It can be difficult to strike a balance between indulging in your sentimental favorites around the holidays, and sticking to your well-considered nutritional ideals and aspirations.
There are treats to be had! Decadent food that is reserved for special occasions!
The good news is: you don’t actually have to choose between treating your taste buds and punishing the rest of your body. You can have decadent food that’s made with real, whole food ingredients – recipes that are created carefully with both taste and nourishment in mind.
You can have your cake (waffles/scones/lattes/quiches) and eat them too! Hurray!
Take your time and enjoy browsing through this fabulous list of mouth-watering recipes for a feast to celebrate your holidays in style!
Pancakes, Waffles, Crepes, and French Toast
1. Cinnamon Vanilla Gluten-Free Waffles with Coconut Cream Syrup | Coconuts & Kettle Bells
2. French Toast with Berries | The Organic Kitchen
3. Homemade Pancakes from Scratch | Conveying Awareness
4. Sourdough Blueberry Pancakes | My Humble Kitchen (photo credit)
5. Pumpkin Spice Pancakes | Keeper of the Home
6. Soaked Pumpkin Pancakes with Apple Cider Syrup | The Nourishing Gourmet
7. Whole Grain Blender Pancakes | The Nourishing Gourmet
8. Cherry Almond Coconut Crepes | Kitchen Stewardship
9. Grain-Free Easy Chocolate Crepes | Red & Honey
Meat & Potatoes
10. Apple, Leek, and Bacon Breakfast Sausage | And Here We Are (photo credit)
11. Easy Roasted Brussels Sprouts | The Humbled Homemaker
12. Maple Apple Breakfast Sausages | Recipes to Nourish
13. Oven-Baked Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus | The Salty Side Dish
14. Gluten-Free Sausage Balls | The Humbled Homemaker
15. Maple Baked Beans from Scratch | Red & Honey
Oats & Porridge, etc.
16. Soaked Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal (Make-Ahead!) | Kitchen Stewardship
17. Pumpkin Pie Baked Oatmeal | Kitchen Stewardship
18. Brown Butter Toasted Oatmeal with Roasted Pears | Simple Bites
19. Warm & Comforting Acorn Squash Breakfast Porridge | Red & Honey (photo credit)
20. Honey-Sweetened Almond Poppyseed Yogurt | Red & Honey
Eggs
21. Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole | Natural Fertility & Wellness
22. Nourishing “Wife-Saver” Casserole | Keeper of the Home
23. Christmas Breakfast Strata with Spinach, Tomatoes, and Gruyere | Back to the Book Nutrition (photo credit)
24. Sausage and Spinach Frittata (Keto, Paleo) | Red & Honey
25. Spinach and Kale Quiche (with 4 Crust Options) | The Organic Kitchen (photo credit)
26. Broccoli & Cheese Quiche (Grain-Free) | Delicious Obsessions
27. Whole Wheat, Spring Garlic, and Prosciutto Tart | My Humble Kitchen
28. Broccoli & Bacon Quiche (Grain-Free) | Recipes to Nourish (photo credit)
Hot & Cold Beverages
29. Pumpkin Cream Smoothie | The Humbled Homemaker
30. Homemade Peppermint Hot Cocoa | Raia’s Recipes
31. 50 Hot Drink Recipes to Warm You Up on a Cold Day | Red & Honey
32. Customizable Coconut Milk Smoothie | Red & Honey
33. Homemade Cranberry-Orange Juice | Kitchen Stewardship (photo credit)
34. Best Classic Eggnog (Easy, No-Cook, Refined Sugar-Free) | Keeper of the Home
35. Raw Milk Eggnog with Dairy-Free Option | Eat Beautiful
36. Holiday Lattes in the Crockpot | Keeper of the Home
37. 50+ Hot Drinks Roundup | Red & Honey
38. Gingerbread Latte | Red & Honey
39. Cranberry & Lime Kombucha Sparkler | Recipes to Nourish
40. Honey-Sweetened Hot Chocolate Concentrate | Red & Honey
41. Peppermint White Hot Chocolate | Delicious Obsessions
42. Butter Chai Latte | Red & Honey
43. Superfood Vanilla Latte | How to Just About Anything
44. Homemade Peppermint Mocha | The Humbled Homemaker
45. Salted Caramel Mocha | Keeper of the Home
46. Eggnog Smoothie | Don’t Waste the Crumbs
Baked Goods
47. Cinnamon Apple Scones | Raia’s Recipes
48. Grain-Free Chocolate Coconut Flour Doughnuts | Red & Honey
49. Coconut Custard Cake | Just Making Noise
50. Applesauce Crumb Cake | Raia’s Recipes (photo credit)
51. Apricot Brandy Pound Cake (Grain-Free) | Real Food Whole Health
52. Apple Crisp So Healthy You Can Eat it For Breakfast | Red & Honey
53. Oatmeal Apple Breakfast Bars | Don’t Waste the Crumbs (photo credit)
54. Gluten-Free Cinnamon Buns | Natural Fertility & Wellness
55. Better Than Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls | Nourishing Minimalism
56. Superfood Spicy Hot Chocolate | A Harmony Healing
57. Naturally-Sweetened Einkorn Biscotti (3 Flavors) | Don’t Waste the Crumbs (photo credit)
58. Gluten-Free Banana-Pecan Bread | Red & Honey
59. Christmas Morning Coffee Cake | Gutsy by Nature
60. Overnight Gluten-Free Coffee Cake | Natural Fertility & Wellness
61. Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins | Delicious Obsessions
62. Soaked Gluten-Free Whole-Grain Biscuits | The Nourishing Gourmet
63. Pumpkin Scones (Grain-Free) | Delicious Obsessions
Check out another great list of brunch recipes from Keeper of the Home!
And of course, a breakfast roundup wouldn’t be complete without the book that holds my most favorite recipes! The Breakfast Revolution: Recipes from Outside the Cereal Box was published in 2013, full of delicious breakfast fare (all GF), and is just $8.95!
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Kelly Smith
What a scrumptious collection of recipes! Pinning this and will share on FB too! Merry Christmas!
Red & Honey
Scrumptious indeed! Merry Christmas to you, too, Kelly.
Tiffany @ DontWastetheCrumbs
I LOVE this list Beth! I’m pinning RIGHT THIS MOMENT – thank you for pulling this together!
Red & Honey
Awesome, Tiffany! Hope you enjoy the recipes.
Dena Norton
What a great list, Beth – I especially love all the make-ahead options for this busy week! Thanks for including my strata recipe. I’ve pinned this so I can try out a few of the others too! Merry Christmas!
Red & Honey
I’m a big fan of make-ahead options! An easy way to stay a little more sane during these busy weeks. 🙂
Raia
These are all SO tempting! Shared and pinned! 🙂
Red & Honey
Thank you, Raia!