Gluten Free Baked Foods

Coconut Orange Macaroons

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Coconut Orange Macaroons
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Servings: 2 dozen
Preparation Time: 10 minutes

1. Preheat oven to 300° F. Grease a cookie sheet.

2. In mixer add egg whites and beat until frothy. Add the cream of tartar and beat until stiff peaks form. Gradually add the honey, then the extract.

3. Turn off mixer and gently fold in the shredded coconut. You want the mixture to be stiffer than meringue (not soupy), but not as thick as cookie dough. If it’s soupy, add a little more shredded coconut.

4. Drop by rounded spoons onto cookie sheet. Bake 20-25 minutes.

Recipe submitted by Lea, Grafton, NH

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Single Gluten Free Burger Bun

One of the biggest challenges about going gluten free is the breads. And if you love making your own hamburgers, finding a good gluten free bun to go with can be next to impossible at times, but not today.

This recipe will give you one moist, puffy, spongy, flavorful bun that will hold together and won’t taste like you just bit into crumbling cardboard. But the best part? It only takes a few minutes to make.

This one’s a winner.

Enjoy!

Sarah

Single Gluten Free Burger Bun

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Single Gluten Free Burger Bun
photo by Jeremiah Shilhavy

Servings: 1
Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients for one single bun:

Optional:

  • 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast
  • 1/4 teaspoon poppy seeds, chia seeds, sesame seeds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Add all ingredients and blend together using a hand blender or small food processor. Let the batter settle for a few minutes to thicken.

Split the mixture into two and spoon onto oiled parchment paper to make two 3-inch diameter pools of batter. Top with additional seeds if desired.

Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.

Use each piece as top and bottom of a burger bun.

While it is baking you can throw your burger on the grill. If you’re lucky the burger will be done by the time the bun is cooked!

Recipe submitted by Mandy, Denver, CO

 

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Gluten Free Molten Lava Chocolate Cake

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Gluten Free Molten Lava Chocolate Cake
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Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 20 minutes

1. Preheat oven to 375F. Grease four 6oz ramekins with coconut oil. If you wish to serve these cakes on a plate, you will need to flour as well (use coconut flour, blanched almond flour, or cocoa powder).

2. Melt chocolate and coconut oil over low heat or a double boiler. Stir until smooth and let cool.

3. In a small bowl, beat eggs, vanilla, salt and sugar with a hand mixer until light and frothy, about five minutes (this can seem like an eternity with a hand mixer, but hang in there because it’s worth it!).

4. Pour egg mixture over chocolate. Sift cocoa and coconut flour over the top. Then gently fold all the ingredients together.

5. Pour batter into prepared ramekins (they should be filled to within 1/2″ of the top). Place the ramekins on a baking sheet and place in the oven (you can chill the ramekins for a few hours if you want to make them ahead of time, just make sure you bring them back to room temperature before baking). Bake for 11-12 minutes.

6. Remove from oven and serve immediately. Enjoy!

Recipe submitted by Sarah, Marietta, GA

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Gluten Free Baked Donut Holes

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Gluten Free Baked Donut Holes
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Servings: 1 dozen donut holes
Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a glass baking dish.

In a medium bowl, cream sugar, salt, butter and vanilla extract together with an electric hand mixer. Add egg and mix thoroughly.

Sift in coconut flour and stir to combine. Let dough sit for one minute. Shape dough into 12 1-inch balls. Place evenly on baking dish and bake for 15 minutes, or until golden.

Let cool and roll in powdered sugar or cocoa powder

Recipe submitted by Brandon, Houston, TX

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Lemon Cranberry Coconut Muffins

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Lemon Cranberry Coconut Muffins
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Servings: 12
Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix all ingredients until well combined. Bake in greased muffin tins for about 20 minutes.

Recipe submitted by Leslie, Amsterdam, NY

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Gluten Free Coconut Cookies

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Gluten Free Coconut Cookies
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Servings: 24 cookies
Preparation Time: 5-10 minutes

Preheat oven to 375 degrees and butter two baking sheets.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or using a hand mixer, cream the butter. Add the sugar and continue mixing until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix thoroughly.

In a small mixing bowl, use a whisk to combine the coconut flour, salt and baking soda; whisk vigorously to break up any clumps of flour. Add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, then stir in the shredded coconut.

Drop by tablespoonfuls onto the greased cookie sheet, one inch apart; bake 8-10 minutes, until the bottoms are golden. Use a spatula to transfer the cookies to a rack to cool.

Recipe submitted by Jennifer, Gainesville, FL

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Gluten Free Cinnamon Swirl Muffins

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Gluten Free Cinnamon Swirl Muffins
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Servings: 12
Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Batter Ingredients:

Topping Ingredients:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Mix together all the dry batter ingredients. Add the wet batter ingredients and mix well with a whisk. Pour batter evenly into twelve muffin cups.

Mix all the topping ingredients in a separate bowl, and drizzle over the muffins. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

*You can grind your own almond flour by placing whole almonds in a blender/food processor and blending until you get a fine meal.

Recipe submitted by Angie, West Chester, OH

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Gluten Free Mexican Chocolate Coconut Tres Leches Cake

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Gluten Free Mexican Chocolate Coconut Tres Leches Cake
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Servings: 12
Preparation Time: about 1 hour

Chocolate Coconut Cake:

Tres Leches Sauce:

  • 8 oz sweetened condensed milk*
  • 1 14 oz coconut milk** or evaporated milk
  • 1 cup whole milk or cream

Mexican Chocolate Sauce/Frosting:

Chocolate Coconut Cake:

Set oven at 325 F. Grease a 9×13 pan and dust with coconut flour.

In a small bowl combine the flour, cocoa, sea salt and baking soda. In a large bowl blend together the egg yolks, oil, honey, vanilla and cinnamon. Add dry ingredients into the large bowl and blend together till smooth (very well combined).

Put egg whites in a clean glass bowl, sprinkle some lemon juice and beat till stiff peaks form.

Fold egg whites into the batter and be careful not to over mix!

Pour mixture into 9×13 pan and bake for 35-40 minutes. Before taking it out, test it with a knife and if it comes out clean… it is done.

Remove cake from the oven and allow it to cool completely. If desired, turn the cake unto a large plate or keep it in the pan.

Tres Leches Sauce:

Pour milks into a large jar and mix very well. Pour over the cake slowly in sections. Do not pour it all at once!

Note: if the coconut milk is very thick, you will need to water it down till it is the same consistency as regular evaporated milk.

Mexican Chocolate Sauce/Frosting:

In a small saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate and coconut oil or butter. Stir in honey, cinnamon, vanilla, salt and optional chile. Let it cool. Heavily drizzle it over the cake (if desired) and serve!

If you want it more frosting-like… place the sauce in the freezer for about 15 minutes. Remove from the freezer and whip the frosting with a hand blender until fluffy and thick. Carefully frost the cake and serve!

* You can make your own sweetened condensed milk with our recipe here.

** For the freshest coconut milk make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

Recipe submitted by Marillyn, Britt, IA

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