What's the best part about Thanksgiving? Is it the time you spend with your family? The football games and countless holiday specials? Or is it the turkey and stuffing that you've been thinking about all year?
If you're like many people, the best part of Thanksgiving is not the hearty plate full of food but the sweet treats that come after. Don't feel like cooking your own pies and other dessert confections? No problem! Just check out our list of the best bakeries for Thanksgiving desserts in Austin that will be sure to satisfy any sweet tooth. An Austin Thanksgiving is full of family and all of those delicious treats!
This bakery has become one of the most renowned shops in the Austin area and is well-known for their fresh pies. Sugar Mama's offers up five pies that will fit right in with any Thanksgiving feast. The traditional pie flavors they'll have for Turkey Day include Apple Brown Betty, Bourbon Chocolate Pecan, and Classic Pumpkin. However, if you're looking to add a little diversity to your sweets selection, they also have a pie named the Kitchen Sink (which gets its name for having tons of ingredients) and a Triple-Berry pie made with raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries. Sugar Mama's is taking orders until Sunday, November 18, so be sure to order your pies while they're hot!
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Pies are easy enough to eat but difficult to choose with so many delicious flavors. Luckily, Austin's own Tiny Pies bakes fresh miniature pies every day, so you don't have to choose just one flavor. These pies are so small that they can fit in the palm of your hand, but don't be fooled by their size because they pack a lot of sweet goodness into something so small. This bakery is constantly rotating flavors and recently brought in six new flavors just in time for the holiday season. Try something a little less traditional this Thanksgiving and grab a pie that you don't have to share with anyone!
Chez Zee has been cranking out delectable Austin desserts since 1989 and doesn't show any signs of stopping soon. Not only is the restaurant known for its great food but also its award-winning desserts, which will be a conversation starter at any Thanksgiving function. Feel free to branch away from the holiday tradition of having just pies for dessert because, in addition to pies, Chez Zee offers cheesecake, sheet cake, tort, mouse, and brownies. Spice up your Thanksgiving dessert table and treat yourself to some of Chez Zee's mouthwatering creations.
Once located on the drag at the The University of Texas, Quacks has been an Austin Staple for over 30 years. This bakery started out as the first coffeehouse in Austin and soon started incorporating all kinds of baked goods into their menu. Quacks offers multiple flavors of pie, layerd cake, muffins, coffee cakes, tea bread, scones, danishes, cinnamon rolls, croissants, cookies, and cupcakes. If variety is the spice of life, Quacks takes the whole spice cabinet when it comes to baked goods, and you can't go wrong with getting an assortment of sweets from Quacks for Thanksgiving.
Save on some holiday prepping without compromising on festive flavor and get your Thanksgiving desserts at these bakeries in Austin.
Find more Austin bakeries as well as restaurants in Austin by registering on 512area, your free guide to the Austin area. If you're looking for things to be thanksful for, check out our Thanksgiving in Austin page too!
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