Gluten-free treats: Desserts and other sweet recipes

17 Recipes

Gluten-free treats: Desserts and other sweet recipes

By Noelle Carter

Jan. 24, 2017

One bite and you'd never guess these tempting treats are gluten-free. Recipe: Gluten-free wedding cakes

Gluten-free wedding cakes

1 hour 10 minutes

Makes about 3 1/2 dozen cookies

This creamy pudding is flavored with aromatic orange flower water and almond oil and comes together in only 35 minutes. Recipe: Ground rice pudding

Muhallebi (ground rice pudding)

35 minutes

Serves 4

You'll never miss the gluten in this rich and flavorful carrot cake. Recipe: Carrot cake with ginger frosting.

Carrot cake with ginger frosting

2 hours

Serves 8 to 12

Cucumber granita

10 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

Butterscotch budino with caramel sauce

45 minutes

Serves 10

Recipe: Chocolate sparkle cookies

Chocolate sparkle cookies

1 hour

Makes about 36 cookies

Strawberry gelato (water-based)

20 minutes

Serves 8 (Makes about 1 quart gelato)

Pierre Herme's chocolate macarons.

Chocolate macarons

1 hour

Makes 24 to 30 sandwich cookies

Vegan hazelnut rice pudding with orange and dark chocolate

45 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

Hazelnut meringues with orange sherbet

1 hour 30 minutes

Makes 21 small ice cream sandwiches

Flourless almond chocolate cake

Flourless almond-chocolate cake

1 hour 30 minutes

Serves 10 to 12

Milk Chocolate Truffles

20 minutes

Makes 54 truffles

Salted maple pudding

20 minutes

Serves 4 to 6

Recipe: Almond macaroons

French country-style almond macaroons

45 minutes

Makes about 2 dozen

Recipe: Date-apple tart.

Date-apple tart

1 hour 10 minutes

Serves 8 to 10

Granola bars (gluten-free)

Gluten-free granola bars

55 minutes

Makes 16 to 24 bars

This quick, easy pear crisp dessert recipe combines salted caramel pears with a gluten-free almond-oat topping and extra crunchy crisp bits.

Caramel Pear Crisp

1 hour

Serves 4 to 6

Noelle Carter is the former Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director. She left in January 2019.

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