These have been proclaimed the house favorite by all three of my roommates out of all the things I’ve baked so far while living here in the UK. They’re THAT good. These gluten free pecan pie bars aren’t just any old pecan pie bars, they’ve got a buttery shortbread crust, they’ve got bourbon, they’ve got chocolate, and they’ve got a so much richness that you may just fall asleep after eating one. I wanted to make a pecan pie for our belated house Thanksgiving + early Christmas dinner that we put together last Friday in our little row house here in Oxford, but after pondering making a pie crust (something…
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Gluten Free Lemon Ricotta Cake
If you love lemon, this cake is for you! It’s the ULTIMATE gluten free lemon ricotta cake, composed of moist, not-too-sweet lemon ricotta cake layers (inspired by Kendra’s lemon ricotta cupcakes), filled with whipped ricotta + cream, lemon glaze, and heaps of tart lemon buttercream. It’s got every form of lemon you can think of and makes for a sunny, cheerful cake for any occasion. In this case, one of my roommates, Verity, requested a non-chocolate cake for her recent 30th birthday, and after learning from her brother that one of her favorite cakes is lemon drizzle, I knew that turning Kendra’s lemon ricotta cupcakes into an actual layer cake…
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Gluten Free Black Cocoa Donuts
Tips for Delightful Baked Pumpkin Donuts: Use a piping bag to get the batter into your donut pans! This will streamline the whole process (it’s definitely tricky with a spoon), and will ensure that you have an even top and bottom to each donut instead of air bubbles or a wonky top/bottom. If you don’t have a piping bag, get a gallon-sized freezer zip top bag, scoop your batter into it, and then cut a 1/2 inch hole in one of the bottom corners of the bag! Don’t over-mix your batter! You can mix the wet ingredients more, but once you add the dry ingredients, take it easy. Mix slowly so that…
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Gluten Free Pumpkin Donuts with Maple Glaze
Homemade donuts always intimidated me and honestly, they’re some of the easiest, most fun desserts you can make for friends and family! These gluten free pumpkin donuts, smothered in an insanely delicious maple cinnamon glaze and sprinkled with chopped toasted pecans, are no exception. Now, they may not be the floofy fried donuts we all know and love (there’s a donut shop just down the street where I used to live in San Francisco and booooy was it a struggle walking past it nearly every day, although none were gluten free so it wasn’t thaaaat big of a struggle), but they’re perfectly just-sweet, cakey, tinged with delicate glaze and crunchy…
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Gluten Free Maple Pecan Granola
I started making this gluten free maple pecan granola for my dad because he would it granola every morning with his eggs for breakfast before he went off to work. As I’m sure you’re aware, granola, let alone gluten free granola, can be pretty spendy. Gluten free granola also tends to come in pretty small packages for its steep price. However, once I created this recipe, I can make a batch which fills a liter glass jar in our pantry and keeps us happy for about a month. I make this granola for gifts at the holidays, and always include a ziploc of it in the care package boxes I’ll…
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Gluten Free Pink Grapefruit Almond Crumb Cake
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and we wanted to do something new this year! This also happens to coincide with one of our partnerships with a brand that we have been using for nigh on two decades now: Bob’s Red Mill! Start your morning off right with this glorious gluten free pink grapefruit almond crumb cake (it’s a mouthful but SO SO good) using Bob’s Red Mill super fine blanched almond flour and Bob’s Red Mill gluten free 1-1 baking mix. This is the perfect, bright, springy breakfast cake – picturing a lavish Mother’s Day brunch complete with this celebration of pink grapefruit (happens to be a favorite…
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Gluten Free Black Forest Cake
Black forest cake has always looked and seemed to me like one of the most fantastic cakes you could make. Maybe it’s all in the name: black forest at once sounds mysterious and other-worldly – almost like you’ll happen upon Galadriel taking a perfectly-delicate bite of a slice of this dark chocolate, whipped cream, and cherry creation. The elegance of that combination of flavors lends itself to a sophisticated, gorgeous cake fit for an elfin queen. Perhaps it’s more up Elrond’s alley, but even so, this has been on my list for ages and I’m thrilled that a special request from a friend finally got me to make it! So…
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Gluten Free Dairy Free Ube Coconut Panna Cotta
Ube is just a happy color – thank goodness for its sultry, cozy, vibrant purple to light up so many desserts and menu items. These gluten free ube panna cotta are also dairy free (!!!) because coconut already pairs perfectly with this queen of purple yams and because Kendra tries to avoid dairy so we figured we should have some dedicated dairy free desserts (how’s that for alliteration) on here that she could make more often than others. This recipe was part of our string of wildly successful panna cotta adventures about a month or so ago – when I actually got the chance to visit her and the family…
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Gluten Free Lemon Cake Parfaits
For these gluten free lemon cake parfaits we are giving a huge shout out to Simply Delish for this recipe inspiration! Full disclosure – we joined the Simply Delish affiliate program which essentially entails them sending us a box of their gluten/dairy-free pudding and jel boxed mixes every few months, and us coming up with recipes that involve those boxed mixes as an ingredient every month, so you’ll see a few other Simply Delish-inspired recipes on here once in a while! This one uses their classic Vanilla Instant Pudding boxed mix and if you’re into it, use our specific link here to go check out their products, and use our 10% discount code SSGPUDDING to get…
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Gluten Free Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Buttercream
Pumpkin desserts are one of those American things that seem to boggle people in other countries who haven’t grown up eating them every October, November, and December. I’ve probably told this story before on here but when my dad was in his early 20s and traveling through Europe, staying with Servas (an awesome international network of hosts + travelers!) families and picking up odd jobs to fund his next step, he stayed with a family in Sweden who had (not surprisingly) never tried an American pumpkin pie. So, being the guest that loves cultural exchange (as both of my parents are), my dad went searching through markets and grocery stores…
