Daria Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 (edited) My students and I want to make a treat to sell for a fundraiser we're having at school. I have one student who eats gluten free/dairy free, but isn't allergic or celiac and can handle cross contamination. I'd like to make a treat that she can eat. Last time we made rice crispy treats that looked like emojis, and it was a big hit, but I don't want to repeat. Any suggestions on easy things to make? If the gluten free ingredient is pricy, we could do some gluten free and most of them gluteny. For example, I thought about trying to do something like this https://hello-homebody.com/2013/11/21/peppermint-white-chocolate-pretzels/ and we could do a few with kosher/parve chips and gluten free pretzels, and the rest with regular (cheaper) ingredients. UPDATE https://www.ihearteating.com/flourless-fudge-cookies/ These cookies from Kiana were a huge hit! Thank you Kiana! Now I need cookies for a cookie decorating party. Suggestions? Edited December 9, 2017 by Daria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Peanut butter cookies? Peanut butter, egg, sugar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebbyribs Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Meringue cookies / forgotten cookies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daria Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 Peanut butter cookies? Peanut butter, egg, sugar. No, we've got a different kid with peanut allergies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daria Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 Meringue cookies / forgotten cookies. Interesting idea. I can't do the forgotten ones, because I can't tie up the work oven that long, but meringue cookies might work . . . I'm not sure they're "busy" enough. I know that sounds weird, because I said "easy", but I also need to figure out a way to get all the kids involved, and I don't know about meringues. I'm wondering about something like this (sub margarine for butter). https://www.immaculatebaking.com/product/gluten-free-classic-sugar-cookie-mix/ and then getting slice and bake for everyone else. If you put enough candy on it, anything tastes good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 (edited) Substitute sunflower butter into the flourless peanut butter cookie recipe. I haven't done it myself but I have nut-free friends who have with excellent results. I've heard tahini is another good substitute. Has the advantage of pretty cheap ingredients. I use 1c nut butter, 1c brown sugar, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon vanilla. Because I've got a sweet tooth, I roll the lumps of cookie in cinnamon sugar, but you could easily skip that. Edit: a few more recipes for you: https://www.chelseasmessyapron.com/flourless-healthy-pumpkin-chocolate-chip-cookies/ https://www.ihearteating.com/flourless-fudge-cookies/ https://barefeetinthekitchen.com/chocolate-turtle-cookies-recipe (similar to the last one with bits in it) https://whatagirleats.com/gluten-free-cookies/ Edited November 28, 2017 by kiana 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestavern Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Rice krispie treats? If you used margarine or other non dairy spread. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daria Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 Rice crispy treats would be perfect, except we did them last time and are hoping for some variety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chanley Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 coconut macaroons, you can dip them in dark chocolate if you want to get fancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daria Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 Usually gluten and dairy allergies don't come alone--eggs and nuts are very common go-alongs. So can be corn. Rice Krispie Treats with a margarine substitute are a wonderful option--nobody hates them. ****CAVEAT**** Read the ingredients on the margarine you choose. Most have dairy in them. :::scowl::: There are two in our grocery store that do not; one is Earthbalance, but I find it a little heavy for baking. There is another one and I can't remember the name of it, but it's in a silver wrapper. Hint: if you look for something labeled vegan or Kosher, you can't go too far wrong. My gluten/dairy kid and my peanut kid are actually 2 different kids. Luckily eggs are fine with both. We've got other food issues too, but those are kids who don't want to eat things, rather than can't, so they can participate in baking and then say "no thank you". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Regular Rice Krispies are also not gluten free. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Usually gluten and dairy allergies don't come alone--eggs and nuts are very common go-alongs. So can be corn. Rice Krispie Treats with a margarine substitute are a wonderful option--nobody hates them. ****CAVEAT**** Read the ingredients on the margarine you choose. Most have dairy in them. :::scowl::: There are two in our grocery store that do not; one is Earthbalance, but I find it a little heavy for baking. There is another one and I can't remember the name of it, but it's in a silver wrapper. Hint: if you look for something labeled vegan or Kosher, you can't go too far wrong. OP, I know you said that you already did Rice Krispie Treats, but I wanted to post a reminder for others who might be reading this thread. Kellogg's Rice Krispies are not gluten free. Anything that has malt flavoring is not gluten free. I recently found pre-made Rice Krispie treats at Walmart (their brand). They were the first Rice Krispie treats I had had in a decade. Sooo good! Especially with a thick layer of chocolate frosting. Sorry for the bunny trail... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daria Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 Substitute sunflower butter into the flourless peanut butter cookie recipe. I haven't done it myself but I have nut-free friends who have with excellent results. I've heard tahini is another good substitute. Has the advantage of pretty cheap ingredients. I use 1c nut butter, 1c brown sugar, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon vanilla. Because I've got a sweet tooth, I roll the lumps of cookie in cinnamon sugar, but you could easily skip that. Edit: a few more recipes for you: https://www.chelseasmessyapron.com/flourless-healthy-pumpkin-chocolate-chip-cookies/ https://www.ihearteating.com/flourless-fudge-cookies/ https://barefeetinthekitchen.com/chocolate-turtle-cookies-recipe (similar to the last one with bits in it) https://whatagirleats.com/gluten-free-cookies/ As a special educator, I am always hesitant to use peanut butter substitutes with peanut allergic kids, because I want to preserve their fear of things that look like peanut butter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daria Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 OP, I know you said that you already did Rice Krispie Treats, but I wanted to post a reminder for others who might be reading this thread. Kellogg's Rice Krispies are not gluten free. Anything that has malt flavoring is not gluten free. I recently found pre-made Rice Krispie treats at Walmart (their brand). They were the first Rice Krispie treats I had had in a decade. Sooo good! Especially with a thick layer of chocolate frosting. Sorry for the bunny trail... We actually bought some carob flavored sprouted gluten free rice krispies look alikes for the gluten free kid. One class made those (the one with the GF kid) and the other class made regular ones, so we had a table full of multiracial emoji treats to sell. Note: Multi racial wasn't my intention, but I loved that it worked out that way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethben Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I have a chocolate chip cookie recipe that is made with buckwheat. So yummy! Even my gluten love friends love these cookies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 As a special educator, I am always hesitant to use peanut butter substitutes with peanut allergic kids, because I want to preserve their fear of things that look like peanut butter. I figured that might be the case. The last 4 links were recipes w/o peanut butter. I really like the looks of the one that is mostly chocolate, sugar, and egg whites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 I was going to suggest muddy buddies, but that's a no-go with nut allergies. That's the one thing that I have a really hard time resisting at bake sales. I do make this sweet Chex mix with Rice Chex, Cheerios, GF pretzels, and popcorn. You melt together butter (fake butter is fine), brown sugar, syrup (maple or corn) and vanilla and stir it into the Chex mix. I add Reese's Pieces or cashews for DH, but they are fine without. The recipe is on the back of the Aldi-brand box, but I'm sure there are others online. I also made GFDF Oreo Truffles one year with GF "Oreos", Daiya cream "cheese", and Enjoy Life chocolate chunks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daria Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 I figured that might be the case. The last 4 links were recipes w/o peanut butter. I really like the looks of the one that is mostly chocolate, sugar, and egg whites. I'm definitely going to look at those when I get home. I'm on my phone, and links are hard to follow. I really appreciate all the options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie4b Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Black bean brownies. Here is one recipe (I haven't used that one but don't have time to google the one I have used) https://glutenfreeonashoestring.com/black-bean-brownies/ When my kids were little, they had no idea that they were not regular brownies. They are very good and as you can see, easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebcoola Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 How about candy apples. Messy but not really hard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cintinative Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 FYI and not to hijack but Aldi Rice Krispies are gluten-free ingredient wise. Did you say that you are selling these? It might be better to do something that would be top allergen free. I like the candy apples idea but I am pretty sure caramel has dairy. You could do the other kind of candy apples made without caramel? Or a dairy free chocolate dipped apple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daria Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 I don't think I can do candy apples in a group setting. Because of the risk of burns, I'd need to be 1:1 with whoever was dipping, leaving most of my kids with nothing to do. It would be a fun treat for me to make for them, but not with them, unless I'm misunderstanding how one makes candy apples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewber Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Possibly chocolate covered pretzels or strawberries? I'm not sure about the dairy free chocolate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie~Phlox Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Several store brand "rice Krispies" are gf, including Aldi, plus they're cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 I mostly do rice crispies w/ gf brands, we also do cocoa crispies (as they don't have the dye like fruity pebbles). Aldi's has cookie and brownie mix as does many other places. IIRC both are dairy free, I always use almond milk in place of regular milk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 I am going to second rice crispy treats made with a gf brand. Lidl brand is and several store brands are or the name brand make a GF version. It is in general a very allergy friendly food if made with a dairy free butter replacement. I like Earth Balance in the sticks. It will be dairy free, gluten free, nut free, and egg free if you use the right brands. Aldi has a good gf brownie mix. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 We've had rice crispy bars made with almond butter before that were very yummy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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