As November kicks in, Thanksgiving will arrive soon before you realize it!
Most people will use the holidays to relax, except for those that will be hosting Thanksgiving dinners – gathering with families and friends is fun, but planning for a full table of cuisines can certainly be exhausting.
Luckily, here are 10 easy Thanksgiving desserts that will surprise and wow your party!
And most of them can be prepared the night before and ready to serve in the next day – saving extra time on the busy day for the party!
1. Chocolate Cake with a whole block of chocolate on the top!
A whole piece of soft and creamy dark chocolate on top of you favorite chocolate cake.
It’s so adorable, easy, and super satisfying! 😄
Can you believe that it will only took you 30 minutes to make this masterpiece fancy chocolate cake?
With this easy trick and a block of tasty chocolate, you can surprise your family and friends with any kind of cake base!
Get ready to take a picture their surprised face at the moment their spoon touch the silky soft chocolate block.
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2. Orange Chocolate Chips – only 2 ingredients!!
November is the beginning of orange season. And everybody loves chocolate!
Desserts made with chocolate and oranges? Hard to resist them! Let’s wow your guests with these easy, creative, and colorful orange chocolate chips!
When you combine fresh orange slices with creamy white chocolate, you can feel the slight bitter taste from the orange peel, neutralized by the sweetness from the white chocolate and fruity flavors.
The air frying step turns the orange into a crispy little snack that your guests just cannot stop from eating them!
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3. Papaya Milk Jelly – only 3 ingredients, no bake!!
If you’re looking for a simple but beautiful dessert that refreshes your guests’ taste buds after a heavy Thanksgiving dinner, look no further than this jiggly wiggly milk jelly over sweet and creamy papaya fruit.
This easy, low-calorie, beautiful, and delicious papaya milk jelly only requires 3 ingredients to make.
You can prepare this papaya milk jelly one night before, so that you don’t need to spend extra time on making dessert on your already busy Thanksgiving day!
You can pretend that it is just a regular papaya. All your guests will be so surprised at the moment when you cut open this art-like dessert!
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4. Brown Sugar Boba Tea – a drink that everybody like!
Originating in Taiwan, boba/bubble tea has been a popular sweet treat all over the world for years.
The special chewing experience of the sweetened tapioca pearls makes boba tea much more fun to drink.
Brown sugar boba could be one of the easiest desserts you can make at home. Only 3 ingredients are needed: brown sugar, water, and tapioca starch.
If you can’t find tapioca starch in your local stores, you can also try this strawberry cornstarch boba drink recipe.
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5. Chestnut Cream Cake Roll – It’s chestnut season!!
Thanksgiving is traditionally chestnut time.
Vermicelli-shape chestnut cream and fluffy roll cake combine beautifully to create a Thanksgiving chestnut dessert that will totally wow your guests!
Different from French Mont Blanc cake who usually has a hard meringue or biscuit bottom, Japanese-style chestnut cream cake always has a soft and fluffy chiffon cake bottom.
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6. Fried Milk – Time to use up your leftover milk!!
Fried milk is a popular Cantonese dessert. The pudding-like milk filling is soft, creamy, and sweet, and coated by a golden and crispy panko crust.
Often served with sweetened condensed milk, deep fried milk is one of the must-orders when Chinese people go to Cantonese style dim sum restaurants.
You can substitute the milk in this recipe with any type of plant based milk (such as coconut milk, oat milk, soymilk …) to make this dessert vegetarian friendly.
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7. Blueberry Muffins with Crumb Topping – foolproof 1-hour recipe!
Blueberry muffins can literarily be one of the most foolproof desserts you can make at home.
If it’s your first time trying to impress your guests with your homemade dessert, you can follow this easy 1-hour recipe to make bakery style jumbo blueberry muffins with crumb topping.
All you need is some flour, butter, sugar, milk, eggs, baking powder, and blueberries.
Feel free to substitute the blueberries with chocolate chips to delight your child guests.
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8. Candied Grapefruit Peel – only 3 ingredients, no bake!!
Candied Grapefruit Peel is so cute, sweet, chewy, juicy, and even relatively healthy!
If your child guests are candy lovers, why not offering them some homemade gummy candies made from grapefruits?
The well balanced taste of the sweetness and subtle bitterness of these chewy candies is so addictive.
They actually taste very similar to gummy bears, but with a juicier burst center. Your guests can never tell that these gummies are made from circus peel if they didn’t see the cooking process.
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9. Raindrop Cake – Beautiful Strawberry & Cherry blossom filling!!
Pop the balloon 🎈 and enjoy this purely beautiful raindrop cake filled with cherry blossoms 🌸 and strawberries🍓. This could be a fun Thanksgiving game for the entire family.
You can easily make this vegan low-calorie traditional Japanese dessert at home with agar agar powder or gelatin powder.
Pairing with brown sugar syrup and roasted soybean powder, this jiggly ball is going to melt in your mouth like a refreshing and sweet raindrop.
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10. Egg Tarts – Hong Kong tart shell + Portuguese custard filling
Last but not the least, it’s a great idea to make these cute egg tarts with Hong Kong style crumbly shells and a Portuguese style creamy custard filling.
Thanksgiving is traditionally a time for family reunions. The round shape of egg tarts are associated with reunion and being together.
These golden warm delicious egg tarts are perfect for sharing!
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Hope you and your family enjoy these easy thanksgiving desserts recipes!
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