Category: Gluten Free Christmas Recipes

A variety of gluten free Christmas recipes from appetizers to main courses and desserts. All recipes created by an expert gluten free recipe developer.

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Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Pecan Scones (Dairy Free, Dairy, or Vegan)

Gluten Free Chocolate Pecan Scones

 When I saw the gluten version of this gluten free chocolate chip pecan scone recipe, I just had to create a gluten free version. The scones may be made dairy free (as I did), vegan, or with dairy. No matter which way you make them, they are rich and delicious. Serve at a holiday brunch, Sunday brunch, or just because. I made them in advance for Thanksgiving breakfast as they freeze well. Their moist texture and rich flavor make them a raving hit!

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Gluten Free Red Velvet Cream Puffs – Pate a Choux

Mini Red Velvet Cream Puffs

There are a number of things you can do with cream puffs. They range from filling them with sweet fillings for dessert to savory fillings for appetizers to garnishes on cake. I am using these gluten free red velvet cream puffs to create a croquembouche (a cone-shaped tree with a crunchy caramel). Join me on this adventure by making the cream puffs today. They can easily be frozen. Look for the next recipe, my Gluten Free Croquembouche! Continue reading “Gluten Free Red Velvet Cream Puffs – Pate a Choux”

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Gluten Free Pesto Ricotta Puff Pastry

Homemade Gluten Free Puff Pastry Stuffed with Pesto and Ricotta

Having an elegant party? Want to impress guests? Want to get on the good side of family members or friends? Make this amazing gluten free pesto ricotta pastry.

While the recipe below is for a large batch of stuffed gluten free puff pastry, you can make one small roll using the Small Batch Gluten Free Puff Pastry Recipe. You’ll also find…

Gluten Free Dairy Free Puff Pastry and

Gluten Free Gum Free Puff Pastry

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Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Saffron Rice (Tahchin or Tachin)

Gluten Free Dairy Free Tahchin (Saffron Rice)

Tahchin is a Persian/Iranian creamy (traditionally dairy-based), baked saffron rice dish. The top of this gluten free dairy free rice dish is crunchy on top. The recipe traditionally calls for whole milk yogurt. For those who are dairy-free, you can make gluten free dairy free saffron rice without the need to go out and purchase dairy-free yogurt, you can make dairy free tahchin/ baked saffron rice. Give it a try with traditional yogurt, store-bought dairy-free yogurt, or super easy homemade yogurt. The results are nothing less than incredible. Continue reading “Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Saffron Rice (Tahchin or Tachin)”

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Gluten Free S’more Truffles

Gluten Free Smore Chocolate Truffles

If you don’t enjoy baking during the summer or are looking for a holiday treat to make, these elegant chocolate truffles contain a lot of fun, flavor, and texture. What’s inside? What else in a S’more anything? Marshmallow, graham cracker crumbs, and, in this case, chocolate ganache! They are amazing! Give them as a gift or serve as a dessert during the hot weather season. The best part about these gluten free smore truffles is that you can top them with anything you desire from graham cracker crumbs to beautiful chocolate designs or candy sprinkles. Continue reading “Gluten Free S’more Truffles”

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Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Kale

Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Kale, and Onion

Flavored with garlic and thyme, this combination of ingredients is incredible. It will convert any kale hater! The sweetness of the sweet potatoes, caramelized onions, and balsamic vinegar couple with garlic and the spice of pepper, salt, and thyme all hide the fact that you eating kale. They all contribute to the complex flavors. Yet, the ingredients are so basic. Serve this dish warm, at room temperature, or chilled.
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Gluten Free Cranberry Blueberry Wild Rice or Stuffing

Gluten Free Cranberry Blueberry Wild Rice

Just by using a little wild rice, you can add a nutty flavor to your dishes. This gluten free cranberry and/or blueberry wild rice may be used as a side dish or to stuff any bird such as chicken, turkey, and my favorite, cornish game hens. I recently served this as a side dish with chicken breasts. We gobbled it all up. You can also tear up pieces of gluten free rotisserie chicken and toss them in. Yum! The sweetness, pepperiness, nuttiness, and salthiness is an explosion of flavor!  Continue reading “Gluten Free Cranberry Blueberry Wild Rice or Stuffing”