Marion’s Smart Delights Gluten-Free Mixes Review and Giveaway

Marion’s Smart Delights gluten-free mixes are manufactured in a dedicated GFCO/GIG (Gluten Intolerance Group of North America) certified gluten-free facility. In addition, it is an allergen-free (free of 8 allergens) and Kosher facility. Their products are certified gluten-free by GFCO (Gluten Free Certification Organization) which means they are tested for below 10ppm (parts per million) gluten. Each new batch is retested; and some batches are sent to the Nebraska Food Science lab to be 100% certain they are safe for you to consume. The test results thus far have been “undetectable” meaning under 5 ppm. Check out the review and enter Marion’s Smart Delights’ generous giveaway!

They include a heart-healthy option for their lemon bar recipe. You can opt to use olive oil instead of butter or margarine, making it 100% vegan, as well as gluten-free! They also include some whole grains in the gluten-free lemon bar mix to make it even more healthy!

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I just love unexpected boxes addressed to me just waiting at my front door when I pull in the driveway. I never know what the potential for bakery delights will be. And, just as the weather has started to turn to cooler, rainy, overcast days, I received a package containing Marion’s Smart Delights Gluten Free Lemon Bar Mix and their Gluten-Free Cookie and Muffin mix! The perfect treats to keep you in a sunny mood all day long…

Gluten-Free Lemon Bar Review

The lemon bars just come out of the oven and I can’t wait to taste them!

Tip:

• The directions call for using your mixer for the crust. If you chose to do this, make sure you have a cover on the mixing bowl, as it splattered all over in mine. You may wish to use a hand tool to cut the butter into the flour.

Note: The filling requires lemon juice, not included, though the filling packet does contain lemon flavor. In addition, you can make strawberry lemon bars or even vegan lemon bars. See their lemon bar recipes at http://www.marionssmartdelights.com/recipes-a-reviews/itemlist/category/11-muffin-recipes

Time for a taste – Still very warm (box does say to cool completely, but who can wait?!)… Amazing! I can only imagine how good these bars will be once properly cooled to room temperature or chilled in the fridge…

Gluten-Free Cookie and Muffin Mix Review

Feeling muffin deprived, I dove right into the mix, deciding to add gluten-free granola to the mix with some chocolate chips and see what would happen…

Note: Additional ingredients needed are: eggs, butter, applesauce, and baking powder, but they have many different recipes using their mixes on their website, including ones which are dairy-free. See all of their cookie and muffin recipes at http://www.marionssmartdelights.com/recipes-a-reviews/itemlist/category/11-muffin-recipes

The mix is set up in such a way that you can make multiple baked goods with this mix.

I made my mix according to directions with the goal of warm muffins in mind. The mix itself yielded very fluffy batter which filled 12 regular size muffin cups, two heart shaped ramekins and one 6 ounce ramekin. With 7 minutes left on the timer I checked the oven and they rose only slightly but look wonderful.

Muffins are out of the oven now – and the verdict is delicious! Fluffy and perfect texture without being gummy (my concern was with both 1 stick of butter AND 1C applesauce). I just love it when baking products shatter the myths that there are no gluten-free foods and what is available will taste terrible! Not true, and Marion’s Smart Delights are proof positive.

THE GLUTEN-FREE GIVEAWAY

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Disclaimer: Marion’s Smart Delights provided us with a free samples of their products to review, and we were under no obligation to review it, if we so chose. Nor were we under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a giveaway in return for the free products.

Check out all of our current gluten-free giveaways.

And the winner is…

FJ Maris

The winner was chosen at random using random.org: