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The holiday season is upon us, and with it comes the delicious aroma of freshly baked Christmas treats wafting through our homes.
While it’s a time for celebration and indulgence, it doesn’t mean you have to abandon your commitment to a healthy lifestyle.
You can enjoy the festive season without derailing your fitness goals or feeling guilty about what you eat.
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This year, why not opt for healthier alternatives to traditional Christmas treats that not only taste amazing but also nourish your body?
Say goodbye to the sugar rush and hello to guilt-free indulgence!
81 Healthy Christmas Treats for a Sweet And Guilt-Free Holiday
We have some mouthwatering recipes that are low in sugar, loaded with nutritious ingredients, and sure to satisfy your holiday cravings.
4-Ingredient Banana Bread
This super yummy 4-ingredient banana bread is quick and easy to make and has a wonderful soft and fluffy texture.
2-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies
These super simple cookies are vegan and gluten-free and incredibly fast to make. They have a soft, chewy texture and great peanut butter flavor!
Gluten-Free Vegan Ginger Bread Cookies
Made with an almond flour base and sweetened with maple syrup, these perfectly spiced Gingerbread Cookies are a healthy twist on the classic holiday favorite!
Lofthouse Cookies (Soft Sugar Cookies)
Made with a secret ingredient, these Lofthouse cookies are extra fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth delicious, and topped with a sweet buttercream frosting for a truly decadent soft sugar cookie dessert.
Whip them up for birthdays, holiday parties, and more!
Buttery Jam Thumbprint Cookies
These Buttery Jam Thumbprint Cookies are lightly crisp and melt-in-your-mouth-delicious! They’re also super easy and need only a handful of ingredients. No eggs are needed.
Fresh Fruit Salsa
A bounty of fresh, ripe fruit combined into a beautiful, refreshingly sweet fruit salsa. This healthy snack will be devoured by the whole gang in one sitting.
Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
These Chewy Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies are packed with good old-fashioned oats and plenty of pumpkin.
Homemade Applesauce Recipe
Looking for a wholesome alternative to the typical sugary Christmas desserts?
This applesauce recipe not only captures the essence of the festive season but also offers a healthier, naturally sweetened treat to indulge in.
Vegan Doughnuts Made with Yeast
So many families have a tradition of Christmas doughnuts! Try this vegan recipe with results in the lightest, fluffiest doughnuts.
That will be perfect for so many special and allergy diets including egg-free, nut-free, dairy-free and vegan.
Healthy Nut-Free Cookies
These Healthy Cookies are a powerhouse of nutrition. Great choice for a healthier dessert!
sweet potato truffles
These No Sugar Sweet Potato Truffles are chewy and sweet, easy to make, and great as a dessert or healthy treat.
No-Bake Gingerbread Date Balls
Bursting with moist, sweet dates and warm gingerbread spices, these little treats are perfect for the holidays (and can even be made ahead and frozen!) … yet they’re totally guilt-free!
Mint Chocolate Fudge (Christmas Fudge)
Made without butter, sweetened condensed milk, or heaps of added sugar … but this Mint Chocolate Christmas Fudge is still wonderfully rich and decadent!
Healthy Nutella Pistachio Truffles
Sweetened only with dates, figs, and a bit of honey, these healthy truffles are soft and chewy, with deep cocoa making them taste like a decadent spoonful of Nutella.
No Bake Lemon Cheesecake Balls
These sugar-free no-bake Lime Cheesecake Balls are easy to make with only six ingredients. They’re smooth sweet and creamy with a fresh tangy lime flavor.
4-Ingredient Coconut Macaroons
A super easy, 4-ingredient dessert anyone can make. These Coconut Macaroons are gluten-free, dairy-free, and Paleo.
Healthy Brownies
These soft and chewy healthy brownies are the ultimate cure for a chocolate craving. They’re gluten-free, vegan, paleo, and packed with protein.
Healthy Peanut Butter Balls
These peanut butter balls really hit the spot. They’re dense, sweet and chocolatey with a hint of peanut butter, to please most tastes. If you like peanut butter cups, try these!
Whole-Wheat Christmas Cookies
These whole-wheat Christmas cookies are the perfect addition to your holiday cookie platters. They’re easy to make, and they taste great!
Easy Vegan Chocolate Pudding
This vegan chocolate pudding is rich and silky smooth, with a hint of peanut butter. It is incredibly easy to make in one saucepan, just mixing the pudding mix with oat milk!
Coconut Chocolate Slice
Satisfy your sweet tooth with this nourishing Coconut Chocolate Slice – A quick and easy treat combining the richness of cacao with the tropical taste of coconut in every bite.
Avocado Chocolate Cake
This fudgy avocado chocolate cake is naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free.
It is made using almond flour, cacao powder, and maple syrup.
4-Ingredient No Bake Energy Balls
Enjoy healthy treats like this one during the holiday season when you make a batch of these yummy balls. Everyone will love them!
Dark Chocolate Popcorn Balls
If you enjoy salted chocolate desserts, check out this 3 ingredient recipe for the most delicious chocolate cluster that happens to be made healthy. No one will know!
Vegan Cupcakes
These vegan cupcakes are the perfect little treat. Nobody can ever tell they are vegan.
They taste like classic cupcakes and are so soft and fluffy, you’ll want to eat them all day long!
Healthy Twix Cups
Twix Cups are a wholesome alternative to the traditional candy, combining a cookie base, creamy caramel filling, and chocolate topping to create a delectable treat that’s both nutritious and delicious.
Coconut Chocolate Slice
Satisfy your sweet tooth with this nourishing Coconut Chocolate Slice – A quick and easy treat combining the richness of cacao with the tropical taste of coconut in every bite.
Cookies with Bananas and Chocolate
Chocolatey, soft, and sweet – these Whole30 Cookies are super delicious.
A healthier version of your regular chocolate cookies and enjoy. They’re gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, Paleo and Whole30.
Almond Flour Banana Muffins
Dotted with chocolate and sweetened with juicy, ripe bananas, these Almond Flour Banana Muffins are going to be a perfect Christmas treat if you are trying to maintain a healthy diet.
5 Minute No Bake Keto Cookies
These Keto No Bake Cookies are super easy to make, perfect for a low-carb treat, and need just 6 wholesome ingredients.
Made with plenty of peanut butter, these gluten-free cookies require no baking or special skills.
Low-Carb Thumbprint Christmas Cookies
These keto thumbprint cookies are buttery and filled with sugar-free raspberry jam.
Enjoy almond flour cookies that are perfect for holidays or just any occasion.
Vegan Banana Bread
This simple vegan banana bread is the perfect healthy Christmas treat. It is super easy to make, and it tastes delicious.
Vegan Churros
This Vegan Churros Recipe comes together with 6 simple ingredients and can be made even by beginners!
The churros are crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and naturally egg-free and dairy-free. They make a great holiday treat that won’t tip over the scale.
Christmas Chocolate Covered strawberries
If you’re looking for a quick and easy Christmas snack that is a healthy alternative, these adorable chocolate-covered strawberries make a great healthy Christmas treat.
Chocolate peanut butter pudding
This Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding is thick, creamy, and secretly healthy! It’s naturally sweetened with dates, and requires just 6 ingredients to make!
Healthy Double chocolate chip cookies
These Double Chocolate Chip Cookies are fudgy, chewy, and so chocolaty!
They’re made healthier with whole wheat flour, and are lower in sugar, compared to regular cookies. Just 8 ingredients are needed!
Strawberry Santa Claus Hats
These no-bake 3 Ingredient Strawberry Santa Claus Hats are super quick and easy to throw together for brunch, Christmas morning, or a class party!
Keto Chocolate Truffles Recipes
The BEST keto truffles recipe – just 4 ingredients!
These healthy sugar-free truffles are so rich & chocolaty, you’d never guess they’re 0.9g net carbs each.
Sugar-free keto gingerbread cookies
The best keto gingerbread cookie recipe to make your holidays merry and bright.
These low-carb sugar-free gingerbread cookies have just 1.4 net carbs each!
Healthy Christmas Cookies
These healthy Christmas cookies with dried cranberries and dark chocolate are delicious.
But they are low in sugar and made with whole-grain oats.
Healthy Rocky Road bars
Why not treat yourself to some healthy Rocky Road this Christmas?
It’s low in sugar and packed with nutritious ingredients including popcorn, dried fruit, and nuts.
Date snickers
These date snickers are chewy little morsels that will satisfy any sweet tooth!
Naturally sweetened dates are filled with maple-flavored peanut butter, covered in rich chocolate, and sprinkled with salty peanuts. Yum!
Maple walnut-baked apples
When you want a sweet treat that’s easy to make and a little healthier, these Maple Walnut Baked Apples are delicious and fun to serve!
Vegan Gingerbread Cookies (with oat flour)
These gluten-free vegan gingerbread cookies are prepared with oat flour and healthier ingredients, making them suitable for everyone around the Christmas dinner table.
Sweet Spicy Christmas Nuts
Coated with a tongue-tingling blend of spices, these spiced mixed nuts will be the most requested holiday treat in our house and one that your friends and neighbors will look forward to every year.
Rudolph Celery Snacks
Rudolph Celery is the perfect holiday snack for kids!
Fast, easy, and festive, too! This simple veggie-based snack takes just minutes to make!
Paleo Twix Bars
Buttery almond flour shortbread, topped with caramel and chocolate makes up these Paleo Twix Bars!
These are always a hit and made with healthier ingredients and naturally sweetened with coconut sugar.
Glazed Paleo ‘sugar’ cookies
These soft sugar cookies are made without any refined sugar!
Enjoy the vanilla-scented glaze made from coconut butter and they’re gluten-free as well.
Sugar-Free Chocolate Cupcakes with Mint Buttercream
Minty, chocolatey, and sweet, these sugar-free chocolate cupcakes with mint buttercream are a fun indulgence for the holidays. Or anytime!
Chocolate peanut clusters
With just two ingredients and possibly the easiest cooking instructions ever, chocolate peanut clusters (or nut clusters) are a tasty treat.
Use sugar-free chocolate for an even lower-carb recipe!
Easy date protein balls
Easy Date Protein Balls are the perfect snack packed with protein and energy.
These are great for adults and kids, easy to make and you can also freeze them for later.
Dates, almonds, and coconut are rolled together to the perfect bite-sized treat!
Easy Skillet Apples
Easy Skillet Apples make a nice side dish or dessert paired with ice cream.
Your favorite fall apples are sautéed in butter and brown sugar and paired with warm spices to create the ultimate fall treat the whole family will love.
Pumpkin pie overnight oats
These Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats are made with hearty oats, chia seeds, and creamy pumpkin puree. They are a healthier alternative to a classic pumpkin pie.
Chocolate covered dates
These Chocolate-Covered Dates are stuffed with almond butter and make the best snack or healthy dessert.
Gluten-free, vegan, and refined sugar-free.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Scotcheroo Bars
An easy, no-bake dessert, these 4-ingredient Peanut Butter Chocolate Scotcheroo Bars without the corn syrup will be a huge hit.
Made with brown rice cereal, peanut butter, maple syrup, and dairy-free chocolate.
Watermelon Christmas trees
These watermelon Christmas trees are a healthy delicious treat that’s easy to prepare and look fabulous for parties or just a snack.
Keto Sugar-free Snowball Cookies
These Snowball Cookies are a delicious healthy remake of the traditional holiday cookie.
Made with just five ingredients, they bake up light and soft and melt in your mouth. They’re perfect for gifting and cookie exchanges!
matcha white chocolate bark
Chocolate Bark makes the perfect Holiday treat, but this White Chocolate Matcha Bark is truly something special.
It’s not only simply gorgeous, but it’s so healthy so you’ll also feel amazing gifting and eating it during the holidays.
Keto Almond Crescent Cookies
These Almond Crescent Cookies are a super tasty and healthy remake of the traditional holiday cookie. This “sure to please” recipe is perfect for Christmas.
Chewy gluten-free peanut butter cookies
These gluten-free peanut butter cookies are rich in peanut butter flavor and so simple to whip up a batch when you want a sweet treat.
dark chocolate date bark
This awesome dark chocolate bark is made with Medjool dates, making is gooey and chewy.
Healthy cinnamon rolls
Indulge in the best-ever ooey-gooey cinnamon roll recipe that will make your taste buds dance with delight!
healthy apple carrot muffins
Made with sweet and fresh apples, carrots, warm cinnamon, unsweetened applesauce, and coconut sugar, these muffins are bursting with flavor and packed with wholesome ingredients.
almond flour shortbread cookies
Easy almond flour shortbread cookies that are delightfully crispy and made with only 3 ingredients!
They are healthy, vegan, gluten-free, paleo, keto and can be made oil-free.
vegan ice cream sandwiches with vegan gingerbread cookie dough
Vegan ice cream sandwiches with no-bake gingerbread cookie dough!
These frozen treats are healthy, refined sugar-free, gluten-free, and don’t require an ice cream maker!
mango mochi
Bite into delicious mango mochi. An Asian dessert that’s chewy and soft on the outside, and fruity, and sweet on the inside.
sugar-free, eggless, and dairy-free carrot cake
This homemade carrot cake is a vegan and healthy treat, free of eggs and dairy.
Despite being sugar-free, it remains moist, sweet, and fluffy. The delicious icing is also made without cream cheese but with cashews instead.
Banana Nut
These banana nut muffins are super moist, and are better than boxed mix!
This one-bowl recipe is easy to make and will become one of your favorite muffin recipes, a great addition to your holiday treats.
Spicy Candied Pecans
If you’re going to snack on some pecans, they might as well be candied spiced pecans, right?
These stovetop candied pecans are quick and simple!
Double Chocolate Espresso banana muffins
Satisfy your sweet tooth and your chocolate cravings this holiday season with these bakery-style chocolate muffins.
These double chocolate banana muffins are light, fluffy, and super-rich. This recipe calls for cocoa powder, dark chocolate chunks, and ripe bananas.
Healthy Apple Crumble Recipe
This healthy apple crumble recipe is filled with sweet apples, and cherries and topped with a crunchy crumble topping.
It’s naturally sweetened and deliciously flavored with a hint of warm spices and herbs.
Pear Cobbler
This old-fashioned pear cobbler recipe is super simple to make and is one of my go-to desserts to make when I’m having people over.
Impress your guests with this fancy, secretly effortless recipe.
Low-carb no bake cheesecake cups
This no-bake cheesecake is healthy and sugar-free, yet every bite is scrumptious, and they are ready in 15 minutes.
Healthy Oatmeal raisin cookies
These healthier oatmeal raisin cookies are easily gluten-free, rolled in cinnamon sugar, and are absolutely delicious Christmas treats.
Vegan Eggnog Bread (with oat flour)
This gluten-free and egg-free vegan eggnog bread is a perfectly spiced Christmas quick bread.
Almond flour chocolate cake
This cake gives you that nice balance of fixing your chocolate cravings while staying within the realm of nutritional baking.
And it’s fancy enough for a dinner party or a special occasion.
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