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.Get inspired to cook up a storm this month with 31 healthy and delicious recipes to make in December!
The holiday season is finally upon us, which means it’s time to dust off your cookbooks and start planning your menu. Whether you’re making tried-and-true recipes or trying something new, this is a great time to try out some of the best produce this season has to offer. Thanks to cinnamon rolls, freshly baked cookies, crisp salads, and comforting soups, there is so much to love about this month. That’s why I’ve rounded up 31 healthy and delicious, seasonal recipes to make in December!
This list of 31 healthy and delicious recipes to make in December is filled with a mix of everything with a focus on breakfast items, holiday classics, and lots of delicious treats for your holiday table! Take a scroll and let me know what you try!
In addition to these recipes to make in December, you may also like:
- December Produce Guide
- Christmas Breakfast Recipe Roundup
- The Ultimate Healthier Holidays Recipe Roundup
- Healthy Cookie Recipe Roundup
Skinny Peppermint Latte
Celebrate the holiday season with this delicious, low-sugar peppermint latte.
Easy Skinny Cranberry co*cktail or Mocktails
Ditch the sugary beverages this season and try out this refreshing co*cktail (or mocktail) instead.
Healthy Cinnamon Rolls
Healthy Cinnamon Rolls without yeast, refined grains, or refined sugar. Doused with an optional greek yogurt cream cheese frosting!
Gingerbread Protein Waffles
Gluten-free Gingerbread Protein Waffles are a festive and filling way to celebrate the season with clean eating ingredients!
Coconut Flour Waffles, both plain and chocolate versions, drizzled with a peanut butter syrup that is literally to die for! Both versions of gluten and dairy free!
Egg White Crepes
These egg white crepes are a high protein healthy breakfast for any morning and go great with your favorite sweet or savory fillings!
Chocolate Coconut Flour Pancakes
Chocolate Coconut Flour pancakes are a chocolate lovers dream! These low carb pancakes are made with nutritious ingredients plus rich chocolate & gooey chocolate chips.
Pumpkin Coconut Flour Pancakes
Pumpkin Coconut Flour Pancakes are a healthy and fun way to celebrate pumpkin season! A fun way to stack, drizzle and eat but stick to healthy eating!
These mini quiches are super easy to whip up with a grain-free crust, they are a healthier version of your favorite appetizer!
Butternut Squash Feta Quiche
Butternut Squash Feta Quiche is packed with savory flavor and sweet buttery squash. It’s the perfect high protein breakfast for any special occasion!
Veggie Loaded Potato Breakfast Bake
Sick of salad? This egg bake is LOADED with veggies and roasted potatoes for a healthy breakfast, or lunch. Perfect to feed a crowd on a holiday morning!
Cranberry Date Quinoa Breakfast Bars
Cranberry Date Quinoa Breakfast Bars are a hearty on the go gluten-free breakfast bar bursting with the sweetness of dates and warm tart cranberries in every bite.
Carne Asada Flank Steak Salad
Carne Asada Flank Steak Salad is a flavorful way to enjoy the bold flavors of the grill and the cool crisp refreshing feeling of a chopped salad.
Sweet and salty salad with homemade goat cheese dressing is a salad worth actually remembering.
Healthy Freezer Kielbasa Soup
This healthy freezer meal is a veggie-loaded kielbasa soup that can be prepped three months ahead then cooked in the crockpot, instant pot, or on the stovetop.
Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup
This Instant Pot Tortilla Soup is THE BEST and can be made with fresh or rock-solid frozen chicken breasts for an easy flavor-packed dinner!
These cranberry & goat cheese lamb sliders can be made on the pan or grill. They are the perfect savory, tangy, and sweet combination.
Easy Crockpot Mexican Pork Carnitas
Pork butt or shoulder rubbed with a delicious homemade blend of spices, stuffed with garlic, and drizzled with lime juice, then slow-cooked until tender and juicy. Pork is pulled then broiled to crispy perfection for the perfect tacos, burritos, salad, nachos, or to eat straight off the pan!
Cranberry Meatballs
These cranberry meatballs are the perfect combination of savory and sweet, a healthy holiday appetizer or dinner that will feed and impress a crowd.
Spinach Mac and Cheese
This lightened-up spinach mac and cheese is creamy and delicious, high-protein, and packed with three kinds of cheese and tons of fresh spinach!
Leftover Turkey Low Carb Enchilada Casserole
This Leftover Turkey Low Carb Enchilada Casserole uses zucchini noodles instead of tortillas for a veggie-packed win, fewer carbs, and all the enchilada flavor!
Flourless Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Chocolate Peppermint Cookies have a rich dark chocolate flavor, paired with sweet peppermint in the perfect chewy & a slightly crunchy texture!
Healthy Homemade "Fig Newton" Cookies
You have to make these healthy homemade versions of fig newton cookies that sweet, soft, and chewy! No preservatives, refined flour or sugar!
Frosted Flourless Thumbprint Cookies
These gluten-free frosted flourless thumbprint cookies are only 140 calories per cookie and made with almond flour for a healthier treat!
Healthy Oatmeal Pecan Cookies
Healthy Oatmeal Pecan Cookies are a deliciously sweet way to start your day or a great anytime snack!
Grandma's No Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
These No Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Oatmeal cookies are the perfect peanut butter chocolate filled treat for any occasion!
Dark Chocolate Puppy Chow Pecans
Dark Chocolate Puppy Chow Pecans is a delicious vegan and paleo (aka gluten free and dairy free) version of traditional puppy chow. It makes the perfect gift in little jars or for you to hoard like we are doing, whatever you chose!
Baked Eggnog Donuts with Eggnog Glaze
These Baked Eggnog Donuts with a sweet eggnog glaze and Christmas sprinkles are the perfect pillowy sweet Christmas treat with less fat and calories!
Champagne Mini Donuts
Champagne Mini Donuts are the perfect boozy paleo-friendly treat for any celebration!
Healthy Cranberry Bliss Bars
Healthy Cranberry Bliss Bars are gluten-free shortbread cookie bars with tart dried cranberries & creamy white chocolate chips, topped with a layer of cool frosting.
Healthy Cranberry Orange Muffins
These healthy cranberry orange muffins are buttery, moist, sweet, filling, and bursting with cranberries in each bite.
About Kelli Shallal MPH RD
Kelli Shallal MPH RD is a Phoenix, Arizona based Registered Dietitian with a Masters in Public Health from Loma Linda University. She is a blogger behind the popular blog and nutrition practice Hungry Hobby. She is also the owner and creator of What to Eat? Meal Plans.
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hussain says
Thanks for sharing, they all look delicious
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