Christmas Day: Give Your Treats A Healthy Twist

Holidays are always a good time to enjoy your favourite delicacies. But the treats that you relish don’t have to be processed and loaded with sugar. Healthy Christmas treats are prepared using late-season fruits, homemade preserves, and healthy baking ingredients. The best part? There are no compromises made on the taste. Just Christmas things! Sugar is not your enemy even during the holidays. It’s part of a healthy diet, after all. But it can be hard to figure out how much sugar store-bought Christmas sweets may have. In addition, some of the most popular desserts in the store may be too high in saturated fats, which you’ll need to be watchful of. So, make your Christmas Day special by increasing the health quotient without compromising on delectability!

Healthy Treats for Christmas Day

One thing about Christmas treats is clear – no compromise on the taste. Here’s a list of some of the healthiest and most lip-smacking delicacies you can prepare at home and celebrate your Christmas day 2022 with:

1. Nutella Strawberry S’mores

When you make s’mores with chocolate-hazelnut spread instead of a chocolate bar, they are even better. Add fresh strawberries and thin lemon cookies to give a fun, healthy twist to this recipe.

2. Sugar-Free Keto Cheesecake

You don’t have to forgo dessert just because you’re on a keto diet! On the contrary, we don’t think people would go on a diet if it meant they couldn’t have dessert. There are a plethora of excellent keto treats to choose from. Because we usually use cream cheese in our fat bombs, making a classic keto cheesecake recipe makes sense. 

This cheesecake makes for one of the best Christmas desserts, as it is rich, creamy, and tangy – just like the usual ones (that you may miss from time to time). You can easily enjoy the classic cheesecake recipe with just a few simple swaps – keto-friendly sweetener instead of sugar and almond and coconut flour in the crust. 

3. Gluten-Free Pudding

If you are a fitness enthusiast, we know Christmas pudding isn’t something you prepare every year but we’re here to encourage you to start! This one is gluten-free, so you can take a break from the heavier (but wonderful) treats the right way. It has got all the healthy ingredients, making your Christmas 2022 all the more amazing.

4. Keto Truffles

If you find yourself looking for the sugary treats after Christmas dinner, reach for this dessert instead. Keto truffles are the most delicious and easiest low-carb dessert to make. All it takes is a few keto-friendly ingredients – cocoa, avocado, dark chocolate chips, vanilla extract, and kosher salt to make it rich and delectable. 

5. Dark Chocolate Energy Bites

These dark chocolate trail mix energy bites look delicious, elegant, and are easy to make. It takes only a couple of steps to make this perfect dessert and it can work well for you as a pre-post workout snack, on-the-go munchies, or something you can enjoy on Christmas Day. It is loaded with antioxidants and keeps your appetite under control. These energy bites can be a great addition to your Christmas celebration.

6. No-Bake Cranberry Cookies

How about having a batch of delicious, healthy, grain-free, gluten-free, vegan, dairy-free, high-protein, and high-fibre cookies? Sounds like a Christmas miracle! These no-bake white chocolate cranberry cookies are low on carbs and are made with only 6 ingredients – cashew butter, maple syrup, vanilla extract, coconut flour, white chocolate chips, and dried cranberries. And it only takes less than 5 minutes to prepare them. Can’t ask for a better Christmas 2022, can you?  

Conclusion 

These are some of the most popular Christmas Day treats that you’d enjoy without any regrets. Don’t give up on your favourite treats, instead, prepare them the healthy way to satiate your taste buds as well as body. 

To avoid last-minute stress, we recommend that you prepare these treats ahead of time and spend quality time with your family and friends. Do you have any healthy recipes for christmas? Feel free to share with us in the comments section below!  Have a happy, healthy, and guilt-free Christmas Day 2022 and a holiday season!