I have a soft spot for pie, but cheesecake knows how to show up for Thanksgiving. I rounded up 24 of my favorite Thanksgiving cheesecake recipes so you can finish that turkey dinner with something truly showstopping. Some are cozy and spiced, some are dripping in caramel, and every single one belongs on your holiday table.
1. Easy Butter Pecan Cheesecake
Here's another wonderful butter pecan cheesecake option the whole family will love. It takes a little over an hour and calls for only eight ingredients. You'll need a pre-made graham cracker crust, cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, eggs, butter flavor, vanilla extract, and chopped and crushed pecans.
2. Caramel Macchiato Cheesecake
If you're a little obsessed with a certain caramel macchiato, this cheesecake was made for you. Along with all the usual cheesecake ingredients, you'll add espresso and vanilla extract. Once it's topped with whipped cream and caramel ice cream topping, good luck keeping people away from it.
3. Browned Butter Pecan Cheesecake
Browned butter pecan cheesecake comes awfully close to turtle cheesecake territory when it comes to pure indulgence. It's finished with caramel sauce and cinnamon whipped cream that I would happily eat all by itself. Plus there's a layer of crunchy buttered pecans in the filling that takes the whole thing up another level.
4. Pecan Praline Cheesecake
Bring a little New Orleans spirit to your Thanksgiving with a pecan praline cheesecake. You get those bold flavors of pecans, brown sugar, and vanilla, and it's so easy to make. It takes over three hours, but most of that is just baking and cooling time. Yes, there's some prep involved, but honestly a kid could handle it.
5. No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake
When the busiest cooking holidays roll around, a no-bake dessert feels like a true gift. This pumpkin cheesecake is supremely fluffy, and that crunchy gingersnap crust is just out of this world. I cannot get enough of it.
6. Honey Pecan Cheesecake
Honey pecan cheesecake takes everything you love about shortbread, pecan pie, and cheesecake and rolls it all into one incredible dessert. Then it gets topped with a melt-in-your-mouth honey pecan sauce that will absolutely wreck you. That homemade sauce is also phenomenal on ice cream or as a dip for berries.
7. Apple Butter Cheesecake
Growing up, I loved staying at my grandparents' house because there was always apple butter on the breakfast table. Smearing that spiced brown deliciousness on a biscuit was the best start to any day. This dessert brings that rich spiced apple butter together with bright, tangy cheesecake.
8. Caramel Apple Cheesecake
This caramel apple cheesecake is an absolute beauty, and it's packed with a wild amount of caramel and apple goodness. There's a little cinnamon kick that keeps your tongue happy, too. If you want the perfect fall dessert that's just as pretty as it is yummy, this one is it.
9. Mini Salted Caramel Cheesecakes
Unlike the mini pumpkin cheesecakes, these mini salted caramel cheesecakes actually look like tiny little cheesecakes. Each one is just enough for a bite or two of heaven, which means you can totally eat more of them. With their graham cracker crusts, cheesecake fillings, and salted caramel toppings, these will disappear fast, so grab a couple before you set them out.
10. Maple Bacon Cheesecake
The words maple bacon had me immediately, just like every other maple bacon recipe in the world. That flavor combo never misses. The cheesecake itself is sweet and smooth, but the bacon brings that savory saltiness that puts this cake in a whole category of its own.
11. Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes
If you love pumpkin cheesecake but want to switch things up a bit, try these mini pumpkin cheesecakes. They look like little cupcakes but bring all the pumpkin pie flavor together with sweet, tangy cream cheese. Top them with cinnamon whipped cream and they're guaranteed to be a hit.
12. Apple Crumb Cheesecake Pie
This triple-layer beauty is apple pie, cheesecake, and apple crumble all in one. It's sweet, appley, and topped with the most unbelievably yummy crumble. And believe it or not, it's not hard to make, even with all those layers. It takes only 70 minutes from start to finish.
13. Apple Crisp Cheesecake
Apple crisp cheesecake and caramel apple cheesecake are definitely flavor cousins. They both bring apples, caramel sauce, cheesecake filling, and cinnamon to the party. The big difference here is crunch, and lots of it, plus if you go with salted caramel sauce you get that lovely little pop of saltiness.
14. Pumpkin Cheesecake with Caramel Sauce
This version uses homemade caramel sauce, which you'll make with sugar, water, light corn syrup, heavy cream, and unsalted butter. It still has all your favorite fall spices like nutmeg, cinnamon, and allspice, but that homemade caramel gives it a sweeter, more buttery vibe.
15. Loaded Butterscotch Cheesecake
This lovely orange cheesecake is a butterscotch lover's absolute dream. It is truly loaded with butterscotch. The crust is made from butter, brown sugar, and Nilla wafer crumbs, and everything else gets a generous amount of butterscotch, including the filling with butterscotch pudding and a whole cup of butterscotch chips.
16. Turtle Cheesecake
Turtle cheesecake might not be the single most decadent cheesecake out there, but it has to be in the top five. This dessert is completely over the top, and I am 110% on board. You get that bright tangy cream cheese with chocolate drizzle, heavy whipping cream, crushed pecans, brown sugar, and the richest, gooiest caramel sauce.
17. Pecan Pie Cheesecake
One look at this pecan pie cheesecake and I am done for. That crust is unreal, with cinnamon and crushed pecans doing the absolute most. Inside you get that classic cheesecake filling, but it's bumped up with brown sugar and cinnamon. And the topping? Pure heaven.
18. Easy Caramel Pecan Cheesecake
This easy cheesecake comes together in 20 minutes or less, then bakes for another hour. It's insanely scrumptious and has a gorgeous topping you're going to love. The rich buttery pecan flavor will remind you of the other butter pecan cheesecakes on this list.
19. Sweet Potato Cheesecake
You really can't get much more fall-friendly than a sweet potato cheesecake with a spicy gingersnap crust. This one is velvety smooth and nearly melts on your tongue. It also has plenty of pumpkin pie spice for flavor and the most amazing kitchen aroma.
20. Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake with Caramel Sauce
I know, I know, another pumpkin cheesecake. What can I say? I love pumpkin desserts, and each of these recipes has its own little personality. This one leans into more spice and a richer, bolder flavor.
21. Maple Cheesecake
This one looks like a simple, smooth, and creamy cheesecake, but there's more happening than meets the eye. The crust gets crushed walnuts and brown sugar for that rich, nutty flavor. Then dark maple syrup goes into the filling and maple caramel sauce goes right on top.
22. Apple Cinnamon Cheesecake
If baked cinnamon apples and cheesecake are your thing, this one is going to ruin you in the best way. And those spectacular cinnamon apples aren't just sitting on top. You'll find them throughout every layer of the filling, and there's even cinnamon hanging out in the crust.
23. Pumpkin Cheesecake
If you love pumpkin, you already know this bright orange pumpkin cheesecake is nonnegotiable for Thanksgiving. It hits that perfect spot between sweet and tangy, just like a really good cheesecake should. The pumpkin pie spice and pumpkin puree make the whole thing taste and smell incredible.
24. Super Creamy White Chocolate Cheesecake
The name tells you everything you need to know. This is a super creamy white chocolate cheesecake, and honestly, what could be better? If you love white chocolate and cheesecake, the answer is nothing. The texture is so luxurious, and the whole thing is just plain delicious.
