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Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Recipes

Do what you can ahead of Thanksgiving so you have more time to enjoy the day. We have plenty of make-ahead Thanksgiving recipes like sweet potato casserole, biscuits and desserts. Discover more ideas for the holiday our best Thanksgiving recipes collection.

Smooth and Creamy Mashed Potatoes — David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.

Recipes

Smooth and Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Claire Saffitz
468 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
468
55 minutes
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easy
Red Wine Cranberry Sauce With Honey
Melissa Clark, The New York Times
2366 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,366
40 minutes, plus chilling
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Herby Cottage Cheese Dip
Yossy Arefi
222 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
222
30 minutes, plus 45 minutes’ cooling and chilling
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easy
Mashed Potato Casserole
Melissa Clark
4126 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,126
40 minutes plus 30 minutes’ baking
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Min Jin Lee’s Corn Pudding
Min Jin Lee
81 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
81
50 minutes
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easy
Rice and Squash Bombe
Clare de Boer
253 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
253
2 1/4 hours
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Make-Ahead Roast Turkey
Melissa Clark
293 ratings with an average rating of 3 out of 5 stars
293
2 hours 10 minutes, plus at least 2 days for brining, cooling and chilling
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Lemon-Garlic Kale Salad
Julia Moskin
8817 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,817
About 25 minutes
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Easy Herb Stuffing
Lidey Heuck
302 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
302
1 ¾ hours
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easy
Laminated Pie Dough
Vaughn Vreeland
193 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
193
30 minutes, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Batched Boulevardier
Rebekah Peppler
542 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
542
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Sweet Potato Casserole
Millie Peartree
2539 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,539
2 hours
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Make-Ahead White Wine Gravy
Claire Saffitz
496 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
496
35 minutes
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easy
Red Cabbage Salad With Orange Vinaigrette
Christian Reynoso
354 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
354
20 minutes
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easy
Pumpkin Bread
Samantha Seneviratne
3533 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,533
1 1/2 hours
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Crunchy Brussels Sprouts and Apple Slaw
Hetty Lui McKinnon
442 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
442
20 minutes
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easy
Vegan Pie Crust
Erin Jeanne McDowell
269 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
269
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Apple Cider and Bourbon Punch
Rosie Schaap
985 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
985
15 minutes, plus chilling
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Cheese Dreams
Melissa Knific
461 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
461
50 minutes
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easy
Spicy Green Tahini Dip
Andy Baraghani
44 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
44
30 minutes, plus 40 minutes’ cooling
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Cranberry Orange Muffins
Yossy Arefi
486 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
486
About 1 hour
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easy
Roasted Red Pepper and Feta Cornbread
Lidey Heuck
195 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
195
50 minutes
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easy
Cabbage and Mandarin Orange Winter Slaw
Yotam Ottolenghi
257 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
257
30 minutes
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easy
Cornbread Stuffing With Esquites
Rick A. Martínez
90 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
90
2 hours 35 minutes
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Large-Batch Rye Manhattan Cocktails
Melissa Clark, David Wondrich
582 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
582
10 minutes
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Gingerbread Layer Cake With Mascarpone Cream
Samantha Seneviratne
160 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
160
3 hours 25 minutes
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Butter Swim Biscuits
Naz Deravian
1453 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,453
40 minutes
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easy
Brussels Sprout Salad With Pomegranate and Pistachios
Sheela Prakash
584 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
584
40 minutes
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healthy
Sticky Toffee Loaf Cake
Sheela Prakash
45 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
45
1 hour 40 minutes
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Cheddar-Smothered Sweet Potatoes
Sohla El-Waylly
82 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
82
1 hour 20 minutes
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Pumpkin Pecan Sheet Cake
Sohla El-Waylly
135 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
135
1 1/4 hours, plus cooling
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Quick Dill Pickles
Sohla El-Waylly
38 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
38
4 3/4 hours
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easy
Salted Butterflake Rolls
Sohla El-Waylly
124 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
124
7 hours 40 minutes
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Sour Cream and Onion Mashed Potatoes
Sohla El-Waylly
124 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
124
About 1 hour
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easy
Hot-Mustard Gravy
Sohla El-Waylly
31 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
31
25 minutes
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Cranberry Pudding
Carolina Gelen
42 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
42
5 ¼ hours
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Giant Roasted Vegetable Platter
Melissa Clark
580 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
580
1 hour
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easy
Sour Cream Pound Cake
Vallery Lomas
77 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
77
1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling
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Croissant Bread Pudding
Vallery Lomas
46 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
46
About 1 hour, plus at least 1 hours’ chilling and cooling
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easy
Pumpkin Spice Honeycomb Cake
Carolina Gelen
24 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
24
2 ¼ hours, plus cooling
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Pumpkin Roll
Samantha Seneviratne
188 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
188
1 hour 50 minutes
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Vegetarian Mushroom Wellington
Alexa Weibel
6142 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
6,142
3 hours
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Bhel Puri for a Party
Priya Krishna
42 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
42
1 1/2 hours
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Quick and Easy Yeast Rolls
Yossy Arefi
138 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
138
About 2 hours 40 minutes
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Fire Crackers
Sheela Prakash
465 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
465
40 minutes, plus at least 6 hours’ resting
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easy
Cheesy Spinach Bake
Ali Slagle
767 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
767
60 minutes, plus thawing
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easy
Caramelized Shallot Gravy
Carolina Gelen
100 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
100
45 minutes
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easy
Caribbean Black Cake
Ramin Ganeshram, Marva Adams-Miller
355 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
355
About 14 hours
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