Gluten-Free Desserts That Are Seriously Delicious

By Brierley Horton, MS, RD
April 29, 2019
Cookies, bars, cakes, and cobblers are all still options even when you’re making gluten-free sweets. Whether you’re baking gluten-free desserts for your own allergy or intolerance or that of a family member or friend, each of these goodies keeps out gluten-containing ingredients and keeps in all the delicious sweet flavor.
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Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

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A collection of desserts could never be complete without chocolate chip cookies. Be sure to save this gluten-free chocolate chip cookie recipe for every occasion. Use a purchased gluten-free baking mix or make your own with our recipe. That’s really the only recipe modification needed to make this dessert fit a gluten-free diet.

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Gluten-Free Glazed Chocolate Cake

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Oh, yes, classic cakes are on the menu for those avoiding gluten. This gluten-free chocolate cake uses brown rice flour instead of all-purpose so it works with your eating plan. We glazed it, but any gluten-free icing would work.

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Iced Oatmeal-Rhubarb Cookies

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Oatmeal cookies are adored by all ages and ideal for anyone eating  gluten-free because they’re usually inherently gluten-free. Just be sure to use oats labeled “gluten-free,” which are guaranteed to not have been cross-contaminated with wheat. Outside of fresh rhubarb season, these gluten-free cookies can be made with frozen rhubarb. 

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Caramel-Ginger Wild Rice Pudding

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The core ingredients in this recipe (wild and brown rices) are naturally gluten-free, but it’s the coconut milk, caramel, and candied ginger that really transform this into a delicious gluten-free pudding.

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Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies

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Peanut butter cookies are typically heavy on the flour (thus, heavy on gluten). But here we ditch the flour altogether to bring you tender, gluten-free cookies chock-full of peanut butter goodness.

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Gluten-Free Fudgy Brownies

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Just because you’re skipping gluten doesn’t mean you have to forgo fudgy brownies. We use a gluten-free flour mix to give you that classic brownie texture then spread on some frosting to up the decadence factor.

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Coconut Rice Pudding with Berries

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All the main ingredients of this creamy dessert recipe are inherently gluten-free. This nut- and fruit-filled version, however, is streamlined to shorten the hands-on cooking time with a slow cooker or pressure cooker.

Buy It: 6-Quart Instant Pot Ultra, $129.95, Sur la Table

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Gluten-Free Pumpkin-Walnut Streusel Muffins

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Come fall or, heck, even by August, we know the craving for a gluten-free pumpkin dessert is going to strike. Crush the craving with this muffin recipe that can serve as breakfast (it’s a muffin with a vegetable in it) or dessert thanks to the cream cheese icing.

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Gluten-Free Sweet Ricotta and Strawberry Parfaits

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This is one of our best gluten-free desserts for summer. Why? It comes together in mere minutes so there’s more time to play outside. Plus, it’s full of fresh summer berries and can be served chilled on hot summer days. It’s merely a bonus that it’s a lower-calorie dessert (only 159 calories per parfait).

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Mini Flourless Chocolate Cakes

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This ultrapopular restaurant dessert is easy to transform into a gluten-free cake recipe because it doesn’t need (and often is made without) flour. And who doesn’t love having and entire mini dessert all to themselves?!

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Gluten-Free Blondies

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To make this classic bar cookie gluten-free, we use a quick DIY gluten- free flour mix. The other ingredients, including the brown sugar, butter, butterscotch, and chocolate pieces, are traditional so you get a deliciously classic blondie.

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Gluten-Free Cinnamon and Brown Sugar Custards

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Use up that bag of baby carrots in your crisper drawer to make a fall-spiced custard for dessert. It takes only five simple ingredients, which are likely already in your kitchen. No clever swaps needed; each ingredient is naturally gluten-free.

Buy It: Set of 4 Porcelain Ramekins, $8.99, Bed Bath & Beyond

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Flourless Chocolate-Lime Cake

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If you like margaritas and you like chocolate, this recipe is for you. A slightly crusty top covers a moist, decadent, gluten-free chocolate cake. Serve it with a quick homemade margarita cream and even the gluten-eaters at your table will ask for more.

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Gluten-Free Banana Pudding With Shaved Dark Chocolate

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The secret ingredient to this gluten-free pudding is tofu: Blend it with bananas and chocolate and no one will even know that it’s tofu giving the pudding its silky, smooth texture. Chocolate shavings or chocolate curls are a sweet garnish.

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Tropical Apricot Crisp

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Take tastebuds on a trip to warmer climates with this sweet treat. To make this fruit crisp gluten-free seek out gluten-free granola and read the ingredient lists of the other items.  

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