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30 of Our Family’s Favorite Holiday Recipes (with a throw-back picture from 2007!)

December 8, 2016 by Laura 10 Comments

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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:

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Now they look like this. As you can tell, we got a taller tree. (I’m sure that’s the first thing you noticed.)

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Isn’t that a nice picture? Yes. Of course, this one is more normal:

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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 RecipesYum

Cinnamon Sugar Pecans

Cinnamon Sugar Pecans

Peppernuts

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Low Sugar Frosted Sugar Cookies

Low Sugar Frosted Sugar Cookies

Dark Chocolate Peppermint Mousse

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Hot Cocoa

Homemade Hot Cocoa

Peppermint Cream Cocoa

Peppermint Cream Cocoa

White Chocolate Peppermint Popcorn

White Chocolate Popcorn

Cranberry Orange Scones

Orange Cranberry Scones

Caramel Popcorn

Caramel Popcorn With No Corn Syrup!

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Balls

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100% Juice Sparkling Punch

Christmas Brunch Punch {with 100 juice!}

Peanut Butter Chocolate Truffle

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Christmas Spice Cookies

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Chocolate Snowballs

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Reindeer Cuties

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Snickerdoodles

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Coconut Macaroons

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Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Kiss Cookies

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Peppermint Patties

Homemade Healthier Eggnog

Whole Wheat Gingerbread Men

Warm Vanilla Soother

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Sweet Pepper Fritata

Quick Eggnog Muffins

Vanilla Muffins with Crumb Topping

Strawberry Christmas Salad

Strawberry Christmas Salad
Christmas Sourdough Biscuits

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Christmas Graham Crackers

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Christmas Pizzas

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Christmas Donuts

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You’ll want to pin this so you can make these treats from now until the new year! —>

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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?

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Filed Under: Christmas Cookies, Recipes Tagged With: christmas, christmas treats, holiday recipes, real food

Comments

  1. April says

    December 8, 2016 at 2:09 pm

    The Boy in the black Christmas tree t-shirt could be your twin!!!! :)

    Reply
  2. R says

    December 8, 2016 at 11:47 pm

    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.

    Reply
  3. Kim Kelly says

    December 9, 2016 at 9:22 am

    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.

    Reply
  4. Angela says

    December 9, 2016 at 10:54 am

    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!

    Reply
  5. Heather says

    December 9, 2016 at 12:18 pm

    I’m so glad you posted this collection today! I can tell what I’m going to be working on this weekend…

    Reply
  6. MichelleL says

    December 9, 2016 at 2:08 pm

    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! ????

    Reply
  7. Cecelia says

    December 10, 2016 at 8:45 am

    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.”

    Reply
  8. Pam D says

    December 10, 2016 at 7:03 pm

    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.

    Reply
  9. Jen says

    December 15, 2016 at 10:33 am

    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. :)

    Reply
  10. Dawnette Thomas says

    December 19, 2016 at 12:50 pm

    A few I haven’t tried yet and many I love. Thank you for the great list. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

    Reply

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