Christmas Treats
We all eagerly wait for Christmas every year, and this year too, we are excited. During Christmas, we make a lot of plans and one of the plans is to eat delicious Christmas food. We have become health-conscious which is a very good thing, and now even the kids and teenagers know what to eat and what to avoid, so it is very important to add healthy Christmas treats to our Christmas menu.
Of course, keeping ourselves fit and eating healthy is a priority but at the same time, we want the food to be tasty as well. For a big occasion like Christmas, we tend to indulge in eating calorie-rich food because we want to make ourselves happy but eating delicious yet healthy food is a win-win situation.
We have lots of options for Christmas treats be it Hershey’s Kisses, Candy canes, reindeer corn, truffles, no-bake peanut butter balls, gingerbread, traditional cookies, and so on.
I have covered the most popular yet delicious healthy Christmas treats for you.
These healthy snacks and treats are not only yummy but are nutrients rich with fewer calories, high protein, and very healthy.
The treats and healthy desserts are made especially keeping kids in mind so that they can have healthy food and want more of it.
Let’s look at the
Christmas Snacks
1. Pretzel Bark With Peppermint
For me, presentation matters a lot, and the Pretzel bark with peppermint treat is not only healthy but looks and tastes amazingly good. It hardly takes 20 minutes to prepare.
With ingredients like pretzels, white chocolate, and peppermint candies, this easy holiday recipe is one of the most delicious treats on your Christmas food menu. I am sure the kids and adults will love it.
2. Coconut Bliss Balls
This will not make you feel guilty at all. It only takes 10 minutes to prepare. The combination of dark chocolate, maple syrup, and vanilla extract will surely earn you praises from all quarters.
This is a perfect Christmas recipe that is very tasty.
3. Gluten Free Matcha Chocolate Swiss Roll Cake
The berries and mint add so much to the entire presentation. Though it takes around two hours to prepare the result is worth the wait. With ingredients like vanilla extract, semi-sweet chocolate chips, eggs, and twelve more ingredients it definitely will attract a lot of attention.
It is both healthy and delicious. This soft and fluffy dessert will hit the bullseye for sure.
4. No Bake Chocolate Salami Recipe
The hero of the recipe is that you do not have to bake it at all. In only 15 minutes you will be ready with a no-bake Chocolate Salami treat. I have a special place in my heart for chocolate salami so whenever I get an excuse to make it, I am ready with it.
For a big occasion like Christmas, it is a must recipe for my Christmas menu.
With ingredients like bittersweet chocolate, pine nuts, hazelnuts you can make this delicious snack.
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5. Dark Chocolate Coconut Truffles
I simply love dark chocolate and if I get a combination of chocolate and coconut there is nothing better than that. The good thing about truffles is that don’t take much time to prepare.
Another good thing is it can last for a week and you can have it later too. In around half an hour with the combination of sweetened condensed milk, coconut flakes, and vanilla extract you can make this lovely-looking dessert.
6. Salted Dark Chocolate Pomegranate Tart
One of the most popular recipes at Christmas is Salted Dark Chocolate Pomegranate tart. Everyone loves it. Though I have made it before in holidays people especially call to make this recipe for them. They say it is a must-eat Christmas recipe. I always love my guest so I happily oblige with their requests.
Deep down I feel very proud of myself because my recipe is so much in demand. It takes around 45 minutes to prepare it. With vanilla, Oreos, pomegranate seeds, you can make this delicious treat.
7. Butterfinger Fudge
I always crave fudge and I get very excited if it is Butterfinger fudge. Though I like chocolate fudge too I have a soft corner for Butterfinger fudge. I love Nestle semi-sweet chocolate chips. I remember as a kid I used to always buy it from my nearby store. The taste is just awesome.
Now, let’s focus on the recipe. Along with Nestle semi-sweet morsels you need marshmallows, vanilla extract. With little time and effort, you can make one of the most delicious and healthy Christmas treats recipes.
8. Healthy No Bake Cookie
As the name suggests it is a no-bake cookie so that’s a big plus. It takes only 15 minutes the prepare the recipe. This delicious recipe with maple syrup, unsweetened vanilla almond milk makes it such a yummy recipe.
I really love it when there is minimum effort and the maximum outcome so in just 15 minutes you can also make such a delicious cookie.
9. Pistachio And Pomegranate Frozen Yoghurt Bark
I just love frozen yogurt. As the name suggests you need Pistachio, pomegranate, and of course frozen yogurt. It is one of the most healthy Christmas treats. It tastes amazingly well. I always keep it on my holiday dessert menu. Kids just adore this recipe. I really feel happy when I see a sense of satisfaction on a kid’s face.
They just express what they feel and I make sure I never disappoint them with this recipe.
10. Vegan Chocolate Sea Salt Pretzel Bark
It is one of the best healthy Christmas treats. The dessert is gluten-free and vegan.
It only takes 10 minutes to make.
The ingredients include dark chocolate chips, gluten-free pretzels, vanilla extract, and coconut oil.
11. Samoa Rice Krispies
It is a fabulous Christmas treat.
It needs 20 minutes of prep time.
The ingredients include sweetened shredded coconut, mini marshmallows, melted semi sweet chocolate, rice Krispie cereal and butter.
12. Christmas Crack
The recipe requires 15 minutes of prep time.
The ingredients include saltline crackers, brown sugar, chopped chocolate, pretzels and butter.
13. Christmas Goey Butter Cookies
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include sugar, sprinkles, unsalted butter, egg and cake mix.
Best Christmas Crack
Preheat the oven to 325°F.
The ingredients include saltline cracker, butter, M&M’s, semi sweet chocolate chips and brown sugar.
Christmas Short Bread Cookie Bites
These buttery cookie bites are a treat. The tools required are hand mixer, measuring cups & spoons, rolling pin, knife, 9×13 baking pan, and parchment paper.
Preheat the oven to 325°F. The ingredients include unsalted butter, pure vanilla extract, powdered sugar, almond extract and all purpose flour.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature and it will be good for a week. These freezes well for 2 months.
Cranberry Bars
You don’t have to wait till Christmas to make this. I make this every 2-3 months. The sweet and tart flavor makes it a winner.
It is perfect for potlucks and picnics too. It requires 25 minutes of prep time and an hour of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include butter, flour, vanilla extract, cranberries and sugar. It is one of the most versatile recipes, you can add white chocolate and many other ingredients to change the flavor.
You can keep these in a sealed container and it will be good for a week. It freezes well for 3 months.
No Bake Cheesecake Jars
These are no-bake desserts. You need a mixer. It is perfect for any kind of celebration. For best results, use full fat brick cream cheese.
You can make it within half an hour. The ingredients include pure vanilla extract, full fat brick cream cheese, sour cream, and graham cracker crumbs.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for up to 4 days.
Christmas Pretzel Rods
This not only looks impressive but tastes awesome too. It requires 15 minutes of prep time and 10 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include candy coating, pretzel rods, Confetti Holly mixes, crushed peppermints, and nonpareils.
Keep these in a sealed container at room temperature. It is a perfect gift idea for Christmas.
Snowball Cookies
Though these are called snowball cookies, I don’t wait for winter or Christmas to make them. I can’t wait that long to enjoy the dessert I crave; in fact, I make it once a month.
Some call these Mexican wedding cookies or butterballs. It requires 25 minutes of cook time. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
The ingredients include flour, almonds, powdered sugar, and butter. If you are allergic to nuts, omit them.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature, and they will be good for up to 5 days.
Salted Caramel Pretzel Bark
It’s always good to have a variety of desserts that look and taste different. The sweet and salty flavor makes it one of my favorites.
You need a baking sheet and parchment paper. It hardly takes 10 minutes.
The ingredients include semi-sweet chocolate chips, pretzels, heavy cream, Kraft caramel, and sea salt.
Keep these in an airtight container at room temperature, and they will be good up to 2 weeks. These will remain good for a few more days once kept in the refrigerator. It freezes well for 3 months.
Best Christmas Crack
Once you make this, you will make it again and again, that’s for sure. The supplies needed are a spatula, a cooking rack, silicone hot pads, 9×13 pan.
The recipe needs 15 minutes of prep time and 10 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
The ingredients include saltine crackers, dark brown sugar, butter, and chocolate chips.
Frosted Christmas Brownies
These are one of the most impressive cookies. Not only are these impressive, but they are also a crowd pleaser and taste fabulous. You need a 9-inch spring form pan.
The ingredients include brownie mix, edible gel food coloring, white frosting, icing bags and edible gold stars.
I made it for the first time 3 years back and got an overwhelming response, and since then, it has always been on my Christmas dessert menu.
Chewy Maple Cinnamon Cookies
These are one of the most comforting cookies. These cookies are chewy and taste awesome. You need a baking sheet and a kitchen scale.
It requires 15 minutes of prep time, 25 minutes of cooking time, and 30 minutes of chilling time.
The ingredients include maple cinnamon cookies, white chocolate melting wafers, and holly berry sprinkles.
Hot Cocoa Cookies
I am a big fan of chocolate cookies, and when I was served these cookies on a tea party I was blow away. It’s incredible.
The equipment needed are wire cooling racks, silicone baking mat, cooking spatula and scoops.
The recipe requires 12 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include butter, sugar, vanilla, eggs, all-purpose flour and chocolate chips. I make these quite often as these are perfect for cookie exchanges.
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Cookies
It is one of the most loved cookies online. The cookies are chewy and taste awesome. You need a baking sheet, parchment paper, wired rack and hand mixer.
Preheat the oven to 375°F. The recipe requires 15 minutes of prep time and 10 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include cream cheese, all-purpose flour, vanilla bean paste, baking powder and egg.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for 2 days. It freezes well for 3 months.
Saltine Cracker Candy
It is one of the most loved Christmas treats. The best thing is it’s pretty easy to make. It is also called Christmas crack.
You need a 9×13 rimmed baking sheet, knife, spatula, parchment paper and saucepan. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
It requires 10 minutes of prep time and 4 hours of cooking time. You can experiment with varieties of cracker bases, pretzels, Graham crackers to name a few. For chocolate dark or white any will work.
The ingredients include butter, saltine crackers, chocolate chips and brown sugar. Top it up with pecans, toffee bits or crushed candy canes.
You can keep it in an airtight container at room temperature or in the fridge for up a week. I tfreezes well for up to 4 months. It is best served with hot chocolate.