Thanksgiving Treat Ideas
These Thanksgiving Treat are perfect for adding something sweet, festive, and fun to your holiday table without making dessert feel like an afterthought. From bite-sized goodies and chocolate treats to pumpkin-inspired desserts, caramel-covered creations, cookies, bars, and adorable Thanksgiving-themed sweets.
These treats are perfect for Thanksgiving dinner, hosting a Friendsgiving, bringing a dish to a family gathering, or simply looking for something delicious to make with the kids, these treats give you plenty of inspiration.
These Thanksgiving treats are also incredibly versatile, whether you are looking for something easy for a busy thanksgiving morning,there are simple options for that. Another reason to love a Thanksgiving treat roundup is that not everything needs to be a giant pie. Sometimes you want a little cookie, a bite-sized dessert, a chocolate-covered snack, or a handheld treat you can grab while pretending you’re just checking on the desserts.
Make a batch and arrange them on a platter for guests to enjoy throughout the day, package a few as edible gifts, or let everyone choose their favorite. Thanksgiving is all about gathering together, and food has a sneaky little way of making everyone linger around the kitchen longer.
Tips for Making Thanksgiving Treat
- Plan around your menu: Thanksgiving cooking can turn your kitchen into a full-contact sport, so choose treats that fit comfortably into your schedule. If your oven is already occupied by turkey, stuffing, and casseroles, consider no-bake treats or desserts that can be prepared ahead of time.
- Keep the flavors festive: Classic fall ingredients are an easy way to make your treats feel seasonal. Pumpkin spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, apples, pecans, cranberries, maple, caramel, and chocolate all work beautifully in Thanksgiving desserts.
- Don’t underestimate bite-sized treats: Mini desserts are fantastic for Thanksgiving because guests can sample several different sweets without committing to a giant slice of everything. And yes, this technically makes eating four desserts completely reasonable.
- Make them kid-friendly: If children are joining the celebration, include a few treats they can decorate or assemble themselves. Cookies, chocolate-covered snacks, turkey-shaped treats, marshmallow creations, and colorful dessert bites can keep little hands busy while the adults finish dinner.
Fun and Cute Thanksgiving Treat Ideas
Turkey Marshmallow Pops
These adorable Turkey Marshmallow Pops are a fun and easy Thanksgiving treat for kids and adults. Made with marshmallows and decorated like cute little turkeys, they’re perfect for Thanksgiving dessert tables, school parties, kids’ Thanksgiving activities.
Rice Krispie Turkey Legs
These Rice Krispie turkey legs are a special sweet treat for Thanksgiving. You don’t need many ingredients to make them and they’re a kitchen fun project for the holiday season.With marshmallows, pretzels, vanilla wafers, and Cocoa Krispies, they offer so much sweet appeal in every bite.
Vegan Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies
These vegan pecan chocolate chip cookies are thick, chunky, and chewy. Vegan brown butter cookie dough is studded with chocolate chunks, crunchy pecans, salty pretzels, and a hint of cinnamon spice. They come together with simple, easy-to-find ingredients that are probably already in your pantry.
Pumpkin Crisp
This easy pumpkin crisp layers a creamy, warmly spiced pumpkin filling under a buttery ginger snap, graham cracker, and oat topping. White and dark chocolate chips add extra sweetness, making it a cozy fall dessert that is especially good served warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Chocolate Covered Pumpkin Pie Bites
Chocolate covered pumpkin pie bites are a unique fall recipe to make for Thanksgiving. This easy pumpkin recipe is made by dipping pumpkin pie squares in chocolate chips to create a mouth-watering Thanksgiving dessert. Entertain your guests with these sweet bites.
Mini Pecan Pie Bites (With Chocolate Chips!)
These mini pecan pie bites bake up flaky and gooey with a few melty chocolate chips, perfect for party trays, dessert boards, or the Thanksgiving table. I love the mini size so I can have more than one dessert.
No Bake Acorn Donut Holes
These No Bake Acorn Donut Holes are a fun and festive Thanksgiving treat that’s incredibly easy to make. Perfect for Thanksgiving desserts, holiday parties, kids’ snacks, or a simple fall treat, these adorable acorn-inspired donut holes require no baking and come together with just a few simple ingredients.
Mini Pumpkin Pie Tarts
These Mini Pumpkin Pie Tarts are packed with comforting fall flavors. With a sweet cookie crust and heavenly pumpkin filling, you’ll have to bring them to your next holiday celebration. These cute little pumpkin pies have a flaky crust and creamy pumpkin spice filling, making them an easy Thanksgiving dessert for parties.
Easy Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats
Pumpkin Rice Krispie Treats are a delightful twist on the classic marshmallow squares that we all know and love. These treats take the traditional Rice Krispie Treats recipe and infuse it with the warm and cozy flavors of pumpkin pie.
Turkey Brownies
Turkey Brownies is an easy recipe for homemade brownies topped with a creamy vanilla buttercream and turkeys made of candy. So much fun for kids to make and eat! Turkey Brownies are guaranteed to become a holiday tradition.
Thanksgiving Turkey Leg Candy
Thanksgiving Turkey Leg Candy is a fun and festive treat that brings a playful twist to the holiday table. These adorable turkey leg treats are perfect for Thanksgiving parties, kids’ Thanksgiving treats, dessert tables, classroom celebrations, and holiday gatherings.
4-Ingredient Peanut Blossom Cookies
These 4-Ingredient Peanut Blossom Cookies are an easy Thanksgiving treat made with simple pantry staples and plenty of peanut butter flavor. Soft, chewy, and topped with a chocolate kiss, they’re perfect for Thanksgiving dessert tables, holiday cookie trays, family gatherings, and festive baking.
No Bake Turkey Pumpkin Pie Balls
No-bake Turkey Pumpkin Pie Balls are a fun and festive Thanksgiving treat made for easy holiday snacking. These bite-sized pumpkin pie balls are perfect for Thanksgiving parties, dessert tables, kids’ treats, and holiday gatherings when you want something cute, simple, and delicious without turning on the oven.
Vegan Apple Pie Cookies
These vegan apple pie cookies have soft, warmly spiced centers stuffed with creamy apple curd, a buttery oat crumble topping, and a sweet-tangy apple cider glaze. They’re completely eggless and dairy-free, with all the cozy flavors of apple pie in a bakery-style cookie.
Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes
These cute Turkey Cupcakes are an easy dessert to make for Thanksgiving with the kids. They’re made with a box of chocolate cake mix and a delicious homemade frosting, plus lots of candy. These adorable turkey-themed cupcakes are perfect for Thanksgiving dinner, classroom parties, kids’ gatherings, or a festive dessert spread.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies
Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies are the perfect Thanksgiving dessert when you want something rich, chocolatey, creamy, and packed with fall flavor. These fudgy brownies layered with pumpkin cheesecake make an irresistible addition to your Thanksgiving dessert table, holiday baking plans, and fall gatherings.
Easy Turkey Cookies
These turkey cookies are more craft than baking, which is exactly why kids love them. Use a crunchy cookie base, peanut butter cups, candy eyes, and candy corn for a simple no bake Thanksgiving treat that’s as fun to make as it is to eat.
Chocolate Acorns
These fun chocolate acorns are made with mini chocolate chips, Nilla wafers and Hershey’s kisses, and that’s all! They’re so easy to make and they are a great fall or Thanksgiving treat. The shape of the Hershey’s kisses and cookies come together to create an acorn shape and the colors match up too.
Turkey Rice Krispie Treats for Thanksgiving
These fun and easy turkey decorated chocolate and peanut butter rice krispie treats are perfect for Thanksgiving classroom parties or your holiday dessert table.These fun chocolate dipped rice crispy treats are decorated up like turkeys. They don’t take any oven space and they will be popular with kids and adults alike.
Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft, thick, chewy, and packed with a cozy fall flavor. Made with a whole can of pumpkin, hearty rolled oats, warm spices, and plenty of melty chocolate chips, they’re somewhere between a classic oatmeal cookie and a tender pumpkin cookie.
Pumpkin Spice Rice Krispie Treats
These pumpkin spice Rice Krispie treats cross the beloved classic treat with serious pumpkin flavor. They are perfect for the time of year when leaves fall, the air smells crisp, and your Saturdays are filled with trips to the pumpkin patch and apple orchards.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Thanksgiving treats be made ahead of time?
Absolutely. Many cookies, bars, fudge, truffles, chocolate treats, and no-bake desserts can be prepared ahead of Thanksgiving Day. Making dessert in advance can free up valuable kitchen space and time when you’re busy preparing the meal.
What Thanksgiving treats are good for kids?
Kids usually love treats that are colorful, bite-sized, easy to decorate, or shaped like Thanksgiving favorites. Turkey-themed treats, decorated cookies, chocolate-covered snacks, marshmallow treats, and simple dessert bites are all fun options for children.
These Thanksgiving treat ideas make it easy to finish your holiday celebration on a sweet note without adding unnecessary stress to an already busy menu.
When you’re hosting a large family dinner, planning a Friendsgiving, taking dessert to a potluck, or looking for easy Thanksgiving treats the kids can help make, this collection gives you plenty of delicious recipes to choose from. Many can also be prepared ahead, making them especially useful when the turkey, side dishes, and appetizers are already competing for your oven and countertop space.
