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by Michelle
November 4, 2015 (updated Mar 18, 2020)

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Ready or not, Thanksgiving will be here just threeweeks from tomorrow. Crazy! To help you kick off menu planning, I’ve gathered all of the Thanksgiving-worthy recipes that are on the site and brought them here in one list for you. There are some breakfast (slash brunch) ideas, as well as tons of side dishes and desserts and drinks. I have a few appetizers as well, but I try to stay light (i.e. no heavy, cheesy dips) since the meal is so heavy and filling.

I’ll be sharing more Thanksgiving recipes over the next fewweeks, but these should get you going and get your menu started!

Breakfast/Brunch

1. Apple Cinnamon Bread
2. Apple Fritter Doughnuts
3. Baked French Toast Casserole with Praline Topping
4. Cinnamon Babka
5. Cranberry Orange Bread
6. Morning Buns
7. Praline Waffles
8. Pumpkin Bread
9. Pumpkin and Cream Cheese Muffins with Pecan Streusel
10. Pumpkin Doughnut Muffins
11. Pumpkin Pancakes
12. Pumpkin Scones with Spiced Glaze
13. Salted Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls
14. Spiced Zucchini Bread with Walnuts and Dried Cranberries
15. Sweet Potato Scones with Maple Cream Glaze

Drinks

16. Bourbon Slush
17. Hot Apple Cider Rum Punch
18. White Chocolate Steamers

Appetizers

19. Baked Brie with Blackberry Compote
20. Cinnamon-Sugar Candied Pecans
21. Cheesy Bacon-Wrapped Dates
22. Pimento Cheese Ball
23. Veggie Pizza Appetizer

Side Dishes

24. Aunt Vicki’s Corn and Mixed Vegetable Casserole
25. Bacon and Mushroom Potato Gratin
26. Broccoli Casserole (From Scratch)
27. Brussels Sprout Slaw with Mustard Dressing and Maple-Glazed Pecans
28.
29. Brussels Sprouts and Bacon Gratin
30.
31. Butternut Squash Soup
32. Cheesy Creamed Corn Casserole
33. Cloverleaf Dinner Rolls
34. Compound Butter
35. Cranberry Sauce
36. Cranberry-Walnut Rolls
37. Fresh Green Bean Casserole
38. Garlic Knots
39. Homemade Gravy (Make Ahead)
40. Mashed Sweet Potato Brulée
41. Mrs. Waterman’s Stuffed Mushrooms
42. Perfect Mashed Potatoes
43. Pumpkin Soup with Apple and Spices
44. Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Warm Cider Vinaigrette
45. Sausage Cornbread Stuffing
46.
47. Scalloped Potatoes
48. Sweet Dinner Rolls
49. Sweet Potato Gratin with Gruyere
50. Traditional Bread Stuffing

Desserts

51. Apple Cider Caramels
52. Apple Cupcakes with Cinnamon-Cream Cheese Frosting
53. Apple Dumplings
54. Apple Pie-Cake
55. Apple Pie Ice Cream
56.
57. Apple Slab Pie
58. Baklava
59. Brown Sugar-Apple Cheesecake
60. Caramelized Pear Tart
61. Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
62. Chocolate Chip-Pecan Pie Bars
63. Cinnamon Ice Cream (perfect with your pumpkin pie!)
64. Classic Apple Pie
65. Cranberry-Eggnog Cheesecake
66. Cranberry-Ginger Pear Pie
67. Cranberry Ice Cream Pie
68. Cranberry Sorbet
69. Cranberry Upside-Down Cake
70. Dutch Apple Pie
71. French Apple Cake
72. Grandma’s Ambrosia Salad
73. Homemade Caramel Apples
74. Italian Walnut Pillow Cookies (these were one of my Grandma’s Thanksgiving traditions)
75. Maple-Apple Pie with Walnut Crumble Topping
76. Maple-Date Bars
77. Maple Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
78. Maple-Walnut Fudge
79. Maple-Walnut Ice Cream
80. Pecan Pie
81. Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
82. Pumpkin Cheesecake
83. Pumpkin Cookies with Brown Butter Icing
84. Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
85. Pumpkin Fudge
86. Pumpkin-Gingerbread Trifle
87. Pumpkin Ice Cream
88. Pumpkin Pie
89. Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal Crumb Bars
90. Pumpkin Roll
91. Pumpkin Seed Brittle with Vanilla Bean and Cardamom
92. Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes
93. Pumpkin Spice Latte Fudge
94. Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Maple-Cream Cheese Filling
95. Salted Caramel Apple Cake
96. Salted Caramel Apple Cheesecake Dip
97. Salted Caramel Apple Cheesecake Pie
98. Salted Caramel Apple Pie
99. Sweet Potato Pie
100. Taffy Apple Salad
101. Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes

What are your favorite Thanksgiving dishes? Any recipe requests?

Originally published November 4, 2015 — (last updated March 18, 2020)

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12 Comments on “101 Thanksgiving Recipes”

  1. Sally Reply

    Love, love love your scalloped potatoes. They aren’t part of our traditional Thanksgiving meal, but do show up routinely during fall and winter and possibly at Christmas with ham.

    • Sally Reply

      I use a little less thyme and add a grating (or pinch) of nutmeg. Delicious!

  2. Brittany Reply

    I would love to see how you cook a turkey!

  3. Becca @ Two Places at Once Reply

    Thank you for sharing! I’m cooking my first Thanksgiving dinner this year so this is SUPER helpful!

  4. Bella's Secret Kitchen Reply

    Thank you for this – I am definately bookmarking this page! We don’t celebrate Thanksgiving here in the UK, but I will still be trying out some of these :-)

  5. Marianna Reply

    Thank you so very much for this wonderful collection of recipes. Your site is
    a valuable tool and wealth of information. It is certainly my “go too” for food inspiration!
    Happy Thanksgiving :>)

  6. Leslie Reply

    Super collection. Have saved many to try!

  7. Linda Reply

    I think I should have a Thanksgiving dinner with the sides and desserts Oh and some bread. I could let the turkey bake while serving dinner so the aroma would be there and serve the turkey the next day with leftovers. The sides and desserts are my favorites. Leftovers are usually best.

    Wishes for tasty dishes, Linda

  8. Kathy Reply

    Thanks for posting–I was already looking back at your lists from the past 2 years! Also I am looking for something to serve the teenage cousins that is falls such as apple cider with ???????? That is my request. Also one of my favorite things to make since 2010 is a Pumpkin Cheesecake by Warren Brown. I saw him make it on the Today show with Matt Lauer and Matt said it was “beyond good” when Warren asked if it was good after Matt sampled it. I have made it ever since! It is beautiful and delicious…everyone, adults and kids like it. It is a lot of work but to me it would not be Thanksgiving without it even though my mom still makes her 2 pumpkin pies and we have lots of other desserts. Even if we don’t eat it, it looks wonderful and we send some home with family. The video used to be online but this year I cannot find it. I loved watching it every year!

  9. Mary Reply

    I just LOVE you for doing this! You have the BEST and MOST INTERESTING site. I always wait for Friday to see new photos of your precious son and how he is growing. Then, Saturdays are great as you always help me with meal suggestions for Sunday meals. I don’t know how you manage to change recipes daily, but I am grateful for all of your work and effort in making this site THE BEST!!!

  10. Martha in KS Reply

    Thanks so much for this compilation of recipes. It will be very helpful when planning my Thanksgiving.

  11. Joshua Hampton Reply

    This recipe couldn’t have come at a better time. What a wonderful roundup. Thanks for this.

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mashed potatoes! Rising from second place in 2022, mashed potatoes take the crown for America's favorite Thanksgiving side dish. Creamy, rich, and comforting, they're the perfect accompaniment to turkey and gravy, so it makes sense that mashed potatoes came out on top.

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