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The Best Gluten-Free Vegan Fruitcake – Christmas Cake (Allergy-Free)

December 17, 2018 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 40 Comments

Whatever your opinion is, it's not Christmas without the classic traditional fruitcake! However you like your Christmas cake, this is The Best Gluten-Free Vegan Fruitcake to try! This easy recipe is allergy-free (no nuts!), refined sugar-free with natural dried fruit, alcohol-free, kid-friendly, and perfect for gifting or dessert!I know what you're thinking. "Ew, fruitcake!" But I bet you only think that due to the negative stereotypes the media have made you believe about fruitcakes. I'm also going to take a chance and say you've never even had a slice of fruitcake. So no judging by a cake by it's name or perceived notions. Let me show you just how delicious, fruit, sweet, and allergy-free this classic Christmas cake can be! … Read More...

The Best Gluten-Free Vegan Allergy-Free Christmas Cookie Recipes

December 12, 2018 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 32 Comments

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Looking for the best gluten-free, vegan, and allergy-free Christmas cookie recipes? This round-up is your resource for all the holiday and Christmas cookies you used to love, but now suitable for all your dietary, celiac, and food allergy needs! From gingerbread men to chocolate crinkles, snickerdoodles, sugar cookies, even shortbread!I think it's time to round-up ALL the delicious Christmas cookies here on Strength and Sunshine in one post! The holidays are prime time for baking and most of that baking happens to be cookie baking (right?) In this post you'll find ALL the gluten-free, vegan, allergy-free cookies your heart desires! Everyone deserves a cookie (or 12) during the holidays and celiac disease and food allergies should never get in the way! Cookies for comfort baking, gifting, cookie exchanges, decorating with the kids, and of course...leaving for Santa! … Read More...

Mini Gluten-Free Gingerbread Muffin Bites (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

December 10, 2018 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 38 Comments

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A perfect little taste of the season! These healthy Mini Gluten-Free Gingerbread Muffin Bites are vegan, allergy-free, and baked full of gingerbread spice and deep molasses flavor! These kid-friendly muffins are great for breakfast, snacks, dessert, even at your next holiday party!Besides chocolate and peppermint, gingerbread will always be my #1 favorite flavor of the holiday season! My love affair for the soft gingerbread men of my childhood will never dissipate! Not only in classic cookie form, but as coffee cake, doughnuts, cakes, pancakes, give me all the gingerbread! A soft mini muffin sounded like just the thing to appease that gingerbread craving any time it hits during the holidays! … Read More...

3-Ingredient Classic Gluten-Free Vegan Shortbread Cookies (Allergy-Free)

December 5, 2018 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 47 Comments

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Traditional Scottish shortbread couldn't be any easier! These soft 3-ingredient Classic Gluten-Free Vegan Shortbread Cookies are allergy-free and sugar-free! A simple sweet biscuit for coffee or tea and an essential holiday recipe!And you thought you could no longer have your favorite buttery soft shortbread anymore! Don't worry! You'll still be able to swipe these sweet and soft Scottish biscuits from the cookie platter now that you have this gluten-free, vegan, and allergy-free recipe! With this base recipe for allergy-free shortbread you'll be able to add any flavors or add-ins your heart desires! … Read More...

Classic Italian Gluten-Free Linguine with White Clam Sauce (Top Allergen-Friendly)

December 3, 2018 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 38 Comments

Pasta and seafood served up in a classic Italian way! This easy recipe for Gluten-Free Linguine with White Clam Sauce is top allergen-friendly and is ready in 10 minutes with the help of a few shortcut ingredients so you can have a delicious dinner on the table in a flash!Italians, we like our pasta. We also like our seafood. Fancy to some, gross to others, and a top 8 allergen to a small percent (like my mom). Italians celebrate the Feast of the Seven Fishes on Christmas Eve, with various plates of fish and seafood galore. My family never stuck to that whole-heartedly, but we did include some fish and seafood in our Christmas Eve festivities. This specific dish I'm sharing today was one that my mom would make my brother and I when we were growing up. Linguine with White Clam Sauce. We'd use any pasta and the sauce...you better believe it came from a can! … Read More...

Grain-Free Italian Wedding Snowball Cookies (Gluten-Free, Vegan, Paleo)

November 28, 2018 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 44 Comments

Snowball cookies are a classic nutty, buttery, sweet holiday dessert with many forms: Italian wedding cookies, Mexican wedding cookies, or Russian tea cakes! But this almond-based recipe for Grain-Free Italian Wedding Snowball Cookies is gluten-free, vegan, paleo, and sugar-free! Just 4 ingredients, they're a healthy low-carb addition for the Christmas cookie tray!Nutty, buttery, and sweet! These bitable balls of almond cookie goodness are going to be more than just a holiday cookie for you now! They're so simple and so easy to bake, not to mention these grain-free snowball cookies are pretty darn healthy too! You only need 4 ingredients to make these cookies and just 15 minutes of baking time! They can be that last minute bake for any holiday party or...of course...for Santa's cookie plate! … Read More...