40 Gluten Free Dessert Recipes Everybody Loves

Save this checklist as your go-to useful resource everytime you want a gluten-free dessert recipe thought. From straightforward flourless chocolate chip cookies to show-stopping pavlova, this web page has one thing to fulfill your candy tooth—with out utilizing any gluten-containing elements.

In different phrases, you gained’t miss the gluten. 😉

Gluten-Free Dessert Recipe Concepts

Most of my 1,300+ (!!!) revealed recipes are conventional baking recipes—suppose chocolate chip cookies, apple pie, vanilla cake—and a superb majority of these recipes include flour as a predominant ingredient. For these with dietary restrictions, it may be difficult to search out dessert recipes.

Through the years, I’ve labored on growing a rising assortment of gluten-free recipes the place flour merely isn’t wanted. I’m joyful to share 40 of my favorites with you at this time! Actually, many of those recipes are a few of the hottest amongst readers, even for these not following a gluten-free food plan.

Actually, I make these peanut butter banana chocolate chip oatmeal bars greater than another recipe on my web site. (Bonus: they’re candy sufficient to fulfill your dessert cravings, however healthful sufficient to serve for breakfast. I do know all of us recognize a flexible recipe!)

When you’re on the lookout for a dessert to impress, flourless chocolate cake is a traditional gluten-free dessert choice. As a single-layer cake it’s good for smaller gatherings, identical to crème brûlée and chocolate soufflé (each additionally GF). When you’ve got these recipes in your baking bucket checklist, take into account this your invitation to strive!

And let’s not overlook about cookies! At any time when I make these flourless almond butter chocolate chip cookies or flourless peanut butter oatmeal cookies (pictured under), folks not often discover that they’re lacking flour. (Making them nice choices for these in want of dairy-free recipes, too.)

For extra gluten-free recipe inspiration—each candy and savory—browse my total assortment of gluten-free recipes.

40+ Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes

Flourless Chocolate Cake

A 1-bowl cake recipe with none particular instruments, adorning, or meeting required, that is chocolate cake made straightforward. With its fudge-like texture, it satisfies even the most important chocolate craving!

5-Ingredient Pavlova

Pavlova is crisp on the perimeters, chewy on prime, and marshmallow-soft within the heart. Pile with lemon curd, whipped cream, and recent fruit for a scrumptious gluten-free dessert.

Simple Lace Cookies

Constituted of solely 6 elements, these lace cookies are prepared in half-hour and style like candy brown butter and caramel. Everybody loves them sandwiched with a bit of chocolate.

Simple Crème Brûlée Recipe

Many newbie bakers are SHOCKED at how straightforward crème brûlée is! There are solely 6 elements, and if you happen to observe my success ideas, you’ll be gifted with the smoothest, creamiest dessert ever.

Scrumptious Chocolate Soufflé

Sure, you may make fluffy and spectacular, completely wealthy chocolate soufflé from scratch. It’s completely luxurious, fairly fast to make, and requires simply 7 fundamental elements.

French Macarons for Newbies

That is an in-depth newbie’s information to selfmade French macarons. I embrace my kitchen-tested recipe, plus success ideas, overview of strategies, checklist of instruments… principally every little thing it’s essential succeed!

No-Bake Greek Yogurt Fruit Tart

This healthful Greek yogurt fruit tart comes along with a easy 3-ingredient crust, protein-packed Greek yogurt, and all of your favourite seasonal recent fruits.

Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal Cups

You want simply 1 bowl to make these healthful chocolate chip baked oatmeal cups. Prepared in about half-hour! I like them straight from the fridge for a healthy-ish dessert or snack.

No-Bake Chocolate Fudge Oat Bars

Get pleasure from a pleasant mixture of chewy-crispy-crunchy textures and salty-sweet chocolate-peanut butter flavors in each chew. These 100% style like sweet bars and so they disappear quick.

Peanut Butter Balls

These candies are as smooth as chocolate truffles and as irresistible as peanut butter cups. They arrive along with simply 5 elements within the filling, plus the chocolate, and so they freeze fantastically.

Almond Butter Coconut Macaroons

Naturally gluten-free almond butter coconut macaroons are smooth and moist within the heart with extra-chewy edges. High with chocolate and sea salt for a beautiful crowning glory. No dough chilling required!

Wholesome Darkish Chocolate Almond Truffles

Miraculous and scrumptious issues occur when almonds, dates, and darkish chocolate collide. They’re scrumptious chilly from the fridge!

Simple Baked Apples

Take cored apples, fill with a buttery brown sugar cinnamon crumble, and bake till tender. They’re like individually portioned apple crisps, that are nice for smaller gatherings.

Coconut Macaroons

These selfmade coconut macaroons are candy, moist, and chewy on the within with a delightfully crisp exterior. Do that traditional model, or see recipe Notes for a white chocolate cranberry model.

No-Bake Cheesecake Jars

My no-bake cheesecake jars are enjoyable to make as a result of you possibly can customise them with totally different toppings. Make sure you use GF graham crackers on this straightforward 30-minute dessert.

Smooth Caramel Candies

The last word candy and salty sweet deal with, these sea salt vanilla caramels are unbelievably smooth and chewy. This makes a giant batch to share!

Wholesome Berry Streusel Bars

These straightforward wholesome berry streusel bars mix 1 thick layer of berry filling between 2 layers of almond oat streusel. They’re made with healthful elements and your favourite mixture of berries.

Darkish Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies

With a cookie so deep, darkish, and chocolatey, you’d by no means know there isn’t butter or flour within the ingredient checklist. These are easy to make and all the time fly off the serving tray. Very wealthy!

Gluten-Free Apple Crisp

That is my easy recipe for heat, gooey, brown-sugar-oat-topped flourless apple crisp. A go-to dessert within the fall season, though it’s common to make this reader-favorite recipe all year long!

Do-it-yourself Butterscotch Pudding

Butterscotch pudding is completely underrated, and after 1 style you’ll end up making this recipe on repeat. It’s luxuriously creamy, velvet-rich, and comes collectively in simply 1 pot in 10 minutes.

4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Fudge

Creamy and easy peanut butter fudge made with solely a handful of elements is… harmful. No sweet thermometer, no range, and just some steps. You’ve been warned.

Do-it-yourself Grime Pudding (Enjoyable for Children!)

This no-bake, make-ahead filth pudding is as enjoyable to make as it’s to serve and eat! It options layers of creamy selfmade chocolate pudding, crushed Oreo cookies (use licensed GF Oreos), and buried gummy worms.

Blueberry Yogurt Swirl Popsicles

These tremendous easy, protein-packed 3-ingredient blueberry yogurt swirl popsicles are naturally gluten free and hit the spot within the summertime.

Chocolate Coconut Almond Tart

This scrumptious chocolate coconut almond tart is of course gluten free and vegan. (You gained’t miss the butter & flour!) You want simply 7 elements, and I assure there gained’t be any leftovers.

Maple Vanilla Baked Pears

These smooth baked pears are infused with maple and vanilla, and topped with crunchy granola. They’re easy to arrange, but completely exploding with taste!

Flourless Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Certainly one of my private favorites, and I’ve been making them for years! Style testers by no means know that each butter and flour are lacking from the dough.

Blueberry Sauce Topping

Juicy blueberries convey their pure sweetness to this fast and simple stovetop sauce, which is a flexible topping on loads of desserts. I find it irresistible most on vanilla ice cream!

No-Bake Chocolate Coconut Snowballs

These no-bake chocolate coconut snowballs are straightforward to make and freeze splendidly. They’re nut-free as written, however see recipe Notes for learn how to add some peanut butter—incredible both means!

No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

A *very* common recipe. These additional smooth and thick no-bake bars come along with simply 5 elements. Make sure you use GF graham crackers!

3-Ingredient Strawberry Banana Popsicles

Beat the warmth with these fairly pink healthful treats!

Strawberry Coconut Macaroons

Add a bit of one thing *additional* (and pink!) to your coconut macaroons. Contemporary strawberries are speckled all through a moist, chewy coconut macaroon for bite-sized bliss.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars

These pumpkin chocolate chip oatmeal bars are smooth and chewy with satisfying pumpkin taste. Nice for on-the-go breakfasts, snacks, and dessert.

Darkish Chocolate Key Lime Pie Truffles

These darkish chocolate key lime pie truffles are creamy, luscious, and downright extravagant. That’s key lime ganache inside! Citrus and chocolate is a critically underrated mixture.

Flourless Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Solely 9 elements stand between you and a batch of sentimental, chewy, completely thick flourless peanut butter oatmeal cookies. These are a texture-lover’s dream!

Do-it-yourself Caramel Corn

Candy and crunchy caramel corn! Don’t underestimate this… it’s really unbelievable. It’s my beloved grandmother’s recipe, and I make it each single vacation season.

Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars

Of all my recipes, I make these soft-baked oatmeal bars probably the most usually. A 1-bowl recipe, and customizable relying on what elements you’ve gotten available. Children and adults love them.

8-Ingredient No-Bake Cookies

No mixer, no oven, no downside! These no-bake cookies are extremely easy, however pack huge taste. It is a family-favorite recipe, and to make sure they’re gluten free, use licensed GF oats.

No-Bake Chewy Coconut Granola Bars

These candy and salty granola bars are smooth, chewy, and pack hefty taste from almonds, coconut, oats, and chocolate. Skip the oven and permit the bars to arrange within the fridge or freezer. A healthy-ish dessert or snack!

Sea Salt Darkish Chocolate Almond Clusters

Simple! And can fulfill any chocolate cravings. You want 4 elements, and you may flip them up a notch by toasting the almonds first.

Chocolate Swirled Meringue Cookies

These chocolate swirled meringue cookies are delightfully crisp on the surface with a melt-in-your-mouth texture inside. A easy pleasure!