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Gluten-Free Valentine’s Day Heart Cookies (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

January 27, 2020 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 22 Comments

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A fun decorated heart-shaped cookie recipe for Valentine's! These Gluten-Free Valentine's Day Heart Cookies are vegan and allergy-free so everyone can enjoy! These delicious raspberry Linzer cookies are made from cut-out sugar cookie dough, raspberry jam, and decorated with dairy-free white chocolate and sprinkles! With Valentine's Day around the corner, that means it's time to break out ALL the heart-shaped sweets and treats! These fun decorated Linzer cookies couldn't be more perfect for the day full of hearts, love, and delicious treats! These heart-shaped cookies are gluten-free, vegan, and allergy-free so everyone can join in on this baking project and enjoy the results! … Read More...

Homemade Gluten-Free Wheat Thins (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

January 20, 2020 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 45 Comments

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Wheat-Free Wheat Thins? This Homemade Gluten-Free Wheat Thins recipe is a celiac-safe copycat of Nabisco's classic whole-grain cracker! This quick & easy healthy snack is vegan, allergy-free, and kid-friendly. Great for plain snacking, pairing with soups or salads, and topping with dips and spreads! It's an oxymoron! "Wheat-Free Wheat Thins"? How? We're getting as close to the gluten-filled cracker as we can with this copycat recipe! You'll get the same healthy, crunchy, slightly sweet, savory, and buttery cracker you grew-up with, but safe for celiacs and gluten-free folks alike! Even if you're not gluten-free, these homemade gluten-free wheat thins are going to be your new staple snack! … Read More...

Gluten-Free Chocolate-Covered Mini Doughnuts (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

January 13, 2020 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 54 Comments

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These Gluten-Free Chocolate-Covered Mini Doughnuts are baked and dipped in rich, dairy-free dark chocolate! They're vegan, allergy-free, so quick and easy to make! Only 7 ingredients needed for this fun, kid-friendly donut dessert and nostalgic copycat recipe of Hostess chocolate frosted Donettes! Chocolate-covered anything is delicious, right? Chocolate-covered mini doughnuts are a no-brainer then! A perfect poppable gluten-free chocolate treat and they are just so easy to make! You literally only need 7 ingredients, including the chocolate! That and of course you'll need a mini donut pan. They only need to bake for about 6 minutes so the only waiting time you'll need to endure is letting the chocolate dry! … Read More...

Dairy-Free Pizza Chicken Bake (Gluten-Free, Allergy-Free, Keto)

January 6, 2020 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 40 Comments

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Just 3-ingredients for this easy Dairy-Free Pizza Chicken Bake! A healthy dinner idea that's gluten-free, allergy-free, low-carb keto, and with paleo options! Kids will love this chicken casserole recipe that can be customized with homemade marinara sauce and any pizza toppings you want! Pizza, without the crust. Pizza, with a major boost in the protein department! With no crust or breading, this pizza chicken is perfect for us gluten-free celiacs and with vegan cheese, it's dairy-free too! It's a healthier low-carb weeknight dinner the entire family will love (what kid doesn't like pizza?) and it's so easy with just 3 essential ingredients! Just a matter of layering everything into a casserole dish and baking in the oven! … Read More...

Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Cherry Cookies (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

December 18, 2019 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 22 Comments

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These easy Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Cherry Cookies are loaded with dark chocolate chips and dried cherries! Soft, chewy, vegan, and allergy-free chocolate cookies; they're fudgy and decadent, perfect for the holidays, Christmas, Valentine's Day, or a just quick dessert recipe to satisfy your chocolate cravings! Taking some notes from the famous "Black Forest" German cake, chocolate cherry is a delicious and decadent combination perfectly fit for a cookie! These double chocolate cherry cookies are loaded with dark chocolate chips, full of cherry sweetness and tartness, making them a perfect bite of sweet, bitter, tart, and indulgent! Of course, I can never make anything too indulgent. These are low in sugar, gluten-free, vegan, and allergy-free, of course! Don't worry, no one will ever know! … Read More...

How to Make Homemade Gluten-Free Cookie Butter (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

December 16, 2019 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 30 Comments

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Homemade cookie butter is so easy to make! This Gluten-Free Cookie Butter recipe is vegan, allergy-free, and can be made with any cookies you have on hand! This healthy copycat of your favorite Trader Joe's spread will be a new sweet treat or snack for the whole family to enjoy! Cookie butter! Have you ever had it? I was gluten-free way before it became a trendy "thing" via it's rise to Trader Joe's stardom. It's everything you love about cookies, but as a spread which you can slather on just about anything you want to make a little more...naughty. Think of it as a sugar/carb-based nut butter. A dessert spread for sure, but a scoop to tame the midnight munchies works too! … Read More...