Sweet N’ Salty Roasted Almonds + More Healthy Holiday Snacks
Got family in town this week? Keep everyone healthy by stocking the kitchen with quick and easy snacks that your fam can grab when they’re on-the-go doing last-minute holiday shopping.
When I visit my parents for Christmas, they always stockpile the fridge with my healthy eating essentials — natural peanut butter, sprouted english muffins, carrot sticks, spinach, sweet potatoes, etc.
When I’m rushing around to find stocking stuffers or get in a holiday hustle workout though, I don’t always have time to make a meal from scratch. Grubbing on the go sometimes means grabbing whatever is handy, which unfortunately could be Christmas cookies or caramel corn. Not good.
This year, I’ll be combatting the unhealthy snack attacks by preparing several quick and easy bites to have on hand for when holiday hanger hits.
Check em’ out!
Healthy Holiday Snacks
1. Sweet + Salty Roasted Almonds
After recently learning how incredibly easy it is to roast your own nuts, these have become a staple in my kitchen.
- 16 oz Almonds
- 1 Egg White
- 1 T. Cinnamon
- 1 tsp. Sea Salt
- 3 Packets of Stevia (or sweetener of choice)
- Set oven to 350.
- Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
- Place a sheet of parchment paper on a baking sheet and spread nuts over evenly.
- Bake for about 15 minutes, keeping an eye on them so they don't burn.
- Let nuts cool for about 10 minutes.
- Enjoy!
2. Sweet + Salty Popcorn
Same concept as the nuts: cook popcorn kernels (not that buttered movie popcorn in a bag) on the stove or in the microwave and then spray with olive or coconut oil and sprinkle with salt, cinnamon, and stevia.
Or go the savory route and try spices like paprika, garlic powder, chili powder, rosemary, thyme, etc.
3. Healthy Homemade Granola
Why go for the store-bought version when you can easily whip up a batch of your own healthy homemade granola?
Try my Cranberry Ginger + Pistachio Granola recipe for a festive snack or the Cinnamon Blueberry version.
4. Cranberry Chocolate + Chia Cookies
These Christmas cookies are the kind you can feel good about eating. These babies are gluten-free, low-sugar, and full of nutritious ingredients.
Weigh In: Do you bake special treats for guests over the holidays? What are your favorite healthy holiday snacks?
Giselle says:
Yum! I love roasting my own almonds but tend to make them salty. This combo sounds amazing!
Whitney English says:
Thanks girl! I love the salty/savory versions too – really everything about nuts haha :)
Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner says:
I love roasting my own nuts too it’s so easy and you can control the sugar and salt
Whitney English says:
Totally! The store bought ones are always so high in sugar and junk!
GiselleR @ Diary of an ExSloth says:
I don’t really bake any special stuff when I go home. My family usually just requests whatever recepies they liked from the blog over the past year and I try to make as many as I can before I head back to Canada lol
All of these look amazing btw!
Whitney English says:
That’s awesome that your fam is so excited to try your recipes – and so nice of you to make them all!!
Cailee says:
Oh my gosh! YES! I love love LOVE all of these snack ideas! SO fun and festive… and healthy!! :) They all look amazing! Those g.free cookies?! YUM! Would never know they’re secretly super healthy and nutritious!! :)
Whitney English says:
Thanks Cailee! I’m all about the guilt-free treats :)
Barely Vegan says:
I’m so behind on reading my favorite blogs. I just binge read your last few posts! Your Instagram Giveaway sounds AWESOME!! These are some great snack ideas! I really love roasting my own nuts for a snack. Something else you can do with them is put them in your chicken salad. It may sound weird but back when i was a cook at a country club we used to make creamy chicken salad and add pecans that we roasted with brown sugar and cayenne. It was a hit. We ran out of that stuff everyday! Great recipe :)
Whitney English says:
That does not sound weird at all – it sounds amazing!! I will have to try that next! Thanks for the inspo :) xoxo