Our Best Thanksgiving Recipes Guaranteed to Impress

Let us help you plan your Thanksgiving menu this year with our collection of easy Thanksgiving recipes flavored with THE best honey. From traditional Thanksgiving recipes to new twists on fall favorites, we’ve got you covered. Whether you’re looking for a showstopping turkey recipe, Thanksgiving salad recipes, Thanksgiving soup recipes, or even the best Thanksgiving desserts recipes, we’ve got them all. Follow along as we share our favorite recipes and tips to make this your best Thanksgiving yet.

Bourbon Honey Lacquered Turkey 
We’ve got to have the star of the show, an amazing turkey recipe! This turkey roast is perfect for smaller crowds and pairs well with our other honey-kissed sides. Pro tip: If you’re feeding a large group, simply double or triple the honey lacquer sauce. It’s also delicious on all poultry, any night of the week.

Parsnip Apple Soup 
This simple, yet impressive soup is an ode to fall and features earthy parsnips and tart green apples. Pro Tip: Make this soup and the crouton garnish in advance and heat just before serving.

Honey Carrot Soup 
This gorgeous autumnal colored soup is a great starter for your Thanksgiving meal. It can serve between 4 and 8, depending on how hearty you’d like the portions to be. Pro Tip: This is a great make-ahead Thanksgiving recipe to help knock things off your day-of to-do list. Make it a day or two before Thanksgiving and then reheat right before serving time.

Chopped Salad with Cranberries and Apples 
This fall salad is jam packed with autumnal goodness including apples, dried cranberries, and roasted sunflower seeds. Pro Tip: Make a double-batch of the creamy cottage cheese dressing. It’s one you’ll want to keep on-hand all season long.

Honey-Roasted Pumpkin Risotto 
With it being in season, you’ve got to have a Thanksgiving recipe with pumpkin right? This creamy and comforting risotto is a crowd-pleasing side that everyone will gobble up. Pro Tip: This is another great vegetarian main dish option that can double as a side dish too.

Roasted Pumpkin Wedges with Herbs and Feta 
If you’ve been looking for the ultimate easy Thanksgiving side, you’ve found it. This easy fall side dish is equally perfect for a holiday meal as it is for a weeknight dinner. Pro tip: Buy extra fresh rosemary and tuck a sprig into napkin and silverware bundles for an easy, elegant place setting.

Stuffed Butternut Squash 
Butternut squash recipes for Thanksgiving are a great go-to, and this beautiful squash dish is a gorgeous side to pair with the turkey. Pro tip: Add this to your spread for the non-meat-eaters in the crowd. It’s stuffed with protein-rich farro, Parmesan cheese, and pine nuts and is filling enough to be a main.

Grilled Acorn Squash with Honey 
Adding some char to this traditional Thanksgiving side dish creates another layer of flavor—something we’re quite fond of. Pro Tip: Use a grill pan instead of an outdoor grill if the weather isn’t cooperating.

Honey-Roasted Carrots with Feta and Mint 
This is our favorite Thanksgiving carrot recipe; it’s embarrassingly simple yet impressive nonetheless. Pro tip: We also love to serve these roasted carrots for Easter dinner.

Mashed Potatoes with Honey Caramelized Onions 
Up your mashed potato game by adding sweet honey-kissed caramelized onions. Pro Tip: This recipe can easily be doubled to serve a crowd.

Crispy Salt and Vinegar Potatoes 
These tangy potatoes are one of our favorite unexpected potato recipes, combining every flavor your taste buds crave. Pro tip: The spicy hot honey dipping sauce to go with these potatoes is great as a sandwich spread as well as a dipping sauce for chicken fingers, fritters, and more.

Honey Mashed Sweet Potatoes 
What’s Thanksgiving without some sort of sweet potato dish? Sad, that’s what it is. We don’t want you to be sad, so make these ridiculously easy mashed sweet potatoes. We promise you won’t be sorry. Pro Tip: Make extra honey cinnamon butter to spread on our homemade honey dinner rolls.

Hot Honey Brussels Sprouts 
If we had to pick one green veggie to serve on Thanksgiving, these Brussels sprouts would be it. They’re made in a cast-iron skillet so they come out ultra-crispy, they’re drizzled with hot honey, and they’ve got bacon. Pro Tip: Look for Brussels sprouts that are similar in size so they’ll cook evenly.

Hot Honey Cranberry Sauce 
You’ve got to have an epic cranberry sauce recipe for Thanksgiving. Well good news: this one is it. Our hot honey is the perfect addition to the sweet sauce—you’ll never go back to the canned stuff. Pro Tip: This doubles as a terrific food gift. Spoon some into Mason jars and tie a sprig of fresh rosemary around the top for decoration.

Honey Glazed Dinner Rolls 
There’s nothing better than a warm yeast roll, and we know we’re a little biased, but these are perfection. Pro Tip: Follow the make-ahead instructions to make these in advance and give you extra time in the kitchen on Turkey Day.

Pumpkin Praline Cheesecake 
Wondering whether to serve pumpkin pie or cheesecake this Thanksgiving? Thanks to this mashup, you can have both. Pro Tip: We use gingersnaps for the crust but experiment with your favorite cookies. Biscoff cookies are also fantastic.

Holiday Honey Cheesecake Tart 
Classic cheesecake gets the Savannah Bee treatment in this showstopping recipe. Pro Tip: Sugared cranberries are our favorite garnish for this cheesecake. Roll fresh cranberries in lightly whipped egg whites and then toss in sanding sugar. Let dry and they’re ready to go!

Honey Pecan Pie 
Pecan pie is the “gotta have it” Thanksgiving pie recipe, and ours is pretty special thanks to bourbon honey. Pro Tip: Sprinkle the pie crust with some chocolate chips before adding the filling to make this a black-bottomed pie.

Honey Apple Tart 
If you want to impress your Thanksgiving guests, this simple apple tart is the way to do it. Our cinnamon whipped honey is our superpower for this recipe. Pro Tip: Use a mandolin to get ultra-thin apple slices.

Chocolate Coconut Tart 
Inspired by Almond Joy candy bars, this dessert is guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser. Pro Tip: Go ahead and double this recipe—everyone will want seconds.

Chocolate and Honey Panna Cotta 
Who said Thanksgiving dessert had to be pumpkin or apple flavored? This rich and decadent chocolate dessert is the perfect option when you’re wanting to do something different. Pro Tip: If you want a make-ahead “set it and forget it” dessert, this is it!

Pumpkin Spice Crème Brulee 
Pumpkin spice and everything nice—you’ll love this pumpkin take on the creamy French dessert. Pro Tip: Make these ahead of time and then sprinkle with sugar and torch just before serving.

Honeycomb-Vanilla Bean Pots de Crème 
Luxurious is how we would describe these. Sometimes the simplest desserts are the best. Pro Tip: Garnish with honeycomb and marigold petals for an autumnal look.

Orange Cream Cake 
This is THE creamsicle-flavored cake everyone will be oohing and ah-ing over this Thanksgiving. Pro Tip: Go ahead and gild the lily with as many dried oranges as you’d like. Use them to decorate the table, the mantle, you name it. In this case, more is more.

Apple Spice Cake 
You can never go wrong with a Bundt cake and this moist and tender spice cake delivers big on Fall flavors. Pro Tip: Go heavy on the frosting. We always do.

Honey Tiramisu 
Trust us: No one will be mad at this incredible tiramisu. It’s the perfect ending to a great holiday meal. Pro Tip: This dessert is best when it’s made ahead of time.

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