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Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Christmas Desserts

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by Lindsay Cotter Updated: Jan 11, 2025

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Find the BEST Dairy Free Gluten Free Christmas desserts from bars and bites to macaroons and more for all your holiday baking needs! Easy to make, they’re so tasty your guests won’t even realize they’re eating gluten and dairy free desserts. 

A grid of 6 Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Christmas Desserts this for later

Do you go on a baking frenzy during the holidays? With cookie exchanges, holiday parties, Santa, and gifting, it feels like we’re always in the kitchen whipping up something. 

We’re not complaining, though! With endless gluten free dairy free desserts to choose from, we never get bored. We have to taste all our recipes, after all! 

So, whether you’re baking for yourself or your loved ones, we can guarantee these treats don’t disappoint. 

The Best Dairy Free Gluten Free Christmas Desserts

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Gluten Free Apple Pie (Crustless Impossible Pie)

This Gluten Free Apple Pie is full of warm flavors and made with simple ingredients in under an hour for an easy dairy free dessert! A pie that forms its own crust while baking, saving you time in the kitchen. 

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Gingerbread Loaf Recipe (Gluten-Free)

This Gluten-Free Gingerbread Loaf Recipe is soft, moist, and perfectly spiced! Infused with sweet, warm flavors and topped with an optional glaze, it’s a simple quick bread recipe perfect for the holidays.

Dairy Free Option

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Coffee Pecan Pie Bars (Vegan, Paleo)

This pecan pie bar recipe is gluten free, grain free, and vegan, made with paleo flour and natural sugars. Skip the traditional pie and serve these bars for a healthier holiday dessert.

IMPORTANT: You MUST chill the bars for at least 1 hour before serving them. Otherwise, the consistency will be too mushy, and you won’t be able to cut them into clean squares.

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Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats

Made with vegan ingredients, these Peanut Butter Rice Krispie treats are the perfect kid-friendly treat for every occassion! Nut-free option.

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baked pears with maple bourbon glaze on white platter

Maple Baked Pears with Whipped Cream {Vegan Option}

Baked pears with sweet bourbon glaze and homemade whipped cream are an impressive and delicious holiday dessert. This fruit dessert recipe appears fancy, but it is SO easy to make! Perfect to serve for Christmas, New Year’s Eve, or holiday parties.

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Cinnamon Chickpea Blondies (Vegan)

Cinnamon chickpea blondies are chewy, gluten free treats, perfect for snacking! This flourless vegan blondie recipe can also be made nut free.

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Naked Almond Flour Chocolate Cake

This almond flour chocolate cake has naked layers of grain free cake and fluffy maple coconut cream frosting. Make this almond cake recipe for an impressive and delicious dessert!

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Gluten-Free Italian Christmas Cake (Panforte)

Make this gluten-free Italian Christmas cake recipe (panforte) for a decadent holiday dessert that will transport your taste buds to Italy!

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Mocha Coconut Macaroons (Vegan)

These vegan mocha coconut macaroons come together with simple ingredients in no time!

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Categories: Dairy-Free, Desserts, Gluten-Free, Oven, Recipe Round Ups Tags: christmas, christmas cookies, gluten and dairy free desserts, gluten free christmas desserts, gluten free dairy free desserts, thanksgiving

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Hi, y’all, I’m Lindsay Cotter, a Nutrition Specialist with a focus on Gluten-Free eating. I love creating delicious nourishing food that anyone can enjoy.

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  1. Avatar photoSabrina

    Nov 18, 2020 at 6:13 PM

    thank you for all of these, lovely, much appreciated!

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    • Avatar photoLindsay Cotter

      Nov 19, 2020 at 2:54 PM

      Let me know if you make any Sabrina!

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  2. Avatar photoMegan B

    Nov 17, 2020 at 1:40 PM

    We have some Amaretto lovers at our house- I gotta try those!

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    • Avatar photoLindsay Cotter

      Nov 19, 2020 at 6:16 PM

      Great! Keep me posted Megan!

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  3. Avatar photoKendy

    Nov 17, 2020 at 10:29 AM

    Love this! I am definitely making some (if not all!) this Thanksgiving and Christmas. My fave would be the Dark Chocolate Amaretto Cake bites! Might try making it later today 🙂 Thanks for sharing these recipes Lindsay

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