plain jane Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 (edited) Is there such thing as candies that are gluten and dairy free? It seems that there is gluten and/or dairy in everything. :( I'm desperate for some ideas as I have to put together some treats for our next co-op meeting! :bigear: Edited December 6, 2011 by plain jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 http://www.elanaspantry.com and http://www.healthyindulgence.com For recipes Yummy Earth has suckers and other hard candies. Enjoy Life has chocolate chips that are good(although there are other commercial ones if you do soy). There are other commercial candies as well, are you just avoiding gluten and dairy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skirch Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 (edited) The Natural Candy Store Shipping can be high if only ordering a few things so I order together with several friends and split the shipping. Edited December 5, 2011 by skirch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AC1 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 For special occasions (Christmas & each child get a couple pieces for their birthday) I buy chocolate from http://chocolatedecadence.com/shoppe Other than that we do Yummy Earth, Enjoy Life & Pure Fun. The Natural Candy Store is a great resource! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 They've already been mentioned but we do Yummy Earth and the Enjoy Life chocolate chips primarily. However, we've got other allergies and food issues that knock out a lot. I'd suggest you call companies of readily available candies if those are the only two things you're avoiding. My guess is most hard, gummy, etc. (non chocolate) candies and gums are likely gluten and casein free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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5knights3maidens Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Enjoy Life has chocolate bars. And I believe there are "Surf Sweets" which are gummy bears, gummy worms, sour gummy worms. I know there are coconut "carndy bars" but for the life of me I can't think of the name. They are usually in with the Larabars, etc. at Whole foods. I think Larabars are gluten free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 My guess is most hard, gummy, etc. (non chocolate) candies and gums are likely gluten and casein free. I generally follow this rule (for gluten, not dairy) but was shocked to find that the Goetzke caramels (the ones with the powdered sugar center?) have wheat flour in them (like the second ingredient!). I can't figure out where it is. Insane. My kids really like the Yummy Earth vitamin C lollipops. I'm pretty happy that they're organic and pack in the C while the kids are licking on a lolly. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingmama Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I generally follow this rule (for gluten, not dairy) but was shocked to find that the Goetzke caramels (the ones with the powdered sugar center?) have wheat flour in them (like the second ingredient!). I can't figure out where it is. Insane Most likely it's the caramel. However here is something to remember - caramel, dextrose and glucose syrup made from wheat is gluten free. The distilling process destroys all traces of gluten making them - 'no gluten detected". Is it possible to eat dark chocolate? Most chocolate is gluten free and dark chocolate is non-dairy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jallison25 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 and sometimes carmel "color" can have wheat in it. odd:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Lindt chocolate bars that are 70% or darker are dairy/gluten free. 85% and darker are also soy-free. Like others have said, most gummies and hard candies are fine, though you have to still read labels (Werther's, for example, contain dairy). My personal favorite: take shredded coconut, and whizz in a food processor or blender for several minutes until it forms a paste (you'll probably have to stop the food processor a few times to push it down the sides). Add flavors and sweeteners as desired (cocoa powder to make chocolate), or just leave as-is if you're ok with just the natural sweetness. Roll into balls or press flat to make a bar (or whatever else you want to do to shape it), then stick in the fridge for a while to harden (preferably at least 20 minutes or so). You can also dip them in chocolate or any number of other variations. I've also done this with coconut oil mixed with cocoa powder and sweetener (approx. a 1:1 ratio of coconut oil and cocoa powder), but I like the coconut better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Around Halloween there are lists of GF candy and GFCF candy published all over the net. I use those as basic reference for off the shelf candies, not "natural" but if you're going for sugar...: http://surefoodsliving.com/2011/10/halloween-candy-list-gluten-free-allergen-free-2011/ http://www.gfcfdiet.com/Chocolatecandy.htm As far as recipes, you might try tacking the word "vegan" onto searches for recipes on the web and then you should get dairy free options. That's what I do for myself since I have to be gluten-free and I have a casein allergy (just hives so I cheat on rare occasion.) e.g. http://dairyfreecooking.about.com/od/sweetsaucesfrostings/r/vegancaramel.htm How about gluten-free Rice Krispie bars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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