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There is only one dessert to be had at the end of Thanksgiving dinner, and that’s pie. Don’t think about busting out a cake. Don’t try and make brownies work. Cookies? OK, maybe you can get away with cookies, but you’re pushing it. However, note we didn’t specify pumpkin pie. Other pies are acceptable, but can any beat pumpkin pie as the dessert of record for Thanksgiving dinner? Let’s delve into that.
In a way, pumpkin pie is a great choice because it is the only time you will eat it. People eat pumpkin pie one day a year, basically. It’s tradition, and in a way novel. Is it any good, though? Pumpkin pie is usually just canned filling and store-bought crust, but that filling is fairly tasty. It’s got a bit of spice, and it’s earthy, which is good at the end of a meal like Thanksgiving. Some pies would be too “summer-y” or feel incorrect at the end of a meal like this. Pumpkin pie filling is also creamy, but the texture is maybe a little too homogenous? Also, when you throw whipped cream, or Cool Whip, on top of it, that is too much on the soft texture front, unless you get the outer crust of the pie in every bite.
Are any other pies in the mix? Cheesecake is basically pie, but it is a little too filling to end Thanksgiving dinner. Something like key lime pie is too citrus-y. Most fruit pies aren’t a good fit, but one is. That would be apple pie. It’s a spice-forward pie, like pumpkin pie, but it adds more sweetness, or at least a more-natural sweetness. Plus, it has texture to it.
If you can handle sweetness to the extreme, pecan pie is the next-best offering to pumpkin pie, and possibly better. Pecan pie is delicious, but it is incredibly sweet. However, the texture is built on the back of pecans, which provide both crunch and nutty flavor. Given its sweetness, you may only want a sliver of a piece. At the end of such a big meal, though, that might not be a bad thing.
