QOTD Wednesday (desserts - or, if not pumpkin pie, then what?)

WinesNot Whines

Because there are so many pumpkin pie haters here, I have to ask: What is your favorite Thanksgiving dessert? (If it's pumpkin pie, that's fine, too.)

WinesNot Whines

Mine is pumpkin pie! It's traditional. It's tasty (IMO). It's easy to make. Win all around.

Second favorite would be pumpkin cheesecake.

cheekywife

birthday cake - my birthday is 11/23 so there's almost always some birthday cake (or cupcakes) involved in thanksgiving. 

schydukes07

Probably pumpkin for the nostalgia. If MIL's birthday falls on turkey day (it often does), we have French Silk pie, which isn't traditional but is delicious.

sarahelisabethm

Mine is pecan or Dutch apple pie.

doggylovr

I am one of the pumpkin pie haters...mom makes a kentucky derby pie every year that is yummy!!!

kiahj

Ditto on the pumpkin cheesecake, or my new fave apple caramel cheesecake, and of course my mom's delicious apple pie.  Yum.

 

kastle

I wouldn't choose pie at a buffet of desserts....which thanksgiving kind of is!

my favorite thing now is a pumpkin gingerbread trifle i made last year.  almost as easy as pumpkin pie (i buy the gingerbread from WF premade), but far more yum.  

and apple or pear crisp is also good.  

if i must have pie, pumpkin is a contender as is my grandmas' (and only my grandma's) pecan pie or strawberry rhubarb (this is probably my favorite pie with a pastry crust)

Pam&John

while I don't like it, I certainly appreciate that others do so I make the pumpkin pie. I also make pecan pie cupcakes (more like a muffin than a pie-- my family loves 'em!), chocolate chip cookies (I love 'em!), and last year I made these cherry pie turnover/calzone-y looking things that were a HUGE hit so they are now added to the repertoire. We also had s'mores snacks (take the marshmallow, dip it in melted chocolate, then dip it in graham cracker crumbs - also a HUGE hit). Honestly, I was in such a coma from so much cooking last year I can't remember all we had - just that the groaning board was indeed groaning!

 

RomeRomance06

Apple crisp - hands down. I have yet to perfect an apple crisp recipe but I try every year.

Mrs.Handy

Homemade apple pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

DH makes an awesome apple pie!

stargirl0508

Apple pie!

cep1976

Pumpkin pie, for sure. Pecan pie is too sweet for me, and apple pie is just sort of meh to me.

victoria1212

my favorite is apple galette and topping it with cinnamon ice cream. yum!

hippotree

I have been making pumpkin gooey butter cake instead of pumpkin pie for the past couple of years.  So.good.  I also always make something chocolate because (IMO anyway) it's not a real dessert without chocolate

VARedhead

I don't know if it's a traditional Thanksgiving dessert, but my grandmother always makes lemon meringue pie at Thanksgiving that is awesome.

tomandcourt

Oh, so many options . . .

I mentioned in the holiday post that I love pumpkin bars. My friend makes this amazing chocolate velvet pie for our Fake Thanksgiving every year that is just amazing. Pumpkin cheesecake, or an apple crisp (my step-mom puts cheese on hers, which sounds weird but is actually really good), and anything with cranberry. I made this cranberry/caramel tart from Smitten Kitchen one time that was delish.

cheekywife

hippotree:

 I also always make something chocolate because (IMO anyway) it's not a real dessert without chocolate

ditto! 

Hey Jellisy

My moms apple cake, it's so moist and delicious.  I look forward to it every year.  I'm not really a pie person, but I do love crisps and cobblers. My birthday is always thanksgiving week and I usually request either ice cream cake or a pumpkin spice cake with cream cheese frosting.  Cooking Light has a recipe that is divine.

SecretServiceWife

Pumpkin cheesecake

maryandkirk0909

We always have cherry pie and french silk pie in addition to pumpkin pie, and I prefer either over pumpkin but love the french silk.

kastle

OH!  I CHANGE MY ANSWER!!!!

Last year I also made MS's apple pie with a cheddar crust & it was off.the.hook.  The crust was kind of like a cheese straw & the apple filling was sweet-tart.  It's a pie I could get behind.

myvette13

Pecan Pie or Cheese Cake

annabear07

This is a difficult question! I think my absolute favorite would be pumpkin cheesecake but then I also love Pecan Pie with a handfull of chocolate chips thrown in! I just try not to think about all the corn syrup and mollases that's in it!

Litasail

Pumpkin pie, but I'm also planning on making this for my apple loving husband for Thanksgiving this year - http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/11/gingerbread-apple-upside-down-cake/

suecadence

I love pumplkin pie, but I also love a good apple cranberry crisp with vanilla ice cream.

KimWard

We have pumpkin pie and also an assortment of cookies that my mom gets from a lady's relative at work. There's normally lady locks, peanut butter cookies, mini cheesecakes, and I forget what all else.

belizeitornot

Of the dessert offerings we have, my faves are apple pie, or my grandma's coconut pie (my fave!).

Sometimes we also have a chocolate pie my grandma used to make, basically chocolate pudding and cool whip in a choc. cookie crust and then frozen. But that one is usually reserved for Christmas.

Temp790631812507809

Paper bag apple pie - you literally put the pie plate in a paper grocery bag and bake it. My mom found the recipe in a magazine in the 70's and has been making it ever since. It is not Thanksgiving if I don't have that pie. If we are invited to someone else's house, I bring it. If I was ever invited somewhere and wasn't asked to bring a dish, I'd make it to have at home later.

schydukes07

tomandcourt:

Pumpkin cheesecake, or an apple crisp (my step-mom puts cheese on hers, which sounds weird but is actually really good), and anything with cranberry.

"An apple pie without the cheese is like a kiss without the squeeze." Nevermind. Must be a Midwest thing! (My dad says this...)

veruca5839

I love pumpkin pie or pumpkin cheesecake, but I really like almost any fall dessert.  If it has apples, pumpkin, cranberries, or caramel, I'll probably love it.  Bonus points if it has chocolate.