Best Make Ahead Thanksgiving Recipes

Start Thanksgiving morning off right with this delicious, creamy, all natural Chai Latte, prep it all ahead and heat to serve.

Sugar and spice and everything nice? It is when you make this Cinnamon Swirl Bundt Cake for your family or friends. Hands on time, maybe 15 minutes, maybe! The hardest part about this cake is waiting for it to bake.

This simple whole wheat recipe for Maple Pumpkin Scones is the perfect fall treat! Tender, easy, moist pumpkin scones sweetened only with maple syrup, with a beautiful balance of fall spices and then topped with a lovely browned butter maple glaze.

This no brine, tender turkey is infused with herbed butter, sweet oranges, and is oh so tender!

This recipe for silky, smooth, oozing with amazing turkey flavor gravy is the last one you will ever need! Make ahead and save time on your busy holiday, while you wow your guests with this gravy. Easily convert to gluten free!

A delightfully light and filling salad, with bright colors and a light dressing. Wonderful for any season, throughout the year, easily adapt to seasonal fruits and flavors.

Wild Rice Harvest salad is overflowing with satisfying and seasonal crunchies. Dressed with this easy to prepare maple Dijon vinaigrette.

A light and delicious maple dijon vinaigrette, creamy and full of flavor.

A delicious, easy, make ahead soup that is perfect as a light starter for your Thanksgiving meal.

A prep ahead except the liquids recipe so you are ready to stuff your bird on Thanksgiving morning! Loaded with amazing flavors, this is our go-to family favorite stuffing.

Dreamy, roasted garlic mashed potatoes; enhanced with the flavorful elegance of roasted garlic, these will become your go-to mashed potatoes.

An amazing make ahead side-dish for the upcoming holidays! Light, creamy, complex, with undertones of orange and cinnamon, touched with a hint of whiskey, not to mention the indulgent sweet pecan praline topping.

This is the best potato gratin! A classic holiday dish; thinly sliced potatoes layered with a dreamy herb and garlic infused Béchamel sauce and rich and nutty Gruyère cheese; baked to golden, creamy, bubbly perfection! The perfect side for your holiday meal!

This cranberry relish is super simple and is a beautiful addition to your holiday menu! Bright and festive, sweet and tart, 4 ingredients to this quick dish.

Sugared Cranberries are a fabulous, simple and beautiful holiday garnish and snack!! Fresh cranberries bathed in a quick hot simple syrup bath, then rolled into a variety of sugars.

Easy, no knead, light and fluffy, dinner rolls. Start them in the bread machine, finish in the oven, piping hot, fresh rolls!

Soft, chewy, with the sweet nuttiness of oats; these dinner yeast rolls will quickly become a favorite.

Make up a pitcher of this delicious cocktail ahead of time and have available for guests to pour their own.

A uniquely delicious twist on the traditional gin and tonic using blood oranges and tangerine juice with a hint of thyme.

Lightly sweetened with pure maple syrup, this Maple Whiskey Sour will quickly become a favorite!

Use frozen cherries if needed, this cocktail has amazing fall flavors of maple, whiskey and bourbon vanilla.

This hot pink, sweet-tart healthy hibiscus margarita recipe uses traditional ingredients, combined with hibiscus flower syrup or tea creating a tasty drink.

Something for your guests under 21 or those who do not imbibe! Refreshing, delicious and brightly colored all, naturally.

You might not typically think of Tiramisu for Thanksgiving, but this delicious make ahead dessert is outstanding and will wow your triptofan stuffed guests!

Another amazing, make ahead treat, easily converted to be gluten free. Smooth as silk, Mini Chocolate French Silk Pies are the bomb! Creamy, decadent chocolate French silk pie filling on a toffee graham cracker crust, with a dollop of vanilla bean whipped cream.

In my family, chocolate reigns over pumpkin and this has been a long time standing favorite, plus you can make it up to several days ahead of time or even weeks and freeze it!