Gluten free recipes

[Albertan mom]

I am looking for some help.
My friend just found out she has Celiac disease, or allergy to wheat products.
We are having a surprise baby shower for her in a few days, and I want to make a nice dessert that she can eat.

I have a fudge recipe and in it is:
White Marshmallows
Chocolate chips
Evaporated milk
Margarine, Vanilla, salt, white sugar

Another recipe I might use has:
coconut
Oatmeal
cocoa
sugar
margarine
milk
vanilla, salt

Another:
colored marshmallows
peanut butter
butterscotch chips
margarine.

Do any of these ingredients have wheat in them?
Thanks

*Any gluten free recipes for yummy desserts would be gladly welcomed!

 

[Traveliz]

Those should be ok - although some celiac's steer completely clear from oats - my husband has been gluten free for almost thirty years and he is ok with oats. Also some strict followers only use vanilla that is marked gluten free.

Liz

 

[Katie's Butterflies]

These sound like great ideas!

As the other poster said though, you might want to stay away from oats and be careful with vanilla. The alcohol that is in some vanillas come from a gluten containing product. (Some are marked as being from potato alcohol which should be fine for your friend (but these are few and far between).

Here’s a special desert I had when I had to be gluten free. I still eat them sometimes now even though I can have wheat again. They are

Rice muffins (aka the best cupcakes ever!)
(they only make 6)
1 egg
½ cup liquid
2T oil
1 cup Bob’s red mill rice flour (although other brands might work)
2t baking powder (use gluten free type)
½ t salt
½ cup sugar
Optional 2T- 1/4cup (whatever flavoring/extras you want: chocolate chips, blueberries, nuts etc)

Bake at 425 for 17-20 minutes

(these taste good without frosting or you can add some)

These are based on the recipe found here:
http://www.bobsredmill.com/recipes_detail.php?rid=441

 

[Carl]

These sound like great ideas!

As the other poster said though, you might want to stay away from oats and be careful with vanilla. The alcohol that is in some vanillas come from a gluten containing product. (Some are marked as being from potato alcohol which should be fine for your friend (but these are few and far between).

Here’s a special desert I had when I had to be gluten free. I still eat them sometimes now even though I can have wheat again. They are

Rice muffins (aka the best cupcakes ever!)
(they only make 6)
1 egg
½ cup liquid
2T oil
1 cup Bob’s red mill rice flour (although other brands might work)
2t baking powder (use gluten free type)
½ t salt
½ cup sugar
Optional 2T- 1/4cup (whatever flavoring/extras you want: chocolate chips, blueberries, nuts etc)

Bake at 425 for 17-20 minutes

(these taste good without frosting or you can add some)

These are based on the recipe found here:
http://www.bobsredmill.com/recipes_detail.php?rid=441

You can eat wheat again?
I was told that Celiac disease was life long.

 

[Albertan mom]

Thanks!
See, I would have never thought of Vanilla. But thought I better put all the ingredients down just in case!
Any more recipes?

I am thinking chocolate!

 

[fireworks fan]

Hi,

Definitely do not use recipes that include oatmeal or butterscotch chips. Oatmeal can work for some celiacs, but you need to buy special gluten-free oatmeal, not Quakers. Also, most butterscotch chips have gluten in them, I think it is barley, so that's not safe either. Before you make anything special for your friend, I would run the recipe by her. If you don't do that, save all the containers, bags, etc from the ingredients that you use so she can check them before she eats it.

I have celiac and truly appreciate the extra effort friends make for me, but I also want to be safe and healthy, so I like being able to check or make suggestions in advance.

HTH.
Mary

 

[Albertan mom]

I would ask her, but it is a surprise shower.
Hmmm, maybe I should just do a fruit tray!!

 

[pixiewings71]

fyi my grocery stores have Betty Crocker mixes that clearly state "gluten free" on them. My BFF has celiac's too so I made the brownies for her bach. party, OMG they were better then "regular" brownies....LOL

 

[Katie's Butterflies]

You can eat wheat again?
I was told that Celiac disease was life long.

yes, thankfully, I can eat wheat again. My celiac disease turned out to not really be celiac disease. It was an allergy or intolerance to gluten (I'm not sure which) caused by some other (hidden) medical issues that when corrected/treated, eliminated some of my allergies and intolerances.

OP- You said chocolate, have you thought of something like this?
http://www.wheat-free.org/wheat-gluten-free-flourless-chocolate-cake.html

good luck

 

[Albertan mom]

Here are the ingredients in my vanilla:

Water
Ethyl alcohol
propylene glycol
artificial flavour
color

Is it safe to use in the recipe?

Thanks!

 

[kimmar067]

Those should be ok - although some celiac's steer completely clear from oats - my husband has been gluten free for almost thirty years and he is ok with oats. Also some strict followers only use vanilla that is marked gluten free.

Liz

...*I was just going to mention that using oats isn't a good idea....

 

[kimmar067]

fyi my grocery stores have Betty Crocker mixes that clearly state "gluten free" on them. My BFF has celiac's too so I made the brownies for her bach. party, OMG they were better then "regular" brownies....LOL

....I buy the mix too and make GF brownies for my DH [who has Celiac] - I can't keep my kids' hands off them!

 

[kimmar067]

...how about a nice fruit platter?? Also, Kozy Shack Rice, Tapioca, and Chocolate puddings are GF....

 

[kimmar067]

Here are the ingredients in my vanilla:

Water
Ethyl alcohol
propylene glycol
artificial flavour
color

Is it safe to use in the recipe?

Thanks!

...sometimes, it's not always the indredients in an item, but where it is manufactured. There could be cross-contamination....

 

[pixiewings71]

....I buy the mix too and make GF brownies for my DH [who has Celiac] - I can't keep my kids' hands off them!

Yup, the GF brownies were gone well before the regular ones were. LOL

 

[Katie's Butterflies]

Here are the ingredients in my vanilla:

Water
Ethyl alcohol
propylene glycol
artificial flavour
color

Is it safe to use in the recipe?

Thanks!

I don't think so. Ethyl alcohol is grain alcohol so unless it says it comes from corn, it probably comes from wheat or barely. However, I could be wrong. Does the packaging say gf?

Some brands that are GF are Mccormik(sp) (both pure and imitation) and neilsen massey (sp). You can also check out the walmart and albertson's brands. If they are GF, (and they should be) they'll say so on the packaging.

 

[geffric]

fyi my grocery stores have Betty Crocker mixes that clearly state "gluten free" on them. My BFF has celiac's too so I made the brownies for her bach. party, OMG they were better then "regular" brownies....LOL

remember that gluten free doesnt necessily mean wheat free... check wheat free.org.. for recipes.. or go to the library to get "my child is allergic to everything" cookbook..

 

[Albertan mom]

I took the fudge.
She ate it and loved it and wanted the recipe and said it was okay for her.
She doesn't have problems with Vanilla. Just wheat.
Her mom was also there, and has the same thing as her, and said she is fine with vanilla.
It was yummy and I am glad she could enjoy it!

 

[kimmar067]

I took the fudge.
She ate it and loved it and wanted the recipe and said it was okay for her.
She doesn't have problems with Vanilla. Just wheat.
Her mom was also there, and has the same thing as her, and said she is fine with vanilla.
It was yummy and I am glad she could enjoy it!

 

[kimmar067]

Yup, the GF brownies were gone well before the regular ones were. LOL

...here too...