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Celiac-Friendly Holidays: Vegan, Vegetarian & Gluten-Free Recipes
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items I’ve put together a list of my favorite vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free recipes that are perfect for the holiday season. Coming from Spain, some of these are traditional dishes from my home country, while others are international classics I love. ...
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Sweet Treats & Desserts
Vegan & Gluten-Free Catalan Canelones
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Perfect starter or side dish — just use gluten-free crackers to make it GF.
Best Herbed Vegan Cheese Ball
Yummy dinner rolls to serve with anything you like.
Gluten Free Vegan Dinner Rolls
In Spain, pâté is very popular, especially during the holidays. I loved it as a kid, so now I enjoy vegan or vegetarian versions paired with gluten-free crackers.
Easy Vegan Mushroom Pâté | Delicious Mushroom Spread Recipe
Easy side dishes, perfect for quick holiday preparations.
Easy Christmas Side Dishes | plant-based, vegan, gluten-free
In my family, we always start holiday meals with broths or veggie soups.
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup (Vegan + Paleo) - The Loopy Whisk
A delicious holiday dish—just be sure to use gluten-free puff pastry!
AMAZING Holiday Vegan Wellington with Butternut Squash (Gluten-free)
Nutritious and tasty, perfect as a starter or side dish paired with a spread like cheese/vegan cheese.
Hearty Lentil Mushroom Loaf With Walnuts – Nutriciously
We always have some kind of stuffed puff pastry at home during the holidays. These mushroom ones are amazing. Again, just be sure it’s gluten-free.
Vegan Wild Mushroom Feuilletées (Puff Pastry Hand Pies)
Delicious savory vegetable galette.
Savory Vegetable Galette (Vegan & Gluten-Free) – Nutriciously
A delicious ratatouille is perfect for the holiday season.
Easy Vegan Tian (Baked Ratatouille) – Nutriciously
This stuffing is fantastic as a main dish, packed with protein and veggies.
Moroccan Quinoa Stuffed Aubergine (Vegan) – Nutriciously
Sweet Treats & Desserts
In Spain, turrones are one of the most popular Christmas desserts. Turrón de Jijona is a classic — to make it vegan, simply swap honey for agave syrup.
Turrón de Jijona Recipe (Soft Spanish Almond Nougat)
Polvorones are another traditional Spanish Christmas treat. The original recipe uses wheat flour and lard, but they can also be made with olive oil. This gluten-free, pork-free version is just as delicious!
[ENG SUB] POLVORONES SIN GLUTEN de aceite ¡Mejores que comprados! (SIN HUEVO, SIN LACTOSA)
Another classic turrón is the chocolate and puffed rice one. Traditionally made with milk chocolate, it now comes in many varieties: dark chocolate, vegan milk chocolate, white chocolate… customize it to your liking!
[ENG SUB] TURRÓN DE CHOCOLATE crujiente con arroz inflado casero + CÓMO HACER ARROZ INFLADO | Tipo Suchard
These cookies are so cute and tasty!!
Melted Snowman Cookies (Vegan & Gluten-Free) - Boo Boo's Bakery
Gingerbread cookies — delicious and so festive!
Christmas Cookies 🍪 vegan & gluten-free - Iced Gingerbread
These cookies are pretty easy to make — just find gluten-free pretzels to complete the recipe.
Nutter Butter Reindeer Cookies - Boo Boo's Bakery
Delicious thumbprint cookies that aren’t just for Christmas; they’re perfect year-round!
Almond Flour Thumbprint Cookies (Vegan + Gluten Free!) | Christmas Cookie Recipe
A fantastic chocolate cake, perfect as a Christmas dinner dessert.
Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Orange Tart
Yule logs are also a Christmas classic in Spain. This gluten-free vegan version will surely be a showstopper at your holiday table.
Gluten-free Vegan Yule Log
Cute, easy, festive, and so delicious!
Christmas Tree Matcha Cookies
This recipe is so festive and tasty — just use gluten-free puff pastry to make it work.
Cherry Bakewell Reindeer Hand Pies
Easy Christmas treat recipe — for a festive twist, use silicone holiday-shaped molds.
Jellied Cranberry Sauce (Vegan, Gluten-free))
Vegan & Gluten-Free Catalan Canelones
In Spain, and especially in Catalonia, it’s traditional to eat cannelloni on St. Stephen’s Day (December 26). While there are many recipes in Spanish and Catalan, it’s rare to find gluten-free and vegan versions in English, so I’ve compiled some reci...
This recipe is vegan but not gluten-free — to make it GF, use gluten-free cannelloni sheets and gluten-free flour in the béchamel. Heura is a Spanish vegan meat brand, but you can use whatever plant-based meat you have, and Yosoy is a plant-based mil...
Vegan Cannelloni with Heura | YOSOY Recipes
Here’s a recipe for making gluten-free vegan béchamel.
Vegan Bechamel Sauce (White sauce) - Gluten-free
This recipe is with meat and gluten, but I’ve included it to show you how traditional cannelloni are made. It’s here for inspiration and to give you an idea of the original version.
Original Meat Catalan Canelones (Eng SUB)