18 GLUTEN-FREE CHRISTMAS DESSERTSÂ
on Nov 30, 2025
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Christmas desserts have always been more than just recipes to me. They’re memory-makers.
Over the years, I’ve realized that my favorite holiday desserts aren’t about making anything overly complicated… they’re about creating something that feels special with the people you love nearby!
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GLUTEN-FREE CHRISTMAS DESSERTS YOU’LL MAKE EVERY YEAR
Every year I find myself coming back to the classics and recreating new nostalgic recipes, just with a little better-for-you twist.
All of these recipes you’ll find in this collection are gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free.
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Pin ItThe cinnamon swirl coffee cake that feels like a nostalgic Christmas morning. The shortbread cookies you remember making as a child. And then the no-bake pecan pie bars that you make when your oven is full but you still want something that feels festive and indulgent.
One of my all-time favorite things about Christmas desserts is how they bring everyone into the kitchen, whether intentionally or not.
If there’s anything I hope you take from this, it’s permission to keep holiday baking simple and meaningful. Make the dessert that feels fun, the one you’re excited about, the one that will make your home smell like Christmas. Enjoy!
CHOCOLATE STUFFED ALMOND FLOUR COOKIES
These Chocolate Stuffed Almond Flour Cookies are the perfect cozy Christmas cookie. Soft, nutty, and filled with melty chocolate in every bite.
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NO-BAKE COOKIES (GLUTEN-FREE & REFINED SUGAR-FREE)
These no-bake cookies are the easiest holiday remake of the classic no-bake chocolate cookies – now gluten-free and refined sugar-free. Full of gluten-free oats, cacao, and peanut butter for a rich, cozy Christmas dessert without turning on the oven.
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CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES (GLUTEN-FREE, DAIRY-FREE, EGG-FREE, REFINED SUGAR-FREE)
These chocolate chip cookies are a classic remake, made a little better for you. They’re gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, and refined sugar-free, but still taste like the real deal with gooey dark chocolate in every bite. Perfect for Christmas cookie plates or cozy baking days at home.
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MAPLE ROASTED ROSEMARY PECANS
Raw pecans get a festive glow-up with maple syrup, fresh rosemary, coconut sugar, and flaky sea salt to create the ultimate sweet-and-savory Christmas snack.
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CINNAMON ROLLS (GLUTEN-FREE, DAIRY-FREE, REFINED SUGAR-FREE)
Classic soft and fluffy gluten-free cinnamon rolls are filled with cinnamon-date goodness. Then they're finished with a dreamy maple cream cheese frosting, keeping everything gluten-free, dairy-free and refined sugar-free.
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HEALTHIER CARROT CAKE (GF, DF, REFINED SUGAR-FREE)
A perfectly moist, holiday-worthy carrot cake with warm spices and a 3-ingredient cream cheese frosting. This healthier, gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free version still gives all the cozy Christmas flavor, while being secretly kinda good for you.
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UPSIDE DOWN GLUTEN-FREE MOLTEN LAVA CAKE
Light, fluffy on the outside with a gooey molten center, these gluten-free lava cakes feel like the ultimate decadent holiday dessert. Made in individual ramekins, or one large pan, for that cozy, special-occasion vibe, they’re gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free.
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SHORTBREAD COOKIES (GLUTEN-FREE, DAIRY-FREE, REFINED SUGAR-FREE)
These healthier shortbread cookies are the classic cookie, healthified. They're buttery, gluten-free, and dipped in a simple chocolate coating. The dough is easy to make ahead and perfect for slicing, freezing, or cutting into holiday shapes with little helpers in the kitchen.
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SOFT-BAKED CHEWY CHAI COOKIES WITH MAPLE GLAZE
Like a chai latte in cookie form, these soft-baked cookies are packed with warm holiday spices, maple syrup, and almond flour. They’re a healthier, gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free twist on the viral chai cookie, then finished with a maple glaze.
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GLUTEN-FREE CINNAMON SWIRL COFFEE CAKE
This cinnamon swirl coffee cake is the perfect Christmas morning treat. It's buttery, cozy, packed with warm cinnamon flavor, and has all the vibes of a cinnamon roll with half the effort. And it’s still gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free!
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GLUTEN-FREE DAIRY-FREE PEANUT BUTTER PIE WITH CHOCOLATE COOKIE CRUST
This gluten-free, dairy-free peanut butter pie is the perfect, special no-bake Christmas dessert. It's ultra creamy, rich, and basically a peanut butter cup in pie form. With a crunchy chocolate cookie crust and a fluffy peanut butter filling, it’s indulgent without being overwhelming.
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DAIRY-FREE CHOCOLATE CREAM PIE WITH CHOCOLATE CRUST
This chocolate cream pie has a crunchy chocolate crust and light whipped topping, it’s festive without feeling heavy (and it just happens to be gluten-free and refined sugar-free too). A must-make for your Christmas dessert table.
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PUMPKIN SPICE CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES
These soft, pillowy pumpkin spice chocolate chunk cookies have warm spices, gooey chocolate, and a festive, pumpkiny twist that makes them perfect for baking season and your Christmas dessert table.
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NO-BAKE CARAMEL PECAN PIE BARS
Pecans are a winter staple and these no-bake caramel pecan pie bars are sweet, salty, gooey, with zero oven required. They’re a healthier spin on classic pecan pie and can be made ahead for stress-free Christmas chaos. Vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free.
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CHOCOLATE CAKE (GLUTEN-FREE, DAIRY-FREE, REFINED SUGAR-FREE)
Everyone needs a go-to holiday chocolate cake, and this one is rich, moist, and secretly gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free. It tastes amazing the next day, making it perfect to prep ahead dessert for the holidays.
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FUDGY FLOURLESS PALEO CHOCOLATE CHUNK BROWNIES
These fudgy, flourless brownies are the easiest holiday-ready treat when you want something rich and festive. They’re paleo, grain-free, and come together in about 30 minutes.
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SALTED VANILLA CASHEW BUTTER COOKIES (GLUTEN-FREE)
Sugar cookie meets vanilla cake in these soft, pillowy Salted Vanilla Cashew Butter Cookies. They’re egg-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free, and even have a little protein boost.
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GLUTEN-FREE APPLE CRISP
This gluten-free, dairy-free apple crisp is the coziest holiday-style dessert that's naturally sweetened, perfectly nostalgic, and especially good warm with dairy-free vanilla ice cream.
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