Healthy Holidays Recipes, Menus and Cooking Tips

Featured Recipes

Horseradish-Crusted Beef Tenderloin

Luxurious beef tenderloin shines when treated to a simple horseradish-mustard rub and roasted for a nicely seared and flavorful crust. Add 5 to 10 minutes to the roasting time for well done.

» Horseradish-Crusted Beef Tenderloin

Double Nut & Date Tassies

The two-bite pecan tarts satisfy the sweet tooth with far less guilt than pecan pie.

» Double Nut & Date Tassies

Blood Orange-Pomegranate Mimosas

This twist on the mimosa is made with blood orange juice and pomegranate juice. It’s a special way to start any weekend or toast the holiday season.

» Blood Orange-Pomegranate Mimosas

Roast Chicken with Pomegranate Glaze

This sweet-tart pomegranate molasses glaze is delicious combined with the citrusy sumac spice rub, and gives the roasted chicken a dark, ruby luster. Rub the chicken earlier in the day, or overnight, for the best flavor.

» Roast Chicken with Pomegranate Glaze

Polenta Wedges with Tomato Tapenade

Crispy pieces of polenta topped with a tangy sun-dried tomato tapenade makes a pretty and tasty appetizer.

» Polenta Wedges with Tomato Tapenade

Scandinavian Pickled Herring Bites

This Scandinavian-style appetizer is a good way to try pickled herring if you’ve never had it. The potent flavor of the herring is balanced by a dollop of sour cream and the potato slice it’s served on.

» Scandinavian Pickled Herring Bites

Cranberry Coconut Trifle

No other dessert turns heads like a trifle. Festive in every way, this trifle recipe glows from within with scarlet layers of juicy cranberries. The filling is made from an astounding 6 cups of antioxidant-packed cranberries! We made the custard “skinny” with a combination of low-fat milk and light coconut milk. From-scratch brown-butter sponge cake, made with whole-wheat pastry flour, stands in for store-bought ladyfingers.

» Cranberry Coconut Trifle

Delicious holiday recipes to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year.

Here are some holiday recipes we think you'll enjoy all season long. Try one of our lighter latke recipes for Hanukkah. Try the dozens of Christmas cookie recipes to share with friends and neighbors. Enjoy Christmas brunch and Christmas dinner recipes for memorable feasts. Spice up your New Year’s Eve party with some easy appetizers and festive drinks. Enjoy easy holiday recipes, simple entertaining ideas and quick tips for the holiday season.

Christmas Recipes

Healthy recipes for Christmas Brunch, Christmas Dinner and Christmas Cookies

Healthy Christmas Recipes and Menus

Christmas Appetizer Recipes

Our easy holiday appetizer recipes are great for a holiday cocktail party or to...

Christmas Brunch Recipes

For Christmas brunch this year, enjoy one of our easy, healthy and festive brunch...

Christmas Dinner Side Dish Recipes

Our delicious holiday side dish recipes are healthy additions to your Christmas...

Christmas Dessert Recipes

Try these delicious recipes for Christmas cakes, Christmas cookies, fruitcake and...

Festive Christmas Cookie Recipes

Whether you’re making Christmas cookies for your annual cookie swap or to leave out...

Make-Ahead Christmas Recipes

Our healthy make-ahead Christmas recipes take the stress out of serving Christmas...

Hanukkah Recipes

Celebrate Hanukkah with crispy potato latkes. From the traditional crispy latkes with applesauce, to a new twist, Potato-Pear Latkes, you’ll enjoy them all.

Easy Hanukkah Recipes

Make this Hanukkah a healthy one with delicious brisket recipes, potato latke...

Healthy Hanukkah Recipes and Menus

How to make crispy latkes lighter

New Year's Eve

Celebrate the New Year with delicious New Year's appetizers, drinks and more.

New Year’s Eve Recipes

These healthy recipes for entertaining are delicious additions to your New Year’s...

Healthy New Year's Eve Recipes and Menus

Easy Entertaining: 15-Minute Appetizers and Drinks

Take the stress out of entertaining with this selection of tasty, healthy appetizer...

See It, Make It: Party Popper Appetizers

Throw a healthier dinner party with these easy appetizer recipes. Our finger food...

10-minute no-cook appetizers

5-Ingredient Appetizers

These recipes for instant appetizers use 5 ingredients or fewer (not counting oil,...

Healthy Winter Drink Recipes

When the temperature drops and you want something hot to sip, warm up with one of...

Festive Holiday Cocktails

Our festive holiday cocktails, including healthy recipes for eggnog, punches and...

7 Tips for Easy Holiday Entertaining

10 secrets to throwing a fabulous New Year’s party

Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is a culinary festival as much as it is a cultural one. These healthy recipes feature such traditional ingredients as sweet potatoes, lentils and okra. Enjoy the wonderfully diverse flavors of African cuisine.

Healthy Kwanzaa Recipes and Menus

Easy Sweet Potato Recipes

Sweet potatoes are not only delicious and versatile, they’re also excellent sources...

Healthy Holiday Side Dishes and Desserts Recipes

Jazz up your traditional holiday meal with our healthy holiday side dishes and lighter holiday desserts.

Healthy Holiday Sides and Desserts Recipes

Healthy Holiday Make Ahead Side Dish Recipes

Holiday Dessert Recipes

Delight your guests with these healthy holiday dessert recipes. These delicious...

Holiday Side Dish Recipes

Special side dishes can really make a meal. Fill your table with these popular...

Make-Ahead Holiday Dessert Recipes

These make-ahead holiday dessert recipes take the stress out of this already busy...

Healthy Holiday Cookie Recipes and Holiday Dessert Recipes

Dozens of delicious cookies, bars, candy and more treats for the holidays.

Healthy Holiday Cookie Recipes and Cooking Tips

Our Top Prize-Winning Holiday Cookie Recipes

Healthy, delicious winning cookie recipes from EatingWell's Holiday Cookie Contests.

Festive Christmas Cookie Recipes

Whether you’re making Christmas cookies for your annual cookie swap or to leave out...

Irresistible Cookies—for 100 Calories or Less

Too many cookies can easily derail your diet. Fortunately, if you bake smart you can...

Stunning Holiday Dessert Recipes

Our stunning holiday dessert recipes from are lighter versions of classic dessert...

Healthy Cake Recipes for Christmas

For Christmas this year, try a new cake recipe to finish your meal! Our healthy cake...

Make Your Own Box of Chocolates

Give a healthy dose of affection this holiday with these tasty chocolate indulgences...

Healthy Holiday Gifts from the Kitchen

At this time of year, you often hear that ’tis better to give than to receive. Forget the standard gift certificates and socks—why not whip up some holiday gifts from your kitchen to give to family and friends?

Healthy Holiday Gifts from the Kitchen

Homemade Food Gifts for the Holidays

When it comes to giving this holiday season, be creative and make a truly personal...

How to make 20-minute Halloween popcorn balls

Healthy Winter Drink Recipes

Holiday gatherings and winter celebrations just aren’t complete without a special beverage. While hot chocolate, eggnog and punches often have lots of calories and not much else going for them, we’ve lightened up some of winter’s favorite beverages and created twists on others to pack an antioxidant punch.

Healthy Holiday Mocktail Recipes

Healthy Winter Beverage Recipes and Tips

Warm & Welcoming Winter Drinks

Tips & Techniques for a Healthy Holiday

If you’ve always felt daunted by the turkey carving process, our step-by-step photos illustrate simple instructions for success, plus find other tips for a terrific stress-free holiday.

How to Roast a Turkey

Turkey Carving Guide

How to Make Gravy

How to Make Deep Dish Apple Pie

How to Make a Yule Log Cake

How to make the best lighter cheesecake

10 easy homemade food gifts

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is all about abundance, or, often, overabundance. Everyone wants to bring their favorite dish, or needs to have pumpkin and apple pie. With all the rich, heavy choices, there’s a distinct chance that Thanksgiving will turn out to be about overindulgence. But it doesn't have to be that way.