Gluten Free Recipes - Elana's Pantry

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Yacon

Posted in the desserts category on July 15, 2010

So all you agave haters gather round.  These gluten free chocolate chip cookies are completely free of agave, I have used yacon instead. What is yacon?  It is a perennial root, composed primarily of water and Fructooligosaccharide (FOS). These short chain sugars have a lower caloric value (as they are digested anaerobically) and high fiber


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Candied Pecans

Posted in the snacks category on November 18, 2009

I love making candied nuts during the holiday season.  There’s something very festive about them and they are satisfyingly sweet and filling at the same time.  Lately I’ve been on a candied pecans kick.  They’re super easy to make and my husband loves them. You could jazz up this recipe with some spices like cinnamon


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Vegan Eggnog

Posted in the beverages category on November 13, 2009

I can’t count the number of times I’ve been asked for a vegan eggnog recipe.  This gluten free, dairy free (egg free) eggnog is not too challenging to make and full of filling rich yumminess. Unlike other eggnogs, it’s not too sweet and has a nice delicate nutmeg flavor.  If you want to decrease the


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Carrot Muffins with Coconut Flour

Posted in the desserts category on May 8, 2009

These gluten free carrot muffins make a great addition to any brunch menu, though especially one for Mother’s Day. These lightly sweetened muffins are made with high fiber coconut flour.  Don’t let all that healthy stuff scare you off though, they’re mighty tasty.  And with yacon sweetening them, they’re not too sweet.  If you want


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Chocolate Peanut Butter Tart

Posted in the desserts category on April 7, 2009

How low can you go?!  This gluten free chocolate peanut butter tart is sweetened with a delicious alternative sweetener that I have been enjoying of late –yacon syrup. This lower glycemic sweetener is derived from the yacon plant which is often referred to as “apple of the earth.”  Yacon is high in fructooligosacharides (FOS), a


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Ginger Cookies

Posted in the desserts category on January 20, 2009

In a break from all inauguration news all the time, I present you with these chewy, yet crispy ginger cookies! Ginger Cookies 2 ½ cups blanched almond flour ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 tablespoons ground ginger ½ cup grapeseed oil ¼ cup yacon syrup ½ cup agave nectar 1 tablespoon


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Fig Newtons

Posted in the desserts category on January 23, 2008

Fig newtons seem to be everybody’s childhood favorite. Especially my husband’s. I made a batch of homemade, gluten free fig newtons this weekend and he ate the cookies so quickly that I had to hide some for friends. What makes these little fig newtons so special? Well, I’m told they taste like the real thing.


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Many Hands Make Gingerbread

Posted in the desserts category on December 23, 2007

The other day we had friends over and made tons of gingerbread men. So many little hands rolling and cutting out dough. We decorated our gingerbread men with dried fruit and nuts. The kids even cut loose and made free form cookie shapes as well. Gingerbread Men 5 cups blanched almond flour 1 tablespoon cinnamon


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