Craving something sweet for your Thanksgiving celebration? Thanksgiving treats are the perfect way to satisfy that sweet tooth, whether you’re waiting for dinner or enjoying dessert.
So, given that (and as a person with a sweet tooth myself), I made this list of the best Thanksgiving treats for your holiday parties. They are all easy to make and guaranteed to make everyone’s mood a little bit sweeter!
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Tangerine Pumpkins
Tangerine pumpkins are a healthy and adorable addition to any holiday table, made with just tangerines and a touch of creativity. They’re perfect for kids and a bright, cheerful option for a festive spread.
Tangerine Pumpkins
These Tangerine Pumpkins are not only a treat to make but also a bright, joyful addition to any festive table. Enjoy creating and sharing them!
Let’s start with these absolutely cute and tasty Rice Krispie turkey legs! They’re such an easy and perfect treat for Thanksgiving. I’m sure this will be a hit, especially with the kids! Those pretzels and white chocolate are heaven!
Rice Krispie Turkey Legs
Kid friendly Easy Rice Krispie Turkey Legs are the make ahead dessert for Thanksgiving you need. Simple, quick and fun, great to make in advance for holidays!
Embrace the essence of fall with these Gooey Pumpkin Bars, a perfect treat to serve at Thanksgiving for their warm, spiced pumpkin flavor and irresistibly fudgy texture. Pair them with a glass of cold milk for a cozy, comforting dessert that captures the festive spirit of the season.
Gooey Pumpkin Bars
Pumpkin gooey bars that look like fudge, but taste like pumpkin pie.
These adorable chocolate-dipped strawberries are decorated to resemble turkeys, making them a fun and festive dessert for holiday celebrations. They’re easy to prepare and will delight kids and adults alike.
Strawberry Chocolate Turkeys
These Strawberry Chocolate Turkeys are the perfect little dessert for Thanksgiving and Friendsgiving!
These turkey-themed Oreo balls offer a creative twist on traditional Thanksgiving desserts. With their sweet chocolate coating and fun decorations, they’re sure to be a crowd favorite at any gathering.
Turkey Oreo Balls
When it comes to Thanksgiving desserts, pies get all the love. People mull over how many to make and debate the merits of pumpkin versus pecan or apple. Thanksgiving pies are delicious and non-negotiable for some, but if you find yourself wanting something different, these turkey-themed mini desserts are the answer.
Decorated with pretzels and M&Ms, these Oreo truffles are as delicious as they are fun. Their playful turkey design makes them a delightful addition to holiday festivities.
Turkey Oreo Truffles for Thanksgiving
Oreo turkeys are easy and fun to make and even more delicious to eat. Oreo balls covered in milk chocolate and decorated with pretzels and M&Ms will be a favorite for your holiday festivities. Everyone can get in on the Thanksgiving fun. Gobble, gobble!
These candy-coated pretzel bites are shaped like turkeys and deliver the perfect mix of sweet and salty flavors. They’re a quick and easy treat to add to your holiday dessert table.
Adorable Candy Pretzel Turkey Bites
These quick and easy Candy Pretzel Turkey Bites are a tasty and adorable Thanksgiving treat. The perfect dessert idea for your Thanksgiving dinner or celebration!
These chocolate turkey treats are simple to make and a guaranteed hit for all ages. They’re both visually appealing and incredibly tasty, making them a perfect holiday dessert option.
Chocolate Turkey Thanksgiving Treats
These Thanksgiving treats look great and taste great too! Make a chocolate turkey treat for the holidays that kids (and adults!) will love.
These baked cinnamon sugar chips are irresistibly crisp and aromatic, filling your house with the comforting scent of cinnamon. Perfect for snacking or pairing with fruit dips, they’re a versatile holiday treat.
Cinnamon Sugar Chips
The house smelled amazing when these were in the oven. Actually, the house still smelled amazing hours after they were done baking. I was sitting on the sofa watching TV after the kids were in bed, and I could still smell the cinnamon. Seriously, if you haven’t bought fresh cinnamon in a few years – YOU SHOULD!
Moist chocolate cupcakes topped with homemade frosting create a whimsical pumpkin patch design. These easy-to-make cupcakes bring festive charm and rich flavors to your dessert spread.
Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes
My easy and delicious pumpkin patch cupcakes are made with moist, rich chocolate cupcakes and an easy homemade frosting. Follow my easy steps and you’ll be a pumpkin cupcake pro!
These pretzels, coated in candy and shaped like pumpkins, are a delightful mix of sweet, salty, creamy, and crunchy. Quick and easy to make, they’re almost too cute to eat but impossible to resist.
Candy-Coated Pumpkin Pretzels
You can never have enough cute treats for Halloween or Thanksgiving like these candy-coated pumpkin pretzels. They are almost too darling to eat but the perfect bite of sweet, salty, creamy, and crunchy all in one is hard to resist. All you need is 5 ingredients & 15 minutes to make them.
These Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars are a must-have for your Thanksgiving dessert table. The creamy cheesecake layer combined with a crisp shortbread crust offers a delightful contrast, while the rich pumpkin flavor makes them a festive favorite that’s sure to please.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars with Shortbread Crust
This dessert is like a blend of pumpkin pie and cheesecake. In two words: perfect combination.
Pumpkin Pie Tacos have a warm, comforting taste, just as fall should be. Imagine a crispy taco filled with caramelly pumpkin, loaded with cinnamon and ginger. Sounds amazing, right?!
Of course, Thanksgiving is pie season! If you can’t get enough pies, I’m sure you’ll love these mini pumpkin pie slice cookies. They look so cute and taste amazing! I can already see the guests coming back to this treat.
Mini Pumpkin Pie Slice Cookies
Since fall is in full swing, I thought it was about time for some autumn themed treats. Mini pumpkin pie cookies are the perfect size for snacking and they don’t take much time to make.
Just imagine your usual tasty cheesecake… but this one’s bite-sized and packed with the autumn flavors you’re looking for! I am extremely in love — this treat is definitely going back on my Thanksgiving dinner table. These pumpkin cheesecake truffles are an absolute must-try!
Pumpkin Cheesecake Truffles
Want to bring your Fall treats to the next level? Don’t look any further than these creamy Pumpkin Cheesecake Truffles, featuring all of the tastiest autumn flavors in adorable, bite-sized packages.
Another pumpkin-flavored treat because I know we all crave these during the holidays! The whipped cream in these toasts just makes everything better. Trust me, this is a dessert you won’t want to miss at your Thanksgiving dinner!
Pumpkin French Toast
This pumpkin French toast with whipped pumpkin butter is perfect for those chilly fall mornings! And it takes just 5 minutes to prep!
This pretzel turkey jar is one of the cutest Thanksgiving treats I’ve seen! It’s just so creative and easy to make, perfect for adding the holiday vibe to your celebration. This adorable treat will definitely stand out on your Thanksgiving dessert table!
Pretzel Turkey Jar {with Chocolate Covered Pretzels}
Use Chocolate covered pretzels as the tail feathers in this easy to make Pretzel Turkey Jar. Great centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table.
Aww, I’m a huge fan of Nutter Butter cookies! Especially this cute version with pretzels as turkey feathers – it’s so adorable! These are 100% recommended if you want to add a fun touch to your Thanksgiving menu!
Nutter Butter Turkey Cookies for Thanksgiving
These fun turkey cookies are the perfect addition to any Thanksgiving dessert table! They’re an adorable and delicious Thanksgiving treat!
Omg, I have to be honest, the first time I saw this, I was intimidated by the flower design, but surprisingly, it’s easy! And it tastes so good too! These gorgeous apple flower tarts will surely impress your guests!
Apple Flower Tart
These ingenious apple flower tarts will have you marvelling at how pretty and yet how easy they are. Using the most basic of ingredients you can make these beautiful little tarts for a very special dessert. This is a pushy recipe Dear Reader!
Classic Pumpkin Cake Roll with Cream Cheese Filling
I won’t forget about this classic pumpkin cake roll!! My highlight for this recipe is its heavenly delicious cream cheese filling! Like, who will not fall in love with that? Plus, the texture of this cake roll is amazing too!
Classic Pumpkin Cake Roll with Cream Cheese Filling
Classic pumpkin cake roll with cream cheese filling. It’s classic for a reason ~ one bite is all you need to remember why it’s so loved.
Are you craving maple flavors? Then these cookies are for you! I am 100% attached to this cookie recipe with its crumbly texture and maple glaze! I just know it tastes divine!
Brown Butter Maple Pecan Cookies
These buttery, nutty, and crumbly brown butter maple pecan cookies are made with toasty brown butter and filled with roasted pecans. Dipped in a maple glaze made with maple syrup and a sprinkle of pecans, these cookies are so incredibly delicious!
I know we all have a soft spot for Nutella. Personally, I think I can eat any recipe with Nutella! The combination of Nutella and orange zest in this babka is absolutely irresistible. I’m telling you, this recipe is worth a try.
Nutella + Orange Babka
And with the holidays upon us, bread making definitely gets me in the spirit! So that brings us to Babka. So what is it? Babka is a traditional eastern European bread. While traditionally served at Easter in some European countries, it’s always quite popular during the Christmas holidays in others. Long story short, it’s a sweet and tasty bread, Toppings and fillings can vary.
Dumplings might not be on your immediate list when you think of Thanksgiving treats, but this one might be an exception! These traditional plum dumplings are out of this world! And look at that pop of colors; it will surely bring your holiday menu to another level.
Plum Dumplings
Family recipe for traditional Austrian plum dumplings. Plums are wrapped in a potato dough and covered in sweet buttery and nutty bread crumbs. So delicious!
This recipe is one of the easiest and tastiest pretzel recipes out there! From the name itself, you already know how delicious this will be! I’m also a fan of espresso, so this hits the spot! I’m sure that this will be loved during your dinner.
Chocolate Covered Espresso Spiced Pretzels
Chocolate Covered Espresso Spiced Pretzels: Kind of like your favorite holiday latte, but with a salty pretzel crunch!
These leaf-shaped sugar cookies are just so cute!! I really love using this type of cookie decoration during Thanksgiving! They bring a magical touch to your holiday table and taste as sweet and as good as they look. They are perfect!
Maple Sugar Cookies
Bake a batch of these fall colored cutout Maple Sugar Cookies. Make your favorite leaf cutouts, and color the dough with pretty fall colors.
Oh my, these chewy pumpkin pie cookies look absolutely tasty! And what makes them even better is they’re vegan, so they’re both delicious and healthy! I can’t wait to make these for Thanksgiving!
Vegan Pumpkin Pie Cookies
These Vegan Pumpkin Pie Cookies combine a chewy pumpkin spice dough with homemade pumpkin pie filling for the best cookie recipe!
Ending this list with a bang! This cranberry apple crisp is so mouthwatering! That crunchy top?? I can’t get enough of it. Plus, that cranberry and apple flavor is a perfect combination for Thanksgiving!
Cranberry Apple Crisp
Be ready to bake a crisp anytime. Make a large batch of the crumble topping, but omit the butter until you are ready to use. Store in an airtight container.
These baked pumpkin doughnuts are shaped to look like pumpkins, adding an extra touch of fall flair. Soft, flavorful, and easy to make, they’re a standout treat for any fall celebration.
Pumpkin Doughnuts
Simple, baked pumpkin doughnuts that taste and LOOK like pumpkins! These donuts that look like pumpkins add a lot of fall flare!
This fun twist on the classic Rice Krispie treat combines the flavors of pumpkin pie into a chewy, delicious dessert. Perfect for serving as a creative holiday alternative to traditional pies.
Pumpkin Pie Rice Krispie Treats
Pumpkin pie Rice Krispie treats are a fun, alternative dessert idea for Thanksgiving.
These chocolate-dipped strawberries are shaped like acorns, making them a charming fall-themed treat. They’re quick to make and perfect for Thanksgiving or autumn gatherings.
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Acorns
These Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Acorns are so stinking cute. They’re perfect for a fun fall treat, a fun Thanksgiving dessert, or an after-school snack.
These dessert cones are inspired by Thanksgiving cornucopias, filled with candy, nuts, and dried fruit for a fun and delicious twist. They’re easy to customize and perfect for adding a whimsical touch to your dessert table.
Dessert “CONE-UCOPIAS”
These “Cone-ucopias” are inspired by cornucopias, which are popular centerpiece items during Thanksgiving. Instead of a giant cornucopia with fake fruit stuffed inside, why not have dessert cornucopias filled with candy, nuts and dried fruit? Way more fun and delicious in my opinion!
Tart apples coated in chewy caramel and topped with chocolate, nuts, or candies create a decadent dessert. These gourmet caramel apples are an impressive yet easy-to-make holiday treat.
Gourmet Caramel Apples
Tart, crisp apples and sweet, chewy caramel make such a delicious pair! These classic fall treats are quite easy to make, and yield impressive results. Dress up your caramel apples with chocolate, nuts, or small candies to create an extra beautiful and decadent dessert.
Turkey-shaped Rice Krispie treats are a fun and chewy dessert that’s perfect for holiday gatherings. Prep them in just 20 minutes for a playful addition to your celebration.
Easy Turkey Rice Krispie Treats
These chewy, fun Turkey Rice Krispie Treats will make an exciting and tasty addition to your Thanksgiving dinner plans! Prep a batch of turkeys in just 20 minutes!
These Oreo balls are shaped like acorns and feature a peanut butter flavor for a delicious fall treat. They’re easy to make and a festive addition to any dessert spread.
Acorn Oreo Balls
These acorn shaped oreo balls are the perfect fall oreo ball. Peanut butter oreo balls made to look like acorns!
Made with a creamy peanut butter and chocolate center and a cereal coating, these edible chocolate pinecones are a no-bake delight. They’re visually stunning and perfect for preparing ahead of time for holiday parties.
Edible Chocolate Pinecones
Edible Chocolate Pinecones are such a holiday delight! This no bake dessert recipe can be made ahead and only takes 30 minutes to create. A creamy center made of peanut butter and chocolate spread and would you believe the outside is made of cereal?! As a matter of fact, I know you can imagine these on your Christmas dessert board or bringing them to your holiday party!
Laura Bais is the owner of Julie's Cafe Bakery food blog. From a young age, she had a passion for cooking, and at the age of 13, she made her first meal. After finishing high school, she undergraduates in Cultural Studies at the University of Rijeka, and graduates in Journalism at the University of Zagreb. At that time she honed her cooking skills, but also worked in marketing. Since her love for cooking never faded, in 2021 she finally decided to share her recipes with the world. Laura turned her hobby into a career and loves every moment of it. Now she writes about common mistakes in the kitchen and how to avoid them, about adding twists to traditional meals, etc. Her love for trying new foods often leads her to visit restaurants and attempt to recreate the meals at home. She has been featured on F and B Recipes and BOXROX, to name a few.
