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8 Amazing Gluten Free Dessert Recipes For The Holidays

December 21, 2017 by officially gluten free Leave a Comment

8 Amazing Gluten Free Dessert Recipes For The Holidays

Christmas can be a tough time of year if you’re Gluten Free but it doesn’t have to be. If you’re not having Christmas Dinner at home, you may want to consider bringing a couple of Gluten Free Side Dishes and or Desserts along with you. It can really help make your dinner less dreadful. I still remember my first Christmas after going Gluten Free. I could have cried at the thought of missing out on all the delicious things I had grown accustomed to eating. I also remember how much it helped having those few things that I could eat. That’s why I put together this list. I hope it helps make your Holiday Season a little easier.

8 Amazing Gluten Free Dessert Recipes For The Holidays

Here’s my list . Enjoy!

1.Blueberry Cheesecake Tarts

These Gluten Free Blueberry Cheesecake Tarts are made with a melt in your mouth Shortbread Cookie Tart, that’s filled to the brim with Blueberry Pie Filling. Then they’re topped with an irresistibly light and fluffy No Bake Cheesecake Topping.

2. Oven Baked Apple Fritters

You won’t believe how easy this Baked Apple Fritters Gluten Free recipe is. It uses a simple Gluten Free Tea Biscuit Dough and Canned Apple Pie Filling. The recipe can be thrown together in half an hour.

3. Cookie Crumble Apple Pie

This Gluten Free Cookie Crumble Apple Pie is the perfect dessert for the holidays. The Crust is Light and Flaky and the Cookie Crumble is a perfect match for the Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Apple Pie Filling.

4. Tea Biscuit Cinnamon Rolls

These delicious Gluten Free Tea Biscuits Cinnamon Rolls are quick and easy to make. They’re topped off with a light drizzle of delicious Cream Cheese Icing. They’re perfect for Christmas Morning.

5. Pumpkin Pie

This Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie is always a hit. There’s never leftovers so make sure to get your piece while it lasts. The Light and Flaky Gluten Free Pie Crust is perfect for the Creamy Pumpkin Filling.

6. Marshmallow Peppermint Patties

These chewy Gluten Free Marshmallow Peppermint Patties are easy to make and taste amazing. They’re great for Holiday parties, or just spoiling the family.

7. Butter Tarts

These Gluten Free Butter Tarts don’t disappoint. The Light and Flaky Butter Crust is perfect for the Sweet Buttery, Butter Tart Filling. They’re seriously addictive.

8. Gingerbread Cookies

These Gluten Free Gingerbread Cookies are incredibly light and unexpectedly soft. They’re not too strong tasting.

Happy Holidays xo

If you liked these 8 Amazing Gluten Free Dessert Recipes For The Holidays, then you may also like these recipes:

Gluten Free Pizza Buns

Gluten Free Butter Pie Crust

Gluten Free Jalapeno Cheddar Biscuits

Gluten Free Perogies

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Top 5 Gluten Free Products for October 2014

October 3, 2014 by officially gluten free 1 Comment

More and more Gluten Free Products are becoming available, all the time. It’s nice to have the convenience but the vast selection can be overwhelming. Together we can narrow down the choices. Share which products you think should be in the next Top 5 Gluten Free Products, in the comments below.

Here’s my list of Top 5 Gluten Free Products for October 2014

1. All But Gluten – Raisin Bread

This delicious Gluten Free Raisin Bread tastes just like normal raisin bread. Yum, is all I can say.

2. Classico Mushroom Alfredo Sauce

This Gluten Free Alfredo Sauce can be used as a Pizza or Pasta Sauce or can be used in place of mushroom soup in your favorite casserole.

3. Kinnikinnick Foods Hamburger and Hot dog Buns

I found these buns in the freezer section at my local grocery store. They are so good that I use them for everything from Peanut Butter Sandwiches to Tuna melts.

4. Udi’s Gluten Free Pizza

This frozen Gluten Free Pizza tastes great. It makes a perfect quick dinner or mid night snack.

5. Nature’s Path Gluten Free Sunrise Cereal

I am so happy to have a tasty cereal to eat. I really recommend this brand, it’s delicious.

What Can I Eat?

February 24, 2014 by officially gluten free 3 Comments

It feels like a game. The prize is a having your cake and eating it too, without feeling sick after.

If I can’t eat gluten, What Can I Eat?

You’re probably already eating a lot of things that are gluten free. Not to mention that gluten free options are now becoming available at more and more restaurants and supermarkets. There are also a ton of great products that have always been Gluten Free. Give yourself more time when shopping for food. Read the labels, you might be surprised at all the things you’ll find that don’t contain wheat. It feels like a game. The prize is a having your cake and eating it too, without feeling sick after.

If you need to go on a gluten free diet, stop putting it off and just do it. Take it one day at time. Focus on the present moment. Don’t stress about the future and how you’re going to feel in certain situations. When those family dinners or work functions do come up, you just get through it. It can be hard at times, but feeling better is worth it. Besides, there’s usually a gluten free version or recipe you can make at home.

Websites like this one and many others like it, are a great resource for finding new recipes and reminding yourself that there are endless delicious options still. Try making a list of foods that you like that don’t contain gluten and you’ll notice over time that the list will grow larger and larger. It can be an exciting journey to discover a new world of healthier food, if you let it be. Just remind yourself of the good things about being gluten free, like feeling better and loosing weight.

Click here for a list of foods that helped me get over the first few months of going gluten free.

Sorry Tradition…

February 13, 2014 by officially gluten free Leave a Comment

Most of us grew up on a diet consisting of wheat breads, pasta’s and cereals. Our parents bought white flour by the 50 lb bag. Now we use it to feed our family’s. Wheat flour is cheap and delicious, so why wouldn’t we want to use it. After all it’s in all the recipes we use and most of those recipes are tradition.

Sorry Tradition…but I’m just going to alter you a little. Don’t we alter our traditions anyways? Keep what works and throw away what no longer resonates. It’s time we changed our food traditions to food that’s better for us. Let’s eat the food that makes us feel good, instead of the food that we’re told will make us feel good. I mean actually physically feel good, not emotionally feel good because it reminds us of or childhood.

The proof is in the pudding… Going gluten free has made me feel better, so that’s what I’m going to continue to do. I still use the little cooking secrets I learned from my grandmother but I use them when cooking my own new gluten free recipes.

You never know, our grandchildren’s children might make some of our recipes as their own tradition. Or maybe they’ll just take what resonates with them and throw away the rest.