Healthy & Sugar-Free Christmas Dinner And Dessert Ideas
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Are you worried about how you’re going to be able to make it through Christmas season without blowing your clean eating, low-sugar, sugar-free or keto diet? Here are the best low-carb, sugar-free, keto, vegan, and other restricted diet friendly and generally healthy Christmas dinner and dessert recipes that are delicious and sure to please!
As the days until Christmas start to dwindle quickly… we all start to feel a rise in excitement for cider, gift wrapping, holiday classic movie binging, building snowmen, and of course the actual day of feasting and enjoying the family.
However, Christmas for many can also bring a whole host of holiday stress, especially for those of us hosting and/or health conscious, trying to lose weight or on a special diet.
It can seem impossible to find the right recipes when scouring the web for healthier versions of the yummy food you love to enjoy on Christmas! Which recipe is actually gonna be tasty, which recipe doesn’t contain some sorta weird sugar alcohol, etc., it can all seem pretty intimidating finding the right recipes.
Are you looking to have a healthier and less sugar-packed or even completely sugar free Christmas season? Hoping to avoid the kids’ sugar highs? Basically, are you worried about how you’re going to be able to make it through Christmas season without blowing your clean eating, low-sugar, sugar-free or keto diet?
How on earth you’re going to be able to cook a sugar free or healthy Christmas dinner or party this year? Can you have a healthier Christmas without compromising on flavor or decadence?
Christmas cooking and party hosting is very stressful without having to worry about nutrition or health.
Just thinking about how to make something healthier, sugar-free or keto friendly is a nightmare let alone trying to avoid recipes with artificial sweeteners. Then making matters even worse, we often struggle with a ‘fear of missing’ out on all the special Christmas foods and drinks we’ve enjoyed all our lives.
Is your holiday season doomed to be full of stress or food deprivation just because you care for your health, wellness, diet or are trying to lose weight!?
Don’t worry folks, I’ve got you covered.
I am here to share with you that you can cook and eat luxurious-tasting, rich, decadent, and indulgent traditional Christmas food classic without going overboard on sugar and unhealthy processed foods. I’m gonna help you pick the best easy and delicious Christmas recipes that deliver all the flavor without the sugar and without compromising flavor.
You'll also be reducing the calorie count, carb and fat count by skipping sugary desserts and processed foods this Christmas.
You can achieve a lighter, healthier, keto friendly, or sugar free Christmas meal or dinner party that’ll satisfy your guests cravings and your food traditions, without sacrificing flavor, satisfaction, favorites, and all the while eating less calories, no sugar and without using any artificial sweeteners or sugar alcohols that can mess with your digestion or cravings.
I’ve searched all around the web to round up the best healthy, sugar free and some keto Christmas recipes on the internet. While other websites sharing a round up of sugar free Christmas dinner and dessert recipes usually list exact replica recipes that seem like exact copy-cats and healthy… you have to be wary that many will just contain natural sugary sweeteners, artificial sweeteners and sugar alcohols, all of which we need to avoid.
My recipe selection is filtered through.
Everything listed has been verified to contain NO artificial sweeteners, artificial ingredients or added sugars and if of course yumminess a guaranteed!
The recipes are so good that no one will suspect that they’re healthy or sugar-free! Better yet, these recipes will make for diabetes-friendly desserts and food. Sweet tooth satisfying without the blood-sugar level spike and calories, plus most of the recipes don’t call for any odd ingredients you can’t find nearby.
Here you’ll find healthy and sugar free Christmas recipes of everything for holiday cocktails to chocolate peppermint ice cream… guilt free and ready to rock your jolly holly holiday festivities.
Plus, as a bonus you’ll be saying goodbye to feeling puffy and overstuffed during the holidays, so you can spend more time enjoying a good time with loved ones. And you’ll be spreading not only the love, but the health too.
Let’s enjoy our healthiest, calmest and jolliest Christmas yet with great food and family.
Get all the best healthy, sugar free and even some keto Christmas food, drink and dessert recipes here for a happy and guilt-free indulgent holiday season. Everything from appetizers to dessert!
Healthy & Sugar-Free Christmas Appetizers & Cocktails
What would a Christmas party be without kicking off festivities and fun with cocktails and appetizers? Luckily we can skip all the yucky stuff and enjoy pure, natural, and sugar free cocktails and pre-dinner snacks that’ll keep the party chugging along in a healthy and delicious way.
Healthy & Sugar-Free Alcohol Alternatives
Now of course, alcohol is not a 'healthy choice,' it causes normal metabolic processes to malfunction and many popular drinks containing wreck-less amounts of calorific contents. Even with all this said, I still believe you don't have to give up alcohol.
Vodka, gin, or tequila mixed with carbonated mineral water, is a great option, and you can flavor your drink fresh berries, 100% juice, fresh lemon or lime juice, cucumber, bitters or fresh herb. Make sure to stay away from soda mixers for example coke.
When it comes to clear liquors and purer forms of alcohol are best like high-quality vodka, tequila and gin. These are much better options than dark liquors like whiskey.
One last thing I would like to note, is that no matter good of an idea saving up all your calories during the day ready for drinking may sound. Please don't do that y'all. If you eliminate a serving of some carb or starch to replace it with the calories from alcohol that is fine, as long as you don't remove too many calories. Try to eat plenty of veggies, some healthy fat and protein before you go out to drink to stabilize blood sugar levels.
Mock Cranberry-Lime Spritzer
Get into the holiday spirit with a sugar free festive specialty drinks that is easy and delicious. This mock cranberry and lime spritzer is fun and can fantastically complement any holiday celebration.
Get the recipe for Mock Cranberry-Lime Spritzer>>
Spiced Warm Apple Cider
As the temperatures start to drop, this cozy cider is the perfect way to warm up and celebrate this holiday season! Oh and did I mention its of course completely sugar free, but still sweet and bursting with flavor thanks to the natural sweetness from the dates and warm noted spices including star anise, cloves and cinnamon, and brought to life with bursts of citrus.
Get the recipe for Apple Cider>>
Cranberry Mojitos (Sugar Free Keto Cocktail)
Enjoy a festive cranberry mojito without all the calories and sugar from the original recipe. This recipe is a refreshingly light cocktail that is completely sugar-free and is even perfectly keto friendly. I’ve made this drink before… and I have to say it tastes like the perfect balance between sweet and tart.
Stuffed Mushrooms
These yummy stuffed mushrooms are a low calorie appetizer that you can serve or bring to any holiday party for a healthy snacking food that the host and/or guests will love. Filled with a wonderful combo of sundried tomatoes, spinach, garlic, and cheese overflow tender button mushrooms.
Get the recipe for Stuffed Mushrooms>>
Crispy Roasted Vegetable Whole Wheat Flatbread
My favorite go-to we’re-out-of-food or I'm tired and hungry holiday party food. Enjoying serving this easy and healthy snacking pizza. Made with roasted bell peppers adding a delicious sweetness that goes great with cheese.
Get the recipe for Vegetable Flatbread>>
Butternut Squash Hummus With Feta Pomegranates
Keep the guests snacking while you open gifts and prep holiday dinner. This autumnal winter cozy dip is undeniably yummy, you won’t be able to walk by the kitchen without grabbing a cracker for a quick swipe. It’s easy to make, thick, creamy, tangy, and nicely spiced from the cumin, coriander, and a bit of cayenne. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten free.
Get the recipe for Butternut Squash Hummus>>
Healthy & Sugar-Free Christmas Sides
Healthy & Sugar-Free Cranberry Sauce Alternative: Stevia Sweetened Cranberry Sauce
Most store-bought and homemade cranberry sauces are basically like eating straight sugar… with just one serving containing up to 22 grams of sugar, while the jellied version boasts 24 grams of sugar. But this wonderfully bright and tart sauce doesn’t need to like this. This sugar free cranberry sauce, is a healthy perfect side dish for all of your holiday celebrations and is keto friendly and yummy guaranteed!
Apple Cider Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Skip that sugar laden marshmallow sweet potato casserole with a sugar free sweet and tart cider-glazed sweet potatoes. Easy to prepare, and they go with just about any fall or winter meal, perfect for a special dinner or holiday feast.
Get the recipe for Apple Cider Glazed Sweet Potatoes>>
Green Bean Casserole
Enjoy and easy crowd pleasing side dish of green bean casserole that is made from scratch with lightened-up ingredients, including a delicious creamy green bean filling and a crispy onion topping, and tastes a million times better than the old-school classic casserole full of processed ingredients
Get the recipe for Green Bean Casserole>>
Crispy Brussels
Enjoy a cozy and healthy holiday favorite. The game changing pan seared brussels sprouts are insanely crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside. Perfect for a holiday side dish that will keep people coming back for more!
Get the recipe for Crispy Brussels>>
Healthy & Sugar-Free Christmas Main Course
Healthy & Sugar-Free Turkey Alternative:
Turkey innately when combined with herbs is flavorful and succulent… so why use those brines which are loaded with sugar, soda and syrups. Even most turkey and ham recipes include a sugary brine. And don’t be fooled by those recipes that call for maple syrups, brown sugar, canned fruit, juices, sodas and cola, and go instead for a recipe that uses fresh herbs and lemon juice… for an authentic and flavor thanksgiving classic dinner favorite.
Healthy & Sugar-Free Gravy Alternative: Homemade Gravy
Gravy is an essential part of many holiday meals. But before you go ladling this stuff onto your food - most gravy recipes are high in calories… and many gravy mixes contain added sugars… yes sugar in gravy!
Instead try this onion gravy that is also gluten-free, sugar-free and contains no corn starches or white flours for thickening… low-carb, grain-free anyone! Pureed caramelized onions are the only thickener and it tastes fantastic.
Healthy & Sugar-Free Christmas Desserts
Who said you had to miss out that festive dessert buffet or sweet midnight holiday movie snacking. This holiday day season we’re only gonna miss out on be loaded with sugar and calories. Instead enjoy sweet sugar-free dessert classic indulgences …. dessert lovers who still want to be healthy, you’ll love these super delicious sugar free Christmas desserts, that taste so good you wouldn’t know they’re guilt free!
Chocolate Peppermint Banana Nice Cream
Who says Christmas has to only serve warm food? Chocolate and peppermint ice cream is not only delicious but seasonally cozy with the flavor of the season. And this recipe will help you ditch all guilt because it’s not only sugar free, low calorie, but also vegan and made with just a few ingredients and a blender. Creamy, crisp, minty, and chocolatey holiday goodness!
Get the recipe for Chocolate Peppermint Ice Cream>>
Christmas Pudding
Regular ol’ Christmas pudding sweet and fruity, spicy and boozy, sturdy, generous, filling, oh and loaded with sugar and calories! Swap out grandma’s recipe for this high-fiber pudding that is loaded with vitamins and minerals and that same holiday flavor just without all that excess sugar, fat and calories.
Chocolate Fudge
Nothing says Christmas like Holiday classics all season long, and of course a sweet snack of homemade fudge. Luckily we can skip all those calories and go SUGAR FREE! Yes… it is possible to replicate those yummy squares in a healthy way, that soft, wonderfully chocolaty childhood classic, CHOCOLATE FUDGE. My recipe is vegan, keto friendly, and packed with decadent rich chocolaty flavor and protein goodness to keep you chugging along during the holiday season!
Get the recipe for Chocolate Fudge>>
Chocolate Cookies
A fudgy, soft, and chewy chocolate banana cookie recipe that is totally sugar-free and vegan, because what’s Christmas without cookies!! With their natural sweetness being provided by only banana and stevia (which also helps to prevent a cakey texture), you can eat your cookies and stay healthy too!
Get the recipe for Chocolate Cookies>>
Chocolate Yogurt Bark
Cozy sugar free and keto friendly to keep things sweet and cozy over the holidays. It’s so easy and the perfect treat to keep in the freezer when you want a little something sweet and cold
Get the recipe for Yogurt Bark>>
Ginger Spice Cookies recipe
Gingerbread cookies are racked in sugar, fat content and are high in empty calories. So this year let’s put a guilt free twist on gingerbread cookies and try out these yummy guilt-free ginger spice cookies. Full of the same traditional cozy flavors except without all that refined flour or sugar!