Stock Your Freezer Now for a Lower Stress Holiday Season

Make your life easier by stocking your freezer for the holidays! These recipes can be used as gifts from the kitchen and also lighten your load when entertaining.

It's officially November! And with that, we feel ready to start thinking about the holiday season. We believe that a gift you can give to your future self at this time of year is stocking your freezer. That way you can focus on the Reason for the season as well as special aspects of the holidays; enjoying the important people in your life, creating memories, celebratory meals, trimming the tree, holiday baking, setting a festive table or whatever you love to do.

We've rounded up a collection of delicious recipes that freeze well. There are jams and cookies that are perfect for gift-giving as well as breads and soups to pull out on a busy day and feed your family. Hopefully, this provides some inspiration for making your freezer work for you during this busy season!

A delicious, sweet concoction of juicy oranges, lemon, fresh cranberries & sugar, this Easy Christmas Marmalade is fabulous on toast, English muffins, biscuits, yogurt, ice cream…

 

These Easy Artisan Rolls truly are unbelievably easy. Stir up the dough then go to bed. In the morning, shape and bake. Unbelievably delicious too!

 

This truly is the PERFECT banana bread. With an easy one-bowl and no-mixer recipe, it's super-moist and so flavorful! The beautiful, sweet, mahogany-hued crust is crisp and the crumb incredibly tender.

 

Crisp, buttery and super delicious, these Brown Sugar Honey Shortbread Cookies come together quickly with just one bowl and no mixer required!

 

If you can cut up some dried figs and add sugar, balsamic vinegar, water and lemon juice then bring it all to a boil, you can make this delicious balsamic fig jam! That's all there is to it! And check out the post (below) for a zillion ways to use it!

 

The easiest and most melt-in-your-mouth delicious scones ever! These easy sugar top scones can be made ahead and frozen (unbaked) for fuss-free entertaining too!

 

With less than 10-minutes of hands-on time and no-kneading, the name Ridiculously Easy Focaccia Bread says it all! Almost. It's also ridiculously delicious!

 

This crisp, buttery, one-bowl no-mixer, Ridiculously Easy Rosemary Shortbread is one of those unforgettable recipes you'll be begged to make again and again.

 

Sweet and spicy, this Pineapple Habanero Pepper Jelly is delicious on cheese trays, spooned over cream cheese or goat cheese, in grilled sandwiches and it makes a wonderful grilling glaze.

 

There are a zillion butternut squash soup recipes out there but this one takes things over the top! Literally! This silky smooth, flavorful soup is topped with crispy pancetta, salty Feta and a sprinkle of fresh thyme… so delicious!

 

Let the oven do the magic instead of messing up your stovetop! This delicious Slow Roasted Short Rib Chili (can also be made with chuck roast) is loaded with chunks of super tender beef and lots of healthy beans and veggies!