The Thanksgiving Issue The Sweeter Side

 Dessert is as big a part of the Thanksgiving meal as the main and side courses,It ends the meal but also bring the beginning of sweet delights. What's great is that there are so many recipes that can be made. Home bakers can have a field day.

This was evident in yesterday's New York Times Wednesday Food section. The whole issue was devoted to all sorts of savory and sweet recipes. Yesterday was chock full of so many tasty main and side variations of Thanksgiving classic recipes. There was not enough room to feature all the pie and cake recipes that chefs had contributed.Of course there are pies but there are some interesting  Sue Li has amassed a variety of different ones that will make Thanksgiving Day unique. There is a Delicata Squash pie , a creamy filling made of different spices such as cinnamon , nutmeg and cloves. Thin slices of the squash are cooked in a sugar syrup and then placed on top of it, Cranberry crd seems to be popular this year and there is a galette filled with it. A honey cream tops it.Another recipe out of the six offered is the unusual banana in a phyllo dough crust.This is a really rich filling made with sour and fresh cream along with two medium ripe bananas.For a real jolt of flavor try making the chocolate espresso pie.These are two layers of coffee and cocoa flavored pudding topped off with luscious creamThere's also an apple cream pie and one m.ade with green tea powder in a cheesecake pie.

Tirami su may seem like an unlikely Thanksgiving Day dessert but combined with Thanksgiving flavors. it works.There are three versions of it.New contributor and cookbook author Carolina Gelen gives three different spins.Its actually the perfect ending to a heavy meal. There are layers of soft cream and soaked lady fingers that don;t have the heaviness of pie.Another bonus is that it can feed a crowd and als be made in advanced, perfect for preparing a big feast.These tiramisu don't require espresso, The cranberry one needs cranberry juice to soak it along with the customary marscapone cheese and lady fingers. The cranberries for the filling are cooked down with lemon juice , sugar and vanilla. The  caramel apple one has tart Granny Smooth apples along with butter , sugar and heavy cream to create the caramel. The liquid is apple cider and heavy cream.Pecans top t for some crunch. There is pumpkin and it's combined with dates. The last is used for the soak and the filling is pumpkin date butter made with pumpkin puree and a pumpkin spice mix.

Happiness is a good dessert.A Thanksgiving dessert is extra special.Make these desserts to add to the feast for an outstanding meal