15 Thanksgiving Baking Recipes

Thanksgiving is the perfect time to fill your home with warm, comforting aromas.

From pumpkin treats to apple-filled pastries, these 15 Thanksgiving baking recipes bring festive flavors to your holiday table.

1. Pumpkin Pie

Classic pumpkin pie with a perfectly spiced creamy filling and flaky crust — a must-have Thanksgiving dessert.

Ingredients:

• 1 pie crust

• 2 cups pumpkin purée

• 1 cup evaporated milk

• ¾ cup sugar

• 2 eggs

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• ½ tsp nutmeg

• ¼ tsp ginger

Instructions:

1. Whisk pumpkin, milk, sugar, eggs, and spices.

2. Pour into crust.

3. Bake at 425°F (220°C) for 15 minutes, then 350°F (175°C) for 40 minutes.

4. Cool before serving.

2. Apple Crisp

Warm baked apples topped with a crunchy oat crumble — easy and comforting.

Ingredients:

• 5 cups sliced apples

• ½ cup sugar

• 1 tbsp lemon juice

• ¾ cup oats

• ½ cup flour

• ½ cup butter

• ½ cup brown sugar

Instructions:

1. Toss apples with sugar and lemon.

2. Mix oats, flour, butter, and brown sugar for topping.

3. Layer apples in a dish, add crumble.

4. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 40 minutes.

3. Pecan Pie Bars

All the flavor of pecan pie in easy bar form with a buttery shortbread crust.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup flour

• ½ cup butter

• ¼ cup sugar

• 1 cup chopped pecans

• ¾ cup brown sugar

• 2 eggs

• ¼ cup corn syrup

Instructions:

1. Mix flour, butter, and sugar; bake crust 12 minutes.

2. Whisk pecans, sugar, eggs, and syrup; pour over crust.

3. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 25–30 minutes.

4. Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Topping

Mashed sweet potatoes baked with a crunchy buttery pecan topping.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups mashed sweet potatoes

• ½ cup sugar

• 2 eggs

• ½ cup milk

• ½ cup butter

• 1 cup pecans

• ½ cup brown sugar

Instructions:

1. Mix mashed potatoes, sugar, eggs, milk, and butter.

2. Add to dish.

3. Combine pecans and brown sugar for topping.

4. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 35 minutes.

5. Cranberry Orange Bread

Moist, tangy sweet bread with fresh cranberries and citrus zest.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour

• 1 cup sugar

• 1 cup fresh cranberries

• 1 egg

• 1 cup orange juice

• 1 tsp orange zest

• 1 tsp baking powder

Instructions:

1. Mix dry ingredients.

2. Add egg and orange juice.

3. Fold in cranberries.

4. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 55–60 minutes.

6. Pumpkin Cheesecake

Creamy cheesecake blended with pumpkin and warm spices for a holiday twist.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups graham crumbs

• ½ cup melted butter

• 24 oz cream cheese

• 1 cup sugar

• 3 eggs

• 1 cup pumpkin purée

• 1 tsp cinnamon

Instructions:

1. Combine crumbs and butter; press into pan.

2. Beat cream cheese and sugar, add eggs.

3. Add pumpkin and cinnamon.

4. Bake at 325°F (160°C) for 55–60 minutes.

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7. Dinner Rolls

Soft, fluffy rolls perfect for spreading with butter at Thanksgiving dinner.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups flour

• 2 tbsp sugar

• 1 packet yeast

• 1 cup warm milk

• ¼ cup butter

• 1 egg

Instructions:

1. Activate yeast in warm milk.

2. Mix with remaining ingredients.

3. Knead and let rise 1 hour.

4. Shape rolls, rise again.

5. Bake at 375°F (190°C) for 15 minutes.

8. Chocolate Pecan Pie

A decadent upgrade to classic pecan pie with a chocolate layer.

Ingredients:

• 1 pie crust

• 1 cup pecans

• 1 cup chocolate chips

• ¾ cup corn syrup

• ¾ cup sugar

• 3 eggs

• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions:

1. Add chocolate chips to crust.

2. Mix remaining ingredients, pour over.

3. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 55 minutes.

9. Pumpkin Bread

Moist and warmly spiced pumpkin loaf perfect for holiday snacking.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour

• 1 cup sugar

• 1 cup pumpkin purée

• 2 eggs

• ½ cup oil

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 1 tsp baking soda

Instructions:

1. Mix wet ingredients.

2. Add dry ingredients.

3. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 60–65 minutes.

10. Apple Pie

Classic apple pie with tender apples and a flaky double crust.

Ingredients:

• 2 pie crusts

• 6 cups sliced apples

• ¾ cup sugar

• 2 tbsp flour

• 1 tsp cinnamon

Instructions:

1. Toss apples with sugar, flour, and cinnamon.

2. Add to crust.

3. Add top crust and vent.

4. Bake at 425°F (220°C) for 45–50 minutes.

11. Maple Walnut Cookies

Soft cookies flavored with maple and loaded with crunchy walnuts.

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups flour

• ½ cup butter

• ½ cup sugar

• ½ cup brown sugar

• 1 egg

• 1 tsp maple extract

• ½ cup walnuts

Instructions:

1. Cream butter and sugars.

2. Add egg and maple.

3. Add flour and fold in walnuts.

4. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10–12 minutes.

12. Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls

Fluffy pumpkin dough rolled with cinnamon sugar and topped with cream cheese icing.

Ingredients:

• Prepared dough

• ½ cup pumpkin purée

• ½ cup brown sugar

• 1 tbsp cinnamon

• 1 cup cream cheese icing

Instructions:

1. Mix pumpkin into dough.

2. Spread with sugar and cinnamon.

3. Roll, slice, and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 25 minutes.

4. Frost warm.

13. Cranberry Pie

A tart, sweet cranberry-filled pie—beautiful and bold on the holiday table.

Ingredients:

• 1 pie crust

• 4 cups fresh cranberries

• 1 cup sugar

• ¼ cup orange juice

• 2 tbsp flour

Instructions:

1. Mix cranberries, sugar, flour, and orange juice.

2. Add to crust.

3. Bake at 375°F (190°C) for 40–45 minutes.

14. Sweet Potato Bread

A moist quick bread made with mashed sweet potatoes and warm spices.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour

• 1 cup mashed sweet potato

• 1 cup sugar

• 2 eggs

• ½ cup oil

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 1 tsp baking soda

Instructions:

1. Whisk wet ingredients.

2. Add dry ingredients.

3. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 55–60 minutes.

15. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Soft pumpkin cookies studded with melty chocolate chips — a fall favorite.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup pumpkin purée

• 1 cup sugar

• ½ cup butter

• 1 egg

• 2 cups flour

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions:

1. Cream butter and sugar; add pumpkin and egg.

2. Add dry ingredients.

3. Fold in chocolate chips.

4. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 12–14 minutes.