30 Satisfying Paleo Thanksgiving Recipes
30 Satisfying Paleo Thanksgiving recipes from Woyra. A list of our best dairy-free, gluten-free, grain-free, and lighter Paleo diet recipes that would be just right for Thanksgiving! Includes appetizer, side-dish, main course and dessert ideas!
As we were planning out what recipes we would be making for Thanksgiving dinner, we realized that it would be helpful to have the recipes and dishes that we were searching for all in one spot.
So, we decided to make a roundup of all of our favorite Paleo Thanksgiving recipes, many of which we will be making this year.
We hope this helps you plan out your Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving, or holiday menu.
All of the following recipes are Paleo, dairy-free, gluten-free, grain-free, real food recipes. Many are Whole30 compliant as well.
We personally have to be dairy-free this year, so these recipes have been really helpful for us and we hope they are for you!
Paleo Thanksgiving Appetizer Recipes
1) Bacon Wrapped Raspberry Stuffed Dates
These are a family FAVORITE in our house. When these stuffed dates bake, the raspberries melt and turn into a sweet jam that tastes great with the salty bacon.
2) Maple Bacon Wrapped Carrots
These are a fun way to serve carrots for Thanksgiving. Covered in bacon and with a maple glaze. NOM.
3) Cinnamon & Maple Roasted Almonds
We love having a bowl of these on the counter to snack on while cooking. They taste great and make the house smell so good!
These are such a satisfying way to roast and season pumpkin seeds. They are a great snack and are also wonderful to use to decorate desserts with.
Paleo Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes
This gratin is the bomb.com. It’s a great creamy cauliflower dish. SO good.
6) Roasted Garlic Mashed Cauliflower and Potatoes
This recipe is for all roasted garlic lovers! It’s mashed potatoes with a twist.
These dairy-free mashed potatoes are always a hit over the holidays. YUM.
8) Whole30 Dairy-free Potato Gratin
We are always in awe that these are dairy-free whenever we make them. They are a wonderful gratin recipe.
9) Spiced Poached Pears in Red Wine and Orange Juice
Poached pears in wine and OJ are so festive and satisfying. Try it with your turkey. The combo is delish!
10) Crispy Maple Bacon Brussels Sprouts
Is there anything better than crispy bacon, caramelized maple syrup and roasted Brussels sprouts?!
11) Creamy Brussels Sprouts Casserole
The sauce in this creamy casserole is one of our favorite that we have ever made. The nutritional yeast makes it cheesy and great.
12) Cran-Apple Sauce
We love adding apple to our cranberry sauce for added sweetness.
13) Paleo Sausage, Apple, Chestnut Stuffing
Hands down- this is our favorite flavor combo for stuffing. Chestnuts, apples, sausage, fennel. NOM.
14) Bone Broth Gravy
This is a fast gravy recipe made with bone broth.
15) Simple Fall Harvest Salad with Maple Vinaigrette
This salad has ALL of our favorite Fall harvest ingredients… like Brussels sprouts, butternut squash, apple, pumpkin seeds and pomegranate seeds. It’s just right for Thanksgiving.
Note: omit the cheese to make it Paleo.
This is the easiest way to make crispy, flavorful asparagus. It’s a wonderful veggie side dish!
Paleo Thanksgiving Chicken Recipes
Note: our family and we roast chickens for Thanksgiving every year instead of turkeys. We prefer the taste. That is why we don’t have any roast turkey recipes.
17) Roast Chicken with Apples and Potatoes
The apples in this recipe cook until mushy. The result tastes just wonderful with roast chicken.
18) Thyme Infused Roasted Chicken +Root Veggies
This recipe is seasoned with lemon and thyme and is a classic.
Paleo Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes
19) Simple Paleo Pumpkin Muffins
These muffins are our favorite pumpkin muffin recipe ever. You would never know that they are Paleo, Gluten-free, dairy-free, and grain-free.
20) Gluten-free Chocolate Pumpkin Brownies
These are great! Swirls of chocolate brownie and pumpkin blondie mix together for a wonderful pumpkin brownie.
21) Pumpkin Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread
Another reader favorite right here. It’s what banana bread dreams are made of! Full of swirls of coconut sugar goodness, and pumpkin banana bread.
22) Paleo Pumpkin Pie Chocolate Chip Cookies
These taste like a mixture of pumpkin pie and chocolate chip cookies. SO good.
23) Paleo Cranberry Sauce Bars
Cranberry sauce on top of a shortbread, but in dairy-free, gluten-free form.
24) Paleo Apple Tart
This is a classic apple tart based on our mother’s French tart recipe, but made Paleo.
25) Paleo Gluten-Free Apple Crumb Muffins
These muffins taste like apple donuts. Enough said.
This cake is light and delicate and wonderful. If you love pumpkin cake, you will want this.
Note: use a dairy-free cream-cheese like Kite-hill, to keep the recipe dairy-free and Paleo.
27) Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie in a Mug (Paleo, Gluten-free, Dairy-free)
If you aren’t having a big crowd, this mug cake is just right. Add ice-cream on top and it is the just right few bites of pumpkin cookie goodess.
28) Fall Chocolate Bark with Dried Apples and Roasted Pepitas
This chocolate dessert makes a wonderful gift, dessert, or snack option. It’s filled with cinnamon maple roasted pepitas, cranberries, and soft dried apples. It’s got so much Fall flavor in every bite!
29) Chocolate Covered Pumpkin Stuffed Dates
These taste like a pumpkin snickers but a lighter from-scratch version made with only a few ingredients. So good!
30) Apple Juice Gelatin Gummies
These are a wonderful idea to make for kids. They are lighter, made with gelatin, and a great alternative to candy.
No matter what your Thanksgiving plans are, we hope you have a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving full of yummy food.
If you make any of our recipes, let us know how you like them!
