Paleo Gluten Free Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
These grain- and gluten-free chocolate crinkle cookies are made from almond flour, coconut sugar, and cocoa powder. They're the perfect chocolatey, chewy-on-the-inside, crispy-on-the-outside holiday cookie. December is here, which means the holiday cookie baking extravaganza has officially begun. Do we know how the holidays of 2020 will go? No. We don't even know how tomorrow will go. Nothing about this year has been predictable — particularly celebrations, holidays, and family ... Read More about Paleo Gluten Free Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Grain Free and Gluten Free Sugar Cookies (Gluten Free Cutout Cookies)
These chewy gluten-free sugar cookies are free from gluten, grains, and refined sugar. Made from a blend of almond and tapioca flour, these gluten-free cutout sugar cookies are a wonderful addition to your holiday table. Have fun cutting them into shapes, serve them frosted with dairy-free icing if you want, and finish with sprinkles to match the season. What an, ahem, memorable year it's been. Thanksgiving was small this year, but I'm proud to say I didn't take a ... Read More about Grain Free and Gluten Free Sugar Cookies (Gluten Free Cutout Cookies)
Paleo and Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie
This paleo and gluten-free pumpkin pie is the perfect finale to Thanksgiving dinner. Dairy-free, refined-sugar-free, and grain-free, it's a pumpkin pie everyone at your table can enjoy. I started baking before I was tall enough to reach the counter. And yet, of all the hundreds (thousands!?) of recipes on this site and in my head, there are still plenty of classic desserts I haven't given the ACB treatment to make it grain free, gluten free, and refined sugar free. With ... Read More about Paleo and Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie
Perfect Crinkly-Top Grain- and Gluten-Free Brownies
These flourless gluten-free brownies are made with dark chocolate, butter, cocoa powder, espresso powder, and vanilla. Sweetened with coconut sugar and topped with a bit of flaky sea salt, they're an easy, fudgy brownie recipe the whole family will enjoy. Here's what separates bakers from the rest of the global population: To a non-baker, a brownie is a brownie. But to a diehard baking snob (*cough* not unlike myself *cough*), a brownie can be categorized under half a dozen ... Read More about Perfect Crinkly-Top Grain- and Gluten-Free Brownies
Chocolate Chip Coconut Macaroons
Chocolate chip macaroons are an easy, dairy-free, gluten-free treat the whole family can enjoy. Combining unsweetened coconut flakes, egg whites, maple sugar, vanilla, and chocolate chips, it's an easy cookie recipe that the whole family — even kids! — can get involved in. There are a lot of reasons to love coconut macaroons - the antidote of macarons, the fussy, labor-intensive delicate French sandwich cookies - but how quick and easy they are to make is near the top of the list. ... Read More about Chocolate Chip Coconut Macaroons
Grain Free and Gluten Free Zucchini Cake
This gluten-free zucchini cake is moist, dense, and smothered in cream cheese frosting. Sweetened with maple sugar, it's a delicious grain- and gluten-free cake you'll want to stick a fork into. While, on the surface, I have no business continuing to post zucchini recipes when we are clearly entering pumpkin season, I am clinging to three important justifications for my maverick behavior: I'm still getting zucchini in my Imperfect Produce box, and I've seen pretty ... Read More about Grain Free and Gluten Free Zucchini Cake
20 Easy Recipes You Can Make With Pantry Ingredients
What a whirlwind month this has been. I started writing this when I was packing my apartment in the city, and people were still able to, you know, leave their homes. Now, I live in the suburbs, we're becoming accustomed to our entire life being confined to the four walls of our new house, and I can't barely remember a time when "screen time rules" didn't elicit hysterical laughter from every mom I know. Like many of you, I'm sure, the entire state of Illinois is on lockdown - officially the ... Read More about 20 Easy Recipes You Can Make With Pantry Ingredients
Paleo Gluten Free Shortbread Cookies
With the holiday season upon us, these paleo and gluten free shortbread cookies make the perfect treat to top your cookie platter. Made with an almond and cassava flour blend and sweetened with maple sugar, these cookies contain a distinct buttery taste We’re mere days from Christmas and hours from Hanukkah (jaw drop), which means the holiday baking frenzy is completely underway at my house. In the past month, I tweaked a snickerdoodle recipe from the archives, perfected ... Read More about Paleo Gluten Free Shortbread Cookies
18 Gluten Free Christmas Cookies and Other Cookie Tray Favorites
This list of gluten free Christmas cookies (plus a few holiday-friendly cookie-alternatives) will please everyone on your list! From classics to surprise new favorites, they are all quick and easy to whip up and pure joy to devour! If your first thought upon seeing this post was that it is too late for holiday cookies, then you have it much (much!) more together than I do. Between the normal holiday rush and the unusually short turnaround time between Thanksgiving and Hanukkah/Christmas ... Read More about 18 Gluten Free Christmas Cookies and Other Cookie Tray Favorites
Thick & Chewy Paleo Gluten Free Snickerdoodles
This simple and family-friendly holiday classic is back! Just like the childhood classic you remember, these paleo and gluten free snickerdoodles are sweet, chewy, and utterly irresistible! This post was updated 12/11/19. This is a new version of a recipe I posted decades ago, or at least what feels like it, but was actually only, strangely, just over five years ago. Five years, in and of itself, isn't the strange part. It's what has happened in such a relatively short amount of ... Read More about Thick & Chewy Paleo Gluten Free Snickerdoodles
Paleo & Gluten Free Apple Galette
Loosely translated, "galette" means "literally easier than pie" (ok VERY loosely translated), and that's just what this apple pastry is: a batch of pie crust is rolled out into a large disc, but instead of fussing with the pie plate, long cook time, and dreaded double crust, you simply turn out apple filling onto the crust, fold up the edges, and pop it in the oven. It impresses like pie with a fraction of the work! This fall, I found myself buried in apples. I’m talking up to my ... Read More about Paleo & Gluten Free Apple Galette
Paleo & Gluten Free Pumpkin Bread with Maple Glaze
It's not fall without a perfect loaf of paleo & gluten free pumpkin bread! This naturally-sweetened version is ready in an hour or less! Fall is easily the most toddler-friendly time of year. No one can convince me otherwise. Or, maybe it's just the time of the year when I love having a toddler most. Summer's not bad, but apple picking? Pumpkin carving? Trick of treating? Tiny puffy vests? Forget it. Plus, I finally have a baking assistant and willing taste tester ... Read More about Paleo & Gluten Free Pumpkin Bread with Maple Glaze
Gluten Free Monster Cookies
These hearty, chewy, and fun gluten free oatmeal chocolate chip cookies contain festive sprinkles and are topped with candy eyes for a literal monster of a surprise! They're gluten free, dairy free, and nut free, which makes them a perfect Halloween treat to share with your child's classroom. On the heels of the last cookie post comes a Halloween-centric adaptation that has been about a year in the making. Let me back up. Last year, I was invited to my son’s school to help the ... Read More about Gluten Free Monster Cookies
Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Grab a glass of milk because the classic oatmeal cookie has gotten a makeover! This gluten free oatmeal cookie is simple to make, contains gluten free whole grain flour, and is naturally sweetened. Plus, it's full of chocolate. What's not to love? You can keep your fluffy, cakey pumpkin cookies because, if you ask me, no cookie says fall better than an oatmeal cookie. Especially if you add chocolate. Is that crazy? Is an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie a year-round delicacy? Yeah, ... Read More about Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Grain Free & Gluten Free Pie Crust
It's Pie Season! Do yourself a favor and bookmark this perfectly flaky grain- and gluten free pie crust recipe and you'll be set for the holidays and beyond! I'm hooked on the basics. That is to say, I've recently become (more) obsessed with perfecting gluten- and grain-free dessert staples so that you can always find what you need to make the end of your meal everything you wanted and more. One major blind spot on this site (and in my life) has always been pie. A long, ... Read More about Grain Free & Gluten Free Pie Crust
Paleo and Vegan Strawberries and Cream Popsicles
These naturally-sweetened strawberry popsicles could not be easier to throw together with 4 simple ingredients! They're gluten free, paleo, vegan, and easily adaptable to be low carb or keto. Make a batch for your family today! I'll keep this short and sweet since it's a Saturday afternoon, and you can make these popsicles more quickly than you can read a long blog post. Plus, I have faith in you that you're an adult human who has lived through the month of August before, and ... Read More about Paleo and Vegan Strawberries and Cream Popsicles
5-Ingredient S’Mores Bars (Gluten Free, Vegan, and Paleo)
Celebrate summer with these gluten free and paleo smores bars! They're so easy to make with a 3 ingredient crust, 2 ingredient filling and 1 ingredient topping, plus a few minutes in the oven. This post and recipe have been updated. The original version of this recipe appeared on Aug 25, 2017. There are few things that are truly impossible to make a paleo version of, but graham crackers are one of them. See, the main ingredient in graham crackers is graham flour, which is a ... Read More about 5-Ingredient S’Mores Bars (Gluten Free, Vegan, and Paleo)
Paleo and Gluten Free Deep Dish Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
This recipe originally appeared as a guest post on The Gracious Pantry blog. My desert island food would definitely involve warm chocolate chip cookies, but sometimes I just don’t have the time to scoop and roll all of the batter into individual cookies. I know, I know, it sounds silly, but sometimes I have just minutes to make a full dinner, so rolling cookies seems like a luxury these days. Instead, I save time and still satisfy my chocolate chip cookie cravings by cooking the ... Read More about Paleo and Gluten Free Deep Dish Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
Gluten Free and Paleo Pistachio White Chocolate Chunk Cookies
These soft and chewy cookies are bursting with crunchy pistachios and rich chunks of white chocolate. If you're looking for something a little different, these will hit the spot! Just in the knick of time, I have one more Easter-ish recipe for your dessert table. I made these pistachio white chocolate chunk cookies a couple of weeks ago and wasn't sure if they were appropriate for the holiday, but a highly-scientific survey (ok, an Instagram poll) informed me ... Read More about Gluten Free and Paleo Pistachio White Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Paleo and Gluten Free Lemon Pound Cake
Spring is here, so let's dig in to all the lemony treats! I've been tinkering with this lemon pound cake recipe for years, and I think it's finally perfect. Sturdy and tight-crumbed, yet delicate, this gluten free and paleo lemon pound cake is simple to make and full of all natural lemon flavor! It's perfect for Easter, or for brunch any time of year! This recipe was updated April 2019. I notoriously obsess over recipes. It took me 18 tries to get this cake right, about 25 ... Read More about Paleo and Gluten Free Lemon Pound Cake
The Original Dessert Hummus (gluten free and vegan, with paleo adaptation)
Dessert hummus is all the rage these days! This chocolate brownie batter variety is one of the originals: a chocolate, chickpea-based dip that is a great party snack. My version offers a legume-free variation too, in case you don’t tolerate chickpeas. This creative dip is for everyone! This is an OG ACB recipe. That means it’s been on my site since basically, the dark ages, when I was still in the process of identifying the foods I don’t tolerate. I had gone gluten free, but was still in ... Read More about The Original Dessert Hummus (gluten free and vegan, with paleo adaptation)
Gluten free and Paleo Pecan Bars
Look no further for the perfect finishing touch to your holiday cookie platter! These gluten free and paleo pecan bars are full of flavor and texture, delicately sweet, and beautiful to look at. They're lightly sweetened with dates and molasses and topped with a generous helping of crunchy pecans. Plus, they're fun and easy to make, and a joy to eat! Happy December! What a month it has been, and we're not even halfway through! Typically, the last two months of the ... Read More about Gluten free and Paleo Pecan Bars
Spiced Gluten Free & Paleo Sweet Potato Spice Bread
Like many of you, I have an abundance of leftover sweet potatoes in my fridge right now, and I wanted to make something else with them besides more roasted sweet potatoes. So, I used them like carrots in this paleo sweet potato bread, which makes a delicious, easy, and freezer-friendly gluten free, dairy free, and paleo dessert or breakfast treat. While the rest of the internet is bickering about who makes the best mashed potato sandwich, I’m staying out of the fray. That’s for ... Read More about Spiced Gluten Free & Paleo Sweet Potato Spice Bread
Vegan and Paleo Apple Crisp
Paleo apple crisp is a mouthwatering, no-fuss dessert that will more than hold its own among all the pies on your holiday (or any other dinner party) table. This easy apple crisp recipe is so easy, you can make it on a weeknight! Other than chocolate chip cookies, apple crisp is one of the first desserts I remember making as a kid. With an easy recipe that loosely reads: "mix this stuff together, then mix this other stuff together then dump it all in a pan", this is actually the ... Read More about Vegan and Paleo Apple Crisp