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Our 25 Most Popular Thanksgiving Sides, Desserts and Drinks!

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My all-time favorite Pumpkin Roll recipe! It's made with a delicious cream cheese filling, delicious spiced pumpkin cake, and topped with powdered sugar. It's the perfect fall and wintertime dessert, that's also perfect for Thanksgiving and the holidays.

Basically…everything but the turkey. ?

I’ve rounded up a collection of all of our readers’ favorite tried and true Thanksgiving recipes that are sure to be a hit around your table this holiday season. From modern stuffings (including a gluten-free/vegan option) to old-school casseroles (here’s lookin’ at you sweet potatoes and green beans) to potatoes galore (scalloped, mashed, slow cooker!), to good-for-you greens (mmm, Brussels), to all sorts of salads (including our family’s fave salad that we make every year), to slow cooker shortcuts (creamed corn and cranberries) to classic desserts and pies (including my grandma’s famous pecan) to festive cocktails and cozy mulled drinks galore…this is a guaranteed winner winner of a list to go with your turkey dinner.

So pick out your faves and enjoy! And hey, be sure to snap a pic and tag me (#gimmesomeoven or @gimmesomeoven) this Thanksgiving on Insta too, so that I can follow along with all of your cooking and celebrating. This will be our first Thanksgiving away from friends and family here in Spain, and I already know we’re going to be feeling all the feels being away from home on the big day. So I look forward to following along closely with all of your gatherings and beautiful meals, and know that I’m sending you all of my love and gratitude from across the pond too.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. ?

LOVE this Sausage and Sweet Potato Thanksgiving stuffing recipe! It's filled with lots of crusty bread, apples, dried cranberries, pecans, garlicky leeks (or onions), celery, and my favorite savory herbs (parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme). It's the perfect addition to your holiday dinner!

The BEST Sausage and Sweet Potato Thanksgiving Stuffing

This Roasted Cauliflower, Mushroom and Wild Rice "Stuffing" is the perfect recipe to serve as a Thanksgiving side dish...or as dinner any night of the year! It's naturally gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan. It's made with delicious lemon-garlic rice, dried cranberries, toasted pine nuts, and roasted veggies. And it's AWESOME.

Roasted Cauliflower, Mushroom and Wild Rice Stuffing (Vegan + GF)

My favorite recipe for classic Roasted Brussels Sprouts. They're easy to make with whatever other seasonings sound good, but the classic recipe is hard to beat! | Gimme Some Oven

Perfect Roasted Brussels Sprouts

My all-time favorite, delicious, creamy, cheesy Scalloped Potatoes recipe. It's easy to make, and perfect for the holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas!

Scalloped Potatoes

These Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes are quick and easy to make, and so creamy and delicious! Perfect for Thanksgiving!

Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes

My family's favorite salad is always a crowd fave! It's made with lots of red leaf lettuce, artichokes, red onion, roasted red pepper, toasted pine nuts, and a delicious Italian-Parmesan vinaigrette.

Our Family’s Favorite Salad

My favorite lightened-up Sweet Potato Casserole recipe! It's topped with delicious pecans, and perfect for Thanksgiving!

Sweet Potato Casserole

So obsessed with this Chai Butternut Squash Soup recipe! It's naturally gluten-free and vegan, it's easy to make in the slow cooker or Instant Pot, and it's so cozy and delicious.

Chai Butternut Squash Soup

This Slow Cooker Creamed Corn recipe is quick and easy to prep, then your Crock Pot will handle the rest of the work! Perfect for Thanksgiving and any holiday entertaining.

Slow Cooker Creamed Corn

My favorite Easy Winter Fruit Salad recipe is made with apples, bananas, pears, oranges, kiwi, mint and a squeeze of honey-lime dressing. So simple and delicious! (Also gluten-free!)

Easy Winter Fruit Salad

This Healthier Green Bean Casserole recipe is made with creamy fresh green beans, and topped with a crunchy panko topping. So delicious, and perfect for Thanksgiving!

Healthier Green Bean Casserole

My favorite Spinach Apple Salad recipe is made with fresh apples, cranberries, goat (or blue or feta) cheese, and topped with a delicious apple cider vinaigrette.  It's the perfect salad for Fall!

My Favorite Apple Spinach Salad

Love this Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce recipe!  It's quick and easy to stir together, then your Crock Pot will handle the rest of the work for you.  It's the perfect easy shortcut for Thanksgiving!

Slow Cooker Cranberry Sauce

This 10-MInute Caramel Apple Baked Brie is ultra-easy to prep, it's topped with caramel and walnuts, and tastes so delicious! It's the perfect party appetizer for the holidays!

10-Minute Caramel Apple Baked Brie

This Extra-Bold Chex Mix recipe is made with extra sauce, and tastes downright irresistible! It's the perfect snack or appetizer for holiday entertaining.

Extra-Bold Chex Mix (a Thanksgiving tradition with our family)

Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes

This Bourbon Pumpkin Pie recipe is made with a splash of whiskey, and topped with a delicious bourbon whipped cream topping.  It's the perfect dessert for Thanksgiving!

Bourbon Pumpkin Pie

My grandma's classic Pecan Pie recipe will forever be one of my favorite Thanksgiving desserts.

Pecan Pie

LOVE this easy Cranberry Crisp recipe! It's the perfect holiday dessert for Thanksgiving or Christmas, it's made with a crunchy butter pecan oatmeal topping, and it's the perfect use for your leftover fresh cranberries!

Cranberry Crisp

My all-time favorite Pumpkin Roll recipe! It's made with a delicious cream cheese filling, delicious spiced pumpkin cake, and topped with powdered sugar. It's the perfect fall and wintertime dessert, that's also perfect for Thanksgiving and the holidays.

Pumpkin Roll

This Slow Cooker Apple Crisp recipe is made with a delicious warm cinnamon apple filling, and topped with a crispy oatmeal almond topping. So delicious, and perfect for fall and the holidays!

Slow Cooker Apple Crisp

LOVE this Pumpkin Cookies recipe! They're topped with cream cheese frosting and cinnamon, made with soft and perfectly spiced cookies, and so delicious. Perfect for fall and Thanksgiving!

Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Thanksgiving Drinks Recipes

This is the BEST Mulled Wine recipe! It's easy to make on the stovetop or in the slow cooker, it's lightly sweetened and simmered with cinnamon, spices and orange, and it's the perfect drink to warm you up in the wintertime. Perfect for holiday entertaining and more!

Mulled Wine

My favorite Homemade Apple Cider recipe...made extra easy in the slow cooker! Just stir together your apples, cinnamon, spices, and desired sweetener, and let your Crock Pot do the rest of the work. Perfect for fall entertaining and Thanksgiving!

Slow Cooker Apple Cider

This Pomegranate and Green Apple Sangria is quick and easy to make, and perfect for holiday entertaining!

Pomegranate and Green Apple Sangria

Love this 3-Ingredient Cranberry Bourbon Fizz! It's made with cranberry juice, whiskey and ginger beer, it only takes about 1 minute to make, and it's SO delicious. Perfect for Thanksgiving and Christmas parties!

3-Ingredient Cranberry Bourbon Fizz

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3 comments on “Our 25 Most Popular Thanksgiving Sides, Desserts and Drinks!”

  1. This all looks amazing! Can’t wait to try some of these! What will you all be dining on for Thanksgiving?

  2. Wow all of your Thanksgiving recipes look so delicious! I especially love the Pumpkin Roll and Chai Butternut Squash Soup! YUM!!! :)

  3. Great round up! Happy Thanksgiving Ali and Barclay!!