22 Healthy Holiday Shareables
Charged with bringing an appetizer, a side dish, or a dessert to a festive function? Select one from this collection of recipes.
Appetizers
Prosciutto-Wrapped Asparagus
For a sweeter taste, try wrapping prosciutto around melon or even pear slices.
Holiday Spiced-Nut Mix
An easy, healthy, and delicious nut mix for your holiday parties.
Caramelized-Onion Dip
Instead of sour cream, this dip uses equal parts goat cheese and full-fat Greek yogurt.
Maple-Apple Meatballs
Full of seasonal flavors, these meatballs are great for meal prep and batch cooking.
Pear-Fig Bites
This easy-to-make appetizer turns in-season pears into a bite-size sharable perfect for holiday gatherings.
Marinated Olives
Mix and match to create your favorite flavor profiles. For Greek-inspired flavors, mix the olives and vinaigrette with feta cheese, red onion, fresh mint, and a little oregano.
Side Dishes
Roasted-Garlic Mashed Faux-tatoes
This dairy-free dish boasts big flavor thanks to the roasted garlic.
Sweet Potato Casserole With Pecan Granola
Our dairy-free sweet-potato casserole is topped with homemade granola.
Dairy-Free Green Bean Casserole
We sub in full-fat coconut milk for heavy cream in this mushroom-packed green bean casserole.
Walnut, Date, and Herb Salad With Chive Oil
If you’re an herb lover, try basil, chervil, dill, and tarragon in this salad.
Grain-Free Cauliflower Mac and Cheese
Use cassava noodles — or any gluten-free pasta — in this comforting hot dish.
Sweet Potato and Seared Brussels Sprout Salad
This make-ahead salad can be served at room temperature.
Cinnamon-Glazed Carrots
This quick side dish, flavored with maple syrup, cinnamon, and coconut oil, will appeal to even your most picky family members.
Gluten-Free Stuffing
Savor this hearty and aromatic stuffing that’s made gluten-free by the use of almond or oat flour and features savory Italian sausage, tart apples, celery, carrots, and onion, and a fragrant blend of rosemary, thyme, and sage.
Desserts
Coconut Cutout Cookies
Use coconut sugar and a whole egg for a softer cookie, or try granulated sugar and egg whites for a cookies that stays crisp longer.
Chocolate-Dipped Mandarins With Pistachios
This simple-yet-decadent dessert can be made ahead of time and has only three ingredients.
Orange Almond Cake
This almond-flour cake is topped with a delectable maple cream-cheese frosting.
Caramel Pecan Bars
Who needs pie when you have bars that taste just as satisfying?
Holidrizzled Popcorn
This popcorn looks like a winter wonderland, and is a great alternative to high-sugar kettle corn or the unhealthy oils found in microwave popcorn.
Nut Butter Buckeyes
This typical peanut-butter-and-chocolate dessert is made with your choice of nut butter along with natural sweeteners and a boost of protein.