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    Home > Holidays

    Christmas Recipes

    Here you will find my favorite Christmas recipes. Anything from Christmas breakfast recipes and desserts, to main dishes can be found here.

    Whether you're looking for classic cookies or fun new ones, they're all here. Christmas cocktails are some of my favorite recipes to develop so there are always new ones being added.

    Most recipes are vegetarian and gluten-free or have options for substitutions.

     

    • Golden honey roasted sunflower seed clusters garnished with fresh thyme in a white bowl with a beige rim.
      Honey Roasted Sunflower Seeds
    • Lots of puff pastry cups with diced beets and slightly melted goat cheese topped with balsamic vinaigrette and chopped chives on a green plate.
      Beet and Goat Cheese Puff Pastry Bites
    • Energy balls rolled in cocoa powder stacked on a small beige plate garnished with mini gingerbread cookies.
      Gingerbread Energy Balls
    • Two muffins stacked on top of each other with a mini gingerbread man leaning on the front of them and other gingerbread scattered cookies around.
      Gingerbread Muffins
    • Overnight oats in a short glass topped with a small gingerbread man and a spoon in it with more gingerbread cookies around the glass.
      Gingerbread Overnight Oats
    • A glass jar with homemade chocolate peppermint syrup with a black embossed label on the front with gingerbread cookies and peppermint candy canes in the background.
      Peppermint Mocha Syrup
    • Golden roasted cashews with rosemary in a white ceramic bowl garnished with fresh rosemary.
      Rosemary Roasted Cashews
    • Small puff pastry cups with melted brie, cranberry sauce, pecans, and fresh rosemary sprinkled with sea salt and pepper on a wooden serving board.
      Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites
    • Arugula salad with sliced apples, pomegranate arils, feta, and red onion on a large serving plate.
      Pomegranate Arugula Salad
    • Soft goat cheese topped with fig jam, olive oil, and chopped roasted pistachios in a low brown bowl with a cracker scooping up the dip.
      Fig Jam Goat Cheese Dip
    • A coupe glass with caramel espresso martini garnished with 3 espresso beans and a drizzle of caramel sauce.
      Salted Caramel Espresso Martini
    • A deep orange pear cocktail in a short glass with ice and a coarse sugar rim, garnished with sliced pear, a cinnamon stick, star anise, and cloves.
      Spiced Pear Cocktail
    • Arugula salad with sliced pears, feta, and roasted chopped pecans on a large serving plate drizzled with balsamic dressing.
      Arugula Pear Salad
    • Crispy potato salad with yogurt mayo dressing garnished with bit of more crispy potatoes and fresh dill in a white bowl.
      Crispy Smashed Potato Salad
    • A glass jar with dark brown syrup with a black embossed label that says butter pecan syrup.
      Butter Pecan Syrup
    • Hot chocolate in a glass mug topped with whipped cream, grated chocolate and a little gingerbread man.
      Gingerbread Hot Chocolate
    • Crostini with soft goat cheese, roasted diced pears, and toasted almonds on a large white serving platter.
      Roasted Pear Crostini
    • Whipped ricotta topped with fresh thyme, chili flakes, and drizzled with hot honey in a brown bowl surrounded with crackers with one dipped into the dip.
      Whipped Ricotta Dip
    • Bright red cranberry mimosa in tall stemless flute glasses garnished with sugared cranberries, fresh rosemary and small orange slices on a gold round platter.
      Cranberry Mimosa
    • Granola with crystallized ginger on a large baking sheet surrounded with Christmas ornaments and more cookies.
      Gingerbread Granola
    • Iced latte in a tall glass with a thick gold stem topped with whipped cream, sprinkles, and a small cookie.
      Sugar Cookie Latte
    • Dark brown gingerbread banana bread slices stacked on top of each other with a small gingerbread man leaning on them in the front.
      Gingerbread Banana Bread
    • A stack of pancakes with chocolate yogurt and a small gingerbread cookie on top being dusted with powdered sugar.
      Gingerbread Pancakes
    • A creamy beige cocktail in a coupe glass with sprinkles on the rim and half of a cookie resting on the rim.
      Sugar Cookie Martini
    • A stack of waffles with a small gingerbread man cookie on top drizzled with maple syrup and dusted with powdered sugar.
      Christmas Waffles
    • A square of baked oatmeal on a small white plate garnished with a small gingerbread man cookie and more around the plate.
      Gingerbread Baked Oatmeal
    • Creamy dark brown gingerbread smoothie topped with whipped cream and cinnamon in a tall glass with a short thick gold stem with a glass straw.
      Gingerbread Smoothie
    • Dark brown syrup in a glass jar with a lid and an embossed label that says sugar cookie syrup with cookies in the background.
      Sugar Cookie Syrup
    • Skewers with cherry tomatoes, mozzarella, tortellini, olives, salami, and other small bites on a green plate.
      Antipasto Skewers
    • Bright red cranberry drink in a short glass with a gold rim garnished with sugared cranberries, fresh rosemary, and an orange slice.
      Cranberry Mocktail
    • Crostini with whipped ricotta, chopped fresh black figs, and fresh parsley on a large white serving plate.
      Whipped Ricotta Crostini with Figs
    • Bright red cranberry syrup in a tall glass jar with more cranberries behind the glass in a bowl.
      Cranberry Simple Syrup
    • Crispy roasted green beans with toasted sliced almonds in a white bowl with two lemon wedges on the side and a spoon on the right.
      Roasted Frozen Green Beans
    • Iced latte in a tall glass with cold foam and finely chopped caramelized pecans on top.
      Pecan Crunch Oat Milk Latte
    • Puff Pastry Mushroom Tart
    • A coupe glass with creamy espresso martini garnished with crushed candy canes on the rim and three coffee beans on top.
      Chocolate Peppermint Espresso Martini
    • A creamy beige gingerbread martini in a coupe glass garnished with crushed cookies around the rim and whipped cream and a small gingerbread man on top.
      Gingerbread Martini
    • An iced gingerbread latte in a tall glass with a gold bottom topped with whipped cream, gingerbread spice, and a small gingerbread man cookie.
      Iced Gingerbread Latte
    • Golden syrup in a glass jar with a glass lid and a black label that says peppermint syrup on the side with Christmas ornaments and candy canes in the background.
      Peppermint Syrup
    • Iced chai latte in a tall glass topped with a dollop of whipped cream, gingerbread spice, and a small gingerbread man with a glass straw.
      Iced Gingerbread Oatmilk Chai Latte

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