Looking for some last minute Thanksgiving recipe ideas? This is a holiday that can be daunting if you feel like you’re going to be left out on the feasting! However, there are plenty of classics that are easy to make so you’re not stuck with a piece of turkey and some veggies on your plate (I’ve been there plenty of times).
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I will be adding to this list as I make more recipes. Keep checking back!
Here are a few of my favorite holiday recipes for Specific Carbohydrate Diet:
Almond Flour Cutout Cookies with Honey Cashew Frosting
Soft and tender almond flour cookies with a hint of sweetness, perfect for rolling, cutting, and decorating with a shiny honey cashew frosting. These festive cookies are SCD-friendly and bring a classic holiday touch to your table.
Frosted Almond Flour Cutout Cookies
Cranberry Curd Tartletswith a Grain-Free Cookie Crumb Crust
Make festive Cranberry Curd Tarts – SCD, GAPS, and Paleo-friendly with no refined sugar. A stunning, gut-friendly holiday dessert that's easy to make!
Cranberry Curd Tarts
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Marshmallow Buttercream Frosting
Soft cookies with a sweet, marshmallow filling – delicious!
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
Instant Pot Pumpkin Puree
How to make homemade pumpkin puree using an Instant Pot
Homemade Pumpkin PUree
Dairy-free Pumpkin Custard
Pumpkin custard made with honey and coconut milk. Instructions for Instant Pot and Oven-Baked
Pumpkin Custard – Dairy-free
Pumpkin Frozen Yogurt
Pumpkin frozen yogurt sweetened with honey made in the Ninja Creami
Pumpkin Frozen Yogurt
Basic Cranberry Sauce – Honey Sweetened
Basic cranberry sauce using a few ingredients and sweetened with honey
Basic Cranberry Sauce – Honey Sweetened
No-Juice Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry sauce made using apples and cranberries. Honey sweetened.
No-Juice Cranberry Sauce
Grain-Free Apple Crisp
An easy applle crisp recipe using almond flour and honey
Grain-free Apple Crisp
Apple Butternut Squash Pudding
A custardy pudding using butternut squash and apples that can be served warm or chilled
Apply Butternut Squash Pudding
Almond Flour Snickerdoodles
Almond Flour Snickerdoodles
Fall Spice Donuts with Cinnamon Glaze
Grain-free donuts with all the comforting fall spices and a cinnamon glaze
Fall Spice Donuts with a Cinnamon Glaze
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Sherry is a Certificed Holistic Gut Practioner, author, and recipe creator. Sherry started the Specific Carbohydrate Diet in 2000 and has been creating delicious, grain and gluten-free recipes ever since. She is the author of the Don't Skip Dessert SCD cookbooks.
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