This Thanksgiving, I’m off the pie. Taste’s acquired nothing to do with it—butter-rich crust and sugar-laden fillings stay actually, actually scrumptious. It’s simply that pie serving—heating, chopping, plating, ice cream scooping, and silverware offering—will get in the way in which of me having the very best time.

As a substitute, I would like desserts that slip into conversations. Bites that may be plucked from a platter and carried onto the sofa with out lacking a beat of your uncle’s Electoral Faculty monologue. Treats that reject plates, fulfill a post-Turkey sugar craving, and flourish alongside espresso and amaro. Under are six desserts that do exactly that.

1. Particular person Apple Cranberry Crisps

These single-serve crisps come collectively in below an hour, might be made three days prematurely, and hit all of the notes of a traditional, Thanksgiving apple-based dessert. Professional tip: Test what number of ramekins you’ve acquired earlier than committing to this recipe.

2. Pecan Pie Bars

Pecan Pie: Completely scrumptious, however do I desire a dozen bites of it? In all probability not. Enter: pecan pie bars—a crowd-friendly answer to make sure every visitor receives their desired quantity of the always-delicious, vacation traditional.

3. Brown Butter Pumpkin Bars with Brown Sugar-Cream Cheese Frosting

In her glowing evaluate of those pumpkin bars, neighborhood member Megan encapsulates their attraction: “Gentle moist cake and the very best cream cheese frosting I’ve ever had. I often detest the cloying sweetness of most cream cheese frostings, however that is nutty and flavorful with simply the best sweetness and tang.”

4. Linsey Shere’s Baked Caramel Pears

A part of our Really feel Good Thanksgiving recipe assortment, Linsey Shere’s fruit ahead dessert properly exceeds the sum of its components. Which is particularly nice contemplating its components are restricted to 5 elements and twenty minutes of labor.

5. Fudgy Bourbon Balls

At any level on Thursday night time, if I discover myself in the course of a card recreation with 1) a mug of espresso; 2) a rocks glass of one thing robust; and three) a bowl of Amanda’s fudgy bourbon balls all inside arm’s attain—I’ll take into account Thanksgiving a large success.

6. Chocolate & Olive Oil Ice Cream Sandwiches

Certain, these ice cream sandwiches aren’t being solid within the upcoming model of Most Cliche Thanksgiving Ever—however they’re scrumptious. And crowd-friendly. And, once more, they’re ice cream sandwiches.