30+ Must Make Thanksgiving Sourdough Recipes
Oct 27, 2026
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The Thanksgiving turkey may be the star of the show, but I’ve always thought the sides are the best part! That’s why I’ve rounded up my favorite Thanksgiving sides, breads, and desserts made with active sourdough starter or sourdough discard. These 30+ Thanksgiving sourdough recipes are just what you need on your holiday table and are sure to impress the whole family!
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Many of these recipes, like my Sourdough Sweet Potato Casserole, are inspired by family favorites we’ve enjoyed around the Thanksgiving table for years. You’ll also find fun holiday twists on classic recipes, like Stuffing Sourdough Focaccia, along with delicious desserts like Sourdough Pumpkin Cobbler and homemade pies made with my Sourdough Pie Crust. Whether you’re looking for a new family favorite or a sourdough spin on a Thanksgiving classic, there’s something for everyone!
Classic Sourdough Thanksgiving Sides
Sourdough Stuffing Recipe
This Sourdough Stuffing is incredibly flavorful and the perfect balance of textures. The top is crispy with a soft, tender middle without being mushy. It will be a go-to Thanksgiving recipe year after year.
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Sourdough Sweet Potato Casserole
This Sourdough Sweet Potato Casserole is made with a layer of creamy mashed sweet potatoes topped with a candied brown sugar pecan topping, just like mom made it growing up but with a sourdough twist.
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Sourdough Corn Casserole
This rich and creamy corn casserole combines buttery creamed corn with a savory sourdough cornbread for a delicious side dish.
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Sourdough Mac and Cheese
This Sourdough Mac and Cheese is super creamy, loaded with three different cheeses, and topped with a golden cheesy crust. This recipe is packed with flavor and will be your new go-to comfort food.
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Sourdough Dinner Rolls
Same Day Sourdough Rolls Recipe
These Sourdough Dinner Rolls are super soft, fluffy, and full of buttery flavor. They can be made in one day, making them a quick and easy sourdough recipe! Made with just 7 simple ingredients these rolls are sure to become your new go-to dinner roll.
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Sourdough Discard Dinner Rolls
Light, soft, and super fluffy, these Sourdough Discard Dinner Rolls deliver big buttery flavor in under 2 hours. With just one rise and a super quick prep, they’re the ideal recipe for busy nights or holiday meals.
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Sourdough Hawaiian Rolls Recipe
These Sourdough Hawaiian Rolls are sweet, fluffy, and super soft. They are filled with sweet, pineapple flavor and are made with sourdough discard and yeast so they can be made in just a few hours.
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Thanksgiving Sourdough Bread
Same Day Sourdough Bread
This Same Day Sourdough Bread recipe will create a beautiful, crusty sourdough loaf that has a crisp outside and soft, fluffy inside that is naturally fermented with sourdough starter and no commercial yeast. It has a quick timeline that can easily be adjusted to meet your schedule to bake a beautiful, freshly baked loaf of bread.
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Sourdough Pumpkin Bread Recipe
This sweet pumpkin spice loaf uses pumpkin puree in place of some of the water and is spiced with pumpkin pie seasoning which includes cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger.
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Honey Butter Cinnamon Sugar Sourdough Bread
This same-day sourdough bread swirled with honey butter and warm cinnamon is going to be a new favorite! It has a crisp crust, soft, buttery interior, and is naturally leavened with active sourdough starter.
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Thanksgiving Sourdough Focaccia
Stuffing Sourdough Focaccia
This Stuffing Sourdough Focaccia is so delicious stuffed with herbs, cranberries, onions, celery, and parmesan cheese. Reminiscent of the classic Thanksgiving side dish stuffing, this focaccia is packed full of herbs like rosemary, sage, and thyme.
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Sweet Potato Sourdough Focaccia
This fluffy Sweet Potato Sourdough Focaccia is sweet, buttery, and incredibly delicious. Reminiscent of my favorite Thanksgiving side dish, sweet potato casserole, this focaccia is made with a sweet potato base and a brown sugar pecan topping.
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Cranberry Orange Sourdough Focaccia
This incredible Cranberry Orange Sourdough Focaccia features tart cranberries and tangy orange juice, topped with a buttery brown sugar streusel and white chocolate drizzle. The sweetness from the toppings combine with the tartness of the cranberries to create a mouth watering dessert bread.
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Sourdough Caramel Apple Focaccia
This Sourdough Caramel Apple Focaccia sweet bread is infused with apples and soft caramels and then topped with a caramel drizzle.
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Sourdough Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Focaccia
Pumpkin cinnamon rolls turned focaccia with this decadent sourdough pumpkin focaccia. It starts with a pumpkin focaccia bread swirled with cinnamon sugar and topped with a tangy cream cheese frosting.
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Sticky Pecan Sourdough Focaccia
This Sticky Pecan Sourdough Focaccia is ooey, gooey and insanely delicious. Reminiscent of sticky buns, this easy sourdough focaccia recipe is filled with a buttery, cinnamon sugar swirl and topped with a sticky, caramelized maple pecan mixture.
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Thanksgiving Sourdough Desserts
Sourdough Pie Crust Recipe
This Sourdough Discard Pie Crust is flaky, buttery, and bakes up a beautiful golden brown. A family recipe turned sourdough, this pie dough is super easy to work with and makes the most delicious pie for all of your favorite fillings. This recipe makes 2 pie crusts, ideal for a 9" pie pan.
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Sourdough Pumpkin Pecan Cobbler
This pumpkin dessert truly has everything to love about fall. The cobbler has a cake like texture that is filled with pumpkin and warm spices and topped with pecans. As it bakes, the sugars and water cook down making a rich, silky caramel sauce on bottom.
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Sourdough Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
These Sourdough Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls are soft, fluffy, and filled with cozy fall flavor. Made with pumpkin purée, swirled with a gooey pumpkin spice cinnamon-sugar pecan filling, and topped with tangy cream cheese frosting.
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Sourdough Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This Sourdough Pumpkin Cake is filled with pumpkin, cinnamon, and nutmeg for a perfectly moist cake, then it is topped with a sweet and tangy cream cheese frosting with a hint of cinnamon for the perfect fall dessert!
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Sourdough Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
With a chewy texture and gooey chocolate, these Sourdough Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies are everything you crave during the fall season. Brown butter, pumpkin spice, and pumpkin puree make every bite rich and cozy.
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Sourdough Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
These must try pumpkin cookies are super soft and chewy and have a delicious pumpkin spice flavor.
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Sourdough Apple Pie Pull Apart Bread with a Vanilla Glaze
This Sourdough Apple Pie Pull-Apart Bread is so soft and fluffy, layered with spiced apple chunks, topped with a buttery crumble streusel, and finished with a vanilla glaze.
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Sourdough Apple Fritter Bread
This Sourdough Apple Fritter Bread is soft and tender with a light, cake-like texture, filled with chunks of apples and a ribbon of cinnamon sugar. Then it's finished off with a vanilla glaze that melts into the bread, making this quick bread irresistible.
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Apple Crisp Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls
These Sourdough Apple Cinnamon Rolls are swirled with gooey cinnamon sugar and spiced apples, then topped with a buttery oat crumble and rich brown butter frosting. Perfectly seasoned with the warm spices of fall, they’ll make your kitchen smell like autumn.
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Caramel Apple Sourdough Cheesecake Bars
If you're looking for a decadent fall treat you need to try these Caramel Apple Sourdough Cheesecake Bars. They are everything you love about apple crisp and cheesecake combined in one delicious bar!
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Sourdough Discard Apple Cake
A moist and delicious apple cake made with sourdough discard, apples, walnuts, cinnamon and topped with a cream cheese frosting.
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