Sarah Carey

Credit: Dana Gallagher Prep Time: 35 mins Total Time: 10 hrs 10 mins Servings: 10 to 12 Yield: 10 to 12 Instead of pumpkin pie, or as well as? Our pumpkin chocolate cheesecake is a knockout dessert that can and should be the star of the Thanksgiving dessert table or any fall gathering. There’s a chocolate wafer crust and a firm, delicately flavored pumpkin filling made with cream cheese, canned pumpkin, sugar, eggs, and spices.

Credit: Christopher Testani Prep Time: 55 mins Total Time: 4 hrs 55 mins Servings: 8 to 10 It looks spectacular and tastes divine, and even better, our blueberry-cheesecake icebox cake is easy to make. Just a little mixing and assembly are required before you chill this make-ahead wonder—and you can make it as far as a week ahead. The only cooking needed is a quick turn on the stovetop to make the blueberry mixture.

Credit: Christopher Testani Prep Time: 15 mins Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Servings: 6 This rustic treat was cobbled together by American settlers in the mid-1800s and eaten as a hearty breakfast or even a main course on the trail. Our sour cherry cobbler recipe blends the bright, tangy fruits with a warm, buttery cake and is simple enough for a camp stove. Butter is melted in a cast-iron skillet, cake batter and the cherries get dolloped in, and then the mixture bakes for just under an hour.