15 Plant-Based Seasonal Galette Recipes to Make for Thanksgiving!

Looking for another dessert besides pie to serve at Thanksgiving? These galettes are perfect to make for dessert! A galette is a flat, round dessert with an open crust. You can fill it with any fruit you like, too! Here are fifteen galettes that you can make for your Thanksgiving! And good news, they come together with little to no effort! You can even make a savory galette recipe.

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Don’t forget to check out these galette recipes:

1. Rustic Apple Galette

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This Rustic Apple Galette by Lena Novak is the perfect dessert for autumn and a perfect way to use up your fresh apples! This dessert is not only delicious but looks gorgeous at the center of the table.

2. Almond Apple Galette With Cashew Almond Cream

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This Almond Apple Galette With Cashew Almond Cream by Helyn Dunn is made with healthy, whole ingredients and tastes fantastic! While the pastry crust is not puffy and light, it’s delicious and imparts a lot of nutrition to the dish. It’s also a breeze to make, with all the ingredients coming together in a food processor.

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3. Butternut Squash and Apple Galette with Sage

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This Butternut Squash and Apple Galette with Sage by Marie Reginato is a savory galette that has just a touch of sweetness coming from the beautifully roasted apple slices. Beneath the layers of roasted squash and apples are sautéed onions, all wrapped in a sage-freckled crust. It’s heavenly. It’s also a cinch to whip together!

4. Foraged Blackberry and Apple Galette with Cornmeal Crust

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This Foraged Blackberry and Apple Galette with Cornmeal Crust by Jenny Marie simple and hearty autumnal dessert recipe. Use a ready-made shortcrust pastry to make this even easier! The berries in this recipe get super flavorful and take this dessert to the next level.

5. Chocolate and Strawberry Galette

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Chocolate and strawberries just go so well together. A match made in heaven! The two come together to create this Chocolate and Strawberry Galette by Hayley Canning which is both delicious and healthy.

6. Cinnamon Apple Galette

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 If you find a staple recipe such as this Cinnamon Apple Galette by Gabrielle St. Claire, you can mix up the fruit as you like to cater to the changing seasons and your tastebuds. It’s quick, easy, affordable, like a blank canvas, has minimal added sugar, and the majority of sweetness is derived from the fruit, it’s aesthetically pleasing, great for entertaining, you could easily make these in bulk for a party, are perf with ice-cream, and are just crowd pleasers!

7. Peach Apple Galette

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This Peach Apple Galette by Mitra Shirmohammadi is a simple and lovely galette recipe that uses fresh peaches and apples. You can change up the fruits to whatever is seasonal!

8. Rustic Berry Paraguayo Galette With Rhubarb

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The great thing about baking a galette is that the more rustic it looks the more charming it is. The simple and rough, unsophisticated look of a galette makes every one of them a unique piece of beauty, and this rhubarb and berry treat is no exception. Every baker adds their fingerprints on the dough. This Rustic Berry Paraguayo Galette With Rhubarb by Sirke Reivo is rustic and elegant at the same time, which only adds to the attraction of this very much loved pastry!

9. Swiss Chard and Almond Ricotta Spelt Galettes

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These Swiss Chard and Almond Ricotta Spelt Galettes by Rebekah Waters are rustic spelt galettes, packed full of greens and herby almond ricotta. An A plus addition to any spring or summer picnic basket. Working with pastry dough seems complicated, but this recipe breaks it down so it is as easy as can be!

10. Peach and Blueberry Galette

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A little bit of sweet, these Peach and Blueberry Galette by Mitko Dzhordzhev are perfect. This type of dessert looks amazing and the taste is so awesome as well. It is so sweet and flavorful. Perfect if made the night before Thanksgiving  or enjoyed the same evening as a dessert

11. Pumpkin Maple Galette

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This rustic and easy-to-make Pumpkin Maple Galette by Pavani Nandula is a great take on traditional pumpkin pie. The dough for the crust is very very easy to work with. It bakes beautifully into a buttery golden-colored galette. The filling could not be any simpler — cream cheese adds a little tang, while maple syrup gives the warmth and depth of flavor.

12. Pear and Raspberry Galette

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If you are a hardcore pastry lover, then this vegan Pear and Raspberry Galette by Lauren Wright is for you. It has the pastry, the fruits, and the ice cream BUT it’s a whole lot easier and way less fiddly to make than pies or even tarts. A galette is the most simple version of a pie, which means it is fuss-free!

13. Mango Nutty Nutella Pie Galette

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Make a beautiful treat for your friends and family with this Mango Nutty Nutella Pie Galette by Mireille Aikman. A creamy blend of chocolate and fruit, it’s so delicious! Are you ready to learn how you can make your own mango nutty Nutella pie galette? Let’s get started!

14. Apple Marzipan Galette

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These Apple Marzipan Galette by Natasha Minocha are rustic, free-form tarts and a breeze to make. They are awesome with any fruit of your choice or even with vegetables! You can make them as fancy as you like or keep them simple. Like with this recipe, if you don’t want to bother with marzipan, just apples tossed with a bit of cinnamon powder, maybe some brown sugar would be fabulous.

15. Whole Wheat Roasted Vegetable and Pesto Galette

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A rich, flaky, whole wheat crust layered with homemade pesto and crispy, tender roasted veggies- you can’t get much better than that with this Whole Wheat Roasted Vegetable and Pesto Galette by Liz Martone. And to make things even better, the traditional galette crust is super simple to create a ridiculously easy, lightened-up coconut oil crust that is naturally vegan.

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