As for today’s post, rather than pop in with my usual weekend recap, since I have a feeling Thanksgiving is on many of our minds right now, I wanted to share some of my favorite recipes with you guys that I think would make a wonderful addition to your Thanksgiving spread. Many of the recipes below are classics we love in our house that we make every year while others are delicious dishes that feel festive and good enough to serve on a special holiday.
If you have any recipes you love to make for Thanksgiving, I’d love it if you shared them below (links welcome!) so we can all benefit from delicious recipe recommendations!
10 Recipes To Make for Thanksgiving This Year
A few years ago, I found a stove-top recipe for Ina Garten’s mulled wine and the first time I made it, I knew I found a winner. Over the course of several years, I found myself tweaking the recipe ever so slightly and wound up with a new go-to recipe for slow cooker holiday mulled wine. It’s the perfect drink to make for a holiday gathering because it’s very hands-off. I am all about utilizing slow cookers for holiday parties to make things easier and this recipe takes full advantage of the benefits of a slow cooker!
My mom’s stuffing recipe is the side dish that makes Thanksgiving feel like Thanksgiving to me. It is, hands down, my favorite dish of Thanksgiving and the one that is equal parts delicious and nostalgic. It’s a comforting, savory, buttery delight.
Ryan’s grandmother’s glazed carrots are a must on our Thanksgiving table. They’re equal parts sweet and savory and you know a vegetable recipe is a winner when it’s one everyone requests make the Thanksgiving menu year after year.
A sweet, salty and deliciously moist cornbread, this winning cornbread recipe is simple to make but definitely worthy of serving along with your Thanksgiving dinner. It’s a recipe you guys constantly tag me in on Instagram and the reviews are always great! (I always really appreciate the tags and reviews, so thanks so much!!)
If you like a little green on your plate on Thanksgiving, this Chopped Broccoli and Brussels Sprouts Salad with Honey Mustard Vinaigrette is a big-time winner. Made with vibrant fresh produce, nutrient-dense chopped pecans and a tangy homemade honey mustard vinaigrette dressing, it makes eating healthy taste amazing.
I tried this dish for the first time at my mother-in-law’s house over Thanksgiving when Ryan and I were dating in college. When I dug into Diane’s pineapple soufflé, I could not get enough of the sweet and buttery flavors. It tasted more like a dessert than a side dish and I couldn’t help myself from going back for seconds… and then thirds. It is by no means healthy, but for a dish you only enjoy once a year, I just can’t make myself try to “healthify” this recipe. It’s now a Thanksgiving classic in the Fagan household!
This pumpkin icebox cake is a sweet and creamy dessert that is easy to make and overflowing with cinnamon and pumpkin flavor. Simply whip up a batch of homemade cinnamon pumpkin whipped cream and layer it with Biscoff cookies for a festive Thanksgiving dessert everyone will love!
There’s something about the contrast of a cold, creamy dessert with a hot sweet treat that lights my taste buds on fire. This oatmeal apple crisp is one of the most frequently made sweet treats in our house during the fall because it’s so darn EASY to make and so delicious. I was raised on apple crisp with oatmeal incorporated in the mix and love the chewiness the oats give this rendition.
If you’re looking for a shortcut Thanksgiving dessert that feels festive and tastes great, these pumpkin spice cake mix cupcakes could not be any easier to make and are always a big time hit! Top them with sweet cinnamon buttercream icing for the perfect Thanksgiving treat!
Question of the Day
What is your favorite dish of Thanksgiving? Any must-try Thanksgiving recipes out there?
My favorite Thanksgiving dish is, without a doubt, the stuffing! I also love sweet potato casserole and pumpkin pie. Yum!!
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I love Sally’s Baking Addiction blog & instagram, do you follow her? I always make her Salted Caramel Apple pie and The Great Pumpkin Pie each year. I also make a pecan pie but since it’s just 3 of us this year (we are keeping it small to be safe), I decided to just make two pies.
yes!!! loooove her recipes! her sugar cookie cut out cookies are some of our favorites around the holidays!
Yum, so many great recipes, especially the cornbread and pineapple soufflé! Those are two recipes I’d definitely love to recreate!
Just so glad it’s normal stuff and not something serious keeping you busy! I love your blog. Here’s an amazing recipe that I make every year for thanksgiving and Christmas. 2 things to know it’s best made at least a day ahead, and it is the most amazing leftover served for breakfast over plain greek yogurt. I hope you’ll try it. I used to make this every year for my kid’s school thanksgiving lunch ( served to teachers only—and they all loved it!)
https://www.food.com/amp/recipe/fresh-cranberry-pecan-salad-400271
this sounds so good!! and i love that it’s different than other cranberry recipes i’ve tried! thank you for sharing!
Skinnytaste No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake! It is so easy to make! Adults and kids will love it!
Her recipes are always a hit!!
My favorite is a dish we call Pink Salad. I always thought it was a family recipe and my first Thanksgiving with my now husband’s family, they eat it too. Ha! It is really called Eagle Brand Salad and has condensed milk, cool whip, cherry pie filling and pineapples (you can also put in pecans)
I think I’ve had this before! Is it really fluffy??
Yes it is!
Ok Julie, after 10+ years reading your blog, I’m finally making the pineapple soufflé. I’m unexpectedly cooking (as so many are…) so I got to pick the sides. Wish me luck! And a wonderful butter and sugar coma!!!
Haha!! Yessss — you’ll love every bite and then definitely be in a butter + sugar coma… but isn’t that how it always it on Thanksgiving anyway!? Enjoy!!!
Thanks for sharing these! I love my mom’s stuffing! Also, years ago my sister-in-law made a version of the pumpkin dump cake and it was unreal. That has become my absolute favorite Thanksgiving dessert. There are tons of different variations of the recipe online. This is the first year I’m going to attempt to make it myself! I definitely recommend it with pecans and whipped cream on top! Who knew pumpkin mixed with yellow cake mix would be so amazing?!
Planning on making your oatmeal apple crisp. Sounds so good and easy! Have you ever prepped it the day before and then baked the next day?
hi!! this is probably too late of a reply for you but YES i have and it works well!!