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15 Delicious Gluten Free Christmas Desserts for a Sweet Holiday

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Make your holiday season extra cozy with some of the best gluten free Christmas desserts, even better if you’re looking for a favorited kid party desserts that are delish and are the easiest healthy whole food desserts.

My most favorited gluten-free Christmas desserts that range from 3 ingredient healthy desserts or healthy easy desserts for one, this post has you covered!

For those following a more specific lifestyle, you’ll love this creamy ice cream that is paleo Christmas desserts and low sugar Christmas keto desserts that are full of flavor without the spike!

Keep reading for more of these easy gluten free Christmas desserts that’ll whip up in no time.

What are gluten free desserts?

Gluten-free desserts Christmas desserts are sometimes requested for parties and their made without gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye.

We always use this almond flour or these oats which are versatile, high-quality, and perfect for a wide range of recipes including my gluten free meatballs, gluten free chocolate zucchini bread or my favorite 3 ingredient chocolatey rich samoas coconut cookies.

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Spiced Almond Flour Pumpkin Muffins

This easy gluten free Christmas dessert made with almond flour pumpkin muffins with cream cheese are the perfect party pleaser. Pumpkin isn’t just a staple for easy Fall desserts—enjoy these warm, treats all holiday season!

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Dreamy Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffins with Chocolate Chips
These gluten-free pumpkin cream cheese pumpkin muffins are absolutely irresistible! When baked in a cast iron muffin pan, they get a beautifully crisp outside while staying soft and tender on the inside. Each bite is filled with a creamy pumpkin filling that just melts in your mouth. The rich chocolate chunks add a delicious contrast, making these chocolate and cream cheese muffins a perfect treat. Enjoy them for breakfast or as a sweet snack, the texture and flavor will keep you coming back for more!
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Toasty Brown Butter Bites

Butter is a star ingredient in many keto Christmas desserts, and for good reason!

Brown butter bites are buttery, nutty packed with healthy fats, butter fits perfectly into the keto lifestyle, making them perfect for a low carb Christmas desserts!

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Toasty Brown Butter Bites
Brown butter bites add flavor, richness and healthy fats back into any recipe! The flavor is like caramelized hazelnut satisfying any sweet tooth and perfect for a carnivore diet sweets treat!
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Fluffy Almond Flour Bundt Cakes

This rich, moist almond flour Bundt cake is perfect for any occasion, but it gets even better when topped with a luscious glaze for mini bundt cakes made from warm maple syrup.

The nutty flavor of the almond flour pairs amazingly with the sweet, buttery maple glaze, creating a dessert that’s not only irresistible but one of best keto Christmas treats around!

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Pumpkin Spiced Bundt Cake with Maple Glaze
The sweet flavor of warm maple syrup and brown butter over these moist spiced bundt cakes are the most perfect Fall dessert to share at family get togethers, perfect option for a gluten-free Thanksgiving dessert
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Rustic Almond Flour Peach Cobbler

Looking for a warm and comforting treat to add to your holiday table? This peach cobbler in cast iron is a delicious twist on classic easy gluten-free Christmas desserts.

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The golden, bubbly peaches paired with a crisp, gluten-free topping create a rustic charm that’s irresistible. Best of all, it’s one of those gluten free no dairy desserts that doesn’t miss flavor.

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Peach Cobbler In Cast Iron
This perfectly golden peach cobbler in cast iron – fresh juicy caramelized peaches, buttery crisp perfectly golden peach cobbler bundt cake everyone will enjoy!
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Hearty Zucchini Oat Bread

Walnut oat bread is perfect for a cozy winter evening, these gluten free desserts for Christmas are quite a treat to eat, simple to make, and sure to become a holiday favorite!

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Gluten Free Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Gluten free chocolate zucchini bread makes the perfect walnut oat bread, a great option for gluten free flour bread recipe that creates the best fall desserts.
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Chewy Samoas Coconut Cookies

If you’re short on time but still want a sweet treat, these gluten free no bake desserts are just what you need! With the rich flavors of caramel, coconut, and chocolate, these 3-ingredient Samoas coconut cookies are an easy dessert you can whip up in minutes—no oven required.

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Samoas Coconut Cookies
These caramel coconut cookies will become a favorite with the caramel from the dates, smooth rich chocolate and nutty cookie, making them the best homemade samoas.
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Vegan Carrot and Date Cake

Carrot and date cake is perfect and definitely a crowd-pleaser but also fits perfectly into the world of vegan gluten free Christmas desserts.

The frosting, with its smooth texture and subtle cinnamon warmth, adds a richness that pairs perfectly with the spiced bread.

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Spiced Pumpkin Bread

This pumpkin maple cake with cream cheese frosting is one of the most delicious easy gluten free desserts to enjoy this season! The rich pumpkin flavor, combined with a hint of maple sweetness, makes this cake extra special, while the tangy cream cheese frosting adds to create the perfect flavor!

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Spiced Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting
Spiced pumpkin bread with cream cheese frosting is everything Fall inspired, warm and toasty with a tangy cream cheese frosting that creates the perfect balance for this pumpkin bread.
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Fun Christmas Protein Balls

These adorable date energy balls could also be made into festive Christmas protein balls! Just dress them up like little Santa Clauses or into these fun monster energy balls.

My toddler had a blast making these—it’s such a fun food activity for toddlers!

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These, along with many other desserts with dates recipes, make any treat rich, caramel goodness and will quickly become a favorite among this gluten free Christmas desserts post!

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Gluten free Christmas desserts are a great way to enjoy a healthy holiday treat.

Don’t forget to check out my monster energy balls recipe for a fun and healthy snack, perfect for the holidays. It’s a great addition to your collection of gluten free Christmas desserts!

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Spooky Monster Energy Balls
These spooky monster energy balls are not only delicious but packed with nutritious ingredients like dates, oats, and coconut flakes, and jazzed up with white chocolate and a vibrant green color, these monster balls are a wholesome snack disguised as a creepy creature.
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Warm Gluten Free Apple Dumplings

Gluten free apple dumplings are the perfect gluten free Christmas dessert. Their cinnamon-spiced apples wrapped in a flaky, gluten-free pastry. The rich, buttery sauce that’s poured over the dumplings before baking, turning them golden and caramelized as it bakes.

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Mouthwatering Bakery Style Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

These gooey gluten free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are hands down the best! With their perfect balance of chewy oats and melty chocolate chips, they’re a classic treat that never disappoints.

Not only are they irresistibly delicious, but they also make the perfect addition to your gluten free Christmas desserts spread, sure to satisfy everyone’s sweet tooth this holiday season.

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The Best Gluten-Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
These soft gooey gluten-free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are the perfect blend of chewy oats and rich chocolate, making them irresistible and the best oatmeal chocolate chip cookies!
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Golden Paleo Pineapple Upside Down Cake

This Golden paleo pineapple upside down cake is a delicious cake that’s not only the best gluten free Christmas desserts but also made with paleo-friendly ingredients! Using almond flour and coconut sugar, this cake stays true to its paleo roots, avoiding grains, refined sugars, and dairy.

The caramelized pineapple on top adds a touch of natural sweetness, while the light, fluffy texture makes it delish. It’s a great recipe to add to your gluten free no dairy desserts.

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Creamy Vitamix Almond Butter

A easy vitamix almond butter is a favorite around my house for vegan desserts for Christmas parties and one of those great gluten free Christmas desserts that is so easy to prepare!

Dip your apples, add to protein balls or add into this overnight oats recipe.

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Creamy Vitamix Almond Butter
Creamy vitamix almond butter is so easy, delicious and quick to make. Spread onto bread, mix in with oats, yogurt or use it to make nutty flavored sauces!
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This post was all about the best gluten free Christmas desserts that will help you enjoy the holidays without compromising on flavor or your dietary needs.

Wishing you a delicious, stress-free holiday filled with sweet moments and gluten-free joy!

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11 Easy Fall Desserts to Make Ahead for a Crowd

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Easy Fall desserts– As the air turns crisp and the leaves start to fall, there’s no better time to treat yourself to the rich, comforting flavors of Autumn.

As someone who adores all things fall, I can’t resist the charm of cute spooky—those playful, slightly eerie vibes that capture the fun side of the season without being too spooky, although I could do without the spiders – ha!

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From the warm spices of cinnamon and nutmeg of my pumpkin bread to the sweet, comforting taste of these tasty gluten free pumpkin cream cheese muffins, there’s nothing quite like making these easy fall desserts for a crowd or Halloween classroom treats!

And for those who need it, I’ve even included gluten-free fall desserts that are just as delicious.

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Quick and easy Fall desserts

If you’re craving fall flavors but short on time, these quick and easy desserts are exactly what you need! From warm apple crisps to spiced pumpkin treats, these simple recipes have all the comforting tastes of the season with minimal effort.

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Easy Fall Desserts Spiced Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting
The warm, earthy notes of pumpkin are perfectly complemented by cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, infusing each slice with cozy flavors. The bread itself is incredibly soft and moist, with a tender crumb that melts in your mouth. Topping it all off is a rich, velvety cream cheese frosting that adds just the right amount of tangy sweetness, creating a perfect contrast to the spiced bread. Each bite is a blend of warmth, spice, and creamy indulgence—an irresistible treat that embodies the essence of fall.
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This cast iron loaf pan makes the perfect pumpkin cinnamon bread, I’ve made everything from bread to meatloaf, and everything has cooked, wonderfully, and evenly throughout!

Cozy & delicious vegan Fall desserts:

Fall is the perfect time for coziness, comforting flavors, and with these vegan fall desserts, you won’t have to miss a thing!

From rich pumpkin spice treats to my scary monster balls, these plant-based recipes are a great way to enjoy the warmth of the season.

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Vegan Apple Pie Crumble Bars
These bars feature a buttery oatmeal cookie base that’s perfectly chewy, layered with crisp, juicy apples sweetened just right, and topped with a golden, crunchy oat crumb. Each bite is a delightful mix of textures and flavors, from the soft, tender apples to the satisfyingly crisp crumble, making these bars the perfect sweet treat to enjoy as the leaves begin to turn.
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Carnivore diet desserts

These carnivore brown butter bites have a caramelized flavor that’s rich and satisfying, hitting the sweet spot with just one simple ingredient—butter. Such an simple and easy Fall desserts.

As they say, “Butter makes everything better!”

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Toasty Brown Butter Bites
Brown butter bites add flavor, richness and healthy fats back into any recipe! The flavor is like caramelized hazelnut satisfying any sweet tooth and perfect for a carnivore diet sweets treat!
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Spooky monster energy balls

These monster energy balls are just the thing if you’re searching for desserts with dates recipes! Sweet, chewy, and full of rich, natural flavor, they make a fantastic protein-packed treat for your little monster and their fun to make!

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Spooky Monster Energy Balls
These spooky monster energy balls are not only delicious but packed with nutritious ingredients like dates, oats, and coconut flakes, and jazzed up with white chocolate and a vibrant green color, these monster balls are a wholesome snack disguised as a creepy creature.
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Easy Fall desserts with few ingredients

If you’re on the hunt for quick and easy Fall desserts bursting with apple goodness, this healthy apple mug cake is the perfect, guilt-free treat ready in minutes!

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Honeycrisp Apple Mug Cake
This easy Honeycrisp Apple Mug Cake is like a warm hug in a cup, filled with the cozy spices and rich flavors of fall. With tender chunks of juicy Honeycrisp apple nestled in every bite, the cake is infused with the comforting aroma of cinnamon and nutmeg. Made with white whole wheat flour, it’s not only delicious but also packed with extra fiber and nutrients. A touch of maple syrup adds a natural sweetness, making this mug cake a healthier indulgence that doesn’t skimp on flavor!
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Oat flour pumpkin muffins

These pumpkin oat flour muffins are such a simple and easy fall desserts, packed with chocolate chips and topped with a smooth, sweet cream cheese that’s as fluffy and delicious as marshmallows.

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Dreamy Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffins with Chocolate Chips
This moist cream cheese frosting pumpkin bread is the best fall comfort food, combining tender, spiced pumpkin bread with a rich, velvety layer of cream cheese frosting. Each slice melts in your mouth, offering a perfect balance of warm autumn spices and sweet, tangy creaminess that makes it impossible to resist.
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This cast iron muffin pan is my go-to when making muffins. Skip using muffin liners, this pan is nonstick.

Big fat chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies

Crispy on the outside, gooey on the inside, and loaded with rich chocolate chunks.

If you’re a fan of oatmeal chocolate chip cookies crispy and crave that perfect crunch with every bite, these cookies deliver.

Best of all, they’re a gluten-free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies made with browned butter for an extra nutty, caramelized flavor that makes these brown butter oatmeal cookies the best!

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The Best Gluten-Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
These soft gooey gluten-free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are the perfect blend of chewy oats and rich chocolate, making them irresistible and the best oatmeal chocolate chip cookies!
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Homemade samoas

These treats have everything: a chewy, caramel-like base from dates, rich chocolate, and a toasted coconut crunch. As one of the best desserts with date recipes, they’re naturally sweetened and bring all the indulgence without refined sugars.

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Samoas Coconut Cookies
These amazingly easy homemade samoas are so tasty, they'll fool you into tasting cookies like samoas, the simple samoas ingredients are gluten free and delicious- Definity a party favorite!
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Perfect one pan peach cobbler

This cast iron peach cobbler recipe is your go-to for a comforting, golden-brown dessert bursting with juicy peaches and warm spices. With just a one pan peach cobbler approach, it’s quick to prepare, easy to clean up, and bakes beautifully in a cast iron skillet for a deliciously crisp topping and tender, caramelized peaches underneath.

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Perfectly Golden Peach Cobbler
Oh, the magical combination of fresh, juicy peaches in a well-seasoned cast iron skillet makes the most perfect peach cobbler bundt cake.
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Perfectly baked oatmeal chocolate chip muffins

Made with wholesome oat flour chocolate chip muffins batter and baked in a cast iron muffin pan for a crisp, golden edge, these muffins are a warm, cozy treat.

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Oat Flour Chocolate Chip Muffins
Easy moist chocolate muffins made with oat flour, loaded with chocolate chips. Perfect for a healthy, gluten-free treat that's simple to bake
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Savory bat bites

Bacon bats are fun and goofy for a Halloween party, birthdays, holidays, and any time you want to add a little personality to your plate.

The maple and brown sugar glaze adds incredible flavor to these savory-salty-sweet treats.

Kids love these cute bacon bats, and adults do, too!

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Halloween Breakfast Bacon Bats
Halloween Breakfast Bacon Bats
Maple Glazed Bacon Bats are perfect for your spooky Halloween breakfast. They’re oven baked and so tasty!
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Amazingly Rich Pumpkin Spiced Bundt Cake

The cake is incredibly moist, packed with rich pumpkin flavor and warm notes of cinnamon. This pumpkin cinnamon bundt cake is the perfect fall dessert.

And that maple glaze? It’s the finishing touch, adding a sweet, buttery layer that makes this maple glazed pumpkin spiced bundt cake delicious.

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Pumpkin Spiced Bundt Cake with Maple Glaze
The sweet flavor of warm maple syrup and brown butter over these moist spiced bundt cakes are the most perfect Fall dessert to share at family get togethers, perfect option for a gluten-free Thanksgiving dessert
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5 Irresistible Reasons to Love This Marshmallow Mixed Berry Pie

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Marshmallow Mixed Berry Pie the best blend of sweet, creamy, and fruity goodness, perfect for any occasion.

This no bake mixed berry pie dessert has a buttery graham cracker crust, light and fluffy marshmallow filling, and a delicious mix of fresh berries that tastes just as incredible as it looks.

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On a sunny afternoon, my son and I stumbled upon an episode of Little Bear—a nostalgic gem from the 90s.

In the story, Mother Bear prepared this very pie for Little Bear, and it immediately became a must-make in our kitchen. My son, always eager to step into Little Bear’s paws, couldn’t wait to recreate it together.

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With a few easy ingredients and a little imagination, we whipped up our own version of this whimsical treat.

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It’s a perfect to add to your collection of no bake easy pie recipes, and with options like a low-carb graham cracker crust or gluten-free swaps, it’s a dessert anyone can enjoy.

Let’s bring this slice of marshmallow mixed berry pie, some childhood magic to your table!

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Ingredients:

  • Butter: Just like my brown butter bites, butter is the star ingredient! It adds richness to every recipe, well known as the best new years eve dessert that plays a big role in a perfect winter berry pie!
  • Marshmallows: Creates this delish, gooey and creamy texture. You can substitute whipped cream.
  • Milk:
  • Heavy Cream: Creates the velvety consistency.
  • Frozen Mixed Berries: Natural sweetness, tartness and burst of flavor to each bite. 
  • Pre-Made Graham Cracker Crust: The crunchy base complements the berries and pie filling.
  • Buy two of these graham cracker crust and make my amazing cheese cake balls

How to make marshmallow cream from marshmallow:

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Melt your marshmallows in a pan, low and slow.

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