5 Gluten Free Christmas Recipes - Iowa Girl Eats (2024)

Eatinggluten-free around the holidays can be tough, but these 5gluten-free Christmas recipes are my family's very favorite. Traditional and tasty!

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Although you wouldn’t know it by the plants still sprouting in my front garden (55 degrees in December!) Christmas is exactly one week away. Insanity! I think I mentioned this last week, but it feels like the holidays have flown by this year especially.

FACT: holidays go by at the same rate every year. #namethatshow

To know me is to understand that I adore a good tradition, especially when it involves food. That said, the five gluten free Christmas recipes I’m sharing today are all family-favorites – ones we come back to again and again, year after year, decade after decade (Cajun Shrimp and Baked Ham, I’m looking at you) at Christmas time. From my family to yours, I hope you find one or two to love!

What are your family’s favorite Christmas traditions and dishes?

5 Gluten Free Christmas Recipes:

Fruit Christmas Tree

My Mom has made it her tradition to make a Fruit Christmas Tree with the grandkids on Christmas Day. I’m not sure who has more fun – the kids or Nana. :) Fellow Moms – assembling a Fruit Christmas Tree is an excellent way to burn a winter break afternoon, or it makes a beautiful, edible centerpiece for a holiday appetizer or dessert table.

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Christmas Crunch

This totally addicting recipe for Christmas Crunch was an instant hit with my family and yours! Festive, crunchy, sweet and salty. Basically, snack perfection!

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Christmas Eve Cajun Shrimp

Growing up we traveled to Ohio, where our extended family lives, for Christmas every other year and I have the best memories of hammering away in my Grandpa’s workshop, playing endless games of ping pong with my cousins, and snagging sweet oranges to snack on from my Grandma’s cold, covered back porch. One memory I don’t look back on so fondly was having to eat unidentified white fish on Christmas Eve per my Slovakian Grandfather’s request. Let’s just say, as bad as we missed our family on the years we stayed home, we were not as sad to feast on Cajun Shrimp instead of cod (maybe?) on Christmas Eve. My Mom always makes a mild pan for me and her, and a spicier pan for my Dad and brothers. Whatever spice level you choose – this is an irresistibly delicious and special occasion-worthy dish.

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Gluten-FreeCinnamon Rolls

Like many families, mine has always kicked off both Thanksgiving and Christmas with a pan of warm, gooey, Pillsbury cinnamon rolls (dibs on middle!) Since having to gogluten-free in early 2014 I’ve just gone without…until now. This fall I developed a decadent, dairy-free,gluten-free cinnamon roll recipe that saved the holidays as I knew it! This Christmas, since I’m eating egg-free for Gwen, I’m going to try and replace the egg in the recipe with Bob’s Red Mill GF Egg Replacer product. I’ll make a note in the recipe if it goes well.

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Gluten-Free Breakfast Casseroles

Whether we’re with Ben’s family or mine on Christmas morning, there is always breakfast casserole involved. In fact, Ben’s Dad has made Crock Pot Breakfast Casseroles one of his specialties overthe years (along with really good grilled steak and martinis!) They’re easy, crowd-pleasing, and make-ahead too – what more could you want? Here are a few of our favorites:

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Breakfast Taco Casserole >

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Brown Bag Baked Ham

The main event and perhaps my favorite thing on the Christmas dinner table – Brown Bag Baked Ham. I almost didn’t post this recipe here on IGE because it involves placing a paper bag in the oven (gasp!) but I had to. I just had to! My Mom has used this method for baking holiday hams my entire life – and her Mom before her – with zero mishaps. What WILL happen though, is that you’ll have the juiciest, tastiest ham of your life by simply placing a ham in a brown paper bag and baking it. No basting required.

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  1. 5 Gluten Free Christmas Recipes - Iowa Girl Eats (11) Heather 12.18.2018

    Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica. (I didn’t google, did I guess correctly?)

    My parents make citrus-glazed shrimp for part of their seven sea-creatures Christmas Eve banquet. It’s sort of tropical-sounding, I guess, but New Jersey is a tundra and oranges are fantastic this time of year–so everyone loves eating it.

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  2. 5 Gluten Free Christmas Recipes - Iowa Girl Eats (13) Nancy 12.18.2018

    These recipes look great, Kristin! Merry Christmas to you and all the family!

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    • 5 Gluten Free Christmas Recipes - Iowa Girl Eats (14) Kristin 12.19.2018

      Merry Christmas to you and yours, Nancy! Thank you for being such a loyal reader and IGE supporter!

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  3. 5 Gluten Free Christmas Recipes - Iowa Girl Eats (15) Sarah Finn 12.18.2018

    I make the Roasted Poblano casserole or breakfast taco casserole almost every week for my breakfast. They are easy to make on Sunday and portion out for breakfast all week.

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    • 5 Gluten Free Christmas Recipes - Iowa Girl Eats (16) Kristin 12.19.2018

      Ahh, so glad to hear that! Yes, they both reheat so well! :)

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  4. 5 Gluten Free Christmas Recipes - Iowa Girl Eats (17) Stephanie 12.18.2018

    With this being my first holiday season since a celiac diagnosis, I so appreciate this and I appreciate that it isn’t just all fruit but actually some things that can make us forced GF people feel “normal”.

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    • 5 Gluten Free Christmas Recipes - Iowa Girl Eats (18) Kristin 12.19.2018

      You are so welcome, Stephanie!! If you need more GF holiday dish ideas, I linked to a bunch in this post: https://iowagirleats.com/2018/11/20/gluten-free-thanksgiving-appetizers-and-side-dishes/

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I’m a Midwestern wife and Mama, and after being diagnosed with Celiac Disease in 2013 I began sharing delicious and approachable gluten-free recipes made with everyday, in-season ingredients. Welcome!

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My name is Kristin and I'm from, you guessed it — Iowa! After getting married to my husband Ben in 2008, I had a lot of time on my hands that was previously spent wedding planning. What was a newlywed with nothing but time on her hands to do? Start a blog, of course!

Is Jesus bread gluten-free? ›

As previously stated, the Catholic church states that the Communion wafer must contain gluten. This is because they believe that the communion host LITERALLY becomes the body of Christ after it has been consecrated.

Are Doritos gluten-free? ›

The short answer: no, most Doritos are not gluten-free. Doritos are tortilla chips, which means that the chip itself is mostly made out of corn flour and then flavored with a variety of spices. Unlike many other kinds of grain, corn does not inherently contain gluten.

What meat is gluten-free? ›

Plain, fresh cuts of meat, including beef, poultry (chicken, turkey, etc), rabbit, lamb and fish/seafood meat, are all gluten-free.

Who is the Iowa girl eats celiac disease? ›

My name is Kristin, and I'm an Iowa girl who loves to cook, eat, and travel! After being diagnosed with Celiac Disease in 2013, I share delicious and approachable gluten-free recipes made with everyday, in-season ingredients, yet have 600+ recipes for any and all diets.

What foods are uniquely Iowa? ›

Iowa is known for Sour Cream Raisin Pie, Iowa Ham Balls, Scotcheroos, Maid Rite sandwiches, Steak de Burgo, taco pizza, snickers salad, and corn, lots of corn. It's also the leading producer of pork in the U.S.A.

What are 8 foods that are gluten-free? ›

Healthy fats and oils. Most sources of healthy fat, such as the following, are gluten-free. Foods that are safe to eat if you have a gluten intolerance include nuts, seeds, vegetables, fruits, fish, poultry, dairy products, gluten-free grains, and legumes.

Are cheerios gluten-free? ›

Cheerios have always been made of oats, which are naturally gluten free. However, conventional farming practices as well as common grain handling procedures allow chances for gluten containing grains (like wheat, barley, and rye) to co-mingle with our gluten free oats.

Is there gluten in Christmas dinner? ›

Many are naturally gluten-free, like roast potatoes and veg – but side dishes like bread sauce and pigs in blankets often contain gluten.

Are potatoes gluten-free? ›

The simple answer is yes — potatoes are gluten-free. Gluten is a type of protein found in wheat, rye, barley, and other grains. Potatoes aren't grains, they're a type of starchy vegetable. That's good news for people who can't tolerate gluten because they have celiac disease or gluten intolerance.

Is ham a gluten-free food? ›

Ham naturally by itself is gluten free, but many companies add a glaze to their ham, which can contain gluten. Unglazed hams are a safer bet. Deli ham is generally gluten-free, and many brands are beginning to indicate gluten-free on the packaging.

Are turkey and ham gluten-free? ›

Yes, meat is naturally gluten-free.

Plain, fresh cuts of meat, including beef, poultry (chicken, turkey, etc), rabbit, lamb and fish/seafood meat, are all gluten-free.

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