I don’t know about you, but after that big turkey dinner, I am always secretly saving room for something creamy and dreamy. Sure, pies are lovely, but cheesecake? That’s the real showstopper. I’ve rounded up 24 Thanksgiving cheesecake recipes that will make you want to skip the turkey and go straight for dessert.
1. Loaded Butterscotch Cheesecake
This lovely orange cheesecake is a butterscotch lover’s dream come true. It really is loaded with butterscotch everywhere you look. The crust is made from butter, brown sugar, and Nilla wafer crumbs. And the filling? That’s butterscotch pudding plus a whole cup of butterscotch chips.
2. Easy Butter Pecan Cheesecake
Here’s another great butter pecan cheesecake option the whole family will love. It takes just over an hour and uses only eight ingredients. You’ll need a pre-made graham cracker crust, cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, eggs, butter flavor, vanilla extract, and chopped pecans.
3. Mini-Pumpkin Cheesecakes
If you love the idea of pumpkin cheesecake but want to switch things up, try these mini pumpkin cheesecakes. They look like little cupcakes but taste like pumpkin pie mixed with sweet, tangy cream cheese. Top each one with cinnamon whipped cream and they’re sure to be a huge hit.
4. Pecan Praline Cheesecake
Bring a little New Orleans flair to your holiday table with this pecan praline cheesecake. It features bold, decadent flavors of pecans, brown sugar, vanilla, and more. It takes over three hours, but most of that is just baking and cooling time. There is some prep work, but it’s easy enough that even a kiddo could help.
5. Super Creamy White Chocolate Cheesecake
Everything you need to know is right there in the name. This is a super creamy white chocolate cheesecake. If you love white chocolate and cheesecake, this is literally your dream dessert. The texture is so luxurious and the flavor is really delicious.
6. Honey Pecan Cheesecake
This cheesecake takes everything you love about shortbread, pecan pie, and cheesecake and rolls it all into one. Then it gets topped with a melt in your mouth honey pecan sauce that will absolutely bring you to your knees. Bonus tip: that sauce also tastes phenomenal on ice cream or as a dipping sauce for berries.
7. Maple Bacon Cheesecake
The words “maple bacon” had me immediately, just like every other maple bacon recipe I’ve ever met. That flavor combo is always a winner. The cheesecake itself is sweet and smooth, while the bacon adds a savory saltiness that puts this cake in a category all its own.
8. Browned Butter Pecan Cheesecake
This one might be just a touch less decadent than the turtle cheesecake, but honestly, it’s pretty close. The topping is caramel sauce and cinnamon whipped cream, and I could eat that all by itself with a spoon. There’s also a layer of crunchy buttered pecans inside the filling, which takes this already fabulous cheesecake to a whole new level.
9. 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 warm biscuit was the best thing ever. This dessert brings that rich spiciness of apple butter together with the bright tang of cheesecake.
10. Caramel Apple Cheesecake
This gorgeous caramel apple cheesecake is almost too pretty to eat, with that lovely flower like top. It’s loaded with caramel, packed with apple yumminess, and finished with a little cinnamon kick. If you want a fall dessert that looks as good as it tastes, this is your winner.
11. Apple Crumb Cheesecake Pie
This triple layer dessert is part apple pie, part cheesecake, and part apple crumble. It’s sweet, loaded with apple flavor, and has a crunchy topping that is unbelievably yummy. Despite all those layers, it isn’t hard to make and only takes about seventy minutes from start to finish.
12. Pumpkin Cheesecake with Caramel Sauce
This version uses a homemade caramel sauce made from 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 finish that sets it apart.
13. Pecan Pie Cheesecake
Okay, if this one doesn’t make you weak in the knees, I don’t know what will. The crust is ridiculously good with cinnamon and crushed pecans baked right in. Inside, you get that classic creamy cheesecake filling, but with a cozy swirl of brown sugar and cinnamon. And that topping? Pure heaven.
14. Apple Crisp Cheesecake
This one and the caramel apple cheesecake are pretty close cousins. They both bring apples, caramel sauce, creamy cheesecake filling, and cinnamon to the party. The big difference? This baby has way more crunch. And if you use salted caramel sauce, you get that perfect little salty sweet moment.
15. Pumpkin Cheesecake
Calling all pumpkin lovers, this bright orange beauty belongs on your Thanksgiving table. It’s got that perfect sweet and tangy balance every great cheesecake needs. Plus the pumpkin pie spice and real pumpkin puree make it taste amazing and smell even better.
16. Caramel Macchiato Cheesecake
If you are a caramel macchiato person, this cheesecake is calling your name. Along with the usual cheesecake ingredients, you’ll add espresso and vanilla extract. Once you finish it with whipped cream and caramel ice cream topping, everyone will be hovering around the dessert table.
17. Easy Caramel Pecan Cheesecake
This easy cheesecake comes together in twenty minutes or less and bakes for about an hour. It is insanely scrumptious with a beautiful, tasty topping. The rich, buttery pecan flavor will remind you of the other butter pecan cheesecakes on this list.
18. Apple Cinnamon Cheesecake
If baked cinnamon apples and cheesecake are your thing, this treat is going to be your new best friend. Those spectacular cinnamon apples aren’t just sitting on top either. You’ll find them all throughout the filling, and there’s even a little cinnamon in the crust.
19. No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake
Honestly, when the kitchen is completely full of roasting pans and simmering pots, a no-bake dessert feels like a gift. This pumpkin cheesecake is supremely fluffy. And that crunchy gingersnap crust? Out of this world good.
20. Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake with Caramel Sauce
I know, I know, another pumpkin cheesecake. I can’t help myself, I love pumpkin desserts and each of these recipes is just a little different. This one brings more spice and a richer, bolder flavor than the rest.
21. Mini-Salted Caramel Cheesecakes
Unlike the mini pumpkin treats, these mini salted caramel cheesecakes look like real cheesecakes, just tiny. Each little bite is just enough for one or two mouthfuls of heaven, which means you can totally eat more than one. With graham cracker crusts, creamy fillings, and salted caramel toppings, these will disappear fast. Grab a couple before you share them.
22. Turtle Cheesecake
This one might not be the single most over the top cheesecake ever, but it’s absolutely in the top five. It is completely extra in the best possible way. Creamy tangy cheesecake gets a chocolate drizzle, whipped cream, crushed pecans, brown sugar, and the most gooey caramel sauce. I’m 110% here for it.
23. Sweet Potato Cheesecake
It doesn’t get more fall friendly than sweet potato cheesecake with a spicy gingersnap crust. This cheesecake is velvety smooth and practically melts on your tongue. It’s also packed with pumpkin pie spice for both taste and aroma, so your kitchen will smell amazing while it bakes.
24. Maple Cheesecake
At first glance it looks like a simple, smooth and creamy cheesecake. But there’s a lot going on here. The crust is packed with crushed walnuts and brown sugar for a rich, nutty flavor. Then you’ve got dark maple syrup in the filling and a maple caramel sauce on top.