Gluten Free Recipes - Elana's Pantry

Peppermint Patties

Posted in the desserts category on March 12, 2010

Ok, when the idea of Peppermint Patties first crossed my mind I was not enticed.  “Chocolate and mint?” I said, “That sounds like toothpaste, not food.” Well, a few weeks later, the idea lingered, gnawingly and I decided I just had to make those Peppermint Patties.  So I did.  And they are good.  Even to


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Mounds Candy Bars

Posted in the desserts category on February 23, 2010

We will be making these yummy gluten free candy bars for Purim which is coming up this week.  Of course, we also plan on making Hamantaschen as well, which is one of the boys’ fave treats. These mounds bars are easy to make and rich with dark chocolate and a coconut filling consisting of shredded


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Go Ahead Honey, It’s Gluten Free – Grain Free Cakes

Posted in the community category on November 30, 2009

Sorry about all the comment confusion. Comments are now open! It was wonderful to host November’s Go Ahead Honey, It’s Gluten Free blog carnival with the theme of grain free cakes. I really enjoyed seeing other people’s photographs of my recipes. And more than that, I’m very much looking forward to making some of the


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Carrot Banana Muffins

Posted in the breakfasts category on November 6, 2009

When I saw this recipe for a purely fruit sweetened carrot cake from Heidi over at 101cookbooks.com I just knew I would want to make it into some sort of gluten free version.  So I did. Last weekend our friends Chris and Larry came over to sit out on our porch and read the Sunday


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Frank Zane’s Protein Powder Piña Colada

Posted in the beverages category on September 22, 2009

I love making smoothies for myself and the boys.  During the last few months, several people have asked me what kind of protein powder I use in my frozen drinks.  My favorite protein powder, in fact, the only one I use is made of egg white and stevia and is produced by the incredible Frank


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Greeña Colada

Posted in the beverages category on September 4, 2009

Even though summer is coming to a close, I’m still into my green juices and smoothies; more than ever, in fact.  This is one of my favorites and I owe credit to Meghan Telpner as it is based on one of the recipes from the Green Cleanse on her site. I’m running out to the


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Roasted Banana Coconut Ice Cream

Posted in the desserts category on July 13, 2009

The catalyst for this naturally sweetened, vegan, gluten free ice cream (don’t be scared by all the descriptors) is a recipe from Karina’s Kitchen for Maple Roasted Banana Ice Cream.  Thanks Karina, your creativity, spunk and inspiration continue to be contagious! This ice cream is not the easiest to make, given that there are a


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Blueberry Cherry Crumble

Posted in the desserts category on July 10, 2009

I chose to go with a messy “action” photo of this crumble to demonstrate just how much my husband liked it!  He came home from work and devoured the section you see missing above.  I was somewhat surprised since it was another one of my experiments making a purely fruit sweetened dessert. While this crumble


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The Great Agave Debate

Posted in the desserts category on June 26, 2009

“Why do you use agave? I’ve heard that it’s very unhealthy”  I’m asked this question about my “go to” sweetener on at least a daily basis. First off, there really is no perfect sweetener, so I recommend everything in moderation. We often take sugar and other sweeteners for granted, forgetting that they were not widely


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A New German Chocolate Cake

Posted in the desserts category on February 17, 2009

We will be making this Gluten Free German Chocolate Cake (and many other dishes) in my next cooking class at the Culinary School of the Rockies, March 17th.  If you want to sign up there is still some space left. As we all know, there are many ways to make German Chocolate Cake.  An entire


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