Make-ahead Thanksgiving: Easy!

We found this great collection on allrecipes.com to help make your Thanksgiving even more enjoyable. Easy make-ahead recipes that are highly rated.

We made them instantly saveable to your Remember Stuff account below. Have a look and Happy Thanksgiving!

Grandmother's Buttermilk Cornbread >

This is my grandmother's cornbread recipe and it's the best - sweet and moist! Grandma's recipe for a sweet, moist cornbread likely to become your favorite!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 2/3 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes >

You can make these ahead several days and store in the fridge. If baking cold, let stand 30 minutes first.

Ingredients >

• 5 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, cooked and mashed
• 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 8 ounces sour cream
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons onion salt
• ground black pepper to taste

Grandma's Secret Pie Crust >

The secret's out! A great basic pie crust recipe. Vinegar is the secret to this recipe that has surely withstood the test of countless pie-makings. The ingredients stir up easily, the dough rolls out perfectly, and the crust bakes beautifully.

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups shortening
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
• 4 tablespoons water

Candied Pecans >

You can't eat just one. Crunchy, sweet, salty, and AMAZING! Pecans are baked in a sweet cinnamon coating, creating tasty candied pecans perfect for holiday gifts.

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg white
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 pound pecan halves

Winter Squash Rolls >

This recipe is always a real hit! Every time I make these I get asked for the recipe. People can't believe it when I tell them that they're made from winter squash. These delicious rolls taste best fresh out of the oven. Use butternut squash, acorn squash, pumpkin, delicata squash, or other winter squash to make these soft golden dinner rolls.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups cubed winter squash
• 1 cup scalded milk
• 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup shortening

Do-Ahead Stuffing >

This is a delicious stuffing recipe that can be made up to 3 days ahead. Just mix the ingredients together and store in the fridge.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups chopped onion
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 16 cups dry bread crumbs
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
• 2 cups chicken broth, or as needed

Lemon Herb Butter >

This was an accidental compound butter that is refreshing and delicious on rolls, stuffed into the skin of a turkey before cooking, or added to steamed vegetables. Unsalted butter combined with lemon zest, rosemary, thyme, and sage makes a nice spread for rolls or a flavorful ingredient for cooking.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh sage
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Angie's Perfect Dinner Rolls >

This is a recipe given to me by my aunt. The rolls are excellent! Tender, buttery yeast-raised dinner rolls are worth the time and effort to make.

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups warm milk
• 4 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 7 cups all-purpose flour, or as needed
• 1/2 cup butter, melted

Cranberry Red Wine Relish >

This is a tasty and colorful relish for cranberries. I make up a batch of a dozen jars around Christmas for friends and neighbors. A ruby-red wine and cranberry relish makes a pretty gift when presented in a glass jelly jar.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup dry red wine
• 1 (12 ounce) package fresh cranberries, rinsed and sorted
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 tablespoons orange zest, cut into slivers

Buttermilk Ranch Cheeseball >

This is the quickest and easiest appetizer I know of. A simple ranch-flavored cheese ball coated with chopped pecans is ready in 15 minutes or less, and can be served right away. You can keep the ingredients on hand for months. Serve with buttery crackers.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon sour cream
• 1 (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix (such as Hidden Valley Ranch ®)
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/2 pound Cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans

Chef John's Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy >

This make-ahead turkey gravy frees up valuable kitchen time for Thanksgiving, plus it will look and taste even better than those frantic, last-minute versions.

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 2 ribs celery, chopped
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 2 large turkey wings
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 10 cups cold water
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 cloves garlic (optional)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper

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