Holiday

The festivities from Thanksgiving through New Year's offer many opportunities for splurging on sweets. These recipes for holiday favorites give you a choice for some healthier alternatives that taste like "the real thing."

Recipes
"Sugar" Cookies for Cut-Outs	• Agave Nectar • Brown Rice Syrup • Sugar Alcohols • Unrefined Cane Sugar
"Sugared" Nuts	• Dates and Date Sugar • Unrefined Cane Sugar
Almond Wholefood Cookies	• Unrefined Cane Sugar
Annie's Great Grandmother's Ginger Cookies	• Unrefined Cane Sugar
Banana Nut Bread	• Unrefined Cane Sugar
Bread Pudding	• Agave Nectar
Brownies	• Brown Rice Syrup
Brownies with Cream Cheese Swirl	• Brown Rice Syrup
Chez Panisse Gingersnaps	• Barley Malt Syrup • Unrefined Cane Sugar
Chocolate Chip Cookies	• Barley Malt Syrup • Brown Rice Syrup • Unrefined Cane Sugar • Vegetable Glycerin
Chocolate Truffles	• Sugar Alcohols
Chocolate-Covered Almonds	• Barley Malt Syrup
Christmas Cranberry Cremes	• Stevia Leaf
Cranberry Sauce and Fresh Cranberry Relish	• Agave Nectar • Dates and Date Sugar • Fruit Spreads • Honey • Maple Syrup • Stevia Leaf • Sugar Alcohols • Unrefined Cane Sugar • Vegetable Glycerin
Dark and Soft Honey Oatmeal Cookies	• Dates and Date Sugar • Honey
Eggnog	• Agave Nectar
English Toffee	• Barley Malt Syrup • Brown Rice Syrup
Figgy Pudding and Plum Pudding
Filled Cookies	• Unrefined Cane Sugar
Gingerbread Cookies	• Barley Malt Syrup • Dates and Date Sugar
Holiday Fruitcake	• Barley Malt Syrup • Unrefined Cane Sugar
Honey Whole Wheat Ginger Spice Cake	• Honey
Hot Chocolate
Light and Crunchy Oatmeal Cookies	• Barley Malt Syrup • Brown Rice Syrup
Magic Disappearing Chocolate Fudge	• Sugar Alcohols
Maple Cookies	• Maple Syrup • Unrefined Cane Sugar
Mince Pie	• Barley Malt Syrup • Brown Rice Syrup
Mince Pie Filled Cookies	• Fruit Spreads • Unrefined Cane Sugar
Oatmeal Date Bars	• Dates and Date Sugar
Peanut Brittle	• Brown Rice Syrup
Peanut Butter & Honey Cookies	• Fruit Spreads • Honey
Pecan Pie	• Barley Malt Syrup • Brown Rice Syrup
Pecan Pralines	• Unrefined Cane Sugar
Pecan Sandies	• Agave Nectar • Brown Rice Syrup • Sugar Alcohols • Unrefined Cane Sugar
Poinsettia Filled Cookies	• Fruit Spreads • Unrefined Cane Sugar
Pomegranate No-Bake Cheesecake
Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingerbread Cookie Crust	• Brown Rice Syrup
Pumpkin Custard and Pie	• Apple Syrup • Barley Malt Syrup • Brown Rice Syrup • Dates and Date Sugar • Honey • Maple Syrup • Maple Syrup • Sugar Alcohols • Sugar Alcohols • Unrefined Cane Sugar
Pumpkin Nut Crumble	• Unrefined Cane Sugar
Quick Sweet 'n Salty Nuts	• Agave Nectar • Barley Malt Syrup • Brown Rice Syrup • Honey • Maple Syrup
Sara's Mother's Lebkuchen	• Dates and Date Sugar • Honey
Shortbread Butter Cookies	• Agave Nectar • Barley Malt Syrup • Brown Rice Syrup • Sugar Alcohols • Unrefined Cane Sugar
Shortbread Yule Bannock	• Agave Nectar • Brown Rice Syrup • Sugar Alcohols • Unrefined Cane Sugar
Spiced Cider or Honeybush Tea
Sugarplums	• Honey • Unrefined Cane Sugar
Toffee	• Brown Rice Syrup
Twice Baked Pumpkin