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    Mini Thanksgiving Desserts

    Nov 21, 2024 · 7 Comments

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    When the holidays roll around, food is a big part of the festivities. It's the super bowl of food steeped in tradition. When it comes time for dessert, we love to make Mini Thanksgiving Desserts! That way, we can taste multiple desserts and not waste since were half full of turkey lol!

    Just say YES....to the mini! Here are a dozen to choose from.

    People turn down desserts for one reason or another, BUT when your holiday desserts can be a small in size?? And you then have just a few bites sweet bliss. Why say no??

    There is always room for a mini dessert. Your tongue and tummy will thank you! Check out this Pumpkin Pie Shooters, they are fun and festive with great flavor. Plus they are simple to make, recipe below.

    When it comes to Thanksgiving dessert ideas, Christmas desserts recipes or desserts for large parties, I am all about making mini dessert recipes. That way, people can try more than one, there is much less waste and you don't feel guilty about indulging in a dessert that is just a few bites.

    Plus, a tiny army desserts is SO stinkin' cute! And bonus, if you want to you can serve so many things in mini disposable cups and glasses. Here are a few examples.

    • These shooter cups are amazing for transport, they come with lids and spoons.
    • These are circular mini dessert cups, they comes with spoons. Your choice just depends on the look you are going for and what you are putting in them.
    • These are trendy, slanted dessert cups with spoons.
    • If disposable is not your thing, I have mini glass bowls like this from Pier One (I miss that store!!). with mini metal spoons. Love!

    Table of Contents

    • Ingredients
    • Variations to Pumpkin Pie Shooters
    • Make Ahead
    • Some Favorite Mini Thanksgiving Desserts
    • Fabulous Thanksgiving Mini Dessert Ideas from my foodie friends
    • Mini Thanksgiving Desserts
      • Ingredients  1x2x3x
      • Instructions 
      • Notes
      • Nutrition

    Ingredients

    • butter
    • gingersnap cookies or similar
    • pumpkin pie spice
    • sugar
    • cream cheese 
    • sour cream
    • vanilla instant pudding 
    • vanilla

    Variations to Pumpkin Pie Shooters

    • This recipe has pumpkin flavor. It tastes more like a cheesecake with a subtle pumpkin flavor. To boost it up a bit add in ¼ cup pumpkin puree, plus a teaspoon of sugar.
    • Make as minis, in wine glasses or mason jars. Or make as one full-size parfait in a clear glass bowl.
    • Swap gingersnap crumbs for Biscoff or graham cracker crumbs.

    Make Ahead

    All of these with the exception of the Candied Apple Slices, can be made ahead of time. The apple start to weep after a few hours.

    Some Favorite Mini Thanksgiving Desserts

    Mini Apple Raisin Bread Puddings with a Whiskey Sauce You can not go wrong with warm and comforting bread pudding!

    Mini Thanksgiving Dessert recipes, shown Mini Bread Pudding in mason jars.

    3 Ingredient Nutella Mascarpone Shooters, creamy, delicious and just 5 minutes to make!

    3 Ingredient Nutella Mascarpone Shooters, creamy, delicious and just 5 minutes to make!

    Mini Nantucket Pies - This is my favorite (and super easy) Thanksgiving & Christmas dessert! Its a vintage New England recipe and it always wows the room.

    Mini Nantucket Pie Mini Cranberry Pie

    Mini Cheesecakes with Candied Apples - 2 desserts in 1! I mean come on, how cute is this?? You can of course jazz this mini dessert recipe up any way you like!

    Mini cheesecake topped with mini candy apple

    The kiddos will love this one for sure! Candy Apple Slices. AND if you are a grandparent or parent, looking for a fun activity to do with the kids. THIS! A craft they can eat! So fun 🙂

    % candy apple slices with lollipop sticks on wood cutting board

    Fabulous Thanksgiving Mini Dessert Ideas from my foodie friends

    • Mini No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecakes
    • Mini Apple Pies
    • Limoncello No Bake Cheesecake Mini's
    • Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse in Mini Pumpkins
    • Bite Sized Pumpkin Funnel Cake Crispies
    • Mini Nutella Pavlovas

    Now you have all sorts of holiday dessert ideas to choose from, hope you find one or two you love! XO Colleen

    Recipe originally posted November 2012. Updated November, 2024. Post contains Amazon Affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you decide to purchase something recommended.

    Mini Thanksgiving Dessert reciper. SHown Pumpkin Pie Shoorters recipe. In small glass with spoon. Pumpkin cheesecake and graham cracker crumb layers.

    Mini Thanksgiving Desserts

    Colleen Kennedy
    Mini Thanksgiving Desserts. Mini Dessert Recipes. Holiday desert recipes, mini desserts.
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Servings 12 servings
    Calories 257 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 TBS melted butter
    • 20 Gingersnap cookies Sweetzles or similar
    • 1 ½ TBS pumpkin pie spice
    • 1 ½ TBS sugar
    • 8 oz cream cheese softened
    • 16 oz sour cream
    • 1 small box vanilla instant pudding 3 oz
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla

    Instructions
     

    • Crush the gingersnaps in your food processor (or just smash them into crumbs in a plastic bag). Add in the butter and pulse until combined. Place in a small bowl and set aside.
    • Make your sweet pumpkin pie spice blend by combining the pumpkin pie spice and sugar, shaking in a small mason jar or stirring vigorously to blend. Set aside.
    • In your mixing bowl combine the cream cheese and sour cream and mix on medium speed until blended. Pour in the pudding mix, sugar, vanilla and pumpkin pie spice blend you just made and mix on med-high for 2-3 minutes.
    • In shooter cups, wine glasses or whatever you may be using, first spoon enough of the gingersnap mixture to cover the bottom. Then spoon or pipe in some cheesecake mixture, Then another layer of gingersnap mixture, then spoon or pipe in second layer of cheesecake mixture, then sprinkle some pumpkin pie spice mix over top.
    • Keep cold until ready to serve or transport.
    • You can of course layer it all in a large bowl if you prefer. Enjoy!

    Notes

    Homemade Pumpkin Spice recipe found here.
    You can certainly halve this recipe.
    Also since this recipe was originally posted back in 2012, since then Jello has a pumpkin pie spice pudding. You can choose to use that instead of the vanilla and if you do you won't need to add the sweet pumpkin pie spice mixture to this (unless you taste and adjust because you want to).

    Nutrition

    Serving: 12servingsCalories: 257kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 3gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 159mgPotassium: 119mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 579IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 72mgIron: 1mg
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    1. Lauryn says

      November 19, 2012 at 2:58 pm

      I love this post! All of them sound/look delicious, but I think I may be trying the Pumpkin Pie and Gingersnap Shooters! YUM!

      Reply
    2. Noelle says

      November 19, 2012 at 3:09 pm

      The cranberry pie looks so delicious!

      Reply
    3. Tanya says

      November 28, 2012 at 12:39 am

      These look like fun, would love to try the Pumpkin Pie & Gingersnap Shooters

      Reply
    4. Deanna - Teaspoon of Spice says

      November 13, 2013 at 2:42 am

      Such a great idea - can't wait to make a bunch of these this holiday season 🙂

      Reply
    5. Ashley Starlie says

      July 24, 2015 at 12:02 pm

      Delicious Dessert Recipes - If you require easy Appetizer Ideas for Party, get the Delicious Dessert Recipes, Easy Cake Recipes from Scratch only at madhurasrecipe.com.

      Reply
    6. Sarah says

      November 11, 2015 at 6:52 pm

      WOW!! These look amazing!!

      Reply
    7. Heather says

      November 13, 2015 at 12:22 pm

      My FIL would love the raisin bread pudding.

      Reply

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