Christmas Recipes

This Easy & Decadent Nutella Hot Chocolate recipe takes only a few minutes to make, and is SO rich and satisfying. The perfect winter beverage!

This Biscoff Hot Chocolate is a fun variation on a traditional winter beverage.

The cookie butter makes it almost like a S'Mores Hot Cocoa!

This tasty Sugar Free Peppermint White Hot Chocolate recipe has all of the festive flavour of the original, just with a fraction of the carbs.

Pistachio Hot Chocolate is one of our favourite Second Cup drinks - but it’s only available seasonally.

This Pistachio White Hot Chocolate recipe lets us enjoy them at home, year round!

Based on a favourite Second Cup drink, my Sugar Free Pistachio White Hot Chocolate is just as delicious - with a only a fraction of the carbs!

This delicious Sugar Free Peppermint Hot Chocolate recipe - well, Sugar Free Peppermint Hot Cocoa, really - is super rich, satisfying, & takes only minutes to make!

This High Protein Peppermint Mocha is a fantastic way to enjoy a seasonal treat, just in a keto way.

This high protein gingerbread latte mix is a tasty way to keep your protein up while camping - and a fun break from regular protein shakes!

This Sugar Free Creme de Menthe recipe is low carb, keto, super easy to make, & tastes JUST like the real thing!

Takes only minutes to make.

This festive keto eggnog is sugar free, low carb, super rich, full of flavour AND incredibly easy to make!

Customize with alcohol, if desired!

Cranberries make a fantastic red wine. The hardest part about making homemade cranberry wine is waiting - but it's definitely worth it!

Making Cranberry Clementine Wine is our Christmas day tradition.

Beautiful seasonal flavours come together for a Christmas wine to drink NEXT year!

This Homemade Clementine Mead Recipe is a beautiful way to extend one of the best flavours of the season.

Make some now, enjoy it next year!

These Christmas Bagels - done up candy cane style - are fun to make and fun to eat!

Perfect for Christmas morning or a holiday brunch.

These homemade gingerbread bagels are a fabulous addition to your Christmas morning breakfast - or any seasonal brunch gathering!

Gingerbread Scones are an easy way to indulge in holiday flavor.

They whip up with just a few minutes of work - The perfect scones for Christmas morning!

These spicy gluten free gingerbread scones take only a few minutes work.

The result?

The PERFECT gluten free Christmas morning breakfast!

These fluffy keto gingerbread pancakes are easy to make, full of flavour, and packed with protein - The perfect Christmas morning breakfast!

I'm a big fan of homemade mixes for camping food, and this protein packed Gingerbread Pancake Mix is always a seasonal hit. Low carb, too!

If you're looking to use up some eggnog, these egg nog sticky buns are a great way to do so! Full of flavour... and calories. SO MANY CALORIES. The perfect Christmas morning brunch offering!

Looking for an easy, festive breakfast option? These gingerbread muffins work up in just minutes, and will get you in the holiday spirit!

These eggnog muffins are a little bit of effort - there's a pecan streusel topping AND glaze involved! - but so worth it! Amazing flavour & texture!

These Cranberry Orange Pistachio Muffins are full of great flavours, colours, and textures.

Festive, but also great for any time of the year!

This festive Gluten-Free Gingerbread Loaf is the perfect holiday quick bread to serve on Christmas morning.

Low effort, GREAT taste & Texture!

This Gluten Free Cranberry Orange Bread - with a sweet orange glaze - is a fantastic breakfast treat.

A little sweet, a little tart, great flavor & texture, easy to make!

This festive charcuterie tree is easy to make and fun to serve at holiday gatherings.

A traditional charcuterie spread - just vertical, in Christmas tree shape!

Upgrade your holiday charcuterie board! This Christmas Charcuterie Wreath is a fun, festive appetizer, and a beautiful addition to your Christmas dinner table

This festive Christmas charcuterie board is tasty, elegant, and super customizable.

The best part? It’s so much fun to make, and fairly low effort!

"Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire" is an iconic lyric, but have you ever wondered how to roast chestnuts on an open fire? I'll show you!

Roasted Chestnuts are a special cool-weather treat, and you can make them yourself!

Here is what you need to know to roast chestnuts at home, in your oven!

These gluten free turkey meatballs with cranberry glaze are a pretty, festive appetizer for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Super tasty, too!

These Lemon Garlic Shrimp Canapes - with herbed cream cheese - Are easy to make, full of flavour, elegant, gluten-Free and Keto!

Smoked Salmon Bagel bites may be elegant canapes, but they're ridiculously quick & easy to make!

Use my homemade mini bagels, or store bought.

These delicious smoked salmon canapes are full of flavour, easy to make, and sure to be a hit with your guests.

They're also low carb and gluten free!

I designed this puff pastry pinwheels recipe around my favourite store-bought frozen puff pastry appetizers.

Try all 4 different fillings ... or customize your own!

Spanakopita triangles are tasty ...and easier to make than you may think.

You can even make them on the floor, in the shell of a kitchen - Trust me, I'm speaking from experience!

Crab triangles are easy to make, customizable, and make an impressive appetizer - whether as passed hors d'oeuvres or for a romantic dinner!

Shrimp and Artichoke Stuffed Mushrooms - a hearty but elegant appetizer.

These come together quickly and easily, and are super satisfying.

Pyrizhky, Piroshki, Pirozhki, Sauerkraut balls - whatever you know them as - these little buns filled with bacon and sauerkraut are SUPER addictive!

These Gluten-Free Sauerkraut Balls - Pyrizhky - are a more allergy-friendly update of a childhood fav.

Little buns filled with sauerkraut and bacon!

Mushroom Turnovers with Brie! Be forewarned – doubling, tripling, or even quadrupling this recipe is a very wise idea. These also make great leftovers!

These roasted spiced nuts are a bit sweet, a bit spicy, with just the right amount of rosemary to round things out.

Elegant & addictive - Cook over a campfire, or in your oven.

This Mushroom Chestnut Stuffing is one of my favourite stuffing recipes ever.

Such a great mix of flavours and textures, always a hit!

Being gluten-free doesn't mean foregoing traditional stuffing with your holiday turkey.

Here's my delicious recipe for easy gluten-free stuffing!

This AIP Bread Stuffing is not only AIP and Paleo, it's a proper bread based stuffing that tastes great and has a great texture!

Thanksgiving isn't Thanksgiving without stuffing!

This easy keto stuffing recipe may be low carb, but it's tasty enough to keep the whole family happy!

This easy, rich turkey gravy is made with roux and turkey pan drippings.

Super flavorful, and very customizable - get it as dark as you like!

Diet or not, you can't serve a roast without gravy!

This easy keto turkey gravy recipe makes a smooth, brown gravy that rich, thick, & very low in carbs.

These Gouda Mashed Potatoes are an easy, tasty way to upgrade your usual mashed Potatoes offering.

Perfect for the Holidays!

Mashed cauliflower is a mainstay for many on a low carb diet. This keto cauliflower mash is smooth, creamy, and loaded with good stuff.

The addition of one ingredient makes it taste MUCH more like actual mashed potatoes!

My Next-Level Scalloped Potatoes recipe involves jalapenos, beer, & Monterey Jack cheese - truly living up to the name!

An easy recipe to make, it’s gluten-free, too!

IMHO, no holiday table is complete without potatoes.

This Keto Scalloped Potatoes recipe uses turnips as an incredibly convincing, tasty substitute.

This Keto Funeral Potatoes recipe is low carb, hearty, rich, satisfying, LEGIT ... and contains no potatoes at all!

The secret? Daikon radish!

Rosemary Maple Syrup Sweet Potatoes is such a simple dish to make - and cook over a campfire.

An easy but spectacular side dish!

Planning your holiday dinner and missing potatoes? Try these Hasselback turnips!

A tasty and elegant side dish, surprisingly easy to make.

Honey Roasted Carrots & Parsnips is an easy side dish that's far more impressive than it has any right to be!

Perfect for any holiday spread!

This Maple Bourbon Glazed Carrots recipe is easy to make, delicious, and disappears quickly - be sure to more than you think you'll actually need!

Why go for generic canned creamed corn when you can easily make it at home... and load it up with cream cheese, butter, and more cheese? SO good!

Scalloped Corn is a flavourful, easy, casserole-style side dish.

It is made from fresh sweet corn, fat, cheese, and general awesomeness!

If you think you don't like Brussels Sprouts, I highly suggest you to try this Bacon Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Dijon Vinaigrette recipe!

Planning for the holidays, and looking for a departure from your traditional cranberry sauce?

Try this Orange-Ginger Cranberry sauce for a burst of flavour!

This chicken based sausage recipe is my very accurate chicken based replica of the traditional Swedish Potato Sausage (As sold by Ingebretson's ).

No pork or beef here, but you’d never know it by tasting it!

Perogy, Pyrohy, Pierogi, Varenyky ... however you know them, my gramma made the BEST perogies. You can too, with her Perogies Recipe.

A bit of work, for the best comfort food ever, and a Christmas Eve staple for many!

When holidays are looming, do you stress out about roasting a turkey?

Never fear, here's what you need to know to roast a stuffed turkey!

Easter is around the corner, have you tried my Southern Comfort Glazed Ham recipe?

The fruitiness of the SoCo works well with the flavours of both the ham, and glaze ingredients - Super tasty!

This Orange Glazed Chicken Christmas Salad is a tasty, beautiful holiday season meal.

This festive salad is simple to make, but looks and tastes fancy & elegant!

It’s the perfect salad for a holiday dinner party.

Cranberry chicken is an easy - and festive! - one pan meal.

My recipe uses whole, fresh ingredients & makes a tasty, healthy weeknight dinner!

This Gluten-Free Chicken Mushroom Tourtiere is a shockingly accurate version of the traditional pie.

You’d never know there’s no beef, pork, or gluten!

Tourtiere is a traditional French Canadian meat pie, especially popular around the holidays.

This Keto Tourtiere passes for the real thing, at a fraction of the carbs!

My whole life, my Great Uncle Tom was well known for his Perfect Pie Crust recipe.

In this post, he shared his prized pie dough recipe with me - and you! - via my grandma.

This gluten free pie crust recipe is fantastic - easy to make, handles like a regular pie crust dough, and tastes great!

You can even make fancy lattice pies!

This easy Gingerbread Pie recipe is a unique cream pie offering for your Christmas dessert.

Fairly low effort, for TONS of holiday flavor!

My No-bake Eggnog Pie may look understated, but it's the PERFECT balance of holiday flavors.

The gingerbread spiced graham crust is fabulous!

My Southern Comfort Pecan Pie is easy to make, absolutely delicious, and a fun take on tradition.

Serve it with Southern Comfort infused whipped cream!

Classic apple pie recipes are usually great, but this caramel apple pie recipe takes it to another level.

Bonus? It's a maple syrup based caramel - delicious!

This gluten free apple pie has all of the flavor - and texture - of traditional apple pie... just without the wheat.

Enjoyed by everyone!

Maple and Pumpkin is always a great pairing. When combined with favourite autumn spices, this Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie recipe is a winner!

This easy chocolate fondue recipe takes minutes to prepare, is pretty much foolproof, & is super customizable!

Perfect for special occasions.

Chocolate Fountains are a lot of fun, and an impressive offering at special events .

Here is everything you need to know - including my easy chocolate fountain recipe, how to prepare a chocolate fountain, how much chocolate is needed for a chocolate fountain and chocolate fountain dipping items ideas !

This Brandied Apple Upside Down Cake recipe is elegant, tasty, and super easy to make.

Non-alcoholic variations are also an option, see the post for more details.

This Homemade Deep'n Delicious Cake is a copycat recipe of a beloved Canadian freezer cake... and it's a very accurate replica, at that!

This Gluten-Free Fruitcake recipe is fabulous! Soaking dried fruit in the alcohol of your choice makes ALL the difference!

Want to decorate a festive Christmas cake, not feeling artistic?

This poinsettia cake tutorial covers 3 techniques - total beginner projects!

Looking for something different to serve this holiday season? This Christmas Pavlova is fun to make, tasty, and visually impressive - a 3D Christmas Tree!

This Gluten Free Sticky Toffee Pudding is a rich and comforting dessert: A steamed orange and date cake, topped with toffee sauce!

For an extra hit of flavour, use some whisky or rum in the sauce. SO good!

This eggnog pudding recipe is a quick, easy, and tasty way to use up some leftover eggnog.

Minutes to make, it's sure to be a favourite!

This delicious eggnog mousse is done in the traditional way - with whipped egg whites - but comes together in minutes. Low effort, but fancy!

This cranberry mousse is made traditional style - with egg whites & whipped cream - but don't be intimidated! It's an easy & tasty dessert!

Clementine Mousse with Champagne is elegant, tasty, and fun to eat... and surprisingly easy to make.

This is a traditional style mousse.

This versatile and festive cranberry Jello salad recipe is full of flavour and texture.

Serve it as a side, in place of cranberry sauce, or even as a dessert!

Brandied Gluten-Free Apple Crisp is a flavourful, adult update to a childhood favourite.

The brandy works SO well with the fall flavours.

Poached Pears are a great way to use fruit that's less than perfect.

They're cooked in a flavorful liquid for a simple, elegant dessert.

Croquembouche is fun to look at and eat, but did you know it's also fun to make?

Here's how to make both traditional & chocolate versions!

This easy Christmas fudge is a delight of contrasts - Sweet, spicy, tart, creamy, and crunchy.

Every bite of this festive fudge tastes different from the last!

This is my Homemade Peppermint Patties recipe, the way I learned to make it as a kid.

You will never BELIEVE the secret, base ingredient that the filling is built on!

These Keto Cream Cheese Mints are smooth, creamy, & super easy to make!

Customize the colours - and even the flavour - to suit your occasion!

Did you know that you can buy various types of sugar-free chocolate chips, and use them to make Keto Chocolate Truffles?

This basic recipe for homemade truffles is a great base to customize your own low carb truffles!

To decorate iced sugar cookies, you need to start with a good recipe for rolled, cut out sugar cookies.

This one is tasty and doesn't spread!

These Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies are tasty on their own, but are fantastic for decorating!

Easy to make, rolls nicely, minimal spread.

These Keto Sugar Cookies have it all! They're gluten free, have great flavour and texture, and don't spread - perfect for cookie decorating!

These Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cookies can be baked soft or crispy, and taste even better than the wheat version.

Fun for decorating, too!

These Keto Gingerbread Cookies are fantastic - spicy, easy to work with, & no spread.

Great for decorating with my sugar free royal icing!

This Gingerbread Biscotti is a fun, festive addition to the holidays.

Decorated or not, they are fabulous with coffee or hot chocolate!

This marbled peppermint Candy Cane Biscotti recipe is fun to make, pretty to look at, and festive!

Try it with your favourite hot chocolate!

This Fruitcake Biscotti is designed around my fabulous fruitcake... and starts out with soaking dried fruit in whisky. Really decadent!

These Fruitcake Cookies are laced with Jack Daniel's, and were wildly popular back in my custom baking days.

They are a festive addition to any holiday dessert tray or cookie platter!

I’m not a fan of fruitcake, but these Gluten-Free Fruitcake Cookies are fabulous.

The secret?

Soaking dried fruit in Southern Comfort!

When I was growing up, one of my favourite holiday treats was my aunt's Noelles Cookies.

This is my version of that holiday cookies recipe!

These festive Candy Cane Cookies are fun, tasty, easy to make ... and you'd never know they're GF.

They have great flavour and texture!

When you're wanting a holiday treat - without messing up your diet - these keto candy cane cookies are perfect!

Low carb, high protein, and gluten free!

These soft, chewy gluten free ginger molasses cookies are one of my favourite gluten-free cookies.

They definitely do justice to my gramma's original recipe - which they were inspired by!

Meringues are a fun, naturally gluten-free cookie option.

These Peppermint Swirl Meringue Cookies make use of 3 colours for a pretty effect!