Thanksgiving

These Friendsgiving recipes are great for trying something new.
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10 Friendsgiving Recipes So You Can Eat, Drink, & Be Merry

And break tradition a bit.

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Friendsgiving is such a sweet tradition to start, and it gives you a lot of versatility on the menu. Your grandma probably won’t like changing the traditional turkey and sides, but your friends will love trying out some fancy recipes, some easy recipes, and some cocktail recipes.

All good parties have a dip, and I’m obsessed with this whipped goat cheese with warm candied bacon and dates from Half-Baked Harvest. It’s the perfect one-hand appetizer while everyone mingles, and it will do well if you warm it up later in the night for post-dinner snacks.Half-Baked Harvest
For a second option on dips, this cranberry pecan cream cheese dip from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe can be sweet or spicy. Friendsgiving is all about just chatting and enjoying each other’s company, and an easy dip like this means less time in the kitchen and more time with your friends.Mel's Kitchen Cafe
OK, I love a roast turkey, but I want to get fancy with my Friendsgiving and serve this amazing prosciutto-wrapped turkey roulade with a pomegranate-port reduction sauce featured on Yummly. You can do a lot of prep work ahead and it’s seriously a showstopper.Olivia's Cuisine/Yummly
You need some traditional Thanksgiving dishes for Friendsgiving, and this cornbread stuffing from Damn Delicious is super easy to put together and just delicious. It’s great warmed up as leftovers, too, for those late night scrounges.Damn Delicious
A very fancy but filling dish for Friendsgiving is butternut squash ravioli. It’s rich and creamy, but the addition of pecans really gives it a punch of flavor. It’s basically comfort in a dish.Simply Sundays/Yummly
Some side dishes just need to stay traditional, and I love this recipe for the best Instant Pot mashed potatoes from Pinch of Yum. From start to finish, they only take 30 minutes and are just the fluffiest, butteriest potatoes ever.Pinch of Yum
Replace a pecan pie with pecan pie blondies featured on Yummly. These give all the Thanksgiving flavor of pecan pie, but in dessert bar form, so they’re nice and easy to slice up as a grab-and-go dessert while everyone mingles.Shugary Sweets/Yummly
Another spin on a traditional Thanksgiving dessert, this pumpkin pie dip featured on Yummly is so good. I love dips at friend functions so everyone can just sit and share something super delicious. Plus, they’re really easy to make and save you so much time.Center Cut Cook/Yummly
If a Friendsgiving isn’t time to celebrate, when is? I’m obsessed with the bubbly, fizzy, fun taste of this cranberry orange prosecco cocktail from The Comfort of Cooking. So easy to put together, and such a festive Friendsgiving treat.The Comfort of Cooking
And for the actual dinner, serve up this Thanksgiving sangria featured on Yummly for your Friendsgiving celebration. With pinot grigio and apple cider and lots of garnishes like cranberries, orange slices, and cloves, it’s a very festive fall drink.The Blond Cook/Yummly

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