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Home » Seasonal » 21 Real Food Christmas Recipes

21 Real Food Christmas Recipes

Victoria Pruett Author: Victoria Pruett   Published: August 7, 2019

These easy recipes for Christmas Dinner, Christmas Desserts, and Christmas Sides will streamline your cooking and baking process this year! Many recipes feature einkorn and are all made with real ingredients.

All of these recipes are tried and true favorites for Christmas dessert, Christmas candy, Christmas ham, and more! Get these delicious Christmas recipes and start planning Christmas dinner today!

Many Christmas Recipes on Table

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Homemade Christmas Recipes

If you have my From Scratch Holiday Cookbook, you know that I love making my generations-old family recipes during the holidays. And while there are many recipes exclusive to the cookbook, I wanted to share a few of my favorite Christmas recipes from the site.

Looking over this list, it’s funny to think that I make each and every one of these recipes each year (plus, quite a few others)!

With a family as large as mine, each person has their own favorite Christmas recipes. Not being one to disappoint, that means I make them all!

I hope your family enjoys these Christmas recipes as much as we do!

Homemade Rolls Recipes for Christmas Dinner

Whether you dunk them, soak them, or fill them – rolls are a vital part of Christmas dinner. Find your perfect roll recipe below!

Each roll recipe can be made with einkorn or any wheat flour.

Homemade dinner rolls cut open with a pat of butter in the middle

Dinner Rolls

Honey Wheat Sourdough Rolls

The Perfect Yeast Roll

Best Side Dish Recipes for Christmas Dinner:

Having a wide variety of side dishes at Christmas meals is common, but these Christmas recipes are anything BUT common!

Create the best buffet offerings with these delicious side dish recipes!

Homemade fried onions on wooden counter in mason jar

Deviled Eggs

Mashed Potatoes

Onion Toppers

Marshmallows

Cranberry Sauce

Christmas Dinner Recipes:

Want to make a Christmas ham this year? I’ve got you covered! And if you forgot to thaw the turkey, don’t worry! My recipe for cooking a frozen turkey will save the day!

how to cook a frozen turkey

How to Cook a Frozen Turkey

Homemade Brown Sugar Honey Baked Ham

Christmas Dessert Recipes:

No matter how much you eat at Christmas dinner, there is always room for Christmas dessert! These recipes are a great place to start for your Christmas dessert table!

gingerbread christmas cookies recipe

Gingersnaps

Perfect Gingerbread Cut-Out Cookies

Diary-Free Chocolate Silk Pie

Mint Milanos

Peppermint Bark

Great-Grandma’s Perfect Pie Crust

Homemade Christmas Candy Recipes:

We like to use these Christmas candy recipes to make candy for our stockings! That way we can control the ingredients in all our Christmas treats.

And all the chocolate is sweetened with honey (or maple syrup) so it’s perfect for paleo Christmas candy!

Homemade gold chocolate coins, organic no sugar

Chocolate Coins

Homemade Chocolate Kisses

Buttery Caramels

Chocolate Frogs (with box printable)

Cinnamon Roasted Almonds

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Christmas dinner Christmas candy Christmas Dessert recipes on Christmas dinner table

Want Even More Christmas?

Check out more of our Christmas content below or browse all of our Christmas posts here!

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finished gingerbread cookie mix in a bag gift

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DIY Farmhouse Upcycled Christmas Ornaments

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Filed Under: All Posts, Featured Recipes, From Scratch, Seasonal Tagged With: Christmas, Clean Eating, Cooking, Dinner, From scratch, Holiday Recipes, Thanksgiving

About Victoria Pruett

Victoria Pruett is a homesteader and from-scratch chef, sharing life-tested homesteading wisdom. Her recipes, (built around einkorn flour, simple Southern cooking, and scratch ingredients), along with her gardening, canning, and frugal-living advice, have empowered millions of readers to grow food and cook from the ground up. Victoria's work has been featured in Homestead Living magazine, Mother Earth News, The School of Traditional Skills, and many other online resources. Read More ->

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Victoria Pruett

Victoria Pruett is a homesteader, from-scratch cook, and author of Creating A Modern Homestead. Her recipes, (built around einkorn flour, simple Southern cooking, and scratch ingredients), along with her gardening, canning, and frugal-living advice, have empowered millions of readers to grow food and cook from the ground up.

Victoria’s work has been featured in Homestead Living magazine, Mother Earth News, The School of Traditional Skills, and many online resources.

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