Gluten free desserts are an oft-mentioned term nowadays! You do need to be extremely careful to avoid everything gluten if you have been diagnosed with celiac disease or wheat allergy. Hence, the need to eat gluten frees dessert items. You may be aghast at all those mouth-watering confections that you have to avoid, but the situation is not quite so bad either. There are alternatives galore and all you have to do is to make the right choice! Read on for the details…

1. Flourless Chocolate Cake

While you can find such confections at your local bakery, you may not be sure that they contain absolutely no flour or wheat products. The best thing would be to bake it yourself. Simply add white sugar, dark chocolate and unsalted butter. Remember to break in eggs in and whisk it properly before baking it for half an hour. Dust it with the cocoa powder and chill. You will be rewarded with the most awesome cake that will keep you healthy as well.
 

2. Pumpkin Pie

Pouring a creamy frothy mixture of evaporated milk, eggs and ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg into the pumpkin shell along with the requisite amount of sugar and salt will have you looking forward to the outcome. Bake the contents for 15 minutes and you will not have to lament the absence of the traditional pumpkin pie from your Thanksgiving dinner menu.
 

3. Chocolate Torte

A whipped concoction of eggs, sugar and combined chocolates of the unsweetened as well as the semi-sweetened variety can be baked for 30-35 minutes for making the most delicious flourless torte that you have tasted in your life. Try it out! You are sure to go gaga over it.
 

4. Green Tea Truffles

Now for a taste of the East! Steep tea bags in a bowl of hot cream and add melted white chocolate to it. Refrigerate after fashioning small bowls out of the whipped mixture and then dip them in melted chocolate and garnish with candied strips of ginger. Chill once again and invite all your friends to have a go at it. you might just have to make a dash for the chocolatey truffles that remind you of evening tea.
 

5. Potato Candy

An Irish dessert that will make you root for the Emerald Isle! Just blend some mashed potatoes along with sugar and salt in a bowl. Knead it well with vanilla extract added to it and keep at it until the dough becomes stiff. Roll them out in the form of small logs and sprinkle with powdered cinnamon before refrigerating. You are likely to hover near your refrigerator once you get to taste this delicious dessert item.

You are likely to be spoilt for choice when it comes to gluten free desserts. Making them yourself by putting in just a little effort is worth your peace of mind. So go for it! Best of Luck!

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