30 Amazing Thanksgiving Cheesecakes for the Perfect Holiday Dessert
The best Thanksgiving cheesecake recipes! These unique Thanksgiving desserts include both baked and no bake recipes with fall themed flavors.
If you’re getting tired of serving plain old pumpkin pie …
… what about changing up your Thanksgiving dessert?
Sure, pie is good, but maybe you want to make something extra special.
How about cheesecake?!
Almost everyone loves cheesecake, and it shows you put in a little extra effort.
I put together a list of the best Thanksgiving cheesecake recipes, with amazing fall flavors!
These unique desserts for Thanksgiving include apple, pumpkin, and even pumpkin pie cheesecakes, plus a few cheesecake bars and bites.
Some are super easy no bake recipes, and others look more gourmet.
There’s something for every type of “baker” and celebration.
From a traditional Thanksgiving dinner to a casual Friendsgiving potluck, these desserts are sure to be a hit.
Let’s check ‘em out!
(🍂 Looking for more tasty Thanksgiving recipes? Check out these festive Thanksgiving cakes, unique charcuterie board ideas, easy bite-size finger food appetizers, fun Thanksgiving cookies, and easy holiday dips.)
Delicious Thanksgiving Cheesecakes
Pecan Pie Pumpkin Cheesecake
You’ll love this delicious recipe for Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake with homemade pumpkin butter.
You’ll never eat plain pumpkin pie or pecan pie again!
Apple Crumble Cheesecake
Apple Crumble Cheesecake sits on a shortbread crust with a layer of salted caramel apples, then a creamy cheesecake filling, and a crunchy pecan apple crumble topping.
Thanksgiving dessert doesn’t get any better than this!
Sweet Potato Cheesecake
Sweet Potato Cheesecake is full of creamy sweet potatoes and warm spices.
It's baked on a pecan graham cracker crust and garnished with a homemade marshmallow topping that's been toasted to perfection.
Easy Pecan Pie Cheesecake
Pecan Pie Cheesecake is the ultimate combo of your favorite fall pie and creamy cheesecake.
This easy Thanksgiving dessert can be made ahead of time and is perfect to feed a crowd.
Cranberry Cheesecake
Cranberry Cheesecake is a graham cracker crust, creamy vanilla cheesecake, and swirled with a homemade cranberry filling.
It’s basically the perfect holiday cheesecake!
Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars
Irresistible Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars include a buttery crust, layer of creamy cheesecake, spiced apples, and a crumble topping with caramel drizzle.
It's a perfect combination of sweet, creamy and crunchy, which will have everyone hooked from the first bite!
New York Style Pumpkin Cheesecake
Rich, creamy, and satiny, this is the best Pumpkin Cheesecake you’ll ever taste!
It uses pure pumpkin, autumn spices, and a gingersnap crust to make an irresistible fall dessert that’s even better than Cheesecake Factory.
No-Bake Biscoff Cheesecake
No Bake Biscoff Cheesecake recipe is so easy to make and brings two favorites – biscoff and cheesecake – together in one delicious mouthful!
With a luscious combination of cookie crust and a velvety cheesecake filling, it offers a delightful balance of sweetness and decadence.
Pecan Pie Cheesecake Bars
Merging two delicious desserts, Pecan Pie Cheesecake Bars combines creamy cheesecake with a candied pecan pie filling and piles it on to a graham cracker crust. It’s heavenly!
No-Bake Nutella Cheesecake
If you want to receive *all the compliments* make this no-bake Nutella cheesecake with an Oreo crust.
It’s incredibly rich and decadent so it’s perfect for a special occasion.
Tiramisu Cheesecake
All the flavor of tiramisu in a creamy, delicious cheesecake!
Tiramisu and cheesecake lovers no longer have to choose.
Cranberry Cheesecake Brownies
Delicious Cranberry Cheesecake Brownies are the perfect combination of Fudgy Dark Chocolate Brownies and creamy and tangy cranberry cheesecake.
They are extremely easy to make and taste so delicious - truly a showstopper dessert!
Maple Bacon Cheesecake
Maple Bacon Cheesecake has bits of savory bacon and is topped with a caramel, bacon, pecan topping.
It’s the perfect mix of sweet and savory in a decadent slice.
Cranberry Bread Pudding Cheesecake
An amazing union of tasty cranberry bread pudding, cheesecake flavor, and citrus caramel sauce.
With an unexpected and welcome toffee crunch, Cranberry Bread Pudding Cheesecake is the definition of delicious holiday comfort food.
Layered Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars have layers of graham cracker crust, vanilla cheesecake and pumpkin cheesecake, all baked together to create an impressive dessert.
It’s the perfect alternative to pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving day!
Bailey’s Cheesecake
Nothing says the holiday season quite like Baileys.
This Baileys Cheesecake recipe has an oreo cookie crust, creamy cheesecake with Irish Cream, chocolate ganache, and an espresso whipped cream.
No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake
Craving a decadent dessert that embodies the spirit of the holidays without hours of in the kitchen? Meet No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake!
In just 20 minutes of prep time and a little patience while it sets, you’ll have a dessert that combines the best of cheesecake and pumpkin pie - all without turning on your oven.
Sopapilla Cheesecake
Storebought crescent dough layered on top and bottom with an easy cheesecake filling, and topped with a buttery cinnamon sugar topping is the basis for this Sopapilla Cheesecake.
It's that easy, and on-so-delicious!
Coffee Cheesecake
Coffee Cheesecake is rich in flavor and incredibly creamy.
To finish it off, it’s amazing topped with coffee whipped cream and chocolate covered espresso beans.
Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes
Creamy and delicious Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes are individual cheesecakes baked with pumpkin puree so they're packed with pumpkin pie flavor. T
opped off with maple syrup and fresh whipped cream, they make a fun Thanksgiving dessert.
Brown Sugar Cheesecake with Pecan Glaze
This Brown Sugar Cheesecake with Pecan Glaze is a showstopper.
A graham cracker crust, brown sugar cheesecake, and pecan pie glaze. Autumn dessert perfection!
Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake
Better than pumpkin pie, this Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake is pure decadence.
A smooth pumpkin cheesecake made with Hershey’s chocolate bar on the bottom, topped with pecans, and more chocolate syrup on top.
Caramel Apple Cheesecake
Caramel Apple Cheesecake is made with a homemade graham cracker crust, and is filled with sweet, juicy apples and creamy caramel.
It’s the perfect finish to your holiday meal!
Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake
Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake has a gingersnap crust and two delicious layers.
It’s perfect if you don’t want the intense pumpkin flavor of pie.
German Chocolate Cheesecake
German Chocolate Cheesecake has an Oreo crust, a thin layer of coconut filling that's topped with a chocolate cheesecake and finished with more of that famous caramel coconut topping.
It could definitely be one of the tastiest chocolate cheesecakes you’ve tried.
Carrot Cake Cheesecake Cake
Carrot Cake Cheesecake Cake is a showstopper!
Layers of homemade carrot cake, a cheesecake center and it’s all topped with a delicious cream cheese frosting.
Salted Caramel Cheesecake
Salted Caramel Cheesecake combines two of the best desserts ever.
A smooth creamy perfect cheesecake with a rich decadent homemade caramel mixed in, over a delicious shortbread crust.
Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake Brownies
Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake Brownies are the ultimate “triple-threat” dessert.
Combining the richness of chocolate with the creaminess of cheesecake and the warmth of pumpkin spice flavors.
Instant Pot Pumpkin Cheesecake
This Instant Pot Pumpkin Cheesecake with Maple Icing is pure decadence.
The swirl look and combination of flavors really takes it over the top.
No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars are the perfect dessert to honor fall, with the warm flavors we all know and love from a biscoff cookie crust, and classic pumpkin spice.
Best of all, it's completely no-bake!
Ready to try some unique Thanksgiving cheesecakes?
I hope this list of fall inspired cheesecake recipes for Thanksgiving has given you tons of new ideas for your holiday dessert table.
From easy no bake ideas to fun homemade baked cheesecakes, there’s something for every type of gathering!
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