I’ve shared nine years worth of holiday recipes here at Heavenly Homemakers. Nine!
You guys. Our boys looked like this back in 2007 when my site first became a thing:
Now they look like this. As you can tell, we got a taller tree. (I’m sure that’s the first thing you noticed.)
Isn’t that a nice picture? Yes. Of course, this one is more normal:
I can’t get over how quickly my boys turned into men. I was there, and now I’m here, and I’m not sure how it happened. With love, prayer, tears, and lots of green beans, no doubt.
Today I decided to share 30 of the recipes that I’ve posted through these many Christmas seasons. You can bet the recipes that used more sugar were from my earlier blogging years! Slowly but surely, we’ve cut back on sugar content in our treat recipes. Somehow, the boys have still grown and lived to tell about it.
If you come across any of these older recipes and you think, “Hmm. I wonder if I can cut the sugar down in any of these?” the answer is most likely yes! The treats will still be delicious and your family’s Christmas will still be merry.
30 of Our Family’s Favorite Holiday Recipes
Low Sugar Frosted Sugar Cookies
Dark Chocolate Peppermint Mousse
White Chocolate Peppermint Popcorn
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Balls
Peanut Butter Chocolate Truffle
Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Kiss Cookies
Vanilla Muffins with Crumb Topping
Christmas Sourdough Biscuits
Christmas Graham Crackers
Christmas Pizzas
Christmas Donuts
You’ll want to pin this so you can make these treats from now until the new year! —>
Please leave a comment to tell me how long you’ve been reading here! Were any of you around when my boys were as little as that first Christmas picture?
The Boy in the black Christmas tree t-shirt could be your twin!!!! :)
Whole wheat butterhorns. They were my intro to your blog. My sister-in-law made them for Thanksgiving (maybe ’13), and I was so impressed and wanted the recipe. She pointed me to your site. Thanks for the thoughts and the recipes over the years.
Merry Christmas! Peace and joy in Christ to you and yours.
I’m a bit of a late-comer I guess. I’ve been blessed by your site for almost 2 years now. My family is thrilled with the fact that we follow you because we have eaten so much better since we found ya! Thanks for taking the time and keep those yummy recipes coming.
Been around since 2007 or 2008, so practically since the beginning! Love your blog, thanks for all of the laughter and fun throughout the years. Keep the recipes and inspiration coming!
I’m so glad you posted this collection today! I can tell what I’m going to be working on this weekend…
I stumbled across your site in 2009, I think. Your boys are similar in age to my 4 (only I have 1 boy, and 3 girls). We had just started homeschooling, I was completely overwhelmed, and you gave me such encouragement! Thanks for all you do! Merry Christmas! ????
The tree WAS the first thing I noticed! Before I even scrolled down to see the
2nd picture I thought “I bet they get bigger trees. Her sons are TALL.”
Since 2010. I love your recipes and humor! Thank you for making my life so much simpler and easier (oh, and healthier too) in the kitchen.
I’ve been around since 2008, when my first son was born, and we began our healthy eating journey. It was early enough that I recall going back and reading your blog from the beginning. That newborn son will be 9 (NINE!) years old next month, and he has a brother who will be 6 years old in two days. How time flies!
We’ve had so many treats and meals made from your recipes over the years. My husband “knows” you by name. When I make a recipe from your site, I just say, “It’s Laura’s from Heavenly Homemakers”, and he knows it’s going to be good. :)
A few I haven’t tried yet and many I love. Thank you for the great list. Merry Christmas to you and your family.