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Enjoy the best Thanksgiving desserts for one or two. These easy single serving and small batch recipes – like single serving pumpkin pie and mini sweet potato pie – deliver festive flavor in perfectly sized portions.
Best Thanksgiving Desserts for One (and Small Batch Recipes)
Pecan Pie For One
This pecan pie for one has a buttery homemade shortbread crust under a rich, gooey pecan filling. It's a classic pecan pie made from scratch and sized for one or two.
Mini Pecan Pie Recipe
Pumpkin Pie For One
This single serve pumpkin pie is a real pumpkin pie made from scratch for one, with a creamy, spiced filling in a graham cracker crust. It bakes in a 10-ounce ramekin.
Mini Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Nanaimo Bar
This egg-free, no-bake Nanaimo Bar is a rich layered dessert made in a small ramekin. It features a chocolate nut crust, creamy vanilla filling, and a smooth chocolate topping.
Nanaimo Bar Recipe
Small Batch Pumpkin Bars
These small batch pumpkin bars are soft, spiced, and topped with a thick layer of tangy cream cheese frosting, all made from scratch for one or two. A frosted fall dessert in a small dish, without a big pan of leftovers.
Pumpkin Bar Recipe Here
Apple Pie For One
This single serving apple pie is a from-scratch, open-faced pie made with one apple and a buttery homemade crust. It's sized for one, and the filling sets on its own with no flour or cornstarch.
Apple Pie For One Recipe
Mini Sweet Potato Pie
Mini sweet potato pie with a creamy spiced filling, buttery graham cracker crust, and maple whipped cream. Perfectly portioned for one or two.
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Small Cherry Pie
This small cherry pie is made from scratch with fresh cherries, baked in a small baking dish with a shortbread crust and a cinnamon crumb topping. It's sized for one or two.
Cherry Pie Recipe for One
Ambrosia For One
This single serving ambrosia salad is a creamy fruit salad made with pineapple, mandarin oranges, cherries, marshmallows, coconut, pecans, and yogurt. It’s an easy, no-cook dessert that’s quick to make and full of flavor.
Ambrosia Recipe For One
Mini Pecan Pie Without Corn Syrup
This pecan pie without corn syrup gives you all the flavor of a maple pecan pie in a single serving, with a buttery homemade shortbread crust and a gooey filling.
Mini Pecan Pie Without Corn Syrup Recipe
Small Batch Pumpkin Pie Bars
These small batch Pumpkin Pie Bars are made from scratch for one or two, with a spiced pumpkin filling on a buttery shortbread crust. They're baked in a 5-inch dish and cut into 4 bars.
Pumpkin Bar Recipe Here
Mini Dutch Apple Pie
This Mini Dutch Apple Pie is a single serve Dutch apple pie made from scratch, with spiced apples and a streusel topping over a buttery shortbread crust. Baked in one small dish, it serves one or two.
Dutch Apple Pie For One Recipe
Small Batch Pineapple Lime Jello Salad
This Pineapple Lime Jello Salad is a no-cook recipe made with lime Jello, crushed pineapple, cottage cheese, and chopped pecans. A vintage family favorite scaled down to one or two servings.
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Small Batch Pecan Pie Bars
These small batch pecan pie bars have a buttery shortbread crust and a rich maple pecan filling. Made without corn syrup, the recipe makes four bars from one small dish.
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No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake For One
This single serving no-bake pumpkin cheesecake has a smooth, spiced pumpkin filling over a buttery graham cracker crust, made from scratch with real whipped cream. No oven, just mix and chill.
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Mini French Silk Pie
This mini French silk pie is a made-from-scratch chocolate pie for one or two, with a silky cooked-egg filling and a homemade Oreo crust.
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No matter which recipe you choose, these single serving and small batch Thanksgiving desserts will bring sweetness to your holiday without the leftovers.
More Thanksgiving Ideas
Check out our complete Thanksgiving for One Recipes collection, along with our Thanksgiving Dinner for Two Meal Guide, the best small batch Thanksgiving sides, and Small Batch Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes to complete your meal. Don’t forget to subscribe to our One Dish Kitchen newsletter for exclusive single serving and small batch recipes!
