Tired of pumpkin pie? No problem. There are plenty of other Thanksgiving desserts you can serve after dinner this year.
You can make sweet and spicy tequila-laced pears, use the last of the season’s bright purple plums in an upside-down cake, or bake the ultimate fall dessert with pumpkins and apples. The options are almost endless, but we narrowed it down for you.
Here are ten desserts to serve after Thanksgiving dinner that everyone will love:
Produced by Stephanie Han Kim; Photography by Christie Vuong; Food Styling by Matthew Kimura; Prop Styling by Christine Hanlon.
Tequila-Poached Pears with Chili-Chocolate Sauce
Spoonably soft fruit and a velvety chocolate sauce get spiked with tequila and cayenne. Poach pears ahead of time for a quick dessert or skip the sauce and use a drinking chocolate mix instead, which is thicker than typical hot chocolate. Soma and ChocoSol make great Canadian options. —Chantal Braganza
Get our Tequila-Poached Pears with Chili-Chocolate Sauce recipe here.
Photography by Suech and Beck. Excerpted from A Generous Meal by Christine Flynn. Copyright © 2023 Christine Flynn. Published by Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Canada, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with the publisher. All rights reserved.
Plum And Black Pepper Clafoutis
Sometimes I flip the script and make this for my daughters for breakfast. It’s eggy and fruity and a touch sweet, and comes together so quickly. —Christine Flynn
Get our Plum And Black Pepper Clafoutis recipe here.
Photo, Jenny Zarins
Faisa Hayani Bellili’s Caramelized Plum Upside-Down Cake
“As soon as I heard about the Kitchen, I volunteered to help, cooking recipes from my homeland, Algeria. This cake is one my mum used to make. She always said plums are an unreliable fruit – they can be quite sour when raw. This brings out the best in them.”
Get Faisa Hayani Bellili’s Caramelized Plum Upside-Down Cake recipe here.
Recipe, Zeke Goodwin; Produced by Aimee Nishitoba; Photo, Christie Vuong; Food styling, Ashley Denton; Prop styling, Madeleine Johari.
Milk Punch Marble Cake
This twist on tres leches cake can be shaken up in no time with store-bought pound cake. Caribbean milk punch is a silky, booze-forward drink studded with grated coconut—an eggless eggnog you can drink year-round without shame. This recipe is courtesy of Zeke Goodwin, a Toronto-based food stylist and pastry chef. And if you have the time, bake the marble cake, too!
Get our Milk Punch Marble Cake recipe here.
Photo, Carmen Cheung.
Pumpkin Cheesecake With Bourbon Whipped Cream
Everyone’s favourite fall gourd can be used for so much more than just pie (though, that’s delicious too!)
Get our Pumpkin Cheesecake with Bourbon Whipped Cream recipe here.
Classic Cheesecake with Cranberry-Clementine Sauce
This rich and creamy dessert can be topped with any fruit sauce or simply melted chocolate — it’s up to you. (We’re partial to this cranberry sauce during the holidays, though.)
Get our Classic Cheesecake with Cranberry-Clementine Sauce recipe here.
Related: 12 Cranberry Recipes To Try This Thanksgiving
Recipes and text by Jess Maiorano; produced by Stephanie Han Kim; photography by Christie Vuong; food styling by Ashley Denton; prop styling by Madeline Johari.
Semolina and Ricotta Cake
Think of migliaccio as an Italian cheesecake, but lighter than most North American varieties. Originally from the Campania region of Italy, it was traditionally made with millet but the recipe evolved over time to use semolina. While the cake can be made with semola, the finer variety of semolina, we prefer to use the coarse variety here. Don’t skimp on the orange, as it provides a ton of flavour.
Get our Semolina and Ricotta cake recipe here.
Cake design by Michelle Ashurov, Produced by Chantal Braganza and Sun Ngo, Photography by Christie Vuong, Prop Styling by Madeleine Johari, Food Styling by Michelle Lucas Larving
Tomato Soup Cupcakes
A post-war hack of using canned soup to flavour tea loaf became a baking craze in the ’40s and ’50s. We swapped the loaf tin for cupcakes.
Get our Tomato Soup Cupcake recipe here.
(Photo: Erik Putz)
Apple Dumplings with Manischewitz Caramel Sauce
While it’s typically a Hannukah dessert, this lightly-spiced McIntosh apple wrapped in pastry combo is a sure hit for any festive season.
Get our Apple Dumplings with Manischewitz Caramel Sauce recipe here.
Produced by Sun Ngo; Photography by Christie Vuong; Food Styling by Sage Dakota; Prop Styling by Madeleine Johari; Recipe by Jennifer Pallian
Pumpkin-Spiced Apple Pie
This pie combines everyone’s favourite fall flavours for the ultimate cozy dessert.
Get our Pumpkin-Spiced Apple Pie recipe here.
Related: 13 Sweet And Savoury Apple Recipes To Start Making Now
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