If you look forward to your annual Christmas feast and time spent around the table with family and friends, but not the prep work, stress and clean up, there is good news for those who prefer to let someone else do the cooking.
Cracker Barrel, famous for its Heat n’ Serve Thanksgiving offerings, is gearing up for the Christmas season with its latest offerings of Heat n’ Serve meals, which go from the oven to the table in three hours.
“The holiday season is a time to celebrate joyous moments with those you love, and for our guests, there’s no better place to do that than at Cracker Barrel,” Sarah Moore, Cracker Barrel chief marketing officer, said in a news release. “We’re thrilled to usher in a holiday menu filled with returning guest favorites and new crave-worthy dishes decked out for the season. Whether our guests need a place to celebrate with friends and family or are looking for the perfect gift for that special person on their list, we’re here to lend a hand.”
Here are the mouth-watering Christmas options Cracker Barrel offers in 2024:
Cracker Barrel Holiday Heat n’ Serve to-go menu
Cracker Barrel Holiday Heat N’ Serve Meals
The following meals are available for pre-order and pick-up Dec. 21-28. Meal must be consumed within 72 hours of pickup. Preparation requires just a few steps and goes from oven to table in three or less hours. Here are the options:
Prime Rib Heat n’ Serve Family Dinner (serves four to six): This meal includes Prime Rib with Au Jus and Horseradish Sauce, mashed potatoes and roasted gravy, mashed potatoes, green bean,s and sweet yeast rolls. A delicious alternative to your traditional Christmas dinner, the Prime Rib Heat n’ Serve Family Dinner comes chilled and ready to serve in about three hours. COST: $139.99
Holiday Ham Heat n’ Serve Family Dinner (serves four to six): This meal includes a whole sugar-cured ham, cornbread dressing, roasted gravy, cranberry relish, macaroni n’ cheese, choice of one country side, and sweet yeast rolls. It comes chilled and ready to serve in two hours. COST: $114.99
Holiday Ham Heat n’ Serve Feast (serves eight to 10): This meal includes a whole sugar-cured ham, cornbread dressing, macaroni n’ cheese, cranberry relish, roasted gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, sweet yeast rolls and an apple streusel pie and pecan pie. Comes chilled and ready to serve in around two hours. COST: $169.99
What is on the Cracker Barrel Christmas dessert menu?
What’s Christmas without dessert? Cracker Barrel offers whole pies in pumpkin, apple streusel, chocolate pecan, pecan, and cinnamon roll pie, each for $13.99.
What’s Christmas without dessert? Cracker Barrel offers whole pies in pumpkin, apple streusel, chocolate pecan, pecan, and cinnamon roll pie, each for $13.99.
What is on Cracker Barrel’s holiday breakfast menu?
This year, Cracker Barrel is offering a variety of holiday breakfast items including a French Toast Bake. COST: $14.99.
This year, Cracker Barrel is offering a variety of holiday breakfast items to make all your meals easy and stress-free. Choose from items such as a Cinnamon Roll Pie for $13.99, French Toast Bake, $14.99, Heat n’ Serve Loaded Hashbrown Casserole in two sizes starting at $20.99, and Fried Apples, in two sizes, which start at $14.99.
What’s new on the Cracker Barrel holiday menu?
Cracker Barrel Sugar Plum Mimosa
There are a few new items on the Cracker Barrel holiday menu this year:
Cinnamon Swirl French Toast Breakfast: Cinnamon streusel bread, hand-dipped in Cracker Barrel’s signature batter and griddled golden brown, topped with rich cinnamon and cream cheese icings. Served with two eggs plus a choice of thick-sliced bacon or smoked sausage. COST: $10.99
DIY Hot Chocolate Bar: Rich hot chocolate, topped with fluffy whipped cream and drizzled with decadent chocolate sauce. Customize your own with a selection of your favorite toppings, including holiday cheer sprinkles, chocolate morsels, and a peppermint candy stick to bring it all together.
Sparkling Plum Mimosa: Sparkling wine paired with sweet winter fruit flavors and a sprinkle of edible gold glitter. COST: $5.99
How to order a holiday dinner from Cracker Barrel
Holiday Hot Chocolate Bar at Cracker Barrel
Holiday Heat n’ Serve meals are available for pre-order now via Cracker Barrel’s online catering service and can be picked up from Dec. 21-28.
Is Cracker Barrel open on Christmas?
The Prime Rib Heat n’ Serve Family Dinner (serves four to six) at Cracker Barrel includes Prime Rib with Au Jus and Horseradish Sauce, mashed potatoes and roasted gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans and sweet yeast rolls. COST: $139.99
No. Cracker Barrel stores will be open until 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve and closed on Christmas Day so employees can spend time with their family and friends.
To find out more about Cracker Barrel’s Holiday Heat n’ Serve meals, visit crackerbarrel.com.
Reach Kirby Adams at kadams@courier-journal.com.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Cracker Barrel Christmas 2024 menu is out now. What you can order