Thanksgiving is easily one of my favorite holidays! I love the warmth, family coming together to celebrate, epic fall vibes, and pie. Pie is high on the list of reasons I think Thanksgiving is simply the best. I also simply love the lead-up and planning the Thanksgiving Menu, picking and choosing classic family favorite recipes and some new-to-me recipes that I cannot wait to try and share with family and friends.
Planning the Thanksgiving Menu: 25+ Amazing Recipes
I’ve been honing and curating my massive Thanksgiving recipes list for years now, and at this point, I’m pretty sure I have a collection of personal favorites making up the best of the best Thanksgiving recipes to plan your holiday menu; around 25+ amazing recipes in fact.
If this is your first Thanksgiving on your own, you’re hosting or bringing a dish or two to a family or friends’ Thanksgiving meal, or even if you’ve got plenty of awesome Turkey Days under your belt, you’re going to want to pin a few of these recipes and ideas for the holidays; I promise you.
So tell me, what is on your go-to Thanksgiving menu? I want to hear it all; from the cocktails to the kind of turkey you make to the side dishes (traditional or outside-the-box or a mix of both?) to the dessert, even the appetizers. Speaking of which, do you serve appetizers and/or hors d’ouvres before the main event?
Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes: Bread, Salads and Appetizers
Fluffy & Flaky Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits
These Buttermilk Biscuits have just the right combination of fluffiness and flakiness. There’s a special technique to create those layers of buttery goodness. These are the perfect pairing to your Thanksgiving feast.
Pumpkin Muffins with Brown Sugar Cinnamon Glaze
Want a pumpkin muffin (or pumpkin bread) recipe that will easily stand the test of time? These heavenly pumpkin muffins topped with brown sugar cinnamon glaze are utterly perfect and can easily be made dairy free (and/or gluten free!) They’re also the perfect way to start and finish a Thanksgiving dinner.
Classic Baked Brie
This classic way to serve warm brie as a Thanksgiving starter is surprisingly simple! This party-perfect baked brie with jam and nuts only uses four ingredients with no ahead-of-time prep. Excellent as a holiday appetizer, there are lots of ways to switch up the flavor depending upon what you like. It’s hard to find an easier baked brie recipe than this!
Butternut Squash Feta Salad
This Butternut Squash Feta Salad is a great Thanksgiving starter or side dish! It’s made with spiced, roasted butternut squash along with arugula, feta, and toasted walnuts.
Brussels Sprouts with Candied Bacon and Walnuts
This warm Brussel sprout salad is tossed with candied bacon, walnuts, green apples, onions, mushrooms, and kale, all tossed with a balsamic glaze!
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
If you’ve never made cranberry sauce at home, you are in for a treat. While you can adjust the sweetness, you will get so much more flavor and a zesty twist with added orange.
The Best 3-Ingredient Baked Artichoke Dip
This easy and delicious easy baked artichoke dip is made with just three ingredients. It comes together in no time, and is a huge crowd-pleaser. We’re talking restaurant quality artichoke dip, with minimal effort.
Easy Cranberry Brie Bites
These super simple to make cranberry brie bites are the perfect appetizer to serve at your holiday party! The secret to this incredibly easy hors d’ouvres: refrigerated crescent dough. I’ve made these brie bites several years in a row now, and they are always a fan favorite.
Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes: Drinks and Cocktails
Cranberry Mocktail
This cranberry mocktail is an easy, fruity and festive non-alcoholic cocktail. Cranberry, orange and lemon juice topped with fizzy club soda, and served with a brown sugar rim.
Apple Cider Sangria
This Apple Cider Sangria is the best sangria recipe to make all for Thanksgiving. It’s made with apple cider, white wine, a homemade apple cinnamon syrup, caramel vodka and Sprite.
Pumpkin Ginger Bourbon Punch Cocktail
Wow your Thanksgiving guests with this pumpkin ginger bourbon punch cocktail is no exception. Pumpkin ginger bourbon punch cocktail, a play on the more classic Kentucky Mule, is quintessential fall.
Sparkling Pomegranate Punch Cocktail
This this sparkling pomegranate punch cocktail is no only gorgeous, it tastes amazing and feels oh so festive.
Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes: Maine Course and Side Dishes
Easy Roast Turkey Breast Recipe
This oven-roasted turkey breast is tender and juicy, flavored with garlic and herbs, and served with an easy and delicious pan gravy.
Smoked Turkey
Looking for a whole new take on turkey? This smoked turkey will take the cake this Thanksgiving! It’s brined for moisture, seasoned and smoked to tender perfection.
Cheesy Green Bean Casserole
If you’re looking for a new (and decadent) green bean casserole recipe to try, this one is it! This flavorful and comforting extra-cheesy Green Bean Casserole Recipe is easy to make in less than 30 minutes. It’s the perfect side dish for any meal!
Sourdough Stuffing with Fennel
Bring stale sourdough bread back to life with this perfectly moist and savory Thanksgiving stuffing filled with fennel and herbs.
Cornbread Dressing; a.k.a., Cornbread Stuffing
If you prefer a cornbread stuffing, this cornbread dressing is for you! Buttery and moist with a crispy, golden crust, this Cornbread Dressing is the perfect addition to any holiday table. Made with homemade sweet cornbread, savory Italian sausage, celery, onion, and fresh herbs, it’s super easy to prepare and packed with flavor.
Thanksgiving Maple Pecan Roasted Kabocha Squash
This easy and delicious Thanksgiving Maple Pecan Roasted Kabocha Squash Recipe combines tender, roasted Kabocha Squash with a flavorful Maple Rosemary Dressing and toasted chopped pecans for a show-stopping and healthy Thanksgiving treat!
Easy 5-Ingredient Baked Corn Pudding
Easy to make, 5-ingredient corn pudding is the perfect side dish to pair with all of the other Thanksgiving classics. Just throw all of the ingredients in a bowl, mix, bake and dig in!
Easy Maple Miso Brussels Sprouts
This recipe for maple miso glazed brussels sprouts is a must make for the holidays! With a sweet, salty and umami glaze, it’s the perfect way to transform a veggie side dish so it’s anything but boring.
Butternut Squash Casserole with Butter Pecan Topping
Butternut Squash Casserole with Butter Pecan Topping is such a special and delicious addition to your Thanksgiving holiday table! Butternut squash is roasted whole (no chopping or peeling required!), then mashed, and finished with a sweet buttery pecan topping. It can also easily be made ahead a day in advance and baked on the busy day!
Classic Green Bean Casserole
Green Bean Casserole is a traditional side dish that is a must have holiday favorite, made with fresh green beans and homemade crispy onions as a topping! Using fresh ingredients, this is a more classic take on the popular Thanksgiving dish.
Air Fryer Carrots
Air Fryer Carrots are deliciously caramelized and rubbed with a parmesan-dill rub for a bold and sweet flavor that makes the perfect easy side dish.
Brussel Sprouts Gratin
Looking for a new dish this Thanksgiving? This Brussel Sprouts Gratin recipe turns the humble Brussel sprout into a mouthwatering masterpiece.
Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes: Desserts
Salted Maple Caramel Apple Pie
This incredible salted maple caramel apple pie is a spin on a more traditional apple pie that will have you wondering why it took you so long to start drizzling homemade salted maple caramel sauce on ALL of the apple things. It’s truly so unbelievably decadent.
No-Bake Sugared Cranberry Cheesecake
This festive no-bake cranberry cheesecake combines a classic no bake cheesecake with a tangy homemade cranberry sauce that’s perfect for the holidays.
Pumpkin Cake with Fluffy Chocolate Frosting
This incredibly moist spiced pumpkin cake recipe topped with a rich and fluffy chocolate frosting is bound to be your new favorite unique Thanksgiving dinner addition. Honestly, if you’ve never tried the combination of pumpkin and chocolate, now is the time! The pairing is heavenly.
Amazing Apple Crisp Shortbread Bars
I have been making these apple crisp shortbread bars for Thanksgiving year after year for the last several years; mostly because no one will let me *not* bake them. They’re that good!
Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
A total crowdpleaser, this pumpkin sheet cake with cream cheese frosting is so simple to make and unbelievably yummy. (And can easily be made gluten-free and dairy free.) The cake is moist, fluffy, and topped with a rich and creamy, decadent cream cheese frosting. The end result tastes like everything good about fall!
DIY Caramel Apple Bar
A DIY caramel apple bar is creative, inventive, and totally lets your guests play with their food, in the best kind of way. It’s such a simple and fun dessert for the end of a heavy Thanksgiving meal too!
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Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving recipe you make year after year? (Send it my way!) Will you be celebrating with family or friends (or both) this year?
If you make any of these 25+ delicious Thanksgiving recipes, be sure to tag me on social media (@glitterinclexi) so I can live vicariously through all of your warm and wonderful gatherings!
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