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New Orleans Gluten-Free King Cake (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

February 18, 2019 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 36 Comments

Carnival season in New Orleans means it’s time to bake up a King Cake for Mardi Gras! This Gluten-Free King Cake recipe is vegan, allergy-free, lightened-up, and low in sugar! A rich brioche-style cake ring with a sweet, buttery filling, decorated with icing and bold colored sugar crystals! A classic Fat Tuesday dessert everyone will love!

Mardi Gras always sneaks up on me every year and I never end up getting around to creating a gluten-free king cake recipe! Not this year! I’ve had this recipe planned to test out since I dropped the ball last year. King cake is full of rich culture and contrary to what you may think, not an exclusive treat to just New Orleans. King cake is a broad term that many cultures use for the cake that celebrates the end of the Christmas season and/or pre-Lenten festivities. However, if you’re from the United States, that iconic purple, green, and gold sugary sparkle automatically bring to mind Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras!Read More

Baked Gluten-Free Apple Cider Doughnuts (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

October 8, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 59 Comments

The best seasonal donuts, baked right at home! These easy Baked Gluten-Free Apple Cider Doughnuts are vegan, allergy-free, coated in cinnamon “sugar” but made without oil or refined sugar! Indulge in this classic Fall recipe using your favorite apple cider, for breakfast, a snack, or dessert!

Finally! Is it Fall without apple cider doughnuts? According to…everyone…it’s not. I’ve been having apple cider doughnut dreams for the past year and I made a promise to myself that I’d make a perfect baked, gluten-free, vegan, allergy-free version of the classic when all the apple cider hit the shelves again. I’m proud to present the last apple cider doughnut recipe you’ll ever need (the best in my humble biased opinion)! Move over pumpkin spice and everything nice, apple sweets and treats are just as trendy and (possibly) better.Read More

Gluten-Free Cinnamon French Toast Bagel Waffles (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

September 26, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 51 Comments

Thought you couldn’t have it all? Think again! Breakfast just got a lot more fun with these Gluten-Free Cinnamon French Toast Bagel Waffles! An easy, vegan, allergy-free recipe that brings together all your favorite breakfast foods in one delicious, toasty, cinnamon sweet (but healthy!) way with endless topping possibilities!

I know what you’re thinking. “This is crazy! This is too much! I can’t handle it!” Don’t worry, I KNOW you can handle it. Breakfast is not only the most important meal of the day, but it’s also the best, the most fun, the most delicious! At least…it should be. If you don’t think breakfast is fun or your struggle with starting the day with a smile, than you’re in for a treat (literally!) A perfect breakfast for getting you over that mid-week slump or an easy weekend treat to surprise the kids with that doesn’t leave you with a messy kitchen and bowls of batter to clean up!Read More

Mini Gluten-Free Cinnamon Pancake Bites (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

April 2, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 93 Comments

Believe it or not, pancakes just got better! Mini Gluten-Free Cinnamon Pancake Bites that are vegan, allergy-free, 8 ingredients, and take just 10 minutes to bake! They’re a surprisingly healthy breakfast recipe that kids (of all ages!) will love! Perfect for little hands to dunk in syrup and munch!

Shut the front door! I am in love! The pancake game just got taken to a whole new level in every way possible. I didn’t know it was possible to love pancakes more, but I guess it is! Pancakes aren’t something you’d typically eat with your hands. I mean, I guess you could, but that would be kind of weird and socially looked down upon, eh? Don’t worry, gluten-free friends, I just make handheld, munchable pancakes possible!Read More

Gluten-Free Gingerbread Loaf with Vegan Molasses Cream Cheese Frosting

December 18, 2017 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 51 Comments

A classic Gluten-Free Gingerbread Loaf taken up a notch with a Vegan Molasses Cream Cheese Frosting for a deep and indulgent accompaniment to this seasonal dessert. A top-8 allergy-free recipe so everyone can enjoy a nice thick slice!

What did I tell you? I am ALL about the gingerbread! This gluten-free gingerbread loaf is yet another recipe I teased you with on Instagram last year (fun fact: I baked it after Christmas!) I felt so compelled to make an actual gingerBREAD. Probably the most uncommon way to enjoy gingerbread; instead, everyone opts for COOKIES (aka “men” or “houses”). The classic soft gingerbread loaf was actually started here in America during colonial times, while the cookies date way back to the Greeks in 2400 BC.Read More