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Mint Fudge: The Easiest Gluten-Free Dessert Ever
Fudge seems rich and decadent, the kind of special-occasion sweet you might have during the holidays, or on a summer trip to the shore. I couldn’t believe how simple this recipe was and how many raves it elicited. Plus, fudge is the easiest gluten-free dessert ever. It has no flour, no eggs, and no special gluten-free ingredients, so just about anyone can make it for their gluten-free or egg-free guests. My kids love mint, so we made mint chip fudge. But if you’re not a fan of mint, this recipe is very easy to vary. No matter how you make it, you’ll be clamoring for more. Continue reading
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The Best Gluten-Free Brownies Ever
Without a doubt, brownies have to be the best all-around dessert. Rich, dense and fudgy, they satisfy the cravings of any chocoholic. Plus, they’re easy to make for parties, potlucks and holiday get-togethers. Most importantly — at least as far as I’m concerned — they are easy to make gluten-free, especially with this killer recipe for Grandma’s best gluten-free brownies ever. Continue reading
The perfect summer birthday dessert: gluten-free ice cream cake
We welcomed summer this year with a crafty birthday party for our 7-year-old in our back yard, topped off with a delectable (and deceptively simple) ice cream cake — gluten free, of course.
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Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
These easy-to-make gluten-free peanut butter cookies are sealed with a kiss – Hershey’s Kisses placed on top of the cookies while they are still warm from the oven. The bonus: They are naturally gluten free, with no flour at all, making them good crowd-pleasers.
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Luscious Gluten-Free Lemon Squares
Before my daughter was diagnosed with celiac disease, I loved to bring lemon squares to family gatherings. People would fight over the last lemon square. I loved the buttery shortbread crust combined with the mouth-puckering tartness and compelling sweetness. Little did I know that lemon squares are easy to make gluten-free.
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Gluten-Free Peppermint Pattie Cake
In our house, we love desserts. We’re always looking out for gluten-free desserts that friends will gobble down. This special-occasion Gluten-Free Peppermint Pattie Cake is decadently fudgy, almost like a flourless chocolate cake. Get the sensation.
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Chocolate Chip and Double Chocolate Meringues
There’s something wintry about meringue cookies. They look like pure white mini snowballs that seem so right for the season. With winter hopefully ending soon, it’s time to sneak in a batch of meringues before it’s too late.
Meringues are a great dessert to make for guests, as they are naturally gluten-free. They also make great Passover treats, since all the ingredients are kosher for Passover. To get a chocolate fix, I added chocolate chips and cocoa powder to make double chocolate meringue cookies.
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Gluten-Free Hamantaschen
On Purim, a joyous Jewish holiday, we traditionally eat triangular fruit-filled cookies called hamantaschen. In past years, I’ve struggled with making gluten-free hamantaschen. But this year I devoted myself to the task again so my daughter could have treats to bring to her class parties and family Purim celebrations.
Success! My dairy-free, gluten-free hamantaschen have a delicate taste without a gluten-free grittiness. Traditional hamantaschen fillings are prune, poppyseed and apricot, but you can fill them with anything, including fruit preserves, chocolate chips, M&Ms or even Nutella.
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Two-Way Three-Bean Chili
For Super Bowl, we usually make chili. It’s our tradition, even though we don’t have a Super Bowl party and barely watch the game. But eat chili we must. This year, a rare thing happened. Almost as rare as seeing the Chicago Bears take the championship. Both girls ate their whole meal and didn’t complain at all. That’s a huge victory.
We’re not big meat eaters, so we usually make a vegetarian chili loaded with an assortment of hearty, healthy beans, tomatoes and spices.
Here’s where the Two Ways comes in (and, no, it’s not two-way Cincinnati chili, which is a whole different ball game): Just before I add the spices, I remove a portion for the kids and finish cooking that mild chili in a separate pot. The adults get the spicy version, with smoky chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. Everybody wins.
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