5 healthy Christmas bakes that are vegan & gluten-free

Today I’m sharing my top five Christmas recipes for holiday sweets and baked goods. I aim to maximize the nutrition in everything I make, including treats. Plus, all the recipes are dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegan. Most are also raw.

Since December 6th is Finland’s National Day, we’ll start the recipe collection with blue-white bounty!

1. Raw Finland Bounty

Ingredients

• 200 g raw chocolate (or your favorite chocolate)
• 2.5 dl coconut cream
• 50 g coconut oil
• 5 dl shredded coconut
• 1 tsp vanilla powder
• 2 tbsp sweetener (to taste)
• blue spirulina

Instructions

1. Melt the coconut cream and coconut oil together in a saucepan.
2. Blend with the dry ingredients until you can shape the mixture into a ball.
3. Remove half and blend the rest with blue spirulina.
4. Take some of both the white and blue filling and form into balls.
5. Place in the freezer.
6. Melt the chocolate in a saucepan and let it cool slightly.
7. Take out the coconut balls and dip them in the chocolate.
8. Put back in the freezer and repeat if you want a thicker chocolate coating.
9. Store in a cool place.

2. Raw Peanut Chocolate

Ingredients

• 2 dl coconut oil
• 2 dl cocoa powder
• 2 tbsp honey or agave syrup
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/1 tsp salt
• 2 dl peanuts
• 2 dl raisins
• 2 dl goji berries
• peanut butter

Instructions

1. Melt the coconut oil with cocoa powder, honey, cinnamon, and salt.
2. Put a tablespoon at the bottom of about 15 small silicone molds and place in the fridge.
3. Stir the nuts and dried berries into the remaining chocolate mixture.
4. Take out the molds and add a teaspoon of peanut butter on each.
5. On top, add a tablespoon of the remaining chocolate mixture with nuts and berries over the peanut butter dollop.
6. Return to the fridge to set.
7. Enjoy!

Store in the fridge and take out just before eating.

3. Raw Iced Chocolate with Goji Berries

Ingredients

• 100 grams coconut oil
• 100 grams raw dark chocolate
• 1 pinch sea salt
• 1 pinch vanilla powder
• goji berries

Instructions:

1. Melt everything except the goji berries in a double boiler.
2. Pour into molds and place in the fridge.
3. Decorate with goji berries.
4. Store in the fridge.

4. Christmas Balls with Licorice and Ginger

Ingredients

• 2 dl shredded coconut
• 5 medjool dates
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 2 tsp licorice powder
• 2 tsp ginger
• 1 pinch salt
• Licorice powder for rolling the balls

Instructions:

1. Remove the pits from the dates.
2. Blend all ingredients in a food processor. (Add more dates if it doesn’t come together.)
3. Roll into small balls and roll in licorice powder.
4. Store in the fridge.

5. Gluten-Free, Vegan Saffron Buns

Ingredients

• 6 dl organic oat flour
• 3 dl organic rice flour
• 1 dl psyllium husk/fiber husk
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 dl coconut oil
• 1 g saffron
• 7 dl oat milk
• 25 g yeast
• 1 dl honey or agave syrup
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• about 60 raisins or goji berries
• 1 tbsp honey or agave syrup
• 1 tbsp oat milk

Instructions

1. Mix the flours, psyllium husk, and salt in a bowl.
2. Melt the coconut oil in a saucepan together with saffron, oat milk, and agave, and let it reach 37 degrees Celsius. Pour the liquid into a larger bowl.
3. Crumble in the yeast and stir until dissolved.
4. Add the flour gradually and stir until the dough is smooth. It should be a bit loose.
5. Let rise under a cloth for half an hour. Preferably in a warm spot.
6. The risen dough does not need kneading. Divide it into about 24-30 pieces so each piece is roughly half a deciliter.
7. Melt a little coconut oil in a bowl and shape the saffron buns with oiled hands. (Do not add more flour even if they seem a bit sticky.)
8. Place them on baking paper on a tray, press in the goji berries, and let rise for an hour under a cloth. Preferably in a warm spot.
9. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Mix a little honey and oat milk and brush the buns just before baking.
10. Bake for about 18 minutes until beautifully golden brown.
11. Let cool on a rack under a cloth.