Recipes for Thanksgiving
Fall is my absolute favorite time of year. The food, the football, the weather. Everything just falls into place beautifully. And with one of my favorite holidays coming up in just over two weeks, I wanted to highlight some recipes that would be a great addition to your Thanksgiving spread.
Appetizers:
Baked Brie with Grape Balsamic Compote (I’d substitute cranberry sauce for the grape compote)
Roasted Garlic Hummus
Cranberry Cheesecake Spread
Cranberry and Avocado Salsa
Spinach and Artichoke Dip
Cranberry, Caramelized Onion, and Goat Cheese Dip
Pumpkin Pie Dip
Squash Bisque
Side Dishes:
Roasted Vegetable and Spinach Salad
Warm Chickpea, Mushroom, and Brussels Sprout Salad
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranates and Vanilla-Pecan Butter
Honey Yeast Dinner Rolls
Turnip Puff
Homemade Green Been Casserole
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:
Apple 7-Layer Magic Bars
Apple, Oat, Dulce-de-leche Bars
Rustic Walnut Tart with Bourbon Whipped Cream
Cranberry Cookie Bars
Pumpkin, Cranberry, and Pecan Pie
Pumpkin Praline Cake
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
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. 
This has been a great hit this winter in “ski country” –easy to make with (pretty) easy ingredients to have on hand (once you buy the bag of sliced almonds, frozen cranberries, and almond extract!)
First time I made it as written. Delicious but very strong almond flavor. Second time I reduced the 1/2 c sugar on the cranberries to 1/4 cup, sub’d fine cornmeal for 1/2 the flour and reduced the almond extract by half. Pretty tart but almost all my friends liked it better (and if you want it sweeter you can add the whipped cream or ice cream…) and it is a nice counterpoint on a dessert buffet of sweeter brownies and cookies.
Thanks for the recipe! Hope you are doing well in Ohio.
beantownbaker — January 14th, 2013 @ 3:45 pm
So glad you’ve enjoyed this. I loved how simple it was to make! Almond extract definitely has a strong flavor, so I can see cutting it down for sure! Ohio is treating us well so far.