkin, evaporated skim milk, brown sugar, eggs, pumpkin pie spice, sugar

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes





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