Check out these 26 Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes for some healthy inspiration for this year’s Thanksgiving dinner. There is everything from appetizers to side dishes and desserts, so you are sure to find something you’ll like!
Thanksgiving Appetizers
These Baked Zucchini Fries are a deliciously breaded and crispy alternative to deep fried variations that pack in tons of flavor and nutrients without the heaviness and fattiness of frying oil. And trust us, they are just as satisfyingly crunchy on the outside, tender on the inside as their fried counterparts!
These Parmesan Zucchini Tots are crispy, lightly cheesy, and stuffed with zucchini. They come together in just 30 minutes, making them a quick and easy appetizer or side dish.
Thanksgiving Side Dishes
These Roasted Garlic Herb Potatoes pair tangy garlic with a smattering of dried herbs, like basil, parsley, thyme, and fennel, to create perfectly seasoned, crispy, golden-brown potatoes. They dip beautifully in Maple Mustard or Creamy Horseradish Sauce. These garlic potatoes make the perfect effortless Thanksgiving side dish.
Brown Sugar Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Brown Sugar Roasted Sweet Potatoes are crispy, lightly sweet and smoky thanks to brown sugar (or coconut sugar), smoked paprika, and black pepper. Oven baked perfection at 425F.
Apple Chicken Sausage Skillet (delicious stuffing substitute!)
This Apple Chicken Sausage skillet fulfills every fall dinner desire by pairing apple cider-sweetened farro with crisped chicken sausage and sautéed apples, mushrooms, and onion.
Apple Pecan Butternut Squash Boats
This recipe for Apple Pecan Butternut Squash Boats combines the subtle sweetness of Fuji apples, the nutty warmth of pecans, and the buttery deliciousness of butternut squash to make the perfect fall dinner. This dish makes a perfect Thanksgiving side dish that is sure to please and is vegan/plant-based/vegetarian friendly.
Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Miso Farro
These Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Miso Butter Farro are the loaded baked potato that you never knew you needed. Oven-roasted sweet potatoes are lightly smashed inside their skins, then loaded up with salty sweet miso butter infused farro, spinach, and Italian chicken sausage. Yum!
Stovetop White Cheddar Mac and Cheese
I like to think of this Stovetop White Cheddar Mac n Cheese as the adult version of the Kraft counterpart. It’s creamy. Cheesy. And has a sharp bite thanks to the Vermont white cheddar. Well worth the calories!
If you find yourself craving a creamy, flavorful, heartwarming dinner, then this Creamy Butternut Squash Risotto is definitely for you! This risotto is made with roasted butternut squash, white wine, a sprinkle of sage and a surprising, yet delicious, twist of feta cheese. It is as cozy as it sounds.
Hands down one of the best ways to eat broccoli is tossed with olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper and then roasted to crispy, golden perfection in the oven. Roasted broccoli is one of our go-to side dishes. It’s super easy, quick, and only takes 5 ingredients.
Spaghetti Squash with Sausage and Miso Mushrooms
This recipe for Spaghetti Squash with Sausage and Miso Mushrooms features oven baked spaghetti squash, roasted to al dente perfection and stuffed with a savory chicken sausage and miso mushroom filling.
Cider Farro Stuffed Acorn Squash
Picture this. Warm, sticky sweet apple cider-infused farro, mixed with sauteed kale and sweet Italian chicken sausage, all stuffed inside a roasted buttery acorn squash.
Roasted Carrot and Butternut Squash Soup
This Roasted Carrot and Butternut Squash Soup is a cozy, heartwarming dish that features oven roasted carrots and butternut squash, sauteed onions, low-sodium vegetable broth, and almond milk pureed into a beautifully smooth soup and lightly sweetened with cinnamon and nutmeg. This recipe is plant-based, vegetarian, and vegan friendly.
Thanksgiving Dressings & Sauces
This Lemon Vinaigrette pairs extra virgin olive oil and champagne vinegar with fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, Dijon mustard, and maple syrup to create a crisp citrusy salad dressing perfect for a side salad.
This Honey Peach Vinaigrette is the perfect combination of honeyed sweetness and tart, juicy peach perfection. It’s light, summery, and incredibly quick to whip up. And we’ve made it easy to craft the perfect small batch or family size dose of dressing with this 2-in-1 recipe.
This Agave Citrus Vinaigrette is a deliciously light, tangy, and sweet dressing with citrus notes from lemon and lime juice and zest. It’s a perfect summer dressing for salads and bowls, as a marinade, or as a sauce base or dipping sauce. It’s so versatile!
This Creamy Horseradish Sauce pairs velvety light mayo, zingy horseradish, tangy Dijon mustard, and sweet maple syrup to create an irresistibly unique sauce perfect for dipping, spreading, and drizzling on everything from sandwiches to french fries.
Thanksgiving Desserts
This Blackberry Cobbler has a thick, bubbly layer of jammy blackberries topped with perfectly lightly buttery, sweet, golden-brown biscuits. It pairs beautifully with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Dare I call it cobbler perfection??
This easy Cherry Cobbler has a lightly cinnamony, thick, and juicy tart cherry filling topped with lightly sweetened, golden brown biscuits. Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream and you’ve got the perfect dessert for summer!
These Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies combine our favorite dense, fudgy Avocado Brownies with a creamy pumpkin cheesecake layer in a decadent and lightened up dessert perfect for fall. These brownies are the perfect Thanksgiving dessert.
Dark Chocolate Cranberry Walnut Cookies
These Dark Chocolate Cranberry Walnut Cookies are the perfect seasonal winter cookie. They are loaded up with tart dried cranberries, bitter-sweet dark chocolate, and crunchy walnuts. Cooked to golden perfection at 350F, these cookies are buttery soft and chewy on the inside with a little crisp edge on the outside. And the best part is that they are made healthier by using lower fat plant-based butter, cutting back on sugar, and swapping all purpose flour with white whole wheat flour.
This Soft Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe is my go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe. This recipe delivers perfectly soft, gooey, golden cookies every time.
This Pumpkin Cake is moist, fluffy, lightly sweet, packed with pumpkin flavor and fall spices, and topped with an easy pumpkin spice cream cheese frosting. It’s the perfect dessert for pumpkin lovers and a great alternative to pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving.
Chocolate Hazelnut Avocado Pudding
This Chocolate Hazelnut Avocado Mousse is a surprisingly healthy but decadent dessert, made from avocados, hazelnut butter, maple syrup, chocolate almond milk, and cocoa powder. Top it all off with a healthy dollop of homemade coconut whipped cream, hazelnuts, and dark chocolate. This result is a delicious, creamy, healthy, filling, dairy-free, and keto, vegan, and plant-based friendly dessert.
These avocado brownies are deliciously creamy, incredibly moist, and decadently chocolate.
These Iced Pumpkin Pie Energy Bites are a fun no-bake twist on traditional pumpkin pie. They pack in tons of flavor and are a healthy, nutrient-dense snack made from rolled oats, pumpkin puree, almond flour, walnuts, dates, almond butter, pumpkin pie spice and cinnamon. They can be enjoyed plain or with a sweet pumpkin spice glaze. These protein bites are a sweet snack designed to power you through plant-based goodness.
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