Gluten and Allergen-Free Recipes

February 25, 2020August 25, 2022

Gluten Free Gooey Butter Cake (St. Louis Homemade-Style)

Popular first in the St. Louis area, and now around the country, the gluten free version of Ooey Gooey Butter Cake is now a thing. I never thought I would enjoy something so sweet, but I love it more than cookie dough! This dessert has a chewy crust at the bottom with chewy crisp edges that everyone will fight over. There is a thin crust on the top and the cream cheese filling is gooey, and a bit like cheesecake but a little softer and sweeter. It’s a rich dessert, but it’s so scrumptious, that it’s hard to stop at one piece.

February 24, 2020April 6, 2023

Gluten Free Breakfast Potatoes – Crispy & Seasoned

You know how almost every restaurant now adds either a batter or flour to their French fries? Well you can make crispy gluten free breakfast potatoes with the same texture, but without a lot of oil. Instead of deep-frying the potatoes, you simply fry them. They turn out delicious, too!

February 12, 2020February 13, 2021

Gluten Free Blackout Cake aka Brooklyn Blackout Cake

Blackout cake, also called Brooklyn Blackout cake, consists of chocolate cake, filled with chocolate pudding, and topped with chocolate cake crumbs. My take on the cake is a little bit different in that this gluten free chocolate blackout cake is not topped with cake crumbs. Instead, crumbs are only placed on the sides and the cake is topped with a little chocolate ganache. Instead of vanilla pudding, this cake is filled with chocolate pastry cream. It’s divine and perfect for Valentine’s Day with plenty of leftovers to consume or freeze.

February 10, 2020February 11, 2020

Gluten Free Orange Cake

Make this one-layer gluten free orange cake into two layers or keep it as is. Fill with homemade orange glaze and buttercream or just one. Frost or glaze the top and sides as well. Moist and D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S!

February 4, 2020February 8, 2021

Baked Cauliflower with Cheese and Breadcrumbs – Gluten Free or Not

Baked Cauliflower with Cheese and Breadcrumbs, better known as au gratin cauliflower, is roasted in the oven. It’s so easy to throw together and it only takes 20 to 30 minutes to bake. Packed with flavor and textures, everyone will enjoy this dish as a vegetable or even a side.

January 31, 2020February 5, 2020

Chocolate Mirror Glaze Recipe – Dairy-Free

Did you ever wonder how pastry chefs make that mirror glaze finish on cakes? It is much easier than you’d imagine and you can find all of the ingredients right in your local grocery store. It’s a bucket list item for all home bakers. The best part of this recipe is that instead of using sweetened condensed milk or heavy cream, this recipe is completely dairy-free!

January 29, 2020January 30, 2020

Gluten Free Chocolate Sponge Cake

Besides learning how to make this delicious and moist gluten free chocolate sponge cake, you also learn how to convert vanilla cakes to chocolate. It’s all very easy to do. Layer it with a number of fillings like chocolate ganache, chocolate, vanilla, or even cherry liqueur whipped cream. Chocolate pastry cream is another choice along with cherry or strawberry pie filling. Make one simple change and you can make a Black Forest Cake! (Recipe coming soon.)

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020

Gluten Free Biscuit Chicken Pot Pie

The fastest way to make chicken pot pie is using this gluten free biscuit chicken pot pie recipe. Instead of making a time-consuming pie crust, all you have to do is make drop biscuits. The biscuits are fluffy, actually better than the gluten versions I used to make. You can even use leftover veggies. It’s absolutely delicious and may be made dairy-free.

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019

Santa Strawberries

Christmas doesn’t have to be complicated. You can make these adorable Santa strawberries in minutes. Everyone will think they’re so cute! Show them that you thought of them enough to make something homemade and festive. Kids love making these too! I can picture these on waffles, pancakes, at a dessert table, or even a breakfast buffet.

Contains dairy OR coconut.

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019

Gluten Free Chomeur Pudding – Pouding Chômeur – Poor Man's Pudding (Dairy-Free or Not)

Chomeur, French for “unemployed” and pounding for “pudding” was originally known as the poor man’s pudding during the depression. It was created in Quebec Canada by female factory workers. This particular gluten free chomeur pudding is far from a poor man’s dessert. Pound cake-like near the surface, with a pudding texture closer to the bottom, and a maple caramel sauce that is out of this world. I’ve also added an inexpensive alternative recipe in the Tips section.