23 Low Histamine Wintertime Recipes

This nutritious carrot ginger coconut soup is an answer to the frequent requests from readers for low histamine soups. This flavorful, simple, and meatless lunch or dinner recipe is perfect for vegans and non-vegans on the go. 

It’s an easy-to-make recipe with pantry ingredients that comes together in one pot. For a more well-rounded nutrient profile, feel free to add hemp seeds or low-histamine protein powder in each bown before serving.

This vegan purple sweet potato soup is a nutrition powerhouse that’s just as tantalizing for the palate as it is to the eye. Velvety and vibrant purple sweet potatoes are made richer with a touch of coconut cream and a dash of spice in this comforting purple soup. Enjoy it as a starter to a healthy vegan dinner or as a main course on its own!

If you’re all about soups for your meals, then this butternut squash and sweet potato soup will be right up your alley. This vegan winter soup is hearty, filling, unbelievably comforting.

It comes together in one pot in under 30 minutes with a handful of pantry ingredients. While this uses coconut milk, a can of coconut cream will give you a richer and thicker soup. Packed with an antioxidant punch of spices and the *optional* crunch of toasted seeds, it’s so quick and easy to make, even on a cold winter’s day.

Everybody will enjoy the comforting flavors of these gluten-free stewed potatoes, a hearty stovetop potato dish that pairs perfectly with any meal. This easy-to-make recipe combines tender potatoes with rich, savory broth, offering a delicious experience for everyone.

With all the restrictions, finding low histamine comfort foods can be hard, but these easy stewed potatoes fulfill the requirements of warm, fluffy, savory, and satisfying!

This creamy radish mash is a keto-friendly, nightshade-free alternative to the typical mashed potatoes, in addition to being even easier to make (no gluey taters here!). Ready in just half an hour with fresh spring radishes, these lightly mashed radishes are a healthy pink twist on the weeknight staple.

For an easy low histamine vegetable dish, you can make this sesame garlic ginger bok choy recipe. Bok choy, also referred to as Chinese cabbage, has a low histamine level and is packed with cancer-preventing phytonutrients. 

This sesame garlic ginger baby bok choy dish comes together in one skillet, and the common lemon or vinegar component is replaced with sumac, which is a known antihistamine. If you don’t have sumac, amchur is an excellent substitute.

While there are several low histamine sweeteners available, manuka honey is my personal preference. Manuka honey has been shown to reduce allergy symptoms, including those associated with histamine intolerance, in addition to being excellent for the digestive system.

These crispy za'atar potatoes are soft on the inside but have a delicious crunch that makes them the ideal simple vegan low histamine side dish. These potatoes are laden with antihistamine ingredients like thyme, oregano, and garlic, which contain plant chemicals that naturally aid your body reduce the formation of histamines.

This recipe really showcases that a single vegetable can be delicious on its own. It's ideal as a potluck dish, and it's especially wonderful as a low histamine snack by itself!

These flavorful roasted spaghetti squash boats are not only healthy but incredibly delicious. Spaghetti squash is a fantastic low-carb, low-calorie alternative to pasta, that when roasted, transforms into tender, spaghetti-like strands that make the perfect vessel for a variety of fillings.

They’re versatile and kid-friendly boasting of high fiber content and tons of nutrients like vitamins A and C. The seasonings and optional low histamine cheese come together to create a low-carb sensation that will rival comfort foods like pizza.

This amazing Spanish lentil stew is made without tomatoes for those on an elimination diet. Though I personally like it with a bit of uncured sausage and umeboshi paste, you can totally make this low histamine stew vegan. 

This protein-rich stew is full of veggies, while the Italian-Indian spice mix which forms the base of this stew gives it stellar flavors. If you’re staying away from high histamine foods, this is the recipe to make!

This air fryer whole cauliflower is a healthy, flavorful way to put plants at the center of your table. It's vegan and very versatile, with set it & forget it prep and a pull-apart texture that will rival your favorite fancy restaurant.

You'll be amazed how delicious a head of air fried whole cauliflower is after being browned & basted with garlic and sumac, and then finished with a sprinkle of chopped mint and toasted sunflower seeds!

With so many fresh-frozen meats available at my local farmer's market, I was searching for a hearty low-histamine lamb meal last winter. I saw a bunch of lamb recipes using garlic when I was browsing the internet, so I merged a few, changed a few spices, and presto—we have our low-histamine lamb skillet!

It's cooked with caramelized onions, rosemary, and freshly-frozen ground lamb along with a few veggies from my area. This is a fairly safe low histamine dinner recipe, though I've included some recipe notes with appropriate taste substitutions you might try - and if you're wary of ground meats, you'll want to skip this one.

Based on the many Indian curries I grew up eating, this chicken stew makes use of a few warm spice substitutions without compromising on flavor. The result is a delicious curry which hits all the most important flavor notes.

It's a low histamine chicken curry that's as flexible as it is delicious. With a mix of nine antihistamine herbs and spices to round out the flavors, you'll definitely enjoy this chicken curry, whether or not you're on a low histamine diet.

Add more kalonji or nigella seeds into your low histamine meals with this savory dish! Kalonji chicken & squash stew is flavorful, hearty, and soothing for those cold winter months.

It brings together nine natural antihistamines including nigella seeds, fennel and coriander. Bringing together strong antihistamine foods, this stew is the perfect low histamine dinner you and your family will love.

On an elimination diet but have a sweet tooth? I’ve got just the thing. These caramelized hazelnut crunch clusters with ginger are a simple low histamine dessert or snack you can prepare in just one bowl. 

Made with only 5 ingredients, they're sweet, salty, crunchy, and satisfying. While most holiday desserts are relatively high in sugar, these vegan cookie-like hazelnut clusters are a lower-sugar, sweet option. Plus they're amped up with a moderate amount of protein & fiber. 

This peppermint syrup is made with fresh peppermint leaves and granulated allulose, and it comes in handy when preparing coffee, mocktails, teas and even hot chocolate in wintertime. So I like to prepare it when things aren't as close to the holidays, like early fall, and keep it in the freezer.

Not only is this peppermint syrup recipe easy to follow, but it can be made with either fresh mint leaves or mint extract, if tolerated. It just takes 5 minutes of prep work and you can make a copycat Starbucks peppermint syrup for your holiday recipe indulgences.

Whole baked pears are a simple yet elegant dessert, highlighting the natural sweetness of pears with a light blend of spices and low histamine sweetener. Infused with honey, ginger, and cardamom, these tender baked pears are brightened by an optional splash of lemon, creating an aromatic treat perfect for cozy evenings or special occasions.

With just 3 ingredients and ten minutes, making this saffron syrup with allulose couldn't get much simpler. It can be prepared at any time of year and keeps for up to 6 months in the freezer, making for fantastic rice pudding.

This easy saffron syrup recipe can be enjoyed as a low histamine sweetener for any number of warm or cold beverages, and is perfect for tapioca pudding, ice cream, and anything else you decide to drizzle it on!

These delicious caramelized apples are an easy fall dessert you can make on the stovetop in under 20 minutes. They're a great way to use up extra apples, and make for a great addition to a variety of dishes, from caramelized apple topping for cakes and crepes to serving alongside roast pork.

You can make these simple caramelized apples on stovetop as a quick dessert at any time during apple season, from August to December. They're basically sliced apples cooked in brown butter with a sprinkle of sugar to complete the caramelization process, but this recipe is proof that simple can truly taste fantastic.

When you start looking for dairy alternatives for histamine intolerance and MCAS, you will discover a whole new world of milk alternatives! This homemade hazelnut milk recipe is ideal for individuals who are hesitant to try dairy or are sensitive to it.

It can be tailored to your tolerance for various low histamine nuts and seeds, but any version is preservative-free and readily frozen for later use. This handmade hazelnut milk has only three ingredients with no dairy or dairy substitute. It’s a tasty vegan, dairy-free milk substitute that not only customisable but certainly enjoyable.

Thinking of low histamine drinks to make for cooler months? You can fire up the stove in those harsh winter evenings and make a pot of this spiced warm ginger milk in under 10 minutes. 

This spiced warm ginger milk satisfies my cravings and is a low-histamine alternative to chai. Enhanced with the complexity of high histamine chai spices with handmade hazelnut milk, it also includes cardamom, which is an antihistamine powerhouse that is difficult to match.

If you've never prepared your own simple syrup, this 3-ingredient sugar-free ginger syrup can seem daunting, but it comes together with only a little bit of luck in timing. This allulose and monk fruit-based simple syrup is low in histamine and almost entirely calorie-free, it’s a great swap for other white sugar-based versions that cause inflammation.

This homemade ginger keto syrup will make it simple to sweeten drinks, whether you're having hot herbal tea in the winter or preparing an iced basil tea in the summer. You can now drink more sweetened beverages without worrying about your histamine burden rising, from mocktails and smoothies to lattes and tisanes.

This five-ingredient blue matcha latte made using blue matcha powder has a gorgeous vivid hue of blurple, or blueish purple. It has a subtle marshmallow undertone and a creamy vanilla finish. 

It's the ideal low-histamine beverage for every climate, and you can quickly prepare this in less than ten minutes with a sugar-free simple syrup. 

If you’re looking to add more turmeric in your diet, this recipe is straightforward and simple because it uses turmeric paste. A golden milk latte is the best drink for health, healing, and anti-inflammatory benefits - best of all, it's absolutely delicious! 

In India, it is commonly used as a home treatment to treat colds. This creamy golden milk is made without cinnamon, however, and has immune-boosting effects and boasts of earthy, aromatic, and warm flavors. Suitable for both hot and cold weather, turmeric milk (also known as a turmeric latte) is a wonderful drink made with only a few simple ingredients!