20 Must-Try Thanksgiving Dishes That’ll Have Everyone Asking for Seconds!

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These Thanksgiving recipes, featuring everything from festive appetizers to mouth-watering sides, decadent desserts, and seasonal cocktails, will have you totally covered for the holidays!

Want a fun appetizer? How about a whimsical charcuterie board designed to look like a turkey. Want to take the festivities up a notch? Try one of these fun holiday martinis! No matter which ones you choose, these recipes are sure to help make your Thanksgiving celebration a big success!

Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board

Charcuterie platter arranged to resemble a turkey, with meats, cheeses, fruits, nuts, and greens on a round dish. — Image Credit: Lisa O’Driscoll / Fun Money Mom

Take your celebration up a notch with a Thanksgiving charcuterie board filled with seasonal treats, cheeses, and meats. Your guests are guaranteed to gobble it up!

Get The Recipe Here: Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board

Cranberry Salsa

This festive cranberry salsa combines fresh cranberries with jalapenos for a tasty sweet and spicy dip. It’s a holiday must-have that’s as easy as it is delicious!

Get The Recipe Here: Easy Cranberry Salsa

Cranberry Jalapeno Cream Cheese Dip

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This creamy, tangy dip, with a hint of spice, pairs beautifully with crackers or fresh veggies. It’s perfect served with just the dippers on the side or add it to your holiday charcuterie board.

Get The Recipe Here: Cranberry Jalapeño Cream Cheese Dip

Turkey Cheese Ball

Cheese ball shaped like a turkey with colorful bell peppers and crackers on a plate. — Image Credit: Lisa O’Driscoll / Fun Money Mom

This adorable turkey-shaped cheese ball is the ultimate Thanksgiving appetizer. There’s no better way to bring both fun and flavor to the table!

Get The Recipe Here: Turkey Cheese Ball

Pumpkin Cheese Ball

A cheese ball decorated to look like a pumpkin, accompanied by crackers and bread slices, arranged in a circular pattern on a newspaper-lined surface. — Image Credit: Lisa O’Driscoll / Fun Money Mom.

Why not serve a cute cheese ball that’s as delicious as it is festive. This seasonal appetizer is perfect for any fall gathering.

Get The Recipe Here: Pumpkin Cheese Ball

Sweet Potato Casserole

This classic casserole, topped with marshmallows and pecans, delivers a sweet and crunchy addition to your holiday spread. It’s a must have side dish for your Thanksgiving spread.

Get The Recipe Here: Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows and Pecans

Baked Sweet Potatoes

Sliced sweet potatoes garnished with herbs in a white dish. — Image Credit: Lisa O’Driscoll / Fun Money Mom

These tender and flavorful roasted sweet potatoes are a healthy and easy side dish for any Thanksgiving meal. Just make plenty because this tasty dish disappears fast every time!

Get The Recipe Here: Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Garlic Rosemary Mashed Potatoes

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You can never go wrong with a side of potatoes, especially when they’re infused with the delicious flavors of rosemary and garlic! It’s the perfect side for your Thanksgiving turkey!

Get The Recipe Here: Rosemary Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Maple Glazed Carrots

Roasted carrots on a white plate with rosemary sprigs. — Image Credit: Lisa O’Driscoll / Fun Money Mom

These maple-glazed carrots are a mix of both sweet and savory. Vibrant and packed with flavor, they’re always a hit, whether it’s for a holiday meal or an everyday dinner.

Get The Recipe Here: Easy Maple Glazed Carrots

Roasted Garlic Parmesan Asparagus

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These roasted asparagus spears with garlic and Parmesan make for a crispy, savory addition to any meal. They’re so good that the kids won’t even complain about eating their veggies.

Get The Recipe Here: Roasted Garlic Parmesan Asparagus

Rosemary Parmesan Crescent Rolls

A bowl of croissants garnished with rosemary, placed on a woven mat. — Image Credit: Lisa O’Driscoll / Fun Money Mom

These golden, buttery crescent rolls that are a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. Taking regular rolls up a notch, they’re filled with rosemary and parmesan flavors that’ll have everyone reaching for seconds.

Get The Recipe Here: The Best Ever Crescent Roll Recipe

Caramel Apple Spice Cake

A cake with white frosting is topped with a thick layer of caramel and three whole caramel-coated apples. — Image Credit: Lisa O’Driscoll / Fun Money Mom

This moist caramel apple cake captures the flavors of fall in every delicious bite. With layers of spiced apple cake, topped with creamy frosting and a salted caramel drizzle, it’s a decadent dessert that’s perfect for the holidays.

Get The Recipe Here: Caramel Apple Cake

Cranberry Fluff

Light, creamy, and bursting with cranberries, this fluff is a refreshing addition to your holiday menu. Just grab some cookies or graham crackers and get dipping!

Get The Recipe Here: Easy Cranberry Fluff

Pumpkin Dip

This quick and creamy pumpkin fluff dessert makes an effortless seasonal treat. Easy to whip up with just a few ingredients, there’s no better treat for fall.

Get The Recipe Here: Pumpkin Fluff

Pie Crust Cookies

A plate of leaf-shaped cookies is arranged next to a pumpkin used as a bowl. The pumpkin contains a white dip. Leaves are scattered in the background. — Image Credit: Lisa O’Driscoll / Fun Money Mom

These crisp and flaky pie crust cookies are a perfect snack for the pie-lover in all of us. Made with just four ingredients, they’re both easy and delicious.

Get The Recipe Here: Pie Crust Cookies

Nutter Butter Turkeys

Thanksgiving turkey cookies on a wooden cutting board. — Image Credit: Lisa O’Driscoll / Fun Money Mom.

These adorable Nutter Butter turkey cookies are as fun to make as they are to eat! You can even let the kids make their own…they’ll be so proud of their little turkey desserts.

Get The Recipe Here: Nutter Butter Turkey Cookies

Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake

A chocolate-glazed cheesecake with a slice missing sits on a wooden board, surrounded by crumbs and two small pumpkins in the background. — Image Credit: Lisa O’Driscoll / Fun Money Mom

We’ve taken the rich flavors of chocolate and pumpkin and put them together in one decadent cheesecake recipe. It’s the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving dessert table.

Get The Recipe Here: Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake

No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake

This no-bake pumpkin cheesecake is a hassle-free dessert perfect for busy holidays. Make it ahead of time for an easy Thanksgiving dessert!

Get The Recipe Here: No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake

Cranberry Martini

This cranberry martini is as festive as it is delicious. It’s a must-have for your holiday cocktail menu.

Get The Recipe Here: Classic Cranberry Martini

Pumpkin Martini

Bring a seasonal twist to your drink selections with this easy pumpkin martini. There’s no better way to toast to Thanksgiving!

Get The Recipe Here: Pumpkin Martini

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About Lisa O’Driscoll

Lisa O’Driscoll is a lifestyle and parenting expert, cookbook author, and the creative force behind Fun Money Mom, a popular blog she’s run since 2014. She’s the author of the children’s cookbook Roll It, Slice It, Mash It, Dice It, designed to get kids excited about cooking. With multiple TV appearances under her belt, she loves sharing her expertise on family-friendly recipes, creative DIYs, and party planning and is always on a mission to inspire and entertain!

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