Keto Thanksgiving Recipes − Appetizers, Main, Sides & Dessert!

If this is your first Thanksgiving on the keto diet, I beg you not to do like me on my first year − to eat only green beans with some turkey…

As always, if you want to have a great Thanksgiving with your loved ones, you’ll have to adjust almost every dish, from appetizers to sides to dessert and even the main course.

Below, you’ll find all the recipes separated by category: Appetizers, Mains, Sides & Desserts so you can easily pick the ones you like most.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Cranberry Sauce

Before we get started with the appetizers, I just wanted to share this fabulous keto cranberry sauce because I’m sure you never thought you could actually enjoy some cranberry sauce on keto!

Keto Thanksgiving Appetizers

Keto Cream Cheese Sausage Balls

These delicious sausage balls from WholesomeYum will make for a quick & easy appetizer that everyone will love.

The good news? You can even make them ahead to spend more time with your family during Thanksgiving!

Three Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms

These easy Three Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms from PrepareAndNourish are perfect if some of your loved ones are vegetarian.

They can be made in 20 minutes, and you can even adapt the recipe to your taste by using different cheeses.

Pizza Cups

These delicious Keto Pizza Cups from ASpicyPerspective are made with pepperoni, pizza sauce and mozzarella − needless to say they’re very easy to make!

What I like about these is that your children can help prepare them, which makes for some educational and happy family time.

Bacon Wrapped Asparagus

These Bacon Wrapped Asparagus from WholesomeYum can also make for some perfect family time with your kids, and the good news is that they’re Very Quick to make.

Keto Cucumber Bites

These Cucumber Bites from AllDayIDreamAboutFood are incredibly healthy and ridiculously easy to make, so easy that you probably already have all the ingredients in your cupboard.

Once again, your kids will be more than happy to help put the cream and seeds on the cucumbers.

Supreme Pizza Stuffed Peppers

These Supreme Pizza Stuffed Peppers from PeaceLoveAndLowCarb are great if you want to dazzle everyone.

They’re quite easy to make but so gorgeous and refined that everyone will ask you how you made them.

Main Dishes

This Garlic Herb Butter Roasted Turkey from WholesomeYum is easy to make but incredibly delicious, with perfect tips to learn how to brine a turkey as well as how much turkey you need per person.

Instant Pot Turkey Breast

This delicious Instant Pot Turkey Breast from TheCookieRookie is for you if you don’t feel like cooking all day during Thanksgiving.

Just throw the ingredients in your instant pot, and Ta-da! Everyone will be amazed.

Side Dishes

Keto Stuffing

You’d never think to celebrate Thanksgiving without a proper stuffing, and this keto stuffing from HowToThisAndThat will be perfect with your Thanksgiving Turkey!

Keto Mashed Cauliflower

You can’t have mashed potatoes on keto, but you can get an equally delicious side meal called Mashed Cauliflower!

And be sure to pour some Keto Gravy on it for an even tastier meal − the recipe is just below.

Keto Gravy

While not technically a side dish, you’ll definitely want to make this amazing Keto Gravy to go with everything else. Don’t thank me, you deserve it!

Green Bean Casserole

This Keto Green Bean Casserole from LivingChirpy is so much better than the traditional, bland version that you’ll make everyone want to go keto.

It goes to show that the keto diet isn’t actually a “diet”, but a true lifestyle, with recipes that are often tastier than non-keto ones!

Creamy Garlic Mushrooms with Bacon

These delicious Creamy Mushrooms with Bacon from DietHood will go perfectly well with your Thanksgiving Turkey, so well that, once again, everyone will be dazzled.

The good news is they’re also incredibly easy to make.

Cheesy Cauliflower Rice

Healthy yet absolutely delicious, this Cheesy Cauliflower Rice is one of those side dishes you’ll want to make again and again.

The moisture from the cauliflower and the cheese will be perfect with the generally dry Turkey.

Keto Creamed Spinach

If you’re fond of spinach, you know how well these go with Turkey. Combine this delicious Keto Creamed Spinach recipe with the stuffing above and be ready to have your tastiest Thanksgiving meal ever!

Thanksgiving Dessert

Because Thanksgiving would never be complete without the traditional pumpkin pie, here’s how to make a delicious Keto Pumpkin Pie, courtesy of Maya from WholesomeYum.

Keto Pecan Pie

Another Thanksgiving staple, I would never imagine spending this holy day without a slice of pecan pie. And fortunately, Maya from WholesomeYum gave us another delicious dessert recipe for this special day: the Keto Pecan Pie.

No-bake Pumpkin Cheesecake

Less traditional but no less tasty, this Pumpkin Cheesecake recipe is perfect if you’re bored of the same ol’ pumpkin pie. Surprise your family with this twist on the classic recipe, all the while freeing your oven to bake everything else!

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars

If you’re feeling a bit more adventurous, you can try to make these unique Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars. Incredibly tasty and aesthetically-pleasing, they’re a mix between a pumpkie pie and a pumpkin cheesecake.

Be warned, though: they’re tough to make right on the first try.

That’s it! I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving with your family, and I hope these recipes will come in handy! Also, don’t forget to Pin It (below) so you can come back easily.