Easy Southern Christmas recipes with shortcuts right here in one roundup! From side dishes to desserts to food gifts, these are my favorite simple holiday recipes you can make for your family.
Why Top 15? Because I couldn't narrow it down to Top 10!
My Southern shortcut Christmas recipes will have you in and out of the kitchen this Christmas sooner than later!
Do you love the traditional Southern recipes you grew up with but don’t have the time to make them? Does it seems like your Mom or Grandma made everything from scratch starting with growing their own green beans and decorating cut-out sugar cookies?
I’ve got you covered with this roundup of easy Christmas recipes. I'll give you step by step photos and tips for each recipe.
Easy Southern Recipes for Christmas
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1. Cookies and Cream Shortbread Cookies
2. Mint Oreo Cookie Truffle Balls
3. Sugardoodles
4. Best Easy Candied Bacon
5. Maple Pecan Tassies
6. Cookies 'n Cream White Chocolate Fudge
7. Bacon-Sausage Strata Breakfast Casserole
8. Little Debbie Christmas Tree Dip
9. Honey Roasted Peanut Pie
10. 3 Ingredient Cinnamon Sugar Pecans
11. 2 Ingredient Peanut Butter Fudge
12. Microwave Cranberry Pistachio Brittle
13. Microwave Peanut Brittle
14. Instant Pot Ham with Pepper Jelly Glaze
15. Puff Pastry Cookie Butter Christmas Trees
Bonus recipes!
Shortcut Frosted Mini Brownie Cups
Cast Iron Pecan Pie
Sheet Pan Omelette
I’m as Southern as they come and love homemade, from-scratch recipes and avoid processed, packaged food, if I can.
But! I also have a busy schedule just like you, so I’m constantly finding shortcuts to my homemade recipes and I share them with you here on GritsAndGouda.com.
For more holiday recipes, check out my Top 10 Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup.
Updated December 5, 2023
Jean Oden
went to the Warrior class, loved it. Took my hubby and he enjoyed it too.
gritsandgouda
It was so nice to have you both there! Let me know what you make in your Instant Pot.