Here's my top 12 Christmas Recipe Roundup for Southern shortcut recipes! From side dishes to desserts to food gifts-just click on the images below to go straight to each blog post and recipe. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Why Top 12? Because I couldn't narrow it down to 10!
My Southern shortcut 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 because 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 Christmas shortcut recipe round up. I'll give you step by step photos and tips along the way.
1. Candied Roasted Sweet Potatoes
2. Instant Pot Chocolate-Peanut Butter Swirl Cheesecake
3. Sugardoodles
4. Cranberry Apple Jalapeno Salsa
5. Maple Pecan Tassies 
6. Cookies 'n Cream White Chocolate Fudge 
7. Glazed Nutella Zucchini Bread
8. Bacon-Wrapped Cheesy Tater Tots
9. Coffee and Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies
10. Sausage Squash Casserole (Keto version included)
11. Microwave Cranberry Pistachio Brittle
12. 3 Ingredient Cinnamon Sugar Pecans
Bonus: I've added two peanut recipes I love!
Microwave Peanut Brittle
Honey Roasted Peanut Pie
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.
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went to the Warrior class, loved it. Took my hubby and he enjoyed it too.
It was so nice to have you both there! Let me know what you make in your Instant Pot.