Looking for Thanksgiving inspiration? We’ve rounded up our favorite recipes that our editors will be making for this year’s big celebration. From classics like sweet potato casserole and cranberry sauce to seasonal side salads and mini apple pies, these dishes are sure to be a crowd-pleaser. Recipes like our Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows and our Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Goat Cheese and Pomegranate are delicious additions to your holiday menu.
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Twice baked sweet potatoes with marshmallows
Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Props Stylist: Lydia Pursell, Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf
These Baked Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows offer the perfect balance of savory and sweet, making them a popular favorite at holiday gatherings. Reminiscent of the classic sweet potato casserole, this easy recipe will add a festive touch to any Thanksgiving table. If you feed it to a crowd, the amount will easily double.
Chopped fall salad with spinach, butternut squash, apples and cheddar
Who says spinach salads are only for spring? Use fall’s tender harvest of fresh spinach and other seasonal vegetables to make this fall salad with roasted butternut squash, apples, cheddar, and pecans. This colorful and healthy salad would be a wonderful addition to your Thanksgiving menu.
Roasted Maple Mustard Vegetables
Photographer: Robby Lozano, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Props Stylist: Phoebe Hausser
These Maple Dijon Roasted Vegetables combine sweet, spicy, and savory flavors in an easy sheet pan side dish. A mixture of vegetables is tossed in a maple syrup and Dijon mustard glaze before roasting. The high heat caramelizes the edges and brings out the natural sweetness, while the mustard adds a savory note. It’s a versatile side dish that goes well with everything from fried chicken to grain bowls.
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Goat Cheese and Pomegranate
This deliciously warm salad with nutty roasted Brussels sprouts, sweet-tart pomegranate seeds, and creamy goat cheese is perfect for any winter meal – from weeknight dinners to Christmas dinner or any other holiday celebration.
Apple pie in an apple
Here we fill hollowed-out apples with apple pie filling, cover them with a pie crust rack, and bake them until golden brown and the filling is bubbling.
The best homemade cranberry sauce
This is our favorite homemade cranberry sauce recipe. It’s easy (only five ingredients!), is slightly sweet without being too sugary, and has just the right amount of zesty orange peel flavor. Plus, it’s so easy – it goes from stove to table in just 20 minutes!
Kale salad with cranberries
This easy holiday salad gets its flavor from a sweet citrus dressing that’s incorporated into the kale by massaging the greens and dressing with your hands. We like a kale blend for this recipe, but any type of kale will work.
Butter dough
This simple pastry and pie dough recipe makes enough for one double-crust cake or two single-crust cakes. Use it for apple, pumpkin, pecan or fruit pies.
Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad
Department: Eating Well, Brand: Eating Well Digital, Source Type: Collaborator, Photographer: Stacy K. Allen, Props: Julia Bayless, Food Stylist: Ana Kelley
Sweet cherries complement the tart goat cheese in this easy Brussels sprout salad. Pistachios add an extra layer of crunch. A sharp chef’s knife works well to cut the Brussels sprouts into thin slices. A microplane grater is best suited for finely chopping the goat cheese.
Coconut rum pumpkin cake
This twist on the classic Thanksgiving cake includes familiar warming spices like cinnamon and nutmeg, as well as rum and coconut for a tropical twist.
Old fashioned sweet potato casserole
Thanksgiving isn’t complete without homemade sweet potato casserole. For a little more texture, we like to sprinkle chopped pecans on top along with the marshmallows.
Healthy pumpkin muffins
These easy pumpkin muffins are packed with oatmeal and chocolate chips. Plus, these gluten-free mini pumpkin muffins are made entirely in the blender, so cleanup is a breeze. If you prefer to bake 12 regular-sized muffins, bake for 18 to 20 minutes and allow to cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan.
