The city of Sacramento does an excellent job of making the holiday season extra special. It’s one of the few places in California where the trees change into vibrant colors, and the fall foliage really hits its peak the week of Thanksgiving. For Christmas there’s twinkling lights and trees adorning the Downtown and Midtown streets.

There’s many locally owned restaurants, artisans and foodie shops in the Sacramento area that have seasonal offerings. You can find your favorite holiday foods and sweets available during the months of November and December. These foods and treats are either available to order online and take home or you can enjoy them on-site.

If you’re looking for local Christmas events and activities, check out my complete holiday guide to Sacramento.

Thanksgiving Favorite Foods & Desserts Made By Sacramento Restaurants

Ettore’s Bakery & Cafe

Holiday meals from Ettore’s include your traditional classic entrees and sides.

The Ettore Thanksgiving menu has:

Sage Roasted Turkey
Honey Glazed Ham
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Turkey Gravy
Stuffing
Sweet Potatoes
French Green Beans
Butternut Squash Soup
Apple-Cranberry Chutney
Pumpkin Spice Cookies for Dessert

Ginger Elizabeth Patisserie

This new trendy chic patisserie just opened its doors in October 2020 on J Street in Midtown. Their seasonal macarons flavors include Pumpkin Pie Hearty Fork Farms, Brown Sugar Whiskey and Fig Walnut.

You can pick up a pint of their Pumpkin Ale Float Ice Cream to go alongside your Yule Log for dessert after a holiday meal.

Rick’s Dessert Diner

Rick’s is located in the heart of Sacramento’s popular Midtown district. Their lengthy dessert menu features an enormous dessert menu with over 100 sweet confections.

Rick’s offers the following desserts that will complement your Thanksgiving dinner:

Pecan Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Pecan Pie
Pumpkin Pecan Cheese Pie
Sweet Potato Pie
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Cranberry Walnut White Chocolate Cheesecake

Freeport Bakery

Sandwiched between Land Park and Curtis Park you’ll find the Freeport Bakery.

During the Thanksgiving season you’ll find spiced baked goods such as:

Cranberry Cheesecake
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Pecan Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Dutch Apple Pie
Holiday Stollen (similar to a fruit cake)
Pumpkin Scones
Cranberry Scones
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

More Local Markets Offering Thanksgiving Dinners:

Thanksgiving Feast from Nugget Markets

Thanksgiving Feast from Nugget Markets

Real Pie Company

Known for their inventive pie flavors, you can bring home a Toodi’s Boozy Rum Cake, Butterscotch-Banana Cream Pie or a Maple Pecan Pie from Real Pie Company.

South Restaurant

Enjoy a sit-down Southern style meal at South on 11th Street in Midtown. After a savory meal you can enjoy sweets from the fall-themed dessert menu. Chose from Banana Pudding, Pecan Pie with Chantilly Cream, Sweet Potato Pie or a Chocolate Butter Roll with Pumpkin Butter and Orange Caramel.

Classic Christmas Foods & Desserts Made By Sacramento Foodie Companies

The HoneyBaked Ham Company

Every Christmas that we’ve lived in Sacramento I’ve seen long lines wrapped around the HoneyBaked Ham building. Local folks are true fans of their hams! Make sure not to delay reserving your ham.

Gunther’s Ice Cream

Sacramento has some amazing old family owned creameries that make stellar ice cream. Many of them offer seasonal holiday ice cream flavors like peppermint candy cane and gingerbread. Gunther’s makes homemade eggnog in to-go pints in December.

Kelli's Cookies For Goodness Bakes

Kelli’s specializes in providing a unique variety of cookie flavors, and it’s one of the few places you can find the classic gingerbread cookie during the holidays. Other seasonal flavors include Pumpkin Pecan White Chocolate, Snickerdoodle and Gluten Free Pumpkin Bliss.

Apple Hill’s Fudge Factory Farm

If you’re heading to Apple Hill to cut down your own fresh Christmas tree, you should plan on detouring to the Fudge Factory Farm to bring home some freshly made fudge. They have all kinds of flavors of fudge!

Sacramento Sweets Company

Inside the tourism hub of Old Sacramento you’ll find the Sacramento Sweets Company. During the holiday season you can pick up classic Christmas favorites such as fudge varieties, peanut brittle, macadamia nut brittle, cashew brittle, pecan brittle and so many more types of chocolates.

Andy's Candy Apothecary

This mom and pop candy store sells hard to find and handcrafted candies to delight any sweet tooth. For Christmas you can delight in gourmet candy canes, peppermint bark, chocolate truffles and fudge.

Camden Spit & Larder

A few blocks down from the California Capital Building you can enjoy a fancy gourmet meal and then a holiday-themed dessert. After a savory dinner order either the Pumpkin Pie Custard or a slice of Sticky Toffee Pudding.