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Healthy Thanksgiving Menu

September 30, 2022 by Ella

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Hey everyone! I have a super delicious and Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes Menu roundup for you that has all the things : breakfast, snacks, dinner, sides, desserts and everything else that would make a beautiful Thanksgiving delicious, memorable and healthy!

All these recipes might seem ‘specialty’ as in that they are gluten-free and plant-based/ dairy-free/ vegan and if you’re thrown off from this – don’t be! This menu is really for everyone and it just celebrates food in a clean delicious way. I always strive to put more nourishment into all the foods I eat and make for my family – and these recipes are focused on being nourishing to the body. You also can add other foods that you enjoy whether it’s meat or fish and that’s fine. Especially when you serve to a larger family – you always want to have everything on the table. 

These recipes are wonderful for so many reasons:

  • healthy
  • good-for-you ingredients
  • loaded with nutrition
  • healthy grains/ gluten-free or grain-free
  • plant-based/ veggie-power
  • you can add meat or fish as you wish
  • refined-sugar-free
  • don’t make you feel sick or bloated after
  • very allergen-friendly (in most recipes, nuts can be omitted)

Our family isn’t fully gluten-free and/ or vegan, but we eat a lot of foods that are ~ why? Because I know that they are truly the healthiest foods you can have that are nourishing, clean and make you feel great after a meal. (contrary to what we used to eat – everyone could barely move after a thanksgiving meal ;))

I feel like more and more of my readers and friends in real life are wanting to eat more gluten-free and plant-based meals. So, here you are, a perfectly delicious AND healthy Thanksgiving Menu for everyone!! Enjoy!! :)

Breakfast:

Superfood Healthy Pumpkin Breakfast Bars

Vegan Pumpkin Pancakes with Maple-Caramel Roasted Nuts

Savoury Healthy Breakfast Muffins with Shredded Veggies

Vegan Gluten Free Crepes with Balsamic Glazed Portabellos

 

Lunch:

Lentil and Buckwheat Stuffed Acorn Squash Rings

Spaghetti Squash Recipe with Green Lentils

Kale Salad with Butternut Squash and Roasted Chickpeas

 

Appetizers:

Cranberry Rosemary Cashew Cheese Log

Pumpkin Hummus Recipe : easy, quick and healthy sandwich spread or dip

 

Dinner:

Butternut Squash Apple Purée with Savory Granola

Apricot, Buckwheat & Squash Lentil Loaf

Squash & Quinoa Stuffed Yellow Peppers

Wild Rice No-Meat Loaf : gluten-free, grain-fee, vegan

Spaghetti Squash with Toasted Pine Nuts

Gluten-free and vegan Lentil, Carrot and Celery Root Casserole

Turmeric + Black Pepper Roasted Cauliflower

Minted Beets and Carrots with Zesty Hemp Oil Drizzle

Sweet Potato Butternut Squash Bake

 

Desserts (baked):

Holiday Fruit and Nut Cake

Upside-down Pecan Praline Pumpkin Cake

Healthy Carrot Cake with Cashew Frosting (gluten free, vegan, refined sugar free)

Maple Pecan Pumpkin Spice Mini Cakes

Carrot Cake Brownies with Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting

Guilt-free Sweet Potato Chocolate Brownies

Chai Spiced Protein Cookies

5 Ingredient Gluten-free Healthy Date Squares

 

Desserts (no-bake/ raw):

Cinnamon Spice Almond Truffles

Raw Classic Vanilla Cashew Cheesecake

Raw Pecan Bars

Chocolate-covered Dates with Brazil Nuts

Orange-Infused Pumpkin Cheesecake

 

There you have it, I think I took care of everything for a delicious and healthy Thanksgiving or other seasonal family dinner or celebration. 

These recipes are also great for buffet table or potluck. 

Let me know which recipes are your favourite :)

Wishing you all a wonderful Thanksgiving coming up and a truly magical Holiday season! 

Filed Under: Gluten-Free, Vegan Tagged With: fall, menu, thanksgiving

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Comments

  1. Andy Bishop says

    October 14, 2018 at 11:17 pm

    Thanks! This comes just in time for this years thanksgiving!

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