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Ideas For Gluten Free Sweets/treats

tiffj

By tiffj
in Gluten-Free Recipes & Cooking Tips

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tiffj Newbie
tiffj
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Hi all,

i'm finding the most difficult thing about being Coeliac is watching my weight.

About 6 mths before being diagnosed i started using the WW Points system & lost 9 kilos (im in Australia - i think that's approx 18 pounds?)

My main meals are all fairly healthy - where i run into trouble is with snacks, and i admit i have a chocolate addiction.

When following the WW system i was using some store-bought low-fat choc-chip cookies to satisfy my cravings but of course i can no longer have them... so i really need help in finding a low-fat Gluten-free alternative.

Can anyone please offer some help & advice?? I'd love if anyone had recipes for low-fat gluten-free cookies, brownies etc.

It's the snacks that are keeping the fat on, if i can fix that issue i think i'd be able to lose the rest of the weight i need to.

Thanks so much!

Tiffany.

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RissaRoo Enthusiast
RissaRoo
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Well...I don't think that they're exactly the healthiest or lowest in calories, but we found a recipe for a nice treat on the back of a chex box. You melt a cup of gluten free chocolate chips (could use carob, too) and 1/4 cup of butter or butter substitute with 1/2 cup of peanut butter (I use the organic, peanut-only type). Then toss it with 9 cups of Chex cereal. Put the mixture in big zip lock bag and add 1/2 cup of powdered sugar and shake it. It turns out tasting sort of like I remember a KitKat candy bar tasting! I think it would also be good if you added a couple of cups of marshmallows and some peanuts. The good thing about this as a snack is that you can choose to eat just a small amount of it...assuming, of course, that you have way more self-control than I do! I ate so much of it yesterday that I got sick. It's really good!

sbj Rookie
sbj
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How about chocolate meringue cookies?

dandelionmom Enthusiast
dandelionmom
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I keep little fun size packets of M&Ms on hand. They're only 100 calories.

kakaiba Rookie
kakaiba
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I keep little fun size packets of M&Ms on hand. They're only 100 calories.

hi! i have been diagnosed having DH 2 years ago, but am still new to DH things till now, though im on gluten free diet(i think?)...im leaving here in the Philippines, and it feels like leaving ALONE..good thing i found this site just now.

so M&Ms are gluten free?

RiceGuy Collaborator
RiceGuy
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I use Stevia as my only sweetener. It's an all-natural extract, and great for cookies, cakes, etc. The pure powder has zero calories, zero carbs, zero sugars, and is zero on the glycemic index.

If your recipe calls for butter or oil, consider coconut oil. Coconut oil is largely Medium Chain Fatty Acids, which are metabolized differently than all other fats, and thus less likely stored as body fat as quickly as it can be burned for energy. Obviously, reducing the total fat content is still a good idea, but this is very easy to do for gluten-free recipes anyway.

For natural snacks, nuts and berries are great. If you buy the whole nuts in the shell, it will help keep you from eating them too quickly too.

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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I throw equal parts dates and walnuts (or other nuts) into a blender and zap it for a few seconds. When it's starting to get mooshed, add a handful of coconut and a handful of chocolate chips and zap again. Then add a couple tablespoons of cocoa powder (adds to the chocolaty flavor and smell without adding calories).

Roll into balls or press into a pan and cut.

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candrews Newbie
candrews
Posted

Great Idea!! They're usually fat free :)

CeliacMom2008 Enthusiast
CeliacMom2008
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Kakaiba,

Yes, M&Ms are gluten free.

Enjoy!

kakaiba Rookie
kakaiba
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Kakaiba,

Yes, M&Ms are gluten free.

Enjoy!

THANK YOU!

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