Carla's Gluten Free Recipe Box
1,900 Gluten Free Recipes by Retired Recipe Developer, Carla Spacher
Gluten free dessert recipes with color photos appropriate for celiac disease, gluten intolerance, and gluten sensitivity.
You will find recipes calling for flour in pastry cream. However, it creates a sandy, almost powdery texture. There is an easy workaround for this problem, which creates an amazingly smooth texture. Use pastry cream to fill pastries, Boston cream pie, and other desserts.
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I love making crepes because you can do so many things with them. Filled them with sweets and serve them for breakfast, brunch or dessert. Fill them with savory meat and sauces for lunch, dinner, or an appetizer. This particular gluten free crepes recipe uses the zest (grated peel) of fresh lemon to create spectacular flavor. Enjoy!
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To avoid summer heat in the kitchen, baking brownies in a slow cooker is ideal. The slow cooking and most environment creates moist and tender brownies. This version of slow cooker gluten free brownies are decadently rich. A better name for them may be truffle brownies. They are absolutely yummy and their height is about 1 3/4-inch. Continue reading “Slow Cooker Gluten Free Brownies”
I made this flan recipe on Cinco de Mayo. It is a Mexican and Spanish tradition, though you may find some slight differences in recipes. It is naturally gluten free. This is my personal version which omits sweetened condensed milk. I find it too sweet. You can easily make flan using evaporated milk only and control the amount of sugar you add. I have leftovers of this luscious dessert and can’t wait to have some again tonight. Yum! Continue reading “Flan Using Evaporated Milk Only”
A reader states that this cake is the perfect gluten free banana bread recipe. It calls for my homemade copycat Betty Crocker yellow cake mix recipe. However, readers explain that it’s better than the leading brand of cake mix. See for yourself! Plus you save so much money! Continue reading “Gluten Free Banana Bread Using Yellow Cake Mix”
This gluten free sopapillas recipe turned out amazing! They are crunchy on the outside and a bit chewy on the inside. I enjoy them more than the gluten sopapillas. The secret? Buttermilk! Using buttermilk creates crispy pillows of goodness.. (I got this idea from Gluten Free Indian Fry Bread Recipe. If you do not wish them to be chewy, use the Indian fry bread recipe. You can either make sugar and cinnamon coated pillows or large, round disks to use for tostadas. Enjoy! Continue reading “Gluten Free Sopapillas Recipe”
A spicy chocolate dipping sauce recipe for any sweet treat, but especially Gluten Free Churros or Gluten Free Sopapillas. A sure delight! Continue reading “Gluten Free Spicy Chocolate Dipping Sauce Recipe”
If you’ve ever wanted to try the paleo diet, this is an excellent way to do so. These paleo chocolate brownies contain typical ingredients used in a paleo diet such as coconut flour, almond flour, and maple syrup. These are so yummy for being so healthy! Continue reading “Gluten Free Espresso Paleo Chocolate Brownies”
High fiber gluten free muffins make the perfect breakfast treat. These gluten free oat muffins fit the bill! They are free of refined white starch and are lightly sweetened with fresh apples and unsweetened apple sauce. They’re delicious and nutritious. Continue reading “Gluten Free Oat Muffins with Apples”
Learn how to make chocolate curls like a professional baker, or even better. The chocolate is easier to work with because of the added shortening. Get the chocolate to the correct temperature and curl away! Continue reading “How to Make Chocolate Curls”