Low-Carb Christmas Dinner 😋

The Dreaded Christmas Dinner Food Coma

Christmas dinner’s wrapped up, the table’s full of empty plates, everyone’s laughing and telling stories… and there you are, slumped on the couch, stuffed to the brim with a tight, bloated belly that’s screaming, “Why did I do this to myself?” 😅 That heavy, can’t-move feeling is the worst, especially if it comes with postpartum sleepiness.

Here’s the good part: you really don’t have to choose between an amazing Christmas feast and feeling like a bloated balloon afterwards.

What is a low-carb Christmas food?

A low-carb Christmas dinner can include a variety of festive options like roasted meats, sautéed vegetables, and creamy sauces, providing a delicious and satisfying meal without the excess carbohydrates typically associated with holiday feasting. Emphasising fresh ingredients with a keto flair, this approach ensures that all guests can enjoy a celebratory dining experience while adhering to their dietary preferences to help reduce gastric symptoms like bloating and fatigue.

Low-Carb Christmas Dinner Menu:

We’ve put together a low-carb Christmas menu that keeps every bit of the flavour, tradition and festive joy—without the carbs, without the bloat, and definitely without the food coma. You can eat until you’re properly full, enjoy every single bite, and still feel light, comfortable and energised when the plates are cleared. This year, let’s make Christmas lunch delicious, merry, and completely bloat-free. 🎄✨

Ready to celebrate without the post-dinner struggle? Check out the full low-carb Christmas menu below:

Roast Turkey (with keto stuffing) and roast vegetables (carrots, sweet potato, beetroot and capsicum)
Christmas Pudding (low carb)
Pavlova with raspberries and cream (low carb).

Roast Turkey Dinner

Stuffing Ingredients: 2 cups chopped celery sticks, 1 chopped brown onion 1 garlic clove, finely chopped, 2 cups diced mushrooms 1⁄4 cup lemon juice 1 egg 1 tsp dried thyme 1 tsp dried sage 2 grinds of black pepper

Method: Add all the ingredients into a bowl and mix well. Stuff the turkey with the mixture Close up the bird.

Turkey Ingredients: 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 1 lemon rin 1/2 tsp dried thyme 1/2 tsp dried sage Pinch of chilli flakes 2 grinds of black pepper 1 tbsp of olive oil

Method:

Place turkey in a baking dish.
Over the turkey, sprinkle garlic, lemon rind, chilli flakes, pepper, herbs and drizzle the olive oil
Add one cup water to the baking dish
Cover with foil and place in the oven. Cooking times for the turkey follow the instructions on the pack. Typically, turkey takes up to 4 hours.
Prepare the vegetables for roasting. Add the roast vegetables 1 hour before the end of the turkey’s cooking time. Once the turkey is cooked, remove the foil and cook for 10 minutes to brown.

Serve with:

Fresh garden salad with toasted almond flakes and fresh lemon juice dressing
Steamed green beans served with garlic and olive oil

Christmas Pudding (low-carb)

Ingredients: 150 gm almond flour 1 Orange zest 2 eggs 60 gm blueberries frozen 60 gm raspberries frozen 60 gm slivered sliced almonds 30 gm chopped walnuts 1 tsp vanilla essence 1/4 cup olive oil 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 tablespoons xylitol or a natural no/low-carb sweetener 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, ground 1 teaspoon allspice powder 1/4 tsp of clove powder

Method:

On stovetop, place large pot, with a rack or spacer to lift the glass Pyrex bowl off the bottom of the pot. Then place the Pyrex bowl in the pot and fill water up to halfway up the side of the bowl. Remove the Pyrex bowl and slowly bring the water to the boil.
Add the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl and blend in mixer for 2 minutes.
In a separate bowl, add eggs, olive oil, vanilla and berries, mix with a wooden spoon.
Add wet mixture into the dry ingredients and gently mix all together with a wooden spoon until combined.
Grease the Pyrex bowl with olive oil and then pour the pudding mixture into the bowl.
Place baking paper on top and tie with a string, and then put aluminium foil shiny side up, tie a string around to seal it.
Turn the heat down to a simmer and carefully place the Pyrex bowl with protective gloves into the water. The water should be halfway up the side of the pudding bowl. If not, add water. Gently bring to the boil and cook for 1.5 – 2 hours. Check regularly to maintain the water level.
Once cooked, carefully remove from pot with oven gloves (very hot), place upside down on cake rack. The pudding will naturally fall out in 1-5 minutes as the glass cools.
Leave to cool for 5 minutes and serve with chocolate ganache.

Chocolate ganache Ingredients: 300 ml Whipped cream 300 ml 15 gm Cocoa powder

Method: 1. Add cream into a bowl 2. Beat with an electric beater 3. Add cocoa powder to the cream and mix through.

Pavlova with Raspberries and Cream (low carb)

Ingredients: 4 egg whites 1/3 cup of Natvia (natural sweetener, available at most supermarkets), 1 teaspoon of white vinegar 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence

Method:

Pre-heat oven to 180°C fan-forced.
Separate the egg whites, carefully place in a bowl, save the yolks in a separate bowl for breakfast the next day.
Add the 1/3 cup of natural sweetener to a dry blender. Blend until fine powder, takes 15-30 seconds. Add natural sweetener to the egg whites.
Beat the mixture with an electric hand mixer until they form stiff peaks.
Add vinegar and vanilla essence into a cup and mix, then add to the egg whites. Mix on a slow speed for 30 seconds.
Place some greaseproof baking paper onto a baking tray and mound the mixture up in a circle roughly the size of a bread-and-butter plate.
Place the Pavlova in oven, close the door and turn the heat down to 100°C fan-forced. Cook for one hour, set a timer.
Turn heat off when the timer goes off and LEAVE the oven door closed until the Pavlova has cooled down to room temperature. This will prevent it from cracking.

Fresh cream topping Ingredients: 300 ml thickened whipped cream 50 grams of fresh raspberries

Method:

Add cream into a bowl
Beat with an electric mixer until thick
Spread over the Pavlova and place raspberries on top
Serve and enjoy with friends and family

We can’t wait for you to try these delicious recipes – they’re family favourites for a reason!

Wishing a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year,
Brendon and Nadine 🎄 🎁 🙏

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