We love this gluten-free scone recipe by our friend, San Francisco food stylist and allergen-friendly recipe developer Jeffrey Larsen. With a vegan variation that creates equally delicious results, everyone can enjoy wonderful scones! Photo Maren Caruso
If you’ve ever tried a profiterole, éclair, or gougère, you know the light, airy joys of choux pastry. What you might not know is how easy it is to make—even gluten-free— and how impressive the results are. So go ahead. Have a ball with these obsession-worthy gluten-free cream puffs you’ll want to make again and again. Photo Erin Ng
Ultracreamy, deeply chocolatey and rich flavor is yours with this incredible , dairy-free gluten-free pot de creme dessert. Here, the ultrathick pudding is topped with fluffy, whipped coconut cream and crowned with a spectacular salty peanut brittle. But you can serve it solo, too. It’s so delicious, it stands on its own, and you’ll love it whether you’re dairy-free or not! Photography Craig Lee
Print Gluten Free Chestnut Cherry Chocolate Chip Recipe These incredibly nutty, toasty, and wholly spectacular cookies have crispy edges, chewy middles, and loads of flavor from vanilla bean brown butter, toasted pecans, and salt. Feel free to swap the cherries for dried cranberries, the pecans for walnuts, or both. For fresh-baked cookies on the fly, cover and chill the dough for up to 1 week, let the dough soften […]
Print Gluten-Free Chocolate Peppermint Mousse Pie Amazingly easy to prepare, this refreshing, obsession-worthy gluten-free holiday pie is often the star of famed gluten-free baker Kyra Bussanich’s (and our) holiday dessert table. Kyra, who has won Food Networks’ “Cupcake Wars” four times while competing GF against gluten-favoring bakers, recommends using the best quality chocolate, and adding a little additional whipped cream on top and garnishing with dark chocolate shavings, cocoa […]
Print Gluten-Free Eggnog Latte Pound Cake Kyra Bussanich, gluten-free bakery owner and four-time winner of Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars” (with GF cupcakes against “regular” cupcakes!), loves eggnog and eggnog lattes, so during the holiday season, she makes eggnog from scratch at Kyra’s Bake Shop and uses it in everything she can. This deliciously heady, holiday-spiced gluten-free pound cake with an espresso kick pays tribute to her passion. It keeps […]
Print An Australian cousin to France’s financier, this friand by famed San Francisco chef Melissa Perello has a classic oval shape that requires a special pan, but you can easily substitute a muffin pan. For easy prep, make the batter up to a day in advance, store it, covered, in the fridge, and pop it straight into the greased pans and then into the oven. Servings 10 cakes Ingredients […]
Print A required 4 hours of refrigeration means you’ll need to start long before you want to eat them, but these virtually effortless, impossibly creamy finales are worth the wait. Freeze any leftover bars in a single layer, wrapped in plastic wrap, then in aluminum foil, for up to 3 months. Servings 8 (2 by 4-inch) bars Ingredients 1 pint fresh strawberries hulled and halved 1⁄2 cup plus 2 […]
Print The secret to Jennifer’s juicy, bubbling baked fruit success is to use ripe peaches. If yours are too firm, add 1⁄4 cup water to the fruit mix before putting the mixture in the baking dish. Servings 1 (8-inch square) crumble Ingredients 1 1⁄4 cup gluten-free flour mix of choice 6 tablespoons sugar preferably organic evaporated cane juice 1⁄4 teaspoon freshly ground vanilla bean or 1⁄2 teaspoon gluten-free pure […]
Print New Old-Fashioned Chocolate Shake Frosty, thick chocolate shake happiness is yours with Jennifer’s vegan adaptation of the ice cream parlor classic. Servings 1 Ingredients 1 cup full- or light-fat coconut milk chilled 1⁄2 frozen banana peeled and cut into chunks 2 pitted dates 1 teaspoon maple syrup 2 tablespoons unsweetened cacao powder 4 ice cubes Instructions Place all ingredients in a blender or Vitamix, blend until smooth, and […]
Print Gluten-Free Brown Butter Sugar Cookies Introducing the cookie dough that has it all—good looks, superb flavor and texture, and the flexibility to become your holiday baking BFF. Roll it out and cut it, press it into shapes, or create your own incarnations. However you slice it, this sweet brown-buttery sensation by The San Francisco Ritz-Carlton pastry chef Cindy Falatic McIntosh is a sure thing. This recipe makes a small […]
Print Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Almond Cookies Recipe Unapologetically almond-y and crunchy-chewy, these cookies by New York City’s By The Way Bakery are super simple and fast to make. Ingredients 2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons gluten-free almond paste 1 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 2 egg whites 1/4 teaspoon almond extract 32 almond slices for garnish 2 teaspoons confectioners’ sugar for sprinkling Instructions Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line two baking […]
Print Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Ginger Crinkle Cookies Bakery-beautiful, intensely gingery, and perfectly moist, these pretty cookies by New York’s By The Way Bakery embody the flavor of winter. But they’re so good we’d eat them all year long. Course Dessert Cuisine American Servings 32 cookies Ingredients 6 tablespoons tapioca flour 2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons white rice flour 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons brown rice flour 1/2 cup sorghum flour […]
MAKES ABOUT 20 TRUFFLES Without gluten, dairy, or refined sugar, these luscious little balls are pure in flavor and downright delicious. They’re also heat-sensitive, so keep them in the ‘fridge until you’re ready to eat them. 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, plus more for rolling 2 cups shredded, unsweetened coconut, plus more for rolling 1/3 cup melted coconut oil 1/3 cup honey 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt Matcha green tea powder […]
MAKES ABOUT 1 CUP This recipe hails from Geoffrey Humphrys, who uses it for his company Baked@3Fifty‘s stunning gluten-free, dairy-free sugar cookies. For better icing, use more or less water depending on your desired consistency, mix the icing on low speed only (medium or high speed will result in air bubbles in the frosting while piping), and drape a wet kitchen towel over the mixing bowl of icing to prevent […]
MAKES ABOUT 36 (2 1⁄2-INCH) COOKIES Versatile, sturdy, and not overly sweet, these gluten-free, dairy-free sugar cookies by Toledo, Ohio–based designer-cookie maker Geoffrey Humphrys of Baked@3Fifty solve pretty much every quandary about what dessert everyone can enjoy. Geoffrey rolls and cuts the dough thick enough to create an extra luxurious experience, adds royal icing for a burst of sweet flavor and crunch, and promises that these cookies can be frozen for […]
M A K E S 6 M I N I B U N D T C A K E S OR 1 LARGE BUNDT CAKE Wheat-flour cakes have nothing on this velvety, chocolate-dotted and -dressed Bundt from By the Way Bakery. Plus, it’s gluten-free AND dairy-free. Bake a half dozen mini Bundts or one large one, but whatever you do, make this cake. For the cake: Gluten-free cooking spray or […]
MAKES 12 (8-INCH) CREPES Usually paired with savory cheeses and meats (or caviar and crème fraîche!) in Northern France, these crepes by Bojon Gourmet Alanna Taylor-Tobin are delicious smothered in tangy-sweet cider-glazed apples, with or without yogurt or ice cream. For painless crepe making, it helps to have a small offset metal spatula as well as a thin metal spatula and a crepe pan. But whatever you have in your […]