Recipe Ideas for Thanksgiving
With the biggest food holiday coming right around the corner, I wanted to highlight some great recipes from my blog that would be a great addition to your Thanksgiving spread.

Appetizers:
Spinach and Artichoke Dip
Cranberry, Caramelized Onion, and Goat Cheese Dip
Pumpkin Pie Dip
Squash Bisque

Side Dishes:
Acorn Squash stuffed with Autumn Fruit Compote
Classic Cranberry Sauce
Butternut Squash and Spinach Casserole
Green Bean Casserole
Cous Cous Salad with Butternut Squash and Cranberries
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Cranberry Applesauce

Desserts:
Thanksgiving Two-Fer Bars
Pumpkin Pie Snickerdoodle Blondies
Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Brownies
Pumpkin Spice Cookies
Spiced Caramel Apple Pie
Apple Cranberry Cake Pie
Classic Pecan Pie
Cranberry Almond Caramel Tart
Depths of Fall Butternut Squash Pie
Pecan Pie Cookies
Pie Crust
White Chocolate and Cranberry Cupcakes
Maple Walnut Cranberry Cupcakes
White Chocolate Cranberry Mousse
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I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 






So i just made this over the weekend, in a rush, in like 2-3 hrs, for a party.
It won the best dessert!
It wasn’t that difficult,though i think it was a bit expensive, because i didn’t have things like peppermint extract and such.
Instead of crushed candy canes i put crushed peppermint bark chocolates.
thanks for the awesome recipe!!!
beantownbaker — December 18th, 2013 @ 1:03 pm
Congrats on winning! How exciting. Glad you enjoyed the recipe. It’s one of my favorites.