Enjoy December Food Holidays and recipes for each day! Check out food holidays and recipes for other months too on my Food Holidays & Recipes Page.
National Fruit Cake Month
- Rustic Fruit Tea Cake (Taste Junction)
- Fruit Cake Cookies (Piece of Cake)
- Cream Cheese Fruit Cake (Diamonds for Dessert)
National Egg Nog Month
- Dark Chocolate Cinnamon Easter Eggnog (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Baked Eggnog Vanilla Donuts with Eggnog Rum Glaze (Averie Cooks)
- Eggnog Pancakes (Savory Simple)
- Classic Holiday Eggnog (A la Carte Kitchen)
1st Week: Cookie Cutter Week
- Basic Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing (The Professional Palate)
- Pecan Sandie Cookies (Cook & Be Merry)
- Christmas Tree Peppermint Bark (Tidy Mom)
2nd Week: Lager Beer Week
December 1: National Pie Day
- Key Lime Pie Fizztini (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Tuscaloosa Tollhouse Pie (Pass the Sushi)
- Pomegranate Mousse Pie (Secret Life of a Chef’s Wife)
- Caramel Pecan Hand Pies (The Café Sucre Farine)
December 1: Eat a Red Apple Day
- Red Hot Apples (Fudge Ripple)
- Apple Tarts (Beyond the Plate)
- Wild Rice & Red Apple Griddle Cakes (Living Tastefully)
December 2: National Fritters Day
- Greek Style Tomato Fritters with Mango Tzatziki (Five Star Foodie)
- Coconutty Banana Fritters (A Spoonful of Sugah)
- Pimiento Cheese Fritters (Pink Parsley)
December 3: National Apple Pie Day
- Cheddar Apple Hand Pies (Desserts for Breakfast)
- Dutch Apple Mini Pies (Some the Wiser)
- Easy Apple Pie (Cooking with my Kid)
December 4: National Cookie Day
- Salted Peanut Butterscotch Cookies (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Butter Drop Cookies (Evil Shenanigans)
- Crispy Spicy Mayan Chocolate Cookies (Christina Marsigliese)
- Cookie Sticks (Cookies & Cups)
December 5: National Sacher Torte Day
- Best Sacher Torte (Beautiful Inside My Head)
- Sacher Torte (Global Gourmet)
- Sacher Torte (King Arthur Flour)
December 6: National Gazpacho Day
- Gazpacho (Food Network)
- Delicious Gazpacho with Shrimp (Jungle Frog Cooking)
- Tilapia with Gazpacho Salsa (A Life of Spice)
December 6: Microwave Oven Day
- Italian Brown Paper Bag Popcorn (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Microwave Raspberry Sauce (The Yummy Life)
- Microwave Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies (Kirbie’s Cravings)
- Microwave Potato Chips (The Kitchn)
December 7: National Cotton Candy Day
- Warm & Fuzzy Heart Cookie Pops (The Decorated Cookie)
- Cotton Candy Mousse (In Katrina’s Kitchen)
- Homemade Cotton Candy (Cooking Books)
December 8: National Chocolate Brownie Day
- Raspberry Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Mug Brownie Cakes (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Pretzel Crusted Caramel Chocolate Chip Brownies (What Katie’s Baking)
- Delicious Brownies (Zoom Yummy)
- Black & Tan Brownies (First Look Then Cook)
December 9: National Pastry Day
- Homemade Toaster Pastry (I Like This)
- Braided Danish Pastry (My Juice Cup)
- Savory Breakfast Pastry (Other Side of Fifty)
December 10: National Lager Day
- Lager Batons (Yum Blog)
- Habanero Lager Mustard (Savory Simple)
- Rustic Jalapeno Cheese & Lager Grissini (Café Lynnylu)
December 11: National Noodle Ring Day
- Cheese Noodle Ring (Recipe Curio)
- Baked Mushroom Noodle Ring (Maybe We Shouldn’t Be Eating This)
- Noodle Spinach Ring (Family Cookbook Project)
December 12: National Cocoa Day
- Adult Mexican Hot Chocolate (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Dark Cocoa Truffle Brownies (Dulce Dough)
- Strawberry Sweethearts Cocoa (Two Peas and Their Pod)
- Low-Fat Cocoa Cherry Granola (Anja’s Food 4 Thought)
December 14: National Bouillabaisse Day
- Bouillabaisse French Seafood Stew (Just One Cookbook)
- One Eyed Bouillabaisse (Earthy Delights Blog)
- Bouillabaisse (Five Euro Food)
December 15: National Cupcake Day
- Chunky Smokes Dipped Cupcakes (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Double Chocolate Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting (Babble)
- Dulce de Leche Filled cupcakes (Divine Baking)
- Outrageous Boozy Mocha Cupcakes (Ginger Berry)
December 16: National Chocolate-Covered Anything Day
- Chocolate Stout Covered Beer Caramels (The Beeroness)
- Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies (Lol Foodie)
- Chocolate Covered Bacon (Kirbie’s Cravings)
December 17: National Maple Syrup Day
- Overnight Ice Cream French Toast with Cinnamon Banana Syrup (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Buttermilk Maple Muffins (Kitchen Confidante)
- Blueberry Maple Syrup (Eat Life Whole)
- Maple Syrup Walnut Cake (Kitchen Wench)
December 18: National Roast Suckling Day
- Roast Suckling (Eat, Show, & Tell)
- Roasted Suckling Pig (Carina Forum)
- Roast Suckling Pig (Food Network)
December 19: National Hard Candy Day
- Homemade Conversation Hearts (Brave Tart)
- Gingerbread Stained Glass Cookies (A Smart Mouth)
- Hard Candy Butterflies (The Cheese Thief)
December 20: National Fried Shrimp Day
- Crispy Fried Shrimp Tacos (From Away)
- Japanese Style Popcorn Shrimp (Running to the Kitchen)
- Bang Bang Shrimp (Cooking Bride)
December 20: National Sangria Day
- Blackberry Vodka Sangria (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Melon Mint Sangria (Caleigh’s Kitchen)
- Winter Sangria (Hardly Housewives)
- Pomegranate Vanilla Sangria (How Sweet It Is)
December 21: National Hamburger Day
- Blue Cheese Bacon Burgers (The Nap Time Chef)
- Hamburger Soup (Pass the Sushi)
- Cheddar Bacon Wrapped Hamburgers (Dine & Dish)
December 22: National Date Nut Bread Day
- Ginger, Date, & Nut Bread (Mmmm is for Mommy)
- Banana Date Nut Bread (Cook & Be Merry)
- Whole Grain Date Walnut Bread (What Would Cathy Eat?)
December 23: National Pfeffernuesse Day
December 24: National Egg Nog Day
- Dark Chocolate Cinnamon Eggnog (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Baked Eggnog Vanilla Donuts with Eggnog Rum Glaze (Averie Cooks)
- Eggnog Pancakes (Savory Simple)
- Classic Holiday Eggnog (A la Carte Kitchen)
December 25: National Pumpkin Pie Day
- Pumpkin Chiffon Pie (Guilty Kitchen)
- Pumpkin Butterscotch Pie (Mix Bake Stir)
- Cheesecake Pumpkin Pecan Pie (My Chocolate Therapy)
December 26: National Candy Cane Day
- Peppermint Chocolate Sandwich Cookies (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Dark Chocolate & Candy Cane Cookies (Cook Republic)
- Candy Cane Chocolate Bark (Munchin with Munchkin)
- Candy Cane Macarons (Annie’s Eats)
December 27: National Fruit Cake Day
- Rustic Fruit Tea Cake (Taste Junction)
- Fruit Cake Cookies (Piece of Cake)
- Cream Cheese Fruit Cake (Diamonds for Dessert)
December 28: National Chocolate Candy Day
- Salted Caramel Chocolate Hearts (Adventures Made From Scratch)
- Dulce de Leche Filled Chocolate Cups (J’adore You More)
- Candy Truffles (Beti Vanilla)
December 29: Pepper Pot Day
- Caribbean Chicken Pepper Pot (Food Network)
- Jamaican Pepper Pot Soup (Cooking Channel)
- Quick Pepper Pot Soup (Eating Well)
December 30: National Bicarbonate Of Soda Day (Baking Soda)
- Dill Soda Bread (Le Delicieux)
- Cold Sweet Tea (A Farm Girl’s Dabbles)
- Pretzel Rolls (Delectably Mine)
December 31: National Champagne Day