Looking for some healthy Thanksgiving recipes to make your holidays a little easier on your body? I got you covered! Here are 20 tried and true seasonal recipes that taste amazing and that will leave you feeling great!
The holiday season is upon us. Halloween down. Thanksgiving on deck.
Now, of course, Thanksgiving is a holiday that is about so much more than just food. It’s about togetherness. Community. Gratitude. And a whole plethora of other warm fuzzy feels. All good stuff, too. However, since it was a holiday forged around a feast….food kind of steals the show on Thanksgiving Day.
And you know what? That’s cool. I love food. A lot. And I definitely think that day spent with people you love, celebrating that you are a lucky duck for all that you have deserves a feast. But a good feast. After all, a celebration should make you feel amazing…mind, body and soul…not leave you reaching for TUMS and stretchy pants by the end of the day.
For so many people, gluten and dairy are two food groups that just don’t fly with their digestive tract. However, they are also ingredients that are in so many celebratory foods that we enjoy at this time of year. Luckily, with a little creative cooking, the feast can go on sans gluten and dairy! Here are 20 amazing gluten and dairy-free recipes for your Thanksgiving table.
Fall Harvest Fruit Salad
Fruit salads are not just for hot summer days! Fall Harvest Fruit Salad is a heavenly spread of fall fruits that are all deliciously tied together with one secret ingredient. A super easy and healthy side to any meal!
Sweet Potato Peanut Butter Muffins
These Sweet Potato Peanut Butter Muffins are easy peasy to whip up and a delicious way to get vitamin-rich sweet potato into your family’s bellies. Paired with delicious peanut butter and made with just 8 real food ingredients, these muffins make the perfect addition to any gathering!
Pumpkin Pie Chia Pudding
Simple, delicious, and perfect for Thanksgiving breakfast or as a healthier dessert option, this chia pudding is bursting with fall flavorand is super easy to make!
Instant Pot Garlic Cauliflower Potato Mash
This Instant Pot Garlic Cauliflower Potato Mash is a dreamy and creamy veggie-loaded side that is perfect for any dinner! Quick to make in your Instant Pot and full of amazing flavors, this gem of a healthy recipe is Paleo, Whole30, gluten free and dairy-free too!
Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes
Is the oven occupied with the turkey and other Thanksgiving goods? Or maybe you need a really low maintenance recipe to be in charge of!No worries! You can bake those sweet potatoes to perfection in the ease of your slow cooker…and real food life just got a little easer.
If you are an Instant Pot lover, you can make sweet potatoes easy peasy in that too!
6 ways to cook a butternut squash
Not surehow to cook butternut squash? Itis easy and there are lots of different ways to prepare one! A wonderful thing to add to any fall meal, butternut squash is autumn must-make and can add a healthy dose of vitamins to any dish!
Pumpkin Soufflé
This Pumpkin Souffle is super easy to make, full of warm fall flavors and so delicious! Paleo, gluten free, dairy-free and naturally sweetened and basically tastes like a crustless pumpkin pie!
Pumpkin Almond Butter Cookies
Possibly the easiest cookies you can whip up when a craving hits, Pumpkin Almond Butter Cookies are going to be your new fall jam! Made from 8 squeaky clean ingredients and whipped up in one bowl, these delicious beauties are totally Paleo, dairy-free, gluten free and naturally sweetened.
Peanut Butter Pumpkin Bread
This deliciouspeanut butter pumpkin breadis full of amazing fall flavors and is made with oodles of healthy ingredients. Make it with or without chocolate chips to fit your personal taste! Gluten free + dairy-free
Slow Cooker /Instant Pot Butternut Squash + Apple Soup
Easy, delicious and full of flavor! This is the perfect side to bring to your Thanksgiving feast!
Apple Cinnamon Almond Butter Muffins
One bowl and 7 squeaky clean ingredients is all that stands between you and these easy peasy Apple Cinnamon Almond Butter Muffins. Sweetened by nature and serving up some serious healthy fat and protein, these muffins are the perfect thing to start the day off right or to keep on hand for a healthy snack!
Easy Veggie-Loaded Applesauce
An easy side or kid-friendly treat that is both delicious and that serves up oodles of veggies!
One-Bowl Sweet Potato Brownies
These brownies are not only rocking delicious sweet potatoes, but they are easy to make and totally grain-free!
Butternut Squash Fries
Say what? Fries for Thanksgiving? Why not?! These healthy fries can be made sweet or savory, so you pick what will dazzle your Thanksgiving crowd more!
Healthy Carrot Pumpkin Muffins
Make these for Thanksgiving breakfast or top them with homemade whipped creams for a healthy dessert!
Turmeric Roasted Carrots
Warm, flavorful and veggie-loaded….these carrots are the perfect healthy Thanksgiving recipes to bring to dinner!
Savory Pumpkin Soup
Savory Pumpkin Soup celebrates the lovely, seasonal flavor of pumpkin without chaining you to the stove when you’d much rather be jumping in leaf piles.
Broccoli Tots
These gluten free Broccoli Tots are easy, delicious, and a veggie-loaded version of the classic tot so many of us grew up on. The combo of broccoli with cheese is the perfect flavor combination. You and your family are going to love these and this one of my favorite healthy Thanksgiving recipes
Corn and Black Bean Salad
Corn and Black Bean Saladis the perfect, easy salad to serve at as a side to any meal that is delicious cold. Naturallydairy-free, gluten free vegetarian and vegan, this easy salad is bursting with flavor and is quick to whip up in one bowl!
Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice
This Copycat Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice is not only super easy to make, but full of warm fall flavors that will have you feeling like you are part of Hogwarts! Naturally sweetened with apple juice and no added sugar, it is the perfect refreshment to make for any HP fan!
