Want to bring a dish to your family’s Thanksgiving dinner but don’t know what to bring? Try out one of these dishes
- Pumpkin Pie: A classic Thanksgiving dessert. Mix pumpkin puree, spices, and condensed milk, pour it into a pie crust, and bake.
- Apple Crisp: Slice apples, toss them with cinnamon, sugar, and a bit of lemon juice, then cover with a crumbly mixture of oats, flour, butter, and brown sugar. Bake until golden and bubbly.
- Pecan Pie Bars: Combine a buttery shortbread crust with a rich pecan filling. Bake and cut into bars for a bite-sized treat.
- No-Bake Cheesecake: Mix cream cheese, sugar, vanilla extract, and whipped cream. Pour into a pre-made graham cracker crust and chill until set.
- Chocolate Chip Cookies: Simple yet always a crowd-pleaser. Bake a batch of soft and chewy cookies or go for the crispy variety.
- Fruit Tart: Arrange sliced fruits like strawberries, kiwi, and blueberries on a pre-baked tart crust spread with pastry cream or a layer of sweetened cream cheese.
- Brownies: Prepare a fudgy brownie batter, bake, and cut into squares. Add nuts or chocolate chips for extra indulgence.
- Cranberry Orange Bread: Mix fresh or dried cranberries and orange zest into a quick bread batter. Bake until golden and serve in slices.
- Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes: Make a gingersnap crust, fill each cup of a muffin tin with the crust and a pumpkin cheesecake filling, then bake until set.
- Rice Krispie Treats: Melt marshmallows and butter, mix in Rice Krispies cereal, then press into a pan and let them set. Cut into squares for an easy-to-make sweet treat.
These desserts cover a range of flavors and difficulty levels, so you can pick and choose based on your preferences and time constraints.