I had three different women close to me enter this past holiday season unable to indulge in the treats they normally would have made this time of year. One newly diagnosed celiac. If you find yourself in a similar situation you might able to try a few of the recipes we enjoyed.
Coconut macaroons are a standby here. Made without condensed milk or flour they are crunchy/chewy and keep well. I melted some compliant chocolate chips and drizzled over the tops.
Next up was a childhood fave, jello meringue cookies. Now listen. I am not even going to try to pass these off as health food. I'm just saying they are grain, starch, and dairy free and brought back childhood memories. They are a standard meringue cookie made with whatever flavor jello you like and we add mini chocolate chips. For my newly gluten free friends - you can eat 'em.
It isn't Christmas here without some peanut butter/chocolate cookie. Sugar Free Mom has a great Reese's cup knock off. You can also make a chocolate kiss type cookie using the Three ingredient peanut butter cookie recipe all over online. I use a different nut butter and Swerve or similar for the sweetener.
Snowballs are a family tradition here that are easily adapted.
No flour? No sugar? No problem. There are work arounds. (I used sugar substitutes for all these fwiw) They are still treats and meant for special occasions, but it is encouraging how many people have experimented and perfected alternative options. Sugar Free Mom linked above is a new absolute favorite resource.
disclaimer - we ate every dang one and I didn't do pics so will send you along to the original websites
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