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Whether you're looking for a traditional pumpkin or pecan pie, or something a little different like a seasonal crème brûlée or Yule log, you're sure to find a recipe that piques your interest on this list. Choose from a wide variety of scrumptious pies, cakes, puddings, and fruit cobblers.
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Snickerdoodle Crème Brûlée
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
Snickerdoodle crème brûlée was inspired by snickerdoodles; everyone's favorite holiday cookies. Cinnamon flavors the creamy custard and caramelized topping.
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Pumpkin Cake Roll With Cream Cheese Filling
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
This pumpkin cake roll is always a hit, and it's easy to see why. The pumpkin cake is filled with a fabulous sweetened cream cheese filling. It's a nice change of pace from a pumpkin layer cake.
Make an extra cake and freeze individual slices. This pumpkin cake roll with cream cheese filling is perfect when you need a special dessert for unexpected guests.
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Old-Fashioned Biscuit Pudding
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
This old-fashioned biscuit pudding is a great example of Southern ingenuity. Day-old biscuits are transformed into an irresistible dessert.
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Pumpkin Sheet Cake With Browned Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
This pumpkin sheet cake with browned butter cream cheese frosting is an instant hit.
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Apple Crisp Pie
Diana Rattray With this apple crisp pie, you get the best of both worlds—a rich pastry crust and a crumbly, buttery oat topping. Use a homemade pie crust or refrigerated pastry sheets.
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Pear Upside-Down Cake
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
This impressive pear upside-down cake will wow your friends and family! Fresh fall pears and brown sugar make an irresistible topping for the cake.
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Carrot Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
Carrot cake fans will love these carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, the perfect dessert for fall and winter holiday meals!
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Pumpkin Crème Brûlée
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
This pumpkin crème brûlée dessert is surprisingly easy to make, and it can be prepared in advance. Make the custard a day in advance. Just before serving, top it with the sugar and torch it to make the signature caramelized crust.
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Brown Sugar Cheesecake With Caramel Pecan Topping
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
If you would like to get away from the typical pumpkin spice and apple desserts, this brown sugar cheesecake with caramel pecan topping is an excellent choice. The cheesecake is baked in a graham cracker and pecan crust, and then it's served with an amazing caramel pecan sauce. Can you say "yum"?
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Carrot Cake With Pineapple
The Spruce
This carrot cake with pineapple is finished with a rich and creamy cream cheese frosting. Top the cake off with toasted coconut or pecans.
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Bourbon Pumpkin Pie
The Spruce Eats/Julia Hartbeck
A splash of Kentucky bourbon adds spirited flavor to this Bourbon pumpkin pie. Take your pumpkin pie to a new level with this recipe.
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Mississippi Sweet Potato Pie
The Spruce
This classic Mississippi sweet potato pie is a great alternative to the ubiquitous pumpkin pie. Add it to your holiday dessert menu!
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Fresh Apple Cranberry Cake
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
This fresh apple cranberry cake brings two of our favorite seasonal fruits together. It's a wonderful dessert to make for a holiday dinner or a festive seasonal party.
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Chocolate Delight Dessert With Variations
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
This is another popular dessert, perfect for office parties and holiday menus. This chocolate delight dessert with variations requires only 10 minutes of baking (for the graham cracker crust). The layers are made with pudding, cream cheese, and whipped topping.
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Apple Cranberry Cobbler
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
This apple cranberry cobbler is yet another way to make a fabulous holiday dessert that isn't a pie. The apple cranberry filling makes it the perfect cobbler for seasonal entertaining or for a potluck dinner.
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Apple Pie Chips and Dip
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
This apple pie chips and dip is essentially a deconstructed apple pie. Serve it as a holiday dessert or party snack.
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Skillet Pear Pandowdy
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
If you want to make a pie but don't like to make pie crust, make this skillet pear pandowdy! The pastry mixture is cut into strips and baked atop the pear filling, making it much less fussy than the typical pie crust.
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Hand-Held Apple Pies
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
Everyone can have their very own apple pie with these hand-held apple pies.
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Raisin Pie
The Spruce Eats / Kristina Vanni
Seasoned with cinnamon and nutmeg, raisin pie offers a delicious flavor that's perfect for the holidays. The filling includes dark raisins and sour cream, and it's best served with a dollop of whipped cream.
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Classic Pumpkin Pecan Pie
The Spruce Eats / Julia Hartbeck
If you can't decide between a pumpkin pie or pecan pie, this classic pumpkin pecan pie is for you! It's a delicious rich pumpkin pie with a pecan pie topping. Who says you can't have your pie and eat it too?
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Ukrainian Christmas Honey Cake
Pastry and Food Photography / Getty Images This Ukrainian Christmas honey cake traditional cake is made with spices, and a combination of raisins, currants, dates, and nuts.
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Honey Apple Cake
The Spruce / Anita Schecter
This moist honey apple cake is a buttermilk cake with the addition of cinnamon and diced apple.
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Espresso Crème Brulée
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
This smooth, creamy espresso crème brûlée is made with that wonderful caramelized sugar crust. A culinary torch is a great tool to have in your kitchen, but it can be broiled as well. Just take care to turn it and watch carefully. Add the sugar to the crème brûlée just before serving time.
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Snickerdoodle Cake
The Spruce / Jennifer Perillo
Turn a time-honored cookie into an impressive dessert. The cinnamon-sugar flavors of snickerdoodle cookies are incorporated into this two-layer cake and topped with a marshmallow frosting.
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Instant Pot Pumpkin Pie
Diana Rattray This traditionally flavored pie recipe is not only delicious but will also free up oven space, a precious commodity when cooking for the holidays. Packed with all of the familiar warm spices—cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg—this pumpkin pie will be the centerpiece of the dessert table as it is made in a springform pan, allowing the pie to show off its beautiful rich hue.
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Best-Ever Lemon Pound Cake
The Spruce
This best-ever lemon pound cake is flavored with sweet-tart lemon syrup. The syrup is drizzled over the warm baked cake.
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Southern Sweet Potato Cobbler
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
If you prefer your sweet potatoes in a dessert, this Southern sweet potato cobbler is a great choice. Serve the cobbler with a big scoop of ice cream or drizzle some sweet cream over it.
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Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcakes
Leah Maroney
Thanksgiving turkey cupcakes add a touch of whimsy to your holiday dessert table and let the youngsters get in on the "cooking" action. Simply top pumpkin spice cupcakes with chocolate frosting, candy corn, and vanilla wafers to create cute little birds. You can substitute with chocolate cupcakes, vanilla cupcakes, or a store-bought option if you're short on time.
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Banana Pudding Cake
Kristina Vanni
This cake has many delicious layers, starting with the moist cake made with ripe banana. It is covered with a vanilla pudding, sliced bananas, whipped cream, and crushed vanilla wafers.
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Mincemeat and Apple Tart
The Spruce Eats / Teena Agnel
Use purchased or homemade mincemeat in this British-style mincemeat and apple tart.
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Pumpkin Ice Cream
The Spruce Eats / Kristina Vanni
This recipe proves ice cream isn't just a summer treat. All of the familiar pumpkin pie spices are combined with pumpkin puree and homemade ice cream ingredients to make a creamy, flavorful dessert. Top with maple syrup and chopped nuts, for extra sweetness and crunch.
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One-Bowl Brownies
Jessie Sheehan
These brownies are anything but basic. The espresso powder in the batter offers a hint of coffee while intensifying the chocolate, and the sprinkling of sea salt is a sophisticated finishing touch.
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Pumpkin Whipped Cream
The Spruce / Pete Scherer
Have this special flavored whipped cream on hand and you can transform almost any dessert into a holiday treat. Simply whip heavy cream, pumpkin puree, sugar, vanilla, and pumpkin spice until stiff and spoon a dollop onto cakes and pies.
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Chocolate Chip Pie
Kristina Vanni
Combine two holiday favorites—pie and chocolate chip cookies—in this delicious dessert. A homemade cookie batter is poured into a store-bought pie crust and baked until golden brown. The chopped pecans and flavor and a nice crunch.
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Cinnamon Roll Cake
Kristina Vanni
Ideal for your holiday brunch, this cinnamon roll cake turns a favorite breakfast treat into a beautiful dessert. The yeast dough is covered with brown sugar and cinnamon, cut into strips, and spiraled in a cake pan. Once baked, it is topped with a cream cheese icing.
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Pumpkin Bread Pudding
The Spruce
This spiced pumpkin bread pudding is jazzed up with dried cranberries. Serve the bread pudding with a caramel sauce or brown sugar pecan praline sauce.
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Easy Apple Cranberry Pie
The Spruce / Julia Hartbeck
Canned cranberry sauce and apple pie filling make this holiday-ready easy apple cranberry pie the star of the table.
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Muffin Cup Sweet Potato Pies
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
These single-serve muffin cup sweet potato pies are an easy preparation, and they taste great! Top them off with whipped cream and cinnamon-sugar.
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Chocolate Candy Cane Cake
The Spruce / Elizabeth LaBau
This fancy moist chocolate candy cane cake is a lovely treat. Decorate it with small candy canes and chocolate curls. The cake makes a fantastic centerpiece on any dessert table.
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Easy, Layered Pumpkin Cheesecake
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
This easy, layered pumpkin cheesecake is baked in a pie crust. Garnish servings with whipped cream and warm caramel sauce.
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Classic French Chocolate Buche de Noel
The Spruce
This impressive Yule log is a rolled cake with a chocolate buttercream filling and coating. The classic French chocolate buche de Noel roll is made to look like a log with a branch.
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Maple Walnut Cheesecake
The Spruce / Katarina Zunic
This maple walnut cheesecake is baked in a graham cracker walnut crust. Drizzle some maple syrup over the cheesecake or make a maple cream sauce to serve with it.
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Kentucky Transparent Pie
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
This is a departure from the standard seasonal fare, but your guests are sure to approve. This Kentucky transparent pie is similar to a sugar pie or chess pie. Partially bake the crust to avoid a soggy bottom.
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Homestyle Banana Pudding
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
This Southern homestyle banana pudding favorite is a great choice for a dessert menu. Serve the pudding in a large glass bowl that will show the layers or serve it in individual dishes.
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Chocolate Mississippi Mud Pie
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
This chocolate Mississippi mud pie has a moist filling, and the hard, crusty top resembles the cracked, dry Mississippi River mud. Something the kids are sure to get a kick out of!
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Big Skillet Snickerdoodle Cookie
Diana Rattray Slice this big skillet snickerdoodle cookie into wedges and serve them with caramel sauce and ice cream.
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Apple Pie Skillet Cake
The Spruce
Is it a pie or is it a cake? It's both! Use a cast iron skillet to bake this delicious apple pie skillet cake.
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10-Minute, No-Bake Pumpkin Pie
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
Use a ready-made graham cracker crust to make this delicious 10-minute, no-bake pumpkin pie.
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Red Velvet Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting
Mrs_2015 / Getty Images These festive red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting are holiday-ready. Add some colorful sprinkles to impress your guests.
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Sweet Potato Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
Top this fabulous sweet potato cake with cream cheese frosting with toasted coconut or chopped pecans.
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Butternut Squash Cupcakes
The Spruce Eats / Diana Chistruga
Bake these easy butternut squash cupcakes for a holiday dessert table or party. Add chopped pecans or make them nut-free.
Fluffy caramel cream cheese frosting would be a great addition to these cupcakes.
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Chocolate Loaf Cake With Easy Chocolate Glaze
The Spruce
When you're planning your holiday dessert menu, don't forget the chocolate lovers! This chocolate loaf cake with easy chocolate glaze is moist, delicious and wonderfully decadent.
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Classic New Orleans Style Bread Pudding
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
This classic New Orleans style bread pudding is a fabulous end to a holiday feast. The whiskey sauce is the perfect topping, but you might offer a butterscotch sauce or caramel sauce.
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Classic Plum and Almond Tart
The Spruce / Elaine Lemm
Fresh ripe plums are the star of this gorgeous, classic plum and almond tart. The tart is filled with an almond cream frangipane and topped with sliced plums.
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Sweet Potato Cheesecake Pie
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
This is a rich cream cheese sweet potato cheesecake pie. Use a homemade or ready-made graham cracker crust for the pie. Serve it with whipped cream and enjoy!
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Pumpkin Pie With Graham Cracker Crumble
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
This pumpkin pie with graham cracker crumble is a great tasting pie. Bake the pie with the topping or sprinkle the crumble over individual servings.
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Cherry Pretzel Dessert
The Spruce / Photo: Diana Rattray
Everyone will love this yummy layered cherry pretzel dessert, and it's so easy to fix. The canned cherry pie filling makes preparation a breeze, and the pretzel crust gives it an interesting flavor and crunchy texture.
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Apple Bundt Cake With Caramel Icing
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
This apple bundt cake with caramel icing is loaded with chopped apples and nuts. It's finished with an easy caramel icing, but feel free to top it with a vanilla icing or drizzle servings with caramel sauce.
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Maple and Brown Sugar Pecan Pie
The Spruce Eats / Julia Hartbeck
This maple and brown sugar pecan pie is an excellent choice for your holiday table.
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Butternut Squash Pie
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
The filling for this butternut squash pie is similar to a pumpkin pie filling in texture and flavor. Replace the ubiquitous pumpkin or sweet potato pie with this yummy pie.
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Hummingbird Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
The Spruce / Ulyana Verbytska
This hummingbird cake with cream cheese frosting is a very popular cake made in three (or four) layers. It's a moist cake with pineapple, chopped pecans, and bananas. A cream cheese frosting tops it off. Toast the pecans for extra flavor.
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Spiced Pumpkin Pudding
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
This spiced pumpkin pudding can easily replace a pumpkin pie. It's lower in fat and carbs, and you don't have to fuss with a crust!
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Apple Cranberry Crisp With Oat Topping
Diana Rattray Fresh, crisp apples and cranberries team up in this fantastic fruit crisp. This apple cranberry crisp with oat topping is taken to a whole new level.
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Pear Crisp With Oat Topping
The Spruce / Diana Rattray
This scrumptious pear crisp with oat topping is an excellent way to use fresh pears; making it a delightful dessert for any occasion.
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Caribbean Christmas Cake (Black Cake)
The Spruce
Rum-soaked fruits, cinnamon and Demerara sugar flavor this fabulous Caribbean Christmas cake.