My Delicious but Low Sugar Holiday Treats for Kids!
Most Holidays bring with them a deluge of sugary treats. While most treats can be enjoyed in moderation it can be difficult to not over indulge. So I thought I would put together some Tips for having a delicious and fun Holiday without the high refined sugar overload.
Christmas Cookies!
Making cookies for the Holidays is a big tradition in many households. There are plenty of options that are refined white sugar free. Here are some delicious recipes that I found on Pinterest but there are countless others if you just do a quick search. Santa will thank you as he works late into the night!
Two Ingredient Cookies Plus Mix-ins
Sugarless Low Calorie Sugar Cookies
Christmas Stockings!
Stockings can be a big refined white sugar source. If your child is already used to getting candy in their stocking and you don’t want to eliminate it cold turkey I recommend putting in one or two candy treats but then filling the rest with small toys and activities. The Dollar Tree is a great source of inexpensive kids items as well as stockings themselves, if you don’t already have one. They have puzzles, race cars, stickers, craft items, nail polish, you name it. Just try to avoid the candy isle…
Don’t forget the Pie!
My go to pie recipes are Apple and Blueberry. And both can be done without too much added sugar. I feel that fruit pies don’t need very much extra sugar as the cooked fruit already has a ton of delicious natural sweetness of its own. My favorite apple pie recipe is by Chef Chloe which you can find here. Her recipe does call for refined white sugar but you could easily reduce the amount or substitute it with Agave or any favorite sugar substitute. And as for the blueberry pie I found this recipe that I altered, instead of using ¾ cup of granulated sugar I use ¼ cup of agave syrup. Its delicious and goes great with vanilla ice cream and to keep the sugar down you could make “nice”cream using frozen bananas, vanilla, maple or agave syrup and almond milk blended until smooth.
Apple Pie tip: Make sure you peel all of your apples, it plays a big role in the final texture of the pie.
Blueberry Pie Tip: The above recipe calls for 5 cups of fresh blueberries setting aside 2 cups. 3 cups are cooked down and then at the end you add the final 2 cups of fresh blueberries which gives a nice burst of fresh flavor with each bite. Fresh blueberries can be a bit pricey so what I do is I buy a big bag of frozen blueberries and use 3 cups frozen for cooking and then just buy two cups of fresh blueberries to help reduce the cost.
Apple and Blueberry Pie Tip: You can make your own crust from scratch, buy store bought that is ready to go into your pie dish or if you don’t have a pie dish they also have crusts that are already in a disposable dish ready to bake.
I hope you like these tips and I hope they help you to get through the Holidays a little healthier but still keeping it delicious. For more refined white sugar free recipes head over to my Blog at PineappleAspirations.com.
by: Crystal Koel
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