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More Healthy Holiday Recipes

Find more delicious holiday recipes including Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day and Valentine's Day recipes. Healthier Recipes, from the food and nutrition experts at EatingWell.

Shrimp Ceviche

See how to make a cooked version of shrimp ceviche that everyone will love. Grab the chips and start scooping up this shrimp and veggie appetizer!

Roasted Eggplant & Feta Dip

This roasted eggplant and feta dip gets a kick from a fresh chile pepper and cayenne pepper. There are countless variations on this classic Greek dip.

Roasted Eggplant & Feta Dip

Glazed Chocolate-Pumpkin Bundt Cake

You don't have to have pumpkin pie to still enjoy pumpkin and spice in a fall dessert. This easy Bundt cake recipe uses pureed pumpkin for a tender, moist cake!

Glazed Chocolate-Pumpkin Bundt Cake

Honey Glazed Cajun Chicken Wings

Sauteed Broccoli & Kale with Toasted Garlic Butter

Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk Cookies

All The Anti-Valentine's Day Recipes You Need To Get Through The Holiday

Who needs a cheesy romantic holiday? Instead, let's celebrate with good food, sweatpants and (actually) some Netflix and chilling. Forget red roses, we've got comfort food and recipes perfect for treating yourself and your friends. Try honey-glazed wingswho cares how messy you get? Dig into crispy onion ringsthe only ring you need! Chow down on cheesy garlic bread and own your garlic breath. Pop the champagne and cheers to you!

Mimosa Fruit Salad

A splash of Prosecco and a little orange juice transform a fresh fruit salad into the perfect brunch dish. To make ahead, prepare the fruit as directed, but don't combine with the mimosa dressing until just before serving so the bubbly maintains its fizz.

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Low-Carb Blueberry Cobbler

Old-fashioned desserts like blueberry cobbler never go out of style, but this updated version has significantly fewer grams of sugar than traditional recipes. To cut carbs, gluten-free grains replace wheat flour in the biscuit topping.

Heart-Shaped Pizza with Bell Peppers

Shaping pizza dough into a heart makes a healthy vegetable pizza whimsical and fun. Slices of red pepper form decorative hearts on the pizza too. For the best heart shape, use a pepper that has a deep curve at the stem.

Lavender Cheesecake

Baking homemade graham crackers with a touch of brown sugar and honey makes this cheesecake recipe an extra-special dessert.

Sous Vide Carnitas

Sous vide is a foolproof way to get perfectly tender carnitas every time. The precision cooking method cooks the meat slowly and keeps it at an even temperature so the meat never overcooks or dries out. Use this big-batch recipe to meal prep--the carnitas are perfect for burrito bowls, tacos, breakfast skillets and more.

Yogurt-Fruit Parfaits

This yogurt parfait makes a great snack for after school but it's also a nice healthy dessert choice for after dinner. It's light, fresh, and full of fruit, and you'll love the contrast of crunchy toasted nuts in each spoonful.

Strawberry-Orange Surprise Cupcakes

These buttermilk cupcakes look like the ones you can now buy at fancy cupcake shops, but are easily made at home. The cream cheese frosting is decadently delicious, and so are the cupcakes--take a bite and you'll find a surprise filling of strawberries and orange marmalade inside each one!

Turtle Brownies

Chocolate, nuts, and caramel are certainly hard to resist so it's easy to see why turtle brownies are always a favorite. This recipe has black beans in the batter for added fiber. We won't tell if you won't--and we promise nobody will ever know!

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Raspberry-Lemon Cheesecake Bars

Cooks tend to bring their most diet-undoing desserts to the potluck table. Why not offer these creamy bars and treat diners to something more healthful they can enjoy?

Vegan Watermelon Fruit Pizza

Wedges of juicy watermelon topped with nondairy coconut yogurt and berries make for a crisp and refreshing dessert. To feed a crowd, leave the wedges blank and let guests add their own toppings to the yogurt.

Raspberry Mocha Ice Cream Brownie Cake

Who doesn't love a homemade ice cream cake? This dessert recipe is simple to make and so beautiful your guests won't believe you made it yourself. A chocolate brownie crust layered with mocha ice cream and topped with raspberry sauce, fresh raspberries, and chocolate syrup--it's so thick we recommend serving it with a long cake knife, a chef's knife, or a bread knife.

Two-Toned Potato Salad

Yukon Gold and sweet potatoes create a beautiful color contrast in this chilled potato salad recipe. Try it for your next picnic or barbecue--the mustard-mayo dressing and sprinkling of chopped turkey bacon will guarantee you get plenty of requests for seconds.

Team Colors Tomato-Pepper Salad

Bell peppers come in a variety of colors including yellow, green, orange, red, and purple. To create eye-catching contrast, mix and match the hues of the peppers you use in this chilled salad rather than just using one color.

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Spicy Corn Salad

Jalapeño chile peppers add a pleasant spice to this chilled corn salad. If you like things a bit more spicy, leave in some of the seeds from the peppers.

Chilled Tortellini Salad

This chilled tortellini salad is full of broccoli, carrots, and pea pods. It can be made anywhere from 2 to 24 hours before serving so it's perfect for picnics or potlucks!

Southwest Pasta Salad

Crunchy colorful vegetables are the highlight of this soutwestern-inspired pasta salad, which can be served at room temperature or chilled. The creamy dressing is made with spinach, cilantro and almonds, and has a touch of zesty crushed red pepper--be prepared for a flavor explosion in every bite!

Ravioli Salad

This simple chilled ravioli salad is bursting with vegetables--broccoli, carrots, tomato, and pea pods. It's a good choice for summer picnics or barbecues. Using purchased Italian salad dressing saves prep time, and you can easily substitute other reduced-calorie dressings to switch up the flavor.

New Potato Salad with Cucumber & Jalapeño

This sure isn't Grandma's classic potato salad! We've reduced the fat by substituting low-fat Greek yogurt for traditional mayonnaise and we added jalapeño slices to kick things up a notch.

Confetti Birthday Cake Popcorn

Reminiscent of Funfetti birthday cake, this healthy popcorn recipe is a fun twist on a favorite sweet treat. Melted white chocolate and rainbow sprinkles coat microwave popcorn for an easy 10-minute dessert or snack.

Peppermint Chocolate Tart

This rich chocolate tart dessert recipe is low in sugar, making it a perfect healthy finish to a heavy holiday meal.