Recipes for Christmas Brunch and Christmas Dinner

Sharing some concepts for Christmas brunch and dinner recipes.

This yr is flying again at warp pace, and I’m attempting to do every little thing in my energy to keep away from the last-minute scramble. I began Christmas buying early – I really feel prefer it’s much less of a success on the funds once you area issues out, too! – and am attempting to plan and prep as a lot as I can. Final yr, I had prepped a ton for Christmas dinner and it felt like large deal with. I feel as mothers, we’ve a number of the to-dos on our shoulders, and the vacation season isn’t as enjoyable in the event you spend it pressured and overwhelmed.

Christmas Brunch and Dinner Recipes

Since I used to be brainstorming concepts for Christmas brunch and dinner (each are at our home), I believed I’d share some pattern recipes in the event you’re trying to prep upfront, too! Value mentioning right here that I get the entire meat for our vacation feasts from Butcher Box. They’ve beef tenderloin, turkeys, salmon, and it’s all nice high quality.

What I’m Cooking for Christmas

Smoked turkey on the Traeger

Cranberry sauce

Beef tenderloin with horseradish sauce

Artichoke dip and crackers

An enormous cheese board (I take meals styling severe in terms of a cheese board!)

Mashed candy potatoes

Autumn salad with apples, feta, spiced walnuts and balsamic dressing

Selfmade sourdough (made forward and frozen)

Christmas cookies (I begin baking early and simply freeze every little thing! We normally do these thumbprint cookies, Mexican wedding cookies, peppermint bark, peanut butter blossoms, and sugar cookies)

Mulled wine (THE BEST)

and the Pilot’s well-known egg nog.

I’m going to make a lot of the meal upfront, let the Traeger work its magic on the turkey, and simply take pleasure in snacking and spending time with our buddies all through the day.

More of our go-to holiday recipes are here!

Vacation Recipe Concepts

Breakfast

Nana’s famous egg dish

This has considered one of my favourite vacation brunch dishes for SO lengthy. It’s excellent to serve for any vacation, however I like making it on Christmas day for a enjoyable deal with. Add some recent pico de Gallo salsa and also you gained’t ever eat it in a different way.

Nana’s creme brûlée French toast

After Nana’s well-known egg dish recipe, you’ll discover her adored creme brûlée French toast recipe. It’s the right for deal with after the breakfast casserole. The highest is completely crispy and creamy, and the underside a crispy, caramelized portion. Chef’s kiss!

The most perfect cinnamon rolls

Whereas this recipe is an in a single day one, it’s so, SO well worth the wait. These cinnamon rolls are comfortable, fluffy, have lavish cream cheese icing—they’re actually delectable. Plus, they’re the right breakfast deal with to have on Christmas morning as you’re enjoyable, watching everybody opening their presents.

Sweet potato hash

This candy potato hash is simple to make and even simpler to take pleasure in. There are a pair alternative ways to serve this meal in your vacation morning. You may take pleasure in it alone, or, prime it with an natural over-easy egg with some salsa! Tremendous yummy.

Sweet potato, goat cheese and turkey bacon egg bake

In the event you’re new right here, I love egg dishes. They freeze properly, they’re versatile, and so they’re actually simply my favourite meals! This more healthy Christmas breakfast thought is filling, and it’s good for you! It’s an effective way to essentially amp up the protein in a tasty approach.

Turkey bacon, kale, and cheese egg muffins

In the event you’re having a much bigger unfold, and even in the event you simply need one thing fast and simple, these egg muffins are a crowd pleaser. Plus, one thing about them being a muffin versus being a sq. reduce out of a dish simply makes them “cuter”. Be happy so as to add and take away veggies or meats as you want!

Mediterranean egg bites

These egg bites are simply one other welcome addition to your Christmas brunch concepts. They’re just like the egg muffins, however it’s one other nice option to current on vacation mornings. It’s a pleasant method to have a savory and protein-packed breakfast, with rather less meal prep.

Apple pie walnut baked oatmeal

This breakfast thought might appear like a dessert from how candy and flavorful it’s, however it’s really completely applicable to function a breakfast. The baked oatmeal facet takes it from a candy dessert deal with, to a customizable Christmas brunch recipe.

Lunch/dinner

Mexican fashion! We normally have enchiladas, rice and beans at my dad’s home.

There’s nothing improper with sticking to what you already know. Enchiladas, rice, and beans, are a consolation meals for me—which makes it excellent to incorporate within the listing! The vacations are all about good meals and good reminiscences.

In the event you like Mexican fashion, strive these chicken tacos with homemade tortillas!

In the event you’re choosy about your tortillas like I’m (#noshame), then making your individual is tremendous straightforward and total completely value it. These rooster tacos with the do-it-yourself tortillas are a terrific staple dish for a Christmas Eve dinner, or a Christmas Day snack.

Rosemary salmon with cranberry sauce (excellent to modify it up from turkey!)

In the event you’re not an enormous fan of turkey, you possibly can nonetheless have a good time the vacation with rosemary salmon and cranberry sauce. It lets you stick a more healthy meals routine through the holidays, with out feeling such as you’re lacking out on any of the savory dishes.

Gluten-free stuffing

You don’t need to miss out on having fun with stuffing through the holidays in the event you’re gluten-free, you simply want an inclusive choice! This recipe is scrumptious, and it doesn’t skip out on any of the flavour that you simply may expertise with different gluten-free options.

Green bean casserole

A inexperienced bean casserole that’s dairy-free, vegan, gluten-free, and has a creamy mushroom cashew sauce topped with crispy baked onions? Signal me up. This recipe is so good, I generally sneak it out of my Christmas brunch recipes itinerary simply to make on a daily evening!

Instant pot Mac and cheese

Generally, you simply want to drag out the moment pot—much more so on the vacations. This Mac and cheese is creamy, tacky, and more healthy than your typical Mac and cheese recipe. It’s a staple merchandise in terms of vacation meals.

Savory chicken sausage butternut squash bowls

That is one other recipe that’s adequate to be a justified Christmas meal, however it leans extra on the aspect of being protein-packed and more healthy as compared. To not point out, who wouldn’t moderately eat their dinner out of a butternut squash bowl?

Desserts

Raw chocolate tart

This uncooked chocolate tart is so good, you’ll end up with finger marks in your cup once you’re executed… (not talking from private expertise 😉). It’s only a easy mixture of uncooked elements which might be able to eat after an hour within the freezer!

Coconut oil peppermint bark

‘Tis the season for peppermint bark, however particularly, this peppermint bark made with coconut oil. As pleasing as it’s, I feel my favourite a part of this dessert is that it takes no time to make. It’s a terrific, Christmas-themed deal with.

Healthy pumpkin pie

This yr, you possibly can take pleasure in a basic pumpkin pie, with out dairy or refined sugar. This different makes use of maple syrup and coconut sugar to naturally sweeten the dessert. One thing about understanding that you simply’re consuming more healthy elements could make a dessert so significantly better.

Pumpkin pie brownies (omg I must make these once more)

In the event you’re new right here, take warning when making these, since you gained’t be capable of cease. That is considered one of my favourite desserts—not solely is it completely scrumptious, it additionally makes use of wholesome fat, protein, skips out on the refined sugar, and leaves the dairy and grains behind.

Double chocolate Paleo gooey cake

That is the gooiest, most wonderful, most chocolatey cake I’ve ever had. It additionally simply so occurs to be grain-free and egg-free. The feel isn’t essentially cake-like, however it tastes all the identical. Plus, if it’s simply mainly nuts and chocolate, it’s technically simply path combine, proper?

Crunchy almond butter truffles

These delectable little desserts pack a punch when it comes to taste. They’re virtually every little thing that’s good and candy on this planet, all whereas remaining freed from added sugars and freed from gluten. What extra may we ask for?

Are you cooking this week? What’s on the menu? What’s your all-time favourite vacation dessert?

My nana makes a bomb chocolate pie, and I additionally love these cookie bars that madre makes called Grammies. I at all times say I’m going to simply have one or two every day after which I’ve 18239.

It’s additionally value mentioning that I FINALLY swapped our bakeware to a unhazardous choice and am so blissful I did it in time for the entire vacation baking. Check it out here. For loads of extra recipes for any and each event, check out my recipe list.

Have a terrific morning and I’ll see ya later at present!

xoxo

Gina