Recipe Exchange With Gluten Eaters

[GlutenFreeManna]

My church often has events where they ask everyone to bring a dessert or appetizer and the recipe to share with others. Although I can't eat anything that anyone else brings I like to try to bring something I CAN eat and the recipe. So I need recipes that are "normal" or mainstream (i.e. nothing with odd flours or substitutions) but still gluten free (and soy free/dairy free if I can do it).

So far I have done flourless peanut butter cookies:

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup sugar

1 large egg

Mix it all up, spoon on to cookie sheet, flatten with a fork and bake for 10 minutes at 350.

Some other ideas I have are homemade guacamole and homemade salsa with corn chips.

And that's all I can come up with. Looking for ideas and recipes, please!

[missy'smom]

many of the old-fashioned/retro gelatin/Jello recipes are many things free

meringues-regular, or with choc. chips or crushed candy canes

candies-peanut brittle, maybe some fudge-some contain dairy but I'm sure there are dairy-free recipes out there

EnjoyLife makes dairy-free semi-sweet choc. chips that can be used in recipes

[Mizzo]

You could do a gluten-free rice krispie treat, note on recipe card to use reg. rice krispies and jazz it up with crushed peppermint candy, choc. chips, p.butter chips or cinnamon.

Trail mixes using chex cereals and dried fruit with chocolate or go to chex website they have many different kinds of treats to do.

Appetizer: chicken tenders coated with corn chex (recipe on website) stick on a skewer and serve with some dip

You can make a Trifle cake , just use gluten-free cake mix , pudding and whipped cream. You can suggest add-ins on recipe card

[CeliacMom2008]

We just had a party this weekend with all gluten-free items and no special ingredients. Here's what we had. Let me know if you want any of the recipes.

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• PB cookies with kisses (same as your recipe except with 1 tsp vanilla also)
  
• Meringue cookies (some plain, some with candy canes crushed on top)
  
• Brownie bites (made in mini-muffin tin) - and oops, these were Betty Crocker
  
• Cheesecake with almond crust with three toppings - Smuckers carmel topping, ghiradelli chocolate chips, cherry pie filling
  
• Spinach dip with red and green Mission tortilla chips
  
• "Veggie dip" of cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, mozarella cheese, cheddar cheese, and green goddess salad dressing with Mission tortilla chips
  
• Cocktail weanies (sp??)
  
• Bacon wrapped water chestnuts
  
• Cheese cubes and crackers (Crunchmaster Sea Salt and Blue Diamond Nutthins)
  
• Fruit tray
  
• Veggie tray with T Marzetti ranch dip
  
• Apple slices with brie cheese wrapped in salami
  

[GlutenFreeManna]

Thanks for all the ideas so far. I know there are a lot of simple things that are gluten free like chips and dips, but I need recipes. I'm not really looking for ideas of things to serve people. I'm looking for RECIPES that gluten people might say "oh, that's really good I want the recipe." It's to write out on a fancy recipe card and give away. Keep the ideas coming! Thanks.

[missy'smom]

Most of these ideas that have been shared old standbys for generations are easily searched for, here or on the web and a myriad of variations on them. Jello or Kraft websites have loads of recipes there that are "normal" and gluten-free. If you just need recipes to write out, you can do the search for the recipes that others suggested and copy them down. If you make them you can adapt for dairy-free as needed, using coconut milk, Earthbalance, Enjoy-life chocolate chips etc.

Here's one from the forum that I've taken to church.

Here's another that everyone loved.

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