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    A Thanksgiving Roundup

    Modified: Jul 3, 2025 · Published: Nov 19, 2022 by Helen S Fletcher · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

    Here are some last minute recipes for Thanksgiving including savory as well as sweet, from side dishes to desserts as well as breakfast treats. Most can be made ahead to save you time.

    Pumpkin Dinner Rolls Two Ways
    These soft and fluffy Pumpkin Dinner Rolls Two Ways recipe, with its subtle spicing, is an easy peasy recipe that take no time to make but yield great taste.  These are perfect served with Thanksgiving dinner or a leftover turkey sandwich. Finishing them Swedish Pearl Sugar turns them into the perfect roll with a cup of coffee or tea in the morning.
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    Pumpkin Dinner Rolls and Breakfast Rolls out of one recipe
    The Smoked Turkey Salad is served in a lettuce cup on a green plate with a fork.
    Smoked Turkey Salad
    This quickly made Smoked Turkey Salad, came from my take out shop. A few easy to get ingredients with the star being the smoked turkey are easily assembled into this winner of an entree salad.
    Serve it with cold fresh cantaloupe or watermelon and a piece of good bread and dinner is ready!
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    Dutch Peach Pie
    Fresh summer peaches just beg to be made into this amazing looking Dutch Peach Pie, which is one of the most sensational tasting pies around. While this is not a recipe that you'll make in twenty minutes, it's worth every second it takes. 
    Check out this recipe
    A slice of Dutch Peach Pie on a white lace plate with a fork beside it.
    Chocolate Caramel Pecan Tart
    Chocolate Caramel Pecan Tart
    This Chocolate Caramel Pecan Tart is a twist on the traditional pecan pie and is the perfect tart to sit next to a pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving. The toasted pecans are sandwiched between a deep chocolate ganache and a homemade caramel which is very easy to make.
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    Apple Fritters with Speculaas Spice
    Apple Fritters with Speculaas Spice are a great way to welcome the fall. These warm and crispy treats are only  30 minutes away when you follow this easy recipe.  The Speculaas spice used in the batter and for the sugar coating gives a deeper flavor than cinnamon alone and can be used anywhere gingerbread spice is needed.  
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    Speculaas Spiced Apple Fritters
    Cranberry Orange Muffins in three sizes, mini, regular and Texas on a gray plate with a red napkin.
    A Cranberry Orange Muffin
    A Cranberry Orange Muffin recipe features the flavors of fall fruit and is quickly made featuring fresh or frozen cranberries and orange zest.  A great recipe for beginner bakers. 
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    A cookie crust, peanut butter filling and chocolate topping make up the No Bake Peanut Butter Bars
    No Bake Peanut Butter Bars
    These No Bake Peanut Butter Bars fall into the ridiculously easy category and are great for something to do with the kids. A chocolatey crust, insanely delicious, smooth, and creamy filling and a just right chocolate top, make these one of the best bars around.
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    Spice Bars
    This recipe for Spice Bars is one of those fantastic treasures where you make the base, press it into a pan, add a few more ingredients to the reserved amount, pour it on top, and bake.  It couldn't be easier. 
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    Spice bars ready to eat surrounded by spices.

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