THANKSGIVING DESSERTS -- our BEST holiday recipes!
1️⃣ CARAMEL APPLE CHEESECAKE
---Crust
1½ cups graham cracker crumbs
8 tbsp salted butter (melted)
2 tbsp sugar
¼ tsp cinnamon
---Cheesecake
32 oz cream cheese (softened)
¾ cup sour cream
1½ cups sugar
2½ tbsp cornstarch
4 large eggs (room temperature)
2 tsp vanilla extract
---Apple Topping
2 cups apples (peeled, cored & sliced)
1 tsp lemon juice
¾ cup water
¼ cup sugar + 2 tbsp
¼ cup light brown sugar (packed)
¾ tsp apple pie spice
1½ tbsp cornstarch
1½ tbsp cold water
---Caramel Topping
13.4 oz dulce de leche caramel
3 tbsp heavy cream
¼ cup chopped pecans (optional garnish)
2️⃣ PECAN PIE CHEESECAKE
---Crust
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
⅓ cup light brown sugar (packed)
½ cup salted butter (melted)
---Pecan Pie Filling
⅓ cup salted butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1½ cups pecans (chopped)
---Cheesecake
16 oz cream cheese (softened)
1 cup sugar
¼ tsp salt
1½ tbsp flour
1 tbsp vanilla extract
3 eggs
½ cup sour cream
---Pecan Topping
¼ cup salted butter
⅓ cup light brown sugar
½ tsp vanilla extract
¼ cup heavy cream
1 cup pecans (roughly chopped)
3️⃣ APPLE PIE
6–7 cups sliced apples (Granny Smith + Honeycrisp)
¾ cup light brown sugar
¼ cup sugar
1½ tsp apple pie spice blend
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 package Pillsbury ready-made pie crusts (14.1 oz, both crusts used)
¼–⅓ cup cornstarch (based on liquid)
1½ tbsp unsalted butter (cold, cubed)
1 egg + 2 tsp water (egg wash)
1 tbsp coarse sanding sugar (optional)
4️⃣ PUMPKIN PIE
1 refrigerated pie crust (9-inch deep dish, Pillsbury)
15 oz pure pumpkin puree (Libby’s)
½ cup sugar
2 large eggs (lightly beaten, room temperature)
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice blend
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp salt
12 oz evaporated milk
---Garnish
Whipped topping
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