Don’t be a slave to the kitchen on Thanksgiving Day. Make some of the food ahead of time!
15 Make-ahead Thanksgiving Recipes
Make Thanksgiving Day a little less hectic by making some food in advance. These 15 recipes are perfect for prepping the day before.
Sweet Potato Casserole is the yummiest Thanksgiving side dish. Smooth and creamy mashed sweet potatoes topped with a crunchy pecan crumb topping. Everyone wants seconds of this sweet dish!
Dutch Apple Pie is a combination of a classic pie and a crisp. You get that same apple filling, flaky buttery crust, plus a sweet crispy crumb topping. This pie will knock your socks off!
This creamy sweet Corn Soufflé recipe is one of our favorite easy side dishes for the holidays!
These Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Apple and Bacon will become a Thanksgiving dinner staple. A simple, yet satisfying, holiday – or anytime! – side dish.
With a silky smooth texture, elegant chocolate shavings, whipped cream, and a gingersnap crust, everyone will be making room for dessert when they see this White Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake.
Flaky, sweet, and buttery, these make-ahead Butterhorns will be the star of your Thanksgiving table.
This Slow Cooker Cornbread and Sausage Stuffing knocks the socks off anything you’d buy from a box at the grocery store, yet is just as easy to prepare.
Bright and festive Cranberry Jello Salad is the perfect side dish or dessert for the holidays. Made with raspberry gelatin, fresh cranberry relish, and crushed pineapple, this sweet and tangy jello salad is always a hit!
Maple Glazed Carrots is one of those side dishes that could almost pass as dessert! These carrots are gorgeous served with Thanksgiving Dinner, Easter, or even weeknight meal!
Three Cheese Mashed Potatoes are creamier, cheesier, and more decadent than you can imagine! And, they can be made ahead of time!
This Make Ahead Sweet Potato Casserole is perfect as it allows you to – as the name implies! – make it ahead of time and serve when you’re ready.
You are going to fall in love with every layer of this No Bake Pumpkin Toffee Icebox Cake! Everything from the cinnamon spiced pumpkin, to the cheesecake layer, to the crunchy toffee chips make perfectly luscious dessert!
Layered Salad is an awesome make-ahead salad great for potlucks or family gatherings.
Refrigerated crescent rolls serve as a crust and are filled with cheesecake and apples, baked until golden, and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar.
Perfect Easy, Quick Weeknight Side Dish or Holiday Side Dish in Your Slow Cooker! Packed Full of Garlic and Parmesan Flavor!
My family couldn’t stop raving about this!
Excellent! Everyone loved it, and was too full for seconds!