Thanksgiving is celebrated primarily in the United States, and Canada is known for its heavy, family-style meals with various dishes. Deserts, especially pies, are an integral part of these meals. These pies are deeply associated with the Thanksgiving holiday, symbolizing tradition, celebration, and shared family memories. That's why we put together this amazing list of Thanksgiving pies recipes that are well-suitable for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Thanksgiving Pies Recipes
These recipes typically feature seasonal produce like pumpkins and apples, spiced with warm flavors like cinnamon and nutmeg. The uniqueness of these recipes is their traditional value, often being family recipes passed down through generations, and decorative pie crusts, adding a festive touch.
Brown Sugar Sweet Potato Pie
Ingredients
- Crust
- 1 unbaked Flaky Pie Crust (what I used) or All Butter Pie Crust*
- egg wash: 1 large egg beaten with 1 Tablespoon (15ml) milk or heavy cream
Filling
- 1 lb sweet potatoes (about 2 medium)
- 6 Tablespoons (85g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 cup (200g) packed light or dark brown sugar (I prefer dark)
- ½ (120ml) cup heavy cream
- 2 large eggs
- 2 Tablespoons (15g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- optional for serving: whipped cream
Homemade Apple Pie with Chai Spices
Ingredients
- Buttery Flaky Pie Crust or All Butter Pie Crust
- 6–8 medium apples, cored, peeled, and sliced into ½-inch slices* (approx. 8–10 cups, or 1–1.25kg slices)
- 2 Tablespoons (30ml) lemon juice
- ¼ cup (31g) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 Tablespoon (14g) cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten with 1 Tablespoon (15ml) milk
- optional: coarse sugar for sprinkling
Caramelized Apple Pie
Ingredients
- Yield:
- 8 Servings
- 3pounds Pink Lady Apples (6 To 7 Medium) Or Other Baking Apples, Such As Honeycrisp Or Granny Smith, Peeled, Cored And Cut Into ½-inch Wedges
- ¾cup/150 Grams Granulated Sugar
- 3tablespoons Unsalted Butter, Cut Into Pieces
- ½teaspoon Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt Or ¼ Teaspoon Morton Kosher Salt
- 2recipes Flaky Pie Crust, Chilled
- All-purpose Flour, For Rolling Dough
- 1tablespoon Cornstarch
- 1tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1large Egg, Beaten
- Demerara Sugar, For Topping
- Vanilla Ice Cream, For Serving
Brandy Pecan Pie
Ingredients
- Filling
- ⅔ cup turbinado sugar
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces
- ½ cup dark maple syrup
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons fine yellow cornmeal
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons apple brandy
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Additional Ingredients
- ½ recipe Sister Pie All-Butter Pie Dough, rolled, crimped, and blind-baked (see Toasted Pecan Pie Dough variation)
- 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon turbinado sugar
- 1 ½ cup pecan halves (about 6 ¼ ounces), toasted
- 1 large egg, beaten
- Unsweetened whipped cream, for serving (optional)
Cranberry Crumble Pie
Ingredients
- Compote
- 12 ounces fresh or frozen cranberries (about 3 cups), rinsed and sorted
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
- ¾ teaspoon grated orange zest plus 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
Crumble
- 1 cup rolled oats (about 3 ½ ounces)
- 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour (about 4 ¼ ounces)
- ½ cup tightly packed light brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled
Filling
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup tapioca starch
- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- 8 ounces fresh or frozen cranberries (about 2 cups), rinsed and sorted
- ⅓ cup peeled and grated Bosc or Anjou pear
- Additional Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons cream cheese, at room temperature
- ½ recipe Sister Pie All-Butter Pie Dough, rolled, crimped, and blind-baked
- 1 large egg, beaten
- Vanilla ice cream, for serving
Apple Crumble Cheesecake Recipe
ingredients
For the Shortbread Crust:
- 1½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature and quartered
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 pc egg yolk from a large egg room temperature
- pinch salt
For the Caramel Apple Layer:
- 2 pcs apples peeled, cored and sliced into thin wedges
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup salted caramel sauce plus more for serving, see notes
Cheesecake:
- 2 8-oz block cream cheese softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 pcs large eggs room temperature
For the Pecan Apple Topping:
- 2 pcs apple peeled, cored and diced (about the size of chickpeas)
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 4 tablespoon unsalted butter
- ½ lb pecans roughly chopped
- ½ cup rolled oats or old fashioned oats
Ube Mochi Recipe
Pumpkin Pie Crumble
Ingredients
Filling:
- 2 cups pumpkin puree 1 15 oz. can or container
- ½ c. brown sugar, packed ⅓ cup more for added sweetness*
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 1 ½ tsp. cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 can evaporated milk (12 oz.)
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
Topping:
- ¾ c flour
- ¾ c quick oats
- ½ cup butter, melted
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1-2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ c chopped pecans (optional)
- Dash of sea salt
No-bake Nutella Cheesecake With Oreo Crust
Ingredients
- 35 Oreos (3 cups |403g Oreo crumbs)
- 5 tablespoon (70g) butter, melted (salted or unsalted is fine)
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 (13 ounce) jar chocolate-hazelnut spread, such as Nutella
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie
Ingredients
Pie
- 1 pie crust *9 inches
- 3 eggs *room temperature
- 1 cup pumpkin
- 1 cup apple butter
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- 1 dash Nutmeg
- ¾ cup half and half
Topping
- ¾ cup flour *all-purpose
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoon butter *cold/unsalted
- ½ cup pecans *diced/chopped
Mini Sweet Potato Pocket Pies
INGREDIENTS
Chai Spices
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Pocket Pies
- 1 ½ pounds sweet potatoes scrubbed (about 3 - 4 medium potatoes)
- ¼ cup evaporated milk
- 4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter room temperature
- ¾ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 4 teaspoons chai spices divided
- ¼ teaspoons fine sea salt
- 30 ounces refrigerated pie crust
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup turbinado sugar
Biscoff Waffles
INGREDIENTS
- 2 ½ cups (315 grams, 11.11 ounces) all purpose flour plain flour
- ½ cup (110 grams, 3.88 ounces) granulated sugar
- 3 teaspoons (10 grams, 0.35 ounces) baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cup (375ml/grams, 13.23 ounces) milk of choice room temperature
- 5 tablespoons (72 grams, 2.54 ounces) biscoff spread (smooth or crunchy), melted
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispies Treats
Ingredients
Cereal Squares:
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 Package 10 oz – 280 g marshmallows
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 6 cups Rice Krispies 150 g
Chocolate layer:
- ¾ cup milk chocolate 125 g
- ¾ cup semisweet chocolate 125 g
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- Sea Salt
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Rice Krispies Treats
Ingredients
- ½ C salted butter cut into evenly sized pieces
- 10 oz marshmallows
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 C Rice Krispies cereal or similar
- ⅔ C dark chocolate chunks
Easy Bourbon Pecan Pie In A Jar Recipe
Ingredients
Graham Cracker layer
- 2 sleeves graham crackers 270 g / 9.5 oz
- 11 Tablespoons unsalted butter melted
Pecan filling
- ½ Cup unsalted butter
- ½ Cup light brown sugar
- ¼ Cup pure maple syrup
- 2 Tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 3 Tablespoons bourbon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 Cups pecan halves
Whipped topping
- 1 Cup heavy whipping cream chilled
- 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract