It’s easy to make compote: just stew up some dried fruit and enjoy it with dessert.
Plum pudding is a traditional Christmas dessert in the UK, and is normally made with suet. Julia Child’s version shows that there’s no reason plum pudding can’t be vegetarian.
Moist and spicy, gingerbread is a perfect Christmas treat.
Make a big batch of vegetarian mincemeat so that you can make a few pies and have some left over to serve with ice cream, custard, pudding, or crêpes. You can also can or freeze it for later.
This lovely pie is sweet but not too sweet, so you can eat sweet potato pie as a side dish with or dessert after Thanksgiving dinner.
More: Sweet potato recipes | Thanksgiving recipes
I don’t know about the rest of the world, but in the United States, Thanksgiving is cranberry season. Cranberry sauce usually has pride of place at the table, but cranberry tart is another tasty way to enjoy cranberries.
Creamy, rich, and not-too-sweet pumpkin cheesecake is a perfect Thanksgiving dessert.
This interesting chocolate pudding cake has numerous good points: it’s low in fat, potentially vegan, easy to make with kids, and delicious too.
I have no idea why zucchini and chocolate go well together, but they do, especially in this easy cake.
More: Zucchini recipes | Dessert recipes
