Thanksgiving Keywords: Food Searches with the Most Demand
Thanksgiving searches rise from September and peak the week before the holiday. These are the Thanksgiving food keywords with the most monthly searches on Pinterest in the United States: side dishes, desserts, appetizers, dinner and leftovers.
🇺🇸 Thanksgiving keywords: United States
50 keywords · updated 02/11/2026 · Download the list (CSV, free)
Keywords50near-duplicates merged
Biggest828.7Kgreen bean casserole
Searches / month5.4Mall keywords together
Reachable6thanksgiving recipes, thanksgiving appetizers
| # | Keyword | Searches / month | Difficulty | Our verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | green bean casserolealso: green bean casserole recipes, green bean casserole easy | 828.7K | 83 Hard | HardDominated by big accounts: target a longer variation like “green bean casserole recipes”. |
| 2 | thanksgiving recipes | 708.9K | 57 Medium | Worth itReachable with a strong pin and the keyword at the start of the title. |
| 3 | sweet potato casserolealso: sweet potato casserole recipes, sweet potato casserole recipes easy | 639.3K | 77 Hard | HardDominated by big accounts: target a longer variation like “sweet potato casserole recipes”. |
| 4 | thanksgiving dessertsalso: thanksgiving recipes dessert, thanksgiving desserts easy | 565.9K | 61 Hard | HardDominated by big accounts: target a longer variation like “thanksgiving recipes dessert”. |
| 5 | thanksgiving appetizersalso: thanksgiving appetizers easy, thanksgiving recipes appetizers | 376.5K | 50 Medium | Worth itReachable with a strong pin and the keyword at the start of the title. |
| 6 | pumpkin pie recipealso: pumpkin pie, pumpkin pie recipe easy | 278.3K | 74 Hard | HardDominated by big accounts: target a longer variation like “pumpkin pie recipe easy”. |
| 7 | cranberry saucealso: cranberry sauce recipe, cranberry sauce recipes easy | 230.1K | 59 Medium | Worth itReachable with a strong pin and the keyword at the start of the title. |
| 8 | thanksgiving side dishesalso: thanksgiving recipes side dishes, thanksgiving sides dishes | 227.9K | 55 Medium | Worth itReachable with a strong pin and the keyword at the start of the title. |
| 9 | thanksgiving foodalso: thanksgiving food ideas, thanksgiving foods | 211.1K | 62 Hard | HardDominated by big accounts: target a longer variation like “thanksgiving food ideas”. |
| 10 | pecan pie recipealso: pecan pie | 201.9K | 71 Hard | HardDominated by big accounts: target a longer, more precise variation. |
| 11 | thanksgiving sidesalso: thanksgiving sides recipes, thanksgiving recipes sides | 173.4K | 59 Medium | Worth itReachable with a strong pin and the keyword at the start of the title. |
| 12 | stuffing recipes | 171.8K | 65 Hard | HardDominated by big accounts: target a longer, more precise variation. |
| 13 | friendsgiving ideas | 117.2K | 61 Hard | HardDominated by big accounts: target a longer, more precise variation. |
| 14 | friendsgiving food ideasalso: friendsgiving food | 94.8K | 50 Medium | Worth itReachable with a strong pin and the keyword at the start of the title. |
| 15 | thanksgiving dinneralso: thanksgiving dinner ideas, thanksgiving dinner recipes | 80.4K | 60 Hard | HardDominated by big accounts: target a longer variation like “thanksgiving dinner ideas”. |
| 16 | pecan pie bars | 69.4K | Check it free | Big search: aim at a longer variation. |
| 17 | pecan pie dump cakealso: pecan pie dump cake recipes | 52.8K | Check it free | Big search: aim at a longer variation. |
| 18 | sweet potato casserole with marshmallows | 43.2K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 19 | pecan pie cookies | 23K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 20 | pecan pie cheesecake | 22.1K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 21 | pecan pie cobbler | 18.1K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 22 | sweet potato casserole with pecans | 16.9K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 23 | pumpkin pie spice recipealso: pumpkin pie spice | 16.6K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 24 | sweet potato casserole with canned yams | 15.3K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 25 | pumpkin pie cheesecake | 13.9K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 26 | pumpkin pie bars | 13.9K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 27 | pumpkin pie filling recipe | 12.6K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 28 | stuffing casserolealso: stuffing casserole recipes | 12.4K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 29 | green bean casserole crock pot | 11.9K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 30 | pumpkin pie cookies | 11.1K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 31 | pecan pie muffins | 9.6K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 32 | green bean casserole with fresh beans | 8.6K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 33 | stuffing meatloafalso: stuffing meatloaf recipes | 7.7K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 34 | thanksgiving appetizers finger foods | 7.4K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 35 | green bean casserole from scratch | 7.4K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 36 | thanksgiving desserts for a crowd | 7.2K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 37 | stuffing balls recipe | 7.1K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 38 | thanksgiving side dishes for a crowd | 6.7K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 39 | thanksgiving desserts for kids | 6.3K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 40 | pumpkin pie overnight oats | 6.2K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 41 | thanksgiving food table | 5.8K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 42 | thanksgiving leftoversalso: thanksgiving leftovers recipes, thanksgiving leftovers ideas | 4.8K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 43 | thanksgiving food list | 4.8K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 44 | green bean casserole with bacon | 4.7K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 45 | green bean casserole campbells | 3.9K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 46 | cranberry sauce thanksgiving | 3.4K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 47 | thanksgiving desserts kids | 3.2K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 48 | thanksgiving food ideas side dishes | 3.1K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 49 | thanksgiving appetizers make ahead | 2.8K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
| 50 | thanksgiving dinner party | 2.2K | Check it free | Long-tail: good for a title or a variation. |
How to use these thanksgiving keywords
- Side dishes have more searches than the turkey itself: most bloggers can rank there first.
- Pin by mid-October for the late-November peak; the week of Thanksgiving is too late to rank.
- Make-ahead, crockpot and “for a crowd” variations are the long-tail keywords with the least competition.
- Put the keyword at the start of your pin title and in the first line of the description, the way people type it.
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Where do these thanksgiving keywords come from?
From Pinterest: we start from the main thanksgiving searches, add what Pinterest's search bar suggests for each, and keep the ones with a monthly search volume. Near-duplicates (“cookies”, “cookie recipes”) are merged into one line, with the others shown as variants.
Can I use these keywords for a blog, YouTube or Instagram?
Yes. The volumes are Pinterest searches, but they show what people want to cook: the same wording works in blog post titles, video titles and captions. For a food blog, the difficulty column tells you which ones a small site can rank for on Pinterest.
What does keyword difficulty mean?
PinExplore reads the top 20 pins of each search: their saves, the size of the accounts behind them and their age, weighed with the search volume. 0–34 is easy, 35–59 medium, 60+ hard. It is measured for the biggest keywords; the free keyword tool checks any other one.
How often is the list updated?
Once a month, with Pinterest's latest search volumes. The CSV download always holds the current list.
Every keyword, not just these 50
PinExplore gives you the volume and difficulty of any Pinterest keyword, its suggestions, and the winning pins behind it.
Source: Pinterest search suggestions and Pinterest's own monthly search estimates. Difficulty and verdict: PinExplore, from the top 20 pins of each search.