Shake up Thanksgiving With These 6 Desserts Who says pumpkin pie has to be the only gold medalist on your Thanksgiving dessert table? We’ve put together our favorite seasonal-yet-surprising desserts that celebrate the flavors of fall (and make a great case for trying something different). Let’s get to know the new Thanksgiving dessert contenders — and then get busy baking. Gingerbread Pear Upside-down Skillet Cake Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 30-40 minutes This festive dessert turns classic molasses gingerbread into a skillet upside-down cake with pears simmered in brown sugar and butter. View recipe Apple Tarte Tatin Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 75 minutes The key to this French delicacy is cooking the apples low and slow... View recipe Baked Stuffed Apples Prep time: 10-15 minutes Cook time: 50-60 minutes Baked apples with a cinnamon nutmeg stuffing are the perfect way to end a fall camp meal. View recipe Spiced Carrot Cake Prep time: 25 minutes Cook time: 1 hour Lots of walnuts, lightly spiced with cinnamon and glazed with the dreamiest cream cheese frosting... View recipe Chocolate Cake With Ganache Prep time: 15-20 minutes Cook time: 45-50 minutes A chocolate cake that ticks all the boxes: incredibly moist, light and fudgy, intensely chocolate-y, just the right amount of sweet. View recipe Sweet Potato Cake with Bourbon Cream Cheese Frosting Prep time: 1 hour, 15 minutes Cook time: 1 hour, 20 minutes This cake is lightly spiced, flecked with bourbon-soaked raisins for a bit of kick, and is moist and rich without being too sweet. View recipe
Shake up Thanksgiving With These 6 Desserts Who says pumpkin pie has to be the only gold medalist on your Thanksgiving dessert table? We’ve put together our favorite seasonal-yet-surprising desserts that celebrate the flavors of fall (and make a great case for trying something different). Let’s get to know the new Thanksgiving dessert contenders — and then get busy baking. Gingerbread Pear Upside-down Skillet Cake Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 30-40 minutes This festive dessert turns classic molasses gingerbread into a skillet upside-down cake with pears simmered in brown sugar and butter. View recipe Apple Tarte Tatin Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 75 minutes The key to this French delicacy is cooking the apples low and slow... View recipe Baked Stuffed Apples Prep time: 10-15 minutes Cook time: 50-60 minutes Baked apples with a cinnamon nutmeg stuffing are the perfect way to end a fall camp meal. View recipe Spiced Carrot Cake Prep time: 25 minutes Cook time: 1 hour Lots of walnuts, lightly spiced with cinnamon and glazed with the dreamiest cream cheese frosting... View recipe Chocolate Cake With Ganache Prep time: 15-20 minutes Cook time: 45-50 minutes A chocolate cake that ticks all the boxes: incredibly moist, light and fudgy, intensely chocolate-y, just the right amount of sweet. View recipe Sweet Potato Cake with Bourbon Cream Cheese Frosting Prep time: 1 hour, 15 minutes Cook time: 1 hour, 20 minutes This cake is lightly spiced, flecked with bourbon-soaked raisins for a bit of kick, and is moist and rich without being too sweet. View recipe
