CuisineChristmas and Thanksgiving desserts for guests, from Black Forest cheesecake to eggnog soft serveA Black Forest cheesecake made the day before, eggnog piped from the freezer as soft serve and strawberries dressed as a string of Christmas lights, each from a cook on TikTok.Photo: TerriC, CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsTen desserts for a holiday table, each from a cook on TikTok, with the cook's video and a link to the full recipe in the Lowcountry recipe guide. Three suit Thanksgiving and seven suit Christmas. Six are ice cream. Five of those freeze in a pint or a loaf pan ahead of time and the sixth starts from a custard chilled for at least four hours, so all six are mostly done before the first guest arrives. DessertHolidayMade aheadNeeds Black Forest CheesecakeThanksgivingThe day beforeOven, 9-inch springform pan Cranberry Orange BreadThanksgivingUp to 2 to 3 days, refrigeratedOven, 9 x 5-inch loaf pan Brown Butter Ice CreamThanksgivingCustard chilled at least 4 hoursCuisinart ice cream maker Apple Wreath PastriesChristmasBaked just before serving, 20 minutesOven Strawberry Christmas LightsChristmas10 to 15 minutes in the refrigerator to setCandy melts, skewers, refrigerator No-Churn Tiramisu Ice CreamChristmasAt least 5 hours in the freezerStand or hand mixer, loaf pan Eggnog Soft ServeChristmas24 hours in the freezerNinja CREAMi Scoop & Swirl Gingerbread Ice CreamChristmas24 hours in the freezerNinja CREAMi Peppermint Hot Chocolate Ice CreamChristmasFrozen ahead in its pintNinja CREAMi Santa's Cookie Milk Ice CreamChristmas Eve24 hours in the freezerNinja CREAMi Thanksgiving Black Forest Cheesecake, @bluebowlrecipes Posted to TikTok by @bluebowlrecipes. Stephanie Simmons of Blue Bowl offers this one for a table that has had its fill of pumpkin, apple and pecan. It is a chocolate cheesecake on an Oreo crust, with kirsch-soaked cherry compote spread through the middle and over the top, then piped whipped cream, fresh cherries and chocolate shavings. It serves 12 to 16. The compote keeps for two days, and the baked cheesecake chills for at least six hours and up to a day, so it can be finished on Wednesday and topped with cream and cherries on Thursday. Full recipe: Black Forest Cheesecake Cranberry Orange Bread with White Chocolate Frosting, @eatatmaudes Posted to TikTok by @eatatmaudes. A soft loaf made with orange zest rubbed into two sugars, sour cream and buttermilk, layered with fresh cranberries and spread with a white chocolate cream cheese frosting. Coarse white sprinkles go on top, with a few more cranberries and a sprig of rosemary. It keeps two to three days in the refrigerator, frosted or not, and its creator pitches it for dessert, a snack or breakfast. Full recipe: Cranberry Orange Bread Brown Butter Ice Cream, @lucymakes_ Posted to TikTok by @lucymakes_. A custard with two layers of brown butter flavor: milk powder toasted golden in a dry pan, and the browned solids from ten tablespoons of salted butter. Churned in a Cuisinart, it was thick after 22 minutes and makes two pints. Its creator serves it on grilled peaches or berry cobbler. The custard needs at least four hours in the refrigerator before churning. Full recipe: Brown Butter Ice Cream Christmas Apple Wreath Pastries, @masterofchineseporcelain Posted to TikTok by @masterofchineseporcelain. Three red apples cut into rings, cored and wrapped in ribbons of puff pastry, then baked for 20 minutes and dusted with powdered sugar. A few raspberries and mint leaves make the holly. The recipe makes nine, one for each apple ring. They are served warm, with custard, Greek yogurt or vanilla ice cream. Full recipe: Apple Wreath Pastries Strawberry Christmas Lights, @thesqueakymixer Posted to TikTok by @thesqueakymixer. Strawberries dipped in red, blue, yellow and green candy melts, rolled in sugar and capped with a mini Reese's cup, so a platter of them reads as a string of Christmas lights. Maddison Koutrouba of The Squeaky Mixer makes 15 to 20 from a 16-ounce container of strawberries. The coating sets in 10 to 15 minutes in the refrigerator. Full recipe: Strawberry Christmas Lights No-Churn Tiramisu Ice Cream, @bakedwithlovebyivy Posted to TikTok by @bakedwithlovebyivy. A stand mixer and a loaf pan make this one: whipped cream folded with a can of condensed milk, layered in a loaf pan with vanilla wafers dipped in espresso and dark rum, and dusted with cocoa. Seven ingredients, and the rum is optional. It needs at least five hours in the freezer and is scooped straight from the pan. Full recipe: No-Churn Tiramisu Ice Cream One-Ingredient Eggnog Soft Serve, @youthsweets Posted to TikTok by @youthsweets. Store-bought eggnog already holds milk, cream, egg yolks, sugar and spice, the makings of an ice cream custard. A quart of full-fat eggnog divided between two Scoop & Swirl pints, frozen for 24 hours and run on the Soft Serve and Ice Cream programs, pipes out of the machine as soft serve with nothing added. The creator swirls it into chilled cups and finishes each with grated nutmeg, cinnamon or warm toffee sauce. Full recipe: Eggnog Soft Serve Gingerbread Ice Cream, @whatmaddymakes Posted to TikTok by @whatmaddymakes. Milk and cream with brown sugar, molasses, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves, frozen for a day and spun in a CREAMi, with two crushed gingerbread cookies run through on the CREAMi's Mix-In program. The creator piles it in a glass with caramel and a whole gingerbread man on top. Full recipe: Gingerbread Ice Cream Peppermint Hot Chocolate Ice Cream, @sarajsweets Posted to TikTok by @sarajsweets. Three ingredients: 24 ounces of warm milk, 2.5 ounces of hot chocolate mix and an eighth of a teaspoon of peppermint extract, frozen in a CREAMi pint. It is topped the way a mug of cocoa would be, with whipped cream and crushed candy canes. Full recipe: Peppermint Hot Chocolate Ice Cream Santa's Cookie Milk Ice Cream, @sarajsweets Posted to TikTok by @sarajsweets. Milk sweetened with brown sugar and maple syrup, a pinch of nutmeg, and two sugar cookies crumbled into the base before it freezes, so the ice cream tastes like the last of the milk in the glass beside the cookie plate. Two more cookies go in on the Mix-In program. It is made for Christmas Eve. The pint freezes flat for 24 hours, so it starts on the 23rd. Full recipe: Santa's Cookie Milk Ice Cream Buy these for the recipes above ItemForPriceSeller Ninja CREAMi 7-in-1 (NC351)Gingerbread, peppermint hot chocolate, cookie milk$229.99SharkNinja Ninja CREAMi Scoop & Swirl (NC701)Eggnog soft serve$349.99SharkNinja Cuisinart Pure Indulgence 2-quart maker (ICE-30BCP1)Brown butter ice cream$99.95Cuisinart Machine prices as listed on sharkninja.com and cuisinart.com on November 12, 2026. Which machine makes which kind of ice cream, and how a pint freezes, is in ice cream machine recipes for the Ninja CREAMi, Scoop & Swirl, Cuisinart, KitchenAid bowl and Breville Smart Scoop. Local cookies, pecans and table settings are in the Lowcountry Magazine store.