The holidays are a time where the whole family gathers and shares good times and good food. If you’re dealing with food restrictions though, it can make the holiday meals difficult. These gluten free thanksgiving recipes will not only fit with your gluten free lifestyle, but even your gluteny extended family will enjoy them. Because no one wants to make 2 sets of everything for Thanksgiving. There’s enough cooking as it is.
Everything is divided into convenient categories so you can pick and choose what looks best to you for a complete, gluten free Thanksgiving feast. Some of these recipes call for sugar, however swapping it out for rapadura or coconut sugar is easy peasy. There are classic recipes here that are identical copies of your Thanksgiving favorites, and there’s plenty of unique finds if you’re more of a gourmet adventurer.
Gluten free Thanksgiving recipes
Sweet Potatoes
Maple sweet potato casserole – The Organic Kitchen
Mashed sweet potatoes with sage brown butter – The Pistachio Project
Roasted sweet potato puree with coconut orange and ginger – And Here We Are
Roasted sweet potato bites – This West Coast Mommy
Roasted sweet potatoes with cauliflower cream sauce – Healy Eats Real
Spicy orange sweet potatoes – Delicious Obsessions
Mashed sweet potato bacon cups (paleo and gluten free) – Real Simple Good
Make ahead sweet potato casserole with crump topping (paleo and gluten free) – Eat Beautiful
Scalloped sweet potatoes – A Girl Worth Saving
Sauces
Sugar free (naturally sweetened) cranberry sauce – The Pistachio Project
Cranberry cherry apple sauce – Recipes to Nourish
Cranberry pineapple sauce with walnuts – GAPS Diet Journey
Tart cranberry sauce – A Girl Worth Saving
Ginger spiced fresh cranberry sauce – Attainable Sustainable
Mushroom onion gravy (also dairy free) – GAPS Diet Journey
Salads
Greens with pomegranate vinaigrette – The Organic Kitchen
Apple walnut spinach salad (gluten free, dairy free) – Real Simple Good
Celery, pecan and apple arugula salad with cider vinaigrette – Abbey’s Kitchen
Pomegranate and persimmon salad – Small Footprint Family
Fennel and orange salad – And Here We Are
Delicata squash salad with persimmons and cranberries – Recipes to Nourish
Sides
Lemon garlic brussel sprouts with balsamic glaze – Healy Eats Real
Bacon wrapped brussels sprouts – Recipes to Nourish
Balsamic roasted brussel spouts with grapes and figs – Abbey’s Kitchen
Balsamic oven-roasted green beans – The Rising Spoon
Grandma Julia’s green beans – The Organic Kitchen
Green beans with bacon and mushrooms (paleo) – A Girl Worth Saving
Balsamic oven-roasted root vegetables – The Rising Spoon
Salty and sweet mashed butternut squash – Healy Eats Real
Stuffed mushrooms (paleo) – A Girl Worth Saving
Roasted celeriac with smoked pancetta, mushrooms and leek – A Girl Worth Saving
Decadent smashed potatoes – The Organic Kitchen
Whipped cauliflower puree – Delicious Obsessions
Savory pumpkin soup – The Organic Kitchen
Stuffing
Gluten free apple stuffing – This West Coast Mommy
Grain free classic stuffing – An Ordinary housewife
Homemade Cornbread Stuffing with Apples, Cranberries and Thyme – Recipes to Nourish
Gluten free stuffing – Recipes to Nourish
Coconut bread dressing – GAPS Diet Journey
Port and herb stuffing – Studio Botanica
Faux cornbread dressing poppers – GAPS Diet Journey
Grain free stuffing with sausage – Eat Beautiful
Pumpkin Desserts
Pumpkin cream pies – The Herbal Spoon
Pumpkin pie (paleo and vegan) – Healy Eats Real
Pumpkin pie bars – Real Simple Good
Pumpkin meringue parfait (gluten free, dairy free, vegan) – Abbey’s Kitchen
Non-Pumpkin Desserts
Grain free apple cobbler – Recipes to Nourish
Spicy maple cinnamon pecans – This West Coast Mommy
Cranberry orange bars – Recipes to Nourish
Cranberry orange sorbet – Delicious Obsessions
Grain free cranberry apple crisp – Delicious Obsessions
Chocolate pie (paleo and vegan) – Healy Eats Real
Faux sweet potato pie – GAPS Diet Journey
Carrot parsnip cake – And Here We Are
Maple ice cream with sea salted caramel – Recipes to Nourish
Drinks
Gluhwein drink – And Here We Are
Cranberry orange mocktail with kombucha – Recipes to Nourish
Pumpkin spice latte with vanilla almond milk – The Rising Spoon
I cannot wait to read through these recipes! My youngest has to eat gluten free and I have promised her a gluten-free turkey day 🙂
Hopefully you find some recipes she’ll like in here! My family is gluten free, dairy free, one is low fat, and one is high fat no carb, so Thanksgiving will be a bit of a challenge this year lol
What a great resource! Thank you for sharing on the Homestead Blog Hop!