9 Must-Have Recipes for the Holidays

The holidays should be delicious and easy!  Here are nine tried-and-true, festive holiday recipes for even last-minute planners.

1. It’s Not Too Late to Make Fudge

It’s NEVER too late to make fudge.

2. Chocolate Bacon Bark

Chocolate.  Bacon.  Any questions?

3. Pimento Cheese Sausage Balls

You should probably make a double batch of Pimento Cheese Sausage Balls!

4. Make-Ahead Marinated Shrimp

This is the easiest, tastiest, marinated shrimp, ever.  This Marinated Shrimp has been a staple at Little Coastal Kitchen parties for 20 years at least.

5. Cranberry Pecan Cheese Ball

This cheeseball is a holiday favorite year in and year out.  I usuallly make two or three at a time, just in case.

6. Baked Ziti

This is the best Baked Ziti I’ve ever made, yet it’s shockingly easy.  It literally comes together right in your baking dish.  No boiling water AT ALL.  Best I can tell, absolutely everyone loves it!

7. Cranberry Chicken 

Our new family favorite!  It’s delicious, easy, and looks like Christmas on a plate.

8. Strawberry Cream Cheese Baked French Toast

This make-ahead brunch casserole wins over kids and adults alike.

9. Grillades and Grits

Grillades and Grits?  It’s what’s for Christmas brunch at Casa LCK.  It’s easy, delicious, and adored by all.  (That’s a holiday miracle!)