These winter solstice menu recipes are full of comfort foods and seasonal recipes for Yule or your winter solstice celebration and cozy winter cooking for winter dinner menu ideas!
Best Winter Solstice Menu Recipes
What do you serve at a winter solstice party?
A winter solstice celebration menu is made up of warm and cozy winter recipes, seasonal vegetables, hearty desserts, and warm winter drinks.
Solstice party recipes usually focus on homemade recipes that takes advantage of fruits and vegetables that are in season or have been preserved for cold months.
Food Ideas For A Winter Solstice Celebration At Home:
- Melted cheese
- Homemade bread
- Soups
- Hearty Stews
- Wheat berry salad
- Roasted root vegetables
- Roasted chicken
- Pot roast
- Casseroles
- Chicken and noodles (or chicken and dumplings)
- Mashed potatoes
- Solstice bonfire s’mores or oven smores
- Dried fruit and nuts
- Cobblers
- Freshly baked cakes
- Fresh baked cookies
- Homemade hot chocolate
- Wassail or warm cider
& MORE!
Get the winter solstice recipes printables below, but you can make anything you want for your winter solstice party menu. Just think of a mix of comfort food recipes and seasonal recipes for winter!
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Be sure to scroll through the list of winter solstice foods to the bottom because I didn’t put them in a particular order (like, they aren’t separated by winter solstice appetizers, winter solstice desserts, etc.).
Roasted Root Vegetables
I love making oven roasted potatoes and carrots as part of my fall recipes and winter recipes.
I find them such comfort foods when the weather gets chilly.
They are an easy oven recipe to go with winter solstice meats like chicken or roast or to serve as a vegetarian recipe.
This is a base recipe that is good as it is, but you can add any seasonings that you like with your vegetables.
Print the Recipe for Roasted Carrots and Potatoes
Turkey & Wild Rice Soup
If you only have time for one hearty winter solstice recipe, make it this turkey soup with homemade drop dumplings and serve it with freshly baked bread.
This will knock the chill off winter days and be a comfort during your winter solstice celebration.
Print the Turkey Wild Rice Soup Recipe
Homemade Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes are a great side dish for winter solstice to serve with your dinner menu or even with homemade chicken and noodles (which, I think we can all agree, is the best winter comfort food, rigth?!?).
Print the Recipe for Mashed Potatoes
Blackberry Cobbler Recipe
I know, blackberries are a summer fruit, but some people freeze batches of these to have all year.
This cobbler is a “heavier” warm cobbler recipe, which I think makes it perfect for your winter solstice desserts.
I’ve never made it like this, but you can try swapping out the berries for the more seasonal cranberries. Let me know if you do.
Print the Blackberry Cobbler Recipe
Shortcut Carrot Cake Recipe
This carrot spice cake is actually a recipe with boxed cake mix, but you would never know!
Learn how to use other ingredients to make this taste just like a homemade cake for winter solstice cakes.
Hashbrown Casserole
This cheesy hashbrown potato casserole is an easy make-and-take recipe for a winter solstice party.
Plus, it’s a comfort food recipe that everyone loves and it’s a family-favorite recipe at our house.
Print the Hash Brown Casserole Recipe
2-Ingredient Chocolate Fudge
This is 2 ingredient peanut butter fudge without condensed milk and no dairy added!
This quick and easy recipe makes it great for last minute desserts for a winter solstice party.
Add nuts to take advantage of seasonal foods for the solstice tradition.
Warm Blue Cheese Dip
If you’re looking for winter solstice appetizers that captures the flavor of the season, it’s definitely this recipe for blue cheese dip.
When you warm the blue cheese with the cream cheese and add nuts, it becomes like the flavor of winter in an appetizer dish!
Serve it with warm crusty bread.
Print the Blue Cheese Dip Recipe
Raclette Cheese Party Table
If you’ve never had raclette cheese, you’re in for a treat!
This hearty cheese is paired with different toppings like prosciutto, pickled onions, pickles and more. You can even serve it with pomegranate seeds, dried cranberries, and nuts for festive winter solstice party ideas.
Wheat Berry Salad
Wheat berries are a hearty, savory grain that this the chewy cousin to rice.
(And, one of my favorite grains for bowls or soups.)
The great thing about this wheat berry salad recipe is that you can add any fresh or roasted vegetables that you want and top it with some cheese crumbles for an awesome winter salad recipe.
Learn How To Make Wheat Berry Salad Bowls
Stovetop Popcorn Party Mix
This may seem like an unusual recipe for your winter solstice food list, but popcorn popped on the stove is way more flavorful than other popcorn.
(Plus, it’s a fun recipe to make with kids!)
You can make your own solstice party mix with the stovetop popcorn, dried cranberries, winter nuts, and even chocolate chips.
Plus, you can make extra to make this popcorn garland as a winter solstice craft.
Learn How To Make Stovetop Popcorn
Homemade Hot Chocolate
This easy homemade hot cocoa recipe is a rich and creamy drink that kids AND adults will love.
This comforting drink is made with a few simple ingredients.
Plus, I give you a full list toppings to go on hot chocolate for a winter solstice hot cocoa bar.
Print the DIY Hot Chocolate Recipe
Roasted Figs Recipe
Roasted figs and honey are yummy with homemade solstice bread!
It sometimes hard to find fresh figs, but I’ve created this recipe for roasting dried figs and it’s fabulous!
Winter Solstice Bonfire S’mores
If you can, have a bonfire for winter solstice.
There’s something really special about having a fire in the winter, especially if there’s snow on the ground.
Then, you can also make traditional campfire s’mores for your winter party.
If you can’t make s’mores over a fire, use this sheet pan oven s’mores recipe instead.
Print the Bonfire S’mores Recipe
Crockpot Green Beans & Potatoes
If you want easy winter solstice slow cooker recipes, add this green beans and potatoes recipe.
Dump everything in the crock pot and then set and forget until you winter solstice party.
I like to serve this with homemade cornbread, but it’s good with homemade bread for solstice, too.
Print the Slow Cooker Green Beans Potatoes Recipe
Winter Solstice Snow Taffy
If you have snow during your winter solstice celebration, this old-fashioned snow taffy is a fun recipe to make with kids.
Using real maple syrup that you pour directly onto clean snow, you then make homemade taffy with it!
Print the Recipe for Maple Snow Taffy
Pumpkin Cornbread
This pumpkin cornbread is a flavorful cross between a sweet bread and a savory bread for solstice.
I like to serve it with honey or butter.
It’s also a great side with chili or stew recipes for solstice.
Print the Pumpkin Cornbread Recipe
Homemade Cinnamon Butter
This cinnamon butter is an easy recipe to go with your homemade solstice breads or rolls!
Print the Cinnamon Butter Recipe
Crock Pot White Chicken Chili Recipe
This soup is another dump, set and forget slow cooker recipe that’s a savory comfort food for winter solstice.
You can add the chicken or leave it out for a vegetarian winter solstice recipe.
Slow Cooker Corn Pudding
This crockpot corn casserole is one of my most popular side dish recipes that everyone loves.
You can pair it up with roast chicken or a pot roast for a hearty meal for winter solstice.
Print the Crock Pot Corn Casserole Recipe
Crockpot Chicken & Sweet Potatoes Stew
This is one of my favorite crockpot soups ever.
It’s so thick and hearty it’s more like a stew.
When making this, definitely add the cornbread dumplings topping. It takes this hearty soup to the next level.
Also, you can leave out the chicken for a vegetarian stew (and it’s just as good).
Print the Recipe for Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes and Chicken Soup
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HAPPY SOLSTICE!
I hope you enjoy these winter solstice menu recipes!
