63 Simple Thanksgiving Recipes (2024)

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Welcome to our Simple Thanksgiving recipe roundup (a.k.a. the longest post ever)!

For thesake of variety, I reached way back to my pre dairy-free days so some of the dishes contain cheese. But the majority are vegan and gluten free and are marked as so.

Wherever you guys are this week and whoever you’regathering around the table with, we hope it’s delicious and wonderful. We’ve tried to cover all the bases with breakfast options to side dishes to dessertsand everything in between. Let’s do this!

Breakfast

1 Bowl Vegan Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls (V)

Vegan Pumpkin Spice Pancakes(V)

The World’s Easiest Sticky Buns (V)

One Bowl Carrot Apple Muffins (V, GF)

Sweet Potato Pie Oats (V, GF)

Southwest Tofu Scramble (V, GF)

Best Ever Breakfast Potatoes (V, GF)

Caramelized Pear Steal Cut Oats (V, GF)

Apple Cinnamon Waffles (V)

Vegan Banana Crumb Muffins (V)

7 Ingredient Vegan Banana French Toast (V)

Pumpkin Maple Pecan Granola (V, GF)

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins(V)

1 Bowl Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread (V, GF)

1 Bowl Gluten Free Banana Bread (GF, V optional)

Pumpkin French Toast Bake

Appetizers

7 Ingredient Stuffed Mushrooms (V, GF)

Vegan Jalapeno Poppers (V, GF)

Creamy Eggplant Caramelized Onion Dip(V, GF)

Rosemary Baked Beet Chips (V, GF)

Vegan Mexican 7-Layer Dip (V, GF)

Whipped Bleu Cheese Bites with Balsamic Reduction

Roasted Beet Hummus(V, GF)

Creamy Brussels Sprout and Shallot Dip(GF)

Entrees

1 Hour Vegan Pot Pies (V)

1 Hour Fall Pot Pies (V)

1 Hour Vegan Shepherd’s Pie (V, GF)

Mediterranean Baked Sweet Potatoes (V, GF)

Side Dishes

Simple Vegan Dinner Rolls (V)

Simple Vegan Stuffing (V)

Simple Fall Slaw (V, GF)

Pumpkin Sage Biscuits (V)

Vegan Zucchini Gratin with Vegan Parmesan Cheese (V, GF)

Simple Pumpkin Soup (V, GF)

The Best Damn Vegan Mashed Potatoes (V, GF)

Jalapeno Cornbread Muffins (GF)

Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes with Mushroom Gravy (V, GF optional)

Cauliflower Twice Baked Potatoes (GF, V optional)

Sweet Potato Parmesan Gratin (GF)

Roasted Butternut Squash Salad(GF, V)

Butternut Squash Potato Salad (GF)

The Best Damn Vegan Biscuit(V)

Dessert

Vegan Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream (V, GF)

Vegan Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake (V)

Vegan Pumpkin Sugar Cookies (V)

Vegan GF Pumpkin Pie (V, GF)

Vegan Ginger Chai Ice Cream Sandwiches (V, GF)

Pumpkin Spiced Apple Pie (V)

One Bowl Vegan GF Pumpkin Bread (V, GF)

Vegan Pumpkin Caramels with Roasted Pepitas (V, GF)

6 Ingredient Vegan Chocolate Silk Pie (V, GF)

Peanut Butter Cup Pie (V)

Deep Dish Apple Crumble Pie(V)

Creamy Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin Bark(GF)

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites(V optional)

Creamy Vegan Pumpkin Pie (V,GF)

Beverages

Bourbon Pumpkin Milkshakes (V)

Bourbon Winter Smash (V)

St. Germain Pomegranate Spritzers (V)

5 Minute Vegan Hot Cocoa (V, GF)

5 Ingredient Sangria(V, GF)

If that’s not an all-out Thanksgiving round up, I don’t know what is.

We hope you get to eat lots of yummy food and spend time with the people you love this week. We’re ever so grateful for you all. Thanks for following along and supporting what we do. It means so much to us.

Much love and Happy Thanksgiving,
John &Dana

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  1. Bianco says

    It Looks Good!!

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  2. alex says

    I love your recipes, I have made some of them already.. I cant wait to try to do more,
    Thank you.

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  3. Ally says

    I am thoroughly impressed. This post alone makes me want to visit your website for recipe ideas more and more, as if I didn’t have an excuse already.

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  4. liz says

    These recipes look amazing

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  5. Racikan says

    woow amazing… very delicious

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  6. Vivienne says

    I’m newbie vegan and this post just makes me wonder what took me so long. We obviously don’t celebrate Thanksgiving here in Scotland, but I say, any excuse for these amazing dishes! Looking forward to making them.x

    Reply

  7. cortney says

    Thanks so much for compiling these fantastic recipes into one post. I adore your website and your wonderful vegan recipes. I’ll definitely be trying a few of these for tomorrow. Happy Thanksgiving!

    Reply

  8. Katrina says

    You guys are awesome!! Thank you for posting such a wonderful list of thanksgiving recipes – I love simple recipes that are healthy and vegan to boot. I will be making the stuffed mushrooms, I can’t wait to try! Hope you guys have a great Thanksgiving and enjoy Portland – I live here too :)

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    • 63 Simple Thanksgiving Recipes (69)Dana @ Minimalist Baker says

      Ah, thanks Katrina! So awesome to hear of a fellow Portlander that’s a fan! Stay tuned as we hope to have a local meet up sometime! Happy Thanksgiving!

      Reply

  9. summon agus says

    OMG… that ice cream is verry nice…

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  10. Lisa R says

    I laughed when I read the list.. as I have made at least 15 of these over the last year.. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.. but of the list here are the ones that made the TGD cut..
    Deep Dish Apple Crumb Pie.. (or your Carmel apple sauce one..)
    One Bowl Carrot Apple Muffins..
    Butternut squash potato salad.. (a new one for me and looks amazing!)

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    Reply

    • 63 Simple Thanksgiving Recipes (70)Dana @ Minimalist Baker says

      Thanks for your love and support, Lisa! SO kind. So glad you’ve enjoyed so many recipes throughout this year!!

      Reply

  11. Joanna @ Everyday Made Fresh says

    That was a long post! – But well worth it! Those are some amazing looking dishes. I love all the choices that you’ve given, however it just added to my list of “wanna makes”. :-) No big deal though, I love your recipes.

    Reply

    • 63 Simple Thanksgiving Recipes (71)Dana @ Minimalist Baker says

      Thanks Joanna! Hope you can incorporate a few of these into your Thanksgiving meal plan this year. Cheers!

      Reply

  12. Anne says

    Thanks! This must have taken some time for you to put together! I plan to try at least three of these delicious recipes!
    -Anne

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    • 63 Simple Thanksgiving Recipes (72)Dana @ Minimalist Baker says

      Oh great! Let us know how they go!

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  13. Kayla says

    This is a great round-up! Thank you so much for putting this together. I subscribe to your blog and never miss a post, but I pinned at least 3-4 things the first time through this round-up. I’m sure I’ll review it again for Thanksgiving. Everything looks mouth-wateringly good!

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    • 63 Simple Thanksgiving Recipes (73)Dana @ Minimalist Baker says

      Thanks Kayla! SO kind!

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  14. Lee says

    MEGALICIOUS. Wish I could rade the MB Thanksgiving!

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    • 63 Simple Thanksgiving Recipes (74)Dana @ Minimalist Baker says

      Me toooooooooo!!!!!

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  15. Tori@Gringalicious.com says

    Wow! What a crazy-awesome list of recipes to try this year. I don’t even know where to start!

    Reply

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