Thanksgiving recipe collection

Roasting gives the brussels sprouts deliciously smoky taste, maple syrup adds welcome caramelization, and the toasted hazelnuts brings warm nuttiness. Even if you are not a fan of these cute small cabbages, you will change your mind after this dish.

Buttery pecan crust meets silky pumpkin custard in these bite-sized holiday treats. Each mini tart delivers cozy autumn spice with a crunchy toasted nut crown.

Mom's pecan pie is the classic Southern holiday dessert with brown sugar, light corn syrup, butter, vanilla, and a generous cup of pecans in a pre-baked flaky pie shell. A Thanksgiving and Christmas tradition.

Mom's pecan pie is a classic Southern five-ingredient holiday pie: eggs, sugar, light corn syrup, butter, and toasted pecans baked into a flaky crust. The hot-start oven gives a glossy, set top.

Pumpkin layer cake with cooked fresh pumpkin, warm cinnamon, and a tender, moist crumb. A two-layer Thanksgiving and Christmas cake that's lighter than spice cake but just as comforting.

Pumpkin chiffon pie with a fluffy gelatin-set filling lightened by beaten egg whites and whipped cream. Brown sugar, warm spices, and orange zest make it taste like a holiday cloud. Easier on the stomach than custard pumpkin pie.

Classic homemade pumpkin pie with a from-scratch shortening crust and a custard filling spiced with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and clove. Real evaporated milk and whole eggs, no shortcuts.

Nancy Reagan's pumpkin pecan pie marries two Thanksgiving favorites in one shell. A pumpkin custard sweetened with dark corn syrup hides under a layer of toasty pecans. Holiday pie that ends every debate over which to bake.

Old Pecan Street pecan pie: an Austin, Texas classic with light corn syrup, vanilla, and chopped pecans baked into a single unbaked crust. The straightforward Texas-style holiday pie.

Authentic Georgia pecan pie with a 50-50 blend of light and dark corn syrups, baked low and slow in a deep-dish shell. The split syrup is what gives this pie its signature balance.

Cream of pumpkin soup with fresh or canned pumpkin pureed with onions, celery, garlic, and thyme, finished with cottage cheese for silky body. Lighter take on a Thanksgiving classic.

A lower carb twist on a Thanksgiving tradition. No crust! And a tasty pecan and candied ginger streusel topping.

Quick bread made with canned pumpkin, dates and walnuts. Perfect for breakfast anytime during the fall season.

The pumpkin filling was very smooth and silky-like texture, I used all evaporated milk, reduced the sugar a bit, and the pumplin pie looked and tasted great with the right amount of sweetness. I had this tasty pumpkin pie with a dollop of Greek yogurt, and I absolutely enjoyed it.

A classic pumpkin pie spike with rum. Dark, rich and delicious.

"A Contest winning recipe from Oma Rollison (my mother) featured in Reminisce Magazine with her now famous Banana's 'N Cream Bundt cake. A San Diego, Calif. newspaper once dubbed her "The Queen of Country Cooking." (I guess the apple never falls far from the tree.) She's no longer with us, but her wonderful recipes are."