19 Best Gluten Free Dessert Recipes

19 Best Gluten Free Dessert Recipes – Tip Junkie (2024)

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The best gluten free dessert recipes that are delicious and perfect for those who are on a Gluten Free or Celiac diet. These dessert recipes include the best gluten free cookies, pancakes, waffles, bread, brownies, and cake recipes! The Tip Junkie Creative Communityhas even more Gluten Free recipes with pictured tutorials on how to make yummy Gluten Free and Celiac dessert recipes. So be sure to search there if youre looking for something specific. {wink}

Best Gluten Free Cookies

1. Recipes Gluten Free Cookies {chewy chocolate} ~ These chewy chocolate cookies are sure to please any sweet tooth craving! Not only are they gluten free, but they are sugar free too! The buckwheat and almond butter make them protein and fiber rich. A healthy and delicious cookie! 2. Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies ~ Delicious chocolate chip cookies that are moist on the inside and crispy on the outside! A cookie that is loved by all. Like most chocolate chip cookie recipes this one uses rice flour and xanthum gum.

3. Gluten Free Snickerdoodles~ These snickerdoodle cookies have a thin, cracked and chewy texture. Not only are these snickerdoodle cookies gluten free, but they are also egg, grain and dairy free. Which makes them perfectly safe for your children to taste test because we all know they like to eat the dough before it’s cooked.

4. Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cookies ~ Buttery rich flavored cookies dipped in chocolate and chopped nuts!

Pancake & Waffle Recipes

7. Gluten Free Pumpkin Pancakes with Maple Whip– A yummy pancake for those with gluten allergies. You can make the maple whip beforehand and store it in the refrigerator.

8. Gluten Free Waffles ~ Delicious gluten and grain free waffles! Top them with fresh fruit, mascarpone cheese, almond butter or apple butter and pecans. They also freeze well.

Bread & Muffin Recipes

9. Gluten Free Banana Bread ~ Keep your family coming back for more with this amazing banana bread! If you have overly ripe bananas you can freeze them and use them later in this recipe.

Gluten Free Brownies

11. Gluten Free Brownie Recipe ~ Whip up a batch of these decadent dark chocolate brownies. We all deserve a treat, right?! The smallamount of brown rice flour and almond meal gives these brownies a melt-in-your-mouth experience.

Gluten Free Chocolate Recipes

12. Gluten Free Chocolate Recipes {chocolate bars}~ Only 3 ingredients needed to make your own chocolate bars. Simply melt cocoa powder, agave and coconut oil and pour into a flat container. You can remelt the chocolate bars for sauce or chop them for chips. 13. Gluten Free Chocolate Souffle ~ A simple and easy chocolate soufflé! You can even make it ahead of time and leave it in your refrigerator until you are ready to cook.

Gluten Free Cake Recipes

14. Gluten Free Pumpkin Sponge Cake Recipe ~ Start your oven for a delicious fall treat! This pumpkin “roulade” is a thinner cake that is rolled up with a vanilla bean buttercream filing inside.

15. Gluten Free Chocolate Torte Recipe ~ A wonderfully chocolatey, moist, and not too sweet chocolate torte. A perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea, hot cocoa or coffee. 16. Gluten Free Pie Crust Recipe ~ Fall is almost here and it’s time to start baking holiday pies. This simple 5-ingredient flaky crust is perfect for any type of pie whether it’s pumpkin, pecan or fresh fruit. 17. Gluten Free Carrot Cake ~ Whether you need to whip up a cake for a birthday or a dinner party this carrot cake with cream cheese frosting will fit the bill. And, since there isfruit in this Im going to go ahead and say its fine to eat the leftovers for breakfast, too. {wink}! 18. Gluten Free Cheesecake ~If you are gluten free you can enjoy cheesecake again with this nut based crust. The creamy, soft, tangy and sweet filling crashing with the crunchiness of the crust is a taste bud ecstasy in your mouth. 19. Gluten Free Coconut Lime Cake This recipe calls for a gluten free cake mix, but also works with a regular one. Looks delicious either way!

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How do you make gluten-free baked goods less gummy? ›

Gluten-free baked goods often benefit from extra liquid to hydrate the flour blends, eliminate grittiness, and achieve a less dense or dry texture. However, it's very important to drive off this extra moisture during baking, or you'll wind up with a gummy texture. The best way to do this? Longer baking times.

Are gluten-free desserts healthier? ›

How do you eat healthy on a gluten-free diet? Well, if you have Celiacs, then GF desserts are healthier than those with gluten. However, if your don't have Celiacs, or an intolerance, then GF anything tends to be loaded with sugars etc, so in general, no, they are not healthier.

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What is the trick to gluten-free baking? ›

Gluten-free flours often contain fine starches, so they absorb more liquid than conventional flour. To address this, gluten-free recipes usually call for more liquid and produce looser batters. They may also call for a larger quantity of leavening, like baking powder, to help add volume and lighten the texture.

Is there a trick to baking with gluten free flour? ›

2 teaspoons of baking powder per cup of gluten-free flour is necessary to ensure proper leavening. Baking soda and buttermilk can be used to leaven instead of baking powder, but 1-1/8 teaspoon of cream of tartar should be added for each 1/2 teaspoon baking soda used.

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What can gluten-free people eat that is sweet? ›

Let's start with the naturally gluten free ideas. Fruits (strawberries, bananas, blueberries, mangos, and more) are all gluten and dairy free desserts. Chocolate is also naturally gluten free (although it does contain dairy). An easy chocolate mousse can be made in a snap, too. And hooray, coconut is gluten free.

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Gluten-Free Candy by Maker

Almond Joy – all except Almond Joy Pieces candy.
Heath.
Hershey's milk chocolate kisses.
Hershey's milk chocolate bars (1.55oz only)
Milk Duds.
Mounds.
Payday.
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups – all except seasonal shaped items.

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Does eating gluten-free really make people healthier? ›

There is no compelling evidence that a gluten-free diet will improve health or prevent disease if you don't have celiac disease and can eat gluten without trouble. Of course, future research could change this.

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Why are my gluten-free baked goods gummy? ›

These ingredients take longer to set than regular gluten-containing flour, meaning they may remain slightly “gummy” or sticky until they have cooled. That's why when you test your gluten-free cakes with a toothpick, even if it looks done, your toothpick might not come out completely clean!

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How can you improve the texture of gluten-free baked goods? ›

Besides eggs, which are protein-based, two starch-based products often used to bind and thicken gluten-free baked products are guar gum and xanthan gum. These products are largely interchangeable and are used in small amounts (1/2 to 1 teaspoon per cup of flour) to add volume and texture to baked goods.

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Why is my gluten free dough gummy? ›

Gummy on the inside- bake for a longer time. Gluten free bread takes much longer than a regular loaf to bake and therefore a sticky crumb is generally the result of under baking. It is easy to see why this can happen, gluten free bread dough needs more moisture and is often difficult to knead with conventional methods.

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How do you improve the texture of gluten-free cookies? ›

I add a packet of unflavored gelatin to the dry ingredients before adding liquid ingredients. My cookies have a “normal" texture. The gelatin strengthens the structure of the cookie so it won't be crumbly. It also adds moisture which is good as gluten free baked goods tend to be dry.

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