Gluten-Free Desserts That Are Truly Delicious

When it comes to desserts, sometimes gluten-free products come up a little short on flavor. You don't have to settle for less! There are more and more companies creating outstanding gluten-free sweets with lots of flavor, good texture, that are made with excellent ingredients. Here are some of my favorite cookies, chocolates, and mixes that are a must for those who stay on a gluten-free diet.

Sun Flour Baking Company is one of my favorite cookie companies. Based in Sacramento California, their cookies are all vegan, and they have a great selection that are gluten-free. They are made with quality ingredients, often organic ingredients, and are sweetened with fruit juices. They have a wonderful texture and flavor. They have a wide array of flavors such as Pumpkin Spice, Banana Nut, or Lemony Lemon. The shortbread cookie with chocolate chips is my all-time favorite cookie. They have several chocolate flavors that are outstanding. Try the German Chocolate, which has a nice cake texture and just the right balance of chocolate and coconut. If you want a dense chocolate fix, try their Golden Brownie Cookie, a rich chewy cookie filled with crunchy walnuts. For a terrific ginger cookie, I like the cookies made by Ener-G Foods in Seattle Washington. This is a delicious chewy cookie with just the right amount of ginger.

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In the world of chocolates I have finally found a great gluten-free chocolate company. Wei of Chocolate out of Phoenix Arizona is making inspiring chocolates that are organic, fair trade, vegan and gluten-free. They are hand-made chocolates infused with herbs, spices and flower essences. They are spicy and interesting. If you are looking for a unique chocolate, this is it! They make a delightful flavor called 'Daily Love'! The ingredients include ginger, cinnamon, and cayenne, so it's just a little spicy!

Another superior chocolate company is Sjaak's Organic Chocolates in Petaluma California. They are a family run business and make very high quality organic chocolates, support fair trade practices and encourage sustainable agriculture through the use of organic, non-GMO ingredients. I love a socially conscious company! While they don't mark their chocolates as gluten-free, their website indicates that they have a gluten-free environment, and my conversations with them support these claims. They make chocolate bars in dozens of flavors; try the dark chocolate with a caramel center! Their truffles are also fantastic!

For mixes you can't beat products from Bob's Red Mill. They use the highest quality ingredients, usually organic, and have a large selection of delicious mixes that are all gluten-free. The Brownie Mix is an absolute winner! It makes a deep and intense dark chocolate flavor combined with a wonderfully moist cake texture. Mouthwatering!! If you are a cinnamon fan, you should definitely try their Cinnamon Raisin Bread Mix. It makes a memorable and satisfying loaf loaded with plump raisins and infused with cinnamon. They recommend using it sliced and toasted for French toast.

So, there are a few recommended items that will satisfy the sweet tooth. Package these all together and they would also make a great gift to a fellow friend or family member who is gluten intolerant.

Happy Eating!

Gluten-Free Desserts That Are Truly Delicious

L.Garrett is a member of the tasting team who select the foods for Garrett's Emporium and the gift basket division, Gifts Gone Gourmet. It is a small family run company, that believes you can eat a 'gourmet' gluten free diet. They focus on tasting and choosing just the right foods for the perfect gluten-free gift. Since its inception in 2006, Garrett's Emporium has accumulated a diverse collection of high quality foods. To see the complete collection of foods go to http://www.GarrettsEmporium.com. To see the gift baskets department, go to http://www.GiftsGoneGourmet.com

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Quick And Easy Gluten-Free Holiday Homemade Desserts

Your holiday guests will be most welcome in your home, and you'll feel pleased to be their host - until you remember that their habits, preferences, and needs might not match your own. Then anxiety might overtake your excitement and undermine your confidence in your ability to host the perfect get-together. For example, mealtimes can be a challenge, particularly when so many people have eliminated specific foods from their diets (meat, refined sugar, salt, and the like). So plan in advance. Decide what you will prepare for dessert if one of your guests is on a gluten-free diet.

It's not as easy to satisfy the eater's sweet tooth as you might think even for the most experienced cooks. Gluten-free foods can be difficult to come by, and time-consuming to find or to make. Of course, if you're on a gluten-free diet, you've probably already searched for an easy fix when the urge for a quick, homemade single-serving snack hits. And you already know that "delicious," "gluten-free," and "homemade" typically are not words that fit into the same sentence.

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Now imagine you can create a single serving of fresh-from-the-microwave-oven molasses pudding cake, a corn muffin, gingerbread, or pumpkin cheesecake. And imagine you can bake these gluten-free desserts in your microwave oven in a microwave-safe mug, and the only items you'll need to prepare them (besides the ingredients) are a small mixing bowl, a couple of measuring spoons, and a spoon to mix the batter. Imagine that each recipe works every time and that anyone - including a child (with adult supervision) - can easily and successfully prepare a gluten-free microwave mug cake in less than ten minutes.

Now envision each of your guests enjoying his or her choice of 101 microwave mug cakes, secure in the knowledge that each of the microwave mug cakes contain no gluten - and some of them contain no added sugar, no eggs, no dairy, and/or no added oil. And imagine that, instead of worrying about what to serve all of your guests for dessert, you have the solution on hand anytime you need it.

Your guests need not be on gluten free diets to appreciate the homemade treats. All of your holiday guests can enjoy delicious holiday treats almost as quickly as they can select a recipe.

You'll enjoy creating microwave mug cakes as much as your guests - whatever their dietary constraints - will appreciate eating them. Cleanup will be a breeze. The most difficult challenge you'll face will be waiting until your guests leave to prepare yourself a single-serving microwave mug cake as a reward for demonstrating respect and consideration for everyone's dietary needs -- and helping everyone feel cared about and nurtured this holiday season. You won't want to share your own gluten-free microwave mug cakes with anyone else when the opportunity to treat yourself to your favorite gluten-free microwave mug cake arises!

Quick And Easy Gluten-Free Holiday Homemade Desserts

Stacey J Miller is the author of "101 Recipes for Gluten-Free Microwave Mug Cakes" and "101 Recipes for Microwave Mug Cakes," both published by BPT Press. Visit her online at http://www.microwavemugcakes.com/.

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Quick And Easy Gluten-Free Holiday Homemade Desserts

Your holiday guests will be most welcome in your home, and you'll feel pleased to be their host - until you remember that their habits, preferences, and needs might not match your own. Then anxiety might overtake your excitement and undermine your confidence in your ability to host the perfect get-together. For example, mealtimes can be a challenge, particularly when so many people have eliminated specific foods from their diets (meat, refined sugar, salt, and the like). So plan in advance. Decide what you will prepare for dessert if one of your guests is on a gluten-free diet.

It's not as easy to satisfy the eater's sweet tooth as you might think even for the most experienced cooks. Gluten-free foods can be difficult to come by, and time-consuming to find or to make. Of course, if you're on a gluten-free diet, you've probably already searched for an easy fix when the urge for a quick, homemade single-serving snack hits. And you already know that "delicious," "gluten-free," and "homemade" typically are not words that fit into the same sentence.

Now imagine you can create a single serving of fresh-from-the-microwave-oven molasses pudding cake, a corn muffin, gingerbread, or pumpkin cheesecake. And imagine you can bake these gluten-free desserts in your microwave oven in a microwave-safe mug, and the only items you'll need to prepare them (besides the ingredients) are a small mixing bowl, a couple of measuring spoons, and a spoon to mix the batter. Imagine that each recipe works every time and that anyone - including a child (with adult supervision) - can easily and successfully prepare a gluten-free microwave mug cake in less than ten minutes.

Now envision each of your guests enjoying his or her choice of 101 microwave mug cakes, secure in the knowledge that each of the microwave mug cakes contain no gluten - and some of them contain no added sugar, no eggs, no dairy, and/or no added oil. And imagine that, instead of worrying about what to serve all of your guests for dessert, you have the solution on hand anytime you need it.

Your guests need not be on gluten free diets to appreciate the homemade treats. All of your holiday guests can enjoy delicious holiday treats almost as quickly as they can select a recipe.

You'll enjoy creating microwave mug cakes as much as your guests - whatever their dietary constraints - will appreciate eating them. Cleanup will be a breeze. The most difficult challenge you'll face will be waiting until your guests leave to prepare yourself a single-serving microwave mug cake as a reward for demonstrating respect and consideration for everyone's dietary needs -- and helping everyone feel cared about and nurtured this holiday season. You won't want to share your own gluten-free microwave mug cakes with anyone else when the opportunity to treat yourself to your favorite gluten-free microwave mug cake arises!

Stacey J Miller is the author of "101 Recipes for Gluten-Free Microwave Mug Cakes" and "101 Recipes for Microwave Mug Cakes," both published by BPT Press. Visit her online at http://www.microwavemugcakes.com/.

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