Top Thanksgiving Treats: Delicious Desserts & Snack Ideas

Check out these cute Thanksgiving treats!

For a full step-by-step picture tutorial on how to make this adorable treat, visit the Teeny Tiny Turkey tutorial on PartyPinching.

Pudgy little fellas you’ll want to gobble up — turkey donut holes are irresistible. For a tutorial, see the Turkey Donut Holes guide.

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More Thanksgiving treats below!

A sweet layered pie dip that’s as easy as pie. Try the Thanksgiving 7-Layer Pie Dip recipe for a fun party option.

Light and refreshing Cranberry Angel Food Whip Cake is a great no-bake Thanksgiving dessert when you want something simple and bright.

Here’s a fun edible craft to keep kids busy: chocolate wafer cookies, butterscotch and pumpkin candies, shredded wheat, leaf sprinkles and a pretzel stick. Chocolate frosting holds everything together for an easy, festive project.

Hot cocoa never looked cuter. Make chocolate spoons with marshmallows: melt chocolate, dip plastic spoons, add candy melts decorated with eyes and sprinkles, and top with diagonally sliced marshmallows coated in colored sugar for feather details. They’re almost too cute to stir.

These pumpkin pie cupcake toppers actually taste like pumpkin pie. Use pumpkin spice marshmallows cut into wedge shapes, surround them with softened caramel shaped into a crust, and finish with a vanilla mallow bit for a delightful bite-sized treat.

A super-sweet popcorn turkey made from a popcorn ball and lollipops makes a great kids’ table favor. Top a popcorn ball with a Tootsie Pop head, candy eyes and sprinkles for a playful centerpiece or place card.

A simple Thanksgiving snack: cut frozen waffles into ovals, brush lightly with maple syrup, sprinkle with yellow sugar, insert a popsicle stick, and wrap the base with green fruit roll-ups to make corn stalk treats.

These Thanksgiving sugar cookies look like a mini feast: caramel turkey legs, taffy peas and carrots, and mashed potatoes piped from white frosting with a dab of yellow gel. Cute and playful for little hands.

Inspired by Charlie Brown’s quirky Thanksgiving, make ice cream cone cornucopias in advance: dip cones in melted chocolate or frosting, coat with sprinkles, and fill with jelly beans, pretzels and popcorn for a nostalgic snack.

Caramel apple lollipops are simple and delicious. Soften green apple taffy into a ball, insert a stick, then dip in melted caramel for a crowd-pleasing treat.

Use leftover Halloween Peeps to make turkey Peeps: slice mini marshmallows diagonally, dip them in colored sugar, thread onto toothpicks for feathers, insert into a Peep body, and add a heart sprinkle under the beak for a charming little bird.

Many kids prefer candy to traditional pies. This treat table is perfect for children — colorful, playful, and full of sweet options that adults will envy.

Thanksgiving dinner — the sweet version.

A super cute, totally yummy Thanksgiving dessert table for kids makes the holiday even more fun.

Leftover green apple taffy can become mini caramel apples on sticks: soften, roll into balls, insert sticks, and dip in melted caramel for a clever reuse of candy.

A corny idea — waffles brushed with maple syrup, topped with yellow sprinkles and finished with green fruit roll-ups — make a playful corn pop snack.

Grab Halloween Peeps while they’re still available — they transform easily into turkeys and make delightful Thanksgiving treats.

Ice cream cone cornucopias decorated with melted chocolate and leaf sprinkles, filled with popcorn, pretzels and jelly beans, are a festive nod to classic holiday cartoons.

Pumpkin pie tartlets are quick and impressive: use store-bought shells and fill them with scooped pumpkin pie for an easy, crowd-pleasing dessert platter.

Simple Thanksgiving treats can be as charming as decorated cookies featuring caramel turkey legs, jelly bean peas and carrots, and piped mashed potatoes made from icing.

Nutty turkeys make cute place cards or table decorations and are quick to assemble.

Creatively use items you already have: candle holders can double as cupcake stands for a playful dessert display.

Happy Thanksgiving! For more cute food ideas and kid-friendly treats, browse the Thanksgiving treats collection at PartyPinching.