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Gluten Free/Dairy Free Holiday Menu
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items The holidays can be a difficult time when you have to restrict your diet. Over the years, I've found some really great recipes, so I don't have to feel left out of the food joy. There's a lot of overlap between Thanksgiving and Christmas for our families, so these recipes have been thoroughly tested.
Sections
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Appetizers
Sides
Gravy/Sauce
Desserts
Appetizers
Our family likes to snack on this during the holidays. I can't find GF bagel chips anymore, so we obviously just leave those out.
Sub the butter for DF substitute or coconut oil if needed.
Sub the butter for DF substitute or coconut oil if needed.
Homemade Chex Mix Recipe (Gluten Free)
Literally EVERYONE loves these. Just make sure your meatballs are Gluten free!
Crockpot Meatballs with Grape Jelly Sauce
Easy and delicious!
Bacon Wrapped Dates Recipe
Everyone loves these! I go a bit light on the spinach. Sub DF butter. Violife has a fantastic substitute for parmesan. My favorite stuffing mix is Aleia's.
Spinach Balls
Sides
We love this mix! I do jazz it up a bit with the recipe you'll find on this list.
Aleia'S - Gluten Free Stuffing Mix
Just substitute with your butter of choice to make this DF. My family gobbles this up!!
Easy Sausage & Herb Stuffing Recipe
Just sub for your favorite DF butter! Everyone always asks me for this recipe. You can also prep it a day or two ahead and just cook it the day of.
Roasted Carrot Recipe
These are a real treat! Sub out butter for DF butter if needed. These are best cooked fresh.
Cider-and-Bourbon-Glazed Shallots
You can still have some old favorites with some adjustments!
Healthy Green Bean Casserole (gluten-free, dairy-free)
You can just leave the goat cheese on the side for those who can have it. We love this salad! So festive!
Christmas Salad with Citrus-Champagne Vinaigrette
I LOVE this recipe! If you need to, sub the butter for DF.
Herb Buttered Corn and Green Beans
Honestly, if you're short on time, skip the breadcrumbs and just use chopped almonds instead. I prefer it with 2 cloves of garlic. And the method they describe for mashing the garlic never works for me. Instead, I grate it on a parmesan grater. And violife has a fantastic parmesan replacement! Massage the salad with your hands to soften the kale. I also love adding either cranberries or grapes.
The Kale Salad That Started It All
I know this seems overly simple, but something magical happens in the oven! And I know you can buy pre-cut squash, but I do not recommend it. I've had it both ways and you can really tell the difference - the pre-cut is watery.
Simple Roasted Butternut Squash
Sub for dairy-free butter if needed. SO good!
Melting Potatoes
Gravy/Sauce
I mean, sure, I guess you could use canned, but…why? This takes NO time and can be done several days ahead!
The BEST Cranberry Sauce | Ready in 15 Minutes!
Anything that CAN be made ahead, I definitely make ahead. This freezes really well and is one less thing to do on the day of.
I followed advice from reviewers and saved the fat (plus some butter - you can use DF) to use to make a roux. The two cups of chicken broth at the end I used was homemade. I did find it needed more water than they said.
I followed advice from reviewers and saved the fat (plus some butter - you can use DF) to use to make a roux. The two cups of chicken broth at the end I used was homemade. I did find it needed more water than they said.
Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy
Desserts
I used coconut sugar and instead of a full can of coconut milk, I used just the cream from one can and for the remainder I used oat milk. Everyone loved it!
Mom's Famous Dairy-Free Pumpkin Pie (DF, V)