I’ve only cooked Thanksgiving dinner once, but it was in someone else’s kitchen and I wasn’t able to fully get my groove on. Many of you may think I am lucky, but I truly look forward to cooking that meal in my own kitchen one day. Alas, all I have to worry about is what I am eating for breakfast and bringing for dessert (maybe a side dish too). Certainly there are many others out there in a similar situation so here’s a great roundup of festive recipes for you to peruse with breakfast, side dish, and dessert ideas.
If you are the one in charge of dinner you can assimilate a side or two and maybe a dessert into your menu. Also, stay turned this Sunday for an entire Thanksgiving menu which can be easily adapted based on how many mouths you need to feed.
One year ago: Peanut Butter Marshmallows
Three years ago: Buckeye Candies
Breakfast
- Apple Butter Granola
- Apple Cider Pancakes
- Apple Cinnamon Greek Yogurt Pancakes
- Apple-Cranberry Oatmeal
- Apple-Walnut Pancakes with Brown Sugar Greek Yogurt
- Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts
- Baked Apple Cider Oatmeal
- Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal
- Baked Purple Sweet Potato Doughnuts with Marshmallow Glaze
- Banana Bread Cinnamon Rolls
- Banana Pecan Waffles
- Biscoff Cinnamon Rolls
- Chocolate Pumpkin Pancakes
- French Toast Waffles (try adding pumpkin pie spice)
- Pumpkin Bagels with Cinnamon-Walnut Cranberry Cream Cheese Spread
- Pumpkin Biscoff Cream Cheese Bread
- Pumpkin Danish
- Pumpkin Granola
- Pumpkin Pancakes
- Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese
- Sweet Potato Breakfast Biscuits
- Sweet Potato Pie Oat Bars
Side Dishes
- Bagel and Bacon Stuffing
- Blue Cheese Scalloped Potatoes
- Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese with Caramelized Onion, Bacon, and Apple
- Cranberry-Pomegranate Sauce
- Cranberry Sauce
- Easy Garlic Knots
- Farro, Cranberry and Goat Cheese Salad
- Garlic Rolls
- Greek Yogurt-Rosemary Dinner Rolls
- Homemade Olive Garden Salad & Dressing
- Parmesan-Roasted Broccoli
- Penne with Butternut Squash, Kale, and Goat Cheese
- Roasted Brussels Sprouts
- Roasted Potato Salad
- Sweet Potato Fries
- Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
- Wheat-Oat-Flax Buns
- Winter Wheat Berry Power Salad
Dessert
- Apple Blackberry Pie
- Apple Butter Swirl Cheesecake Bars
- Apple Crumble
- Butter Pecan with Brandy Ice Cream
- Caramel Apple Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes
- Caramel Apple Pie
- Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cinnamon Buttercream
- Cranberry Chocolate Chunk Brown Butter Cookies
- Iced & Spiced Applesauce Cookies
- Krispie Ice Cream Pumpkin Dessert
- Mini Pumpkin Black and White Cookies
- Pumpkin Baklava Bars
- Pumpkin Creme Brulee
- Pumpkin Kissed Gingerbread Brownies
- Pumpkin Nutella Mini Cheesecake Bites
- Pumpkin Oreo Truffles
- Pumpkin Pie with Brown Sugar Walnut Topping
- Pumpkin Spice Brownies
- Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake
- Nutella Mousse
- Sea Salt Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cups
- Sweet Potato Dark Chocolate Bars
- White Chocolate-Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Sandwiches
6 comments
Wow! This is a great round-up!! I have never made the whole meal or hosted before but I look forward to doing it one day. For now, I have the honor of bringing a side dish. My MIL doesn’t even let me bring dessert :(…I get to bring cranberry sauce.
Only cranberry sauce? Stinks you can’t show off those baking skills with a dessert!
Great round-up! I still haven’t decided what I’m making for the big day, luckily I still have a week to figure things out…
Love all these turkey day picks, Erin! Where to begin?!
mmmmm yes!
What a great list of recipes! Those are super helpful right now as I’m (still) planning my Thanksgiving menu.