Recipes Holidays + Events Thanksgiving Easy Thanksgiving Desserts That Take Less Than 30 Minutes By Food & Wine Editors Updated on November 2, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: John Kernick Try these fabulous fast Thanksgiving dessert recipes for a wine custard, bread pudding, brownies, or cake to fill out the dessert table in a half hour. 01 of 09 Sweet Wine Sabayon with Berries © Frances Janisch This super-light wine custard is wonderful after a hearty meal. Simply whisk together eggs, sugar, and wine, then cook over a bain marie, continuing to whisk, until doubled in volume. It's ready to eat after a brief chill. Get the Recipe 02 of 09 Dulce de Leche Bread Pudding © Deirdre Rooney This gooey bread pudding made with caramel-like dulce de leche from Latin America is so much more than the sum of its five parts. To add even more flavor, throw in a handful of fresh or frozen raspberries or blueberries before baking. Get the Recipe 03 of 09 Gale Gand's Sugar-Dusted Vanilla Ricotta Fritters © John Kernick Gale Gand got this recipe from her mother-in-law, Vita Seidita; the fritters are also good sprinkled with cinnamon sugar or dipped in jelly. Get the Recipe 04 of 09 Honey-Baked Figs with Ice Cream © Bobbi Lin Use purplish-black Mission figs, green-skinned Calimyrnas, or both for this great-tasting dessert. Give the figs a gentle squeeze to check for ripeness; they should be quite soft. Get the Recipe 05 of 09 Molten Chocolate Cake Jennifer Causey File this easy-peasy molten chocolate cake under: things you never knew were so easy to make. Get the Recipe 06 of 09 Chewy Black Licorice Chocolate Brownies John Kernick In one dessert, Gail Simmons’ black licorice brownies bring on the salt, the sweet, the fudge, and the chew. Get the Recipe 07 of 09 Coconut Flour Butter Cookies ©Kristen Stevens Kristen Stevens' coconut flour butter cookies are chewy, dense and delicious — and they only take 20 minutes. Get the Recipe 08 of 09 Mascarpone-Stuffed Dates © Francesco Lagnese A dusting of unsweetened cocoa adds an appealing bitterness to this simple one-bite dessert from Maurizio Quaranta. Get the Recipe 09 of 09 Dark Chocolate Fondue © Evi Abeler Food photographer Evi Abeler offers dark chocolate, hazelnut, and white chocolate variations of this simple and crowd-pleasing dip for anything from fruit to artisanal bread that may already be at the table. Get the Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit