Wheat Free Dessert Ideas
When you and your children live on a wheat free diet, it is sometimes hard to satisfy your sweet teeth. That doesn’t have to be the case, however. There are plenty of wheat free dessert ideas you can enjoy.
First, check out your local specialty or health food stores. They will likely have a range of boxed cake, muffin and brownie mixes that do not use wheat products, as well as pudding and gelatin.
Be sure to look in their frozen section as well, where you may find wheat free ice creams and frozen treats. Of course, you can also find premade cookies, muffins and cakes that are wheat free in these stores, and in specialty online shops.
Fruit-based desserts are a good place to start when you want some wheat free dessert ideas at home. Apple crisp is a favorite of many families, because it is easy to make, tastes comforting, and – in this case – contains not a grain of wheat!
Wheat Free Maple Apple Crisp
7 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored & sliced
4 teaspoons lemon juice
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon maple extract
1 cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup rolled oats
½ cup margarine
Preheat oven to 375 degrees (F). Toss together apples, lemon juice, and extracts. Layer apples in a 9×12 baking dish. Combine the sugar, cinnamon and oats in a bowl, and cut in the margarine. Sprinkle mixture over apples. Bake for 45 minutes. Serve hot with a scoop of wheat-free ice cream on top.
If you’re not in the mood for fruit, how about some cookies? These peanut butter cookies are fabulous, loved by both kids and adults.
Wheat Free Peanut Butter Cookies
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 beaten egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). With an electric mixer, combine peanut butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir in eggs and vanilla and mix until smooth. Roll into balls and flatten with a fork. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for ten minutes. Let cool completely before removing from baking sheet.
There are plenty of great wheat free dessert ideas, so don’t lose hope. Satisfy those sweet cravings without breaking your no-wheat rules!