15 Naturally Gluten-Free Desserts

Most cookies and cakes, which are often made with wheat, must be avoided by those wishing to remove gluten from their diet. Fortunately, there are plenty of naturally gluten-free desserts to enjoy without having to buy expensive flour substitutes and mixes. Here are 15 of our favorite flourless sweets from around the world. Because there is no flour to be leavened, most are also perfect for Passover. With gorgeous treats like these, we promise that none of your guests will notice that anything is missing.

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Macaroons are the perfect treat for Passover - the lack of flour satisfies the holiday's prohibition against leavening.

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Photo by: Joshua Paul

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[CinCin1]

07:18 PM on 04/21/2011

Your cookies that call for flour are not gluten free (Chocolate Almond Cookies).

[catsanon]

09:46 PM on 04/20/2011

I'm not Jewish, and don't know what is or isn't kosher, but I wonder if foods containing gelatin would qualify since it is an animal product....

[SAVEURMAG]

11:42 AM on 04/20/2011

Thanks to all your comments, we've replaced the ovaltine pudding recipe in this gallery with a decadent flourless chocolate cake recipe which is 100% gluten-free. If you'd still like to make our ovaltine pudding, a gluten-free version can be made by substituting cocoa powder for ovaltine, and using a gluten-free crispy rice cereal for the topping. For more naturally gluten-free desserts, see http://www.saveur.com/article/-/Gluten-Free-Dessert-Recipes. Enjoy!

[HazelPethigFan]

10:02 PM on 04/19/2011

Ice cream is healthy? wheat is bad? LOL!

[elcerritan]

03:38 AM on 04/20/2011

The article is about recipes that are flourless. I don't see it making any health claims for ice cream or any of the other desserts shown. Anyway wheat IS bad for people who have celiac disease or gluten-intolerance, which is why some people want to eliminate it from their diet (and they have to eliminate rye and barley, too). Why do you find that so funny? Even if people aren't trying to avoid wheat because of health problems it can cause, they may be looking for flourless recipes for Passover, which is a subsidiary point made by the article.

[Freedom Rush]

09:58 PM on 04/19/2011

I'm loving the oranges filled with orange sorbet. I'm totally stealing that idea for the summer.

[onalimb]

07:44 PM on 04/19/2011

Ovaltine contains malt which has gluten!

[Peter Olins]

05:07 PM on 04/19/2011

A gluten-free lemon-lime cheesecake might also fit the bill since the crust lacks yeast-based leavening. http://bit.ly/dMlUmp

[Steph Monster]

03:39 PM on 04/19/2011

Love this!
http://www.fourgreensteps.com/community/recipes/dessertsagoodies/organic-chocolate-brownie-both-fat-and-gluten-free-recipe

[glutenfreefork]

02:57 PM on 04/19/2011

Ovaltine is NOT gluten free! Although, the Rich Chocolate Ovaltine does not contain malt as the regular Ovaltine does, these products are processed on machines that are exposed to gluten ingredients! Those of us with Celiac disease cannot ingest any amount of gluten whatsoever. PLEASE ADVISE...OVALTINE IS NOT GLUTEN FREE!

[DavidMG]

02:14 PM on 04/19/2011

Healthy Passover recipies also at http://www.healthyhighways.com/wholefood.shtml

[derrickhoyle]

01:20 PM on 04/19/2011

Watermelon pudding sounds good.

[Reilly Grand]

01:17 PM on 04/19/2011

Wish I had know what gluten was years ago. Wheat, barley, rye, oats -- some will argue about the oats, but my body won't. They can exhaust you with a host of other ailments. Here's to gluten free desserts! Writingbleep.com

[Sue Bryant]

12:46 PM on 04/19/2011

Those look more like macarons, not macaroons...

[Elizabeth Dubich Rave]

12:35 PM on 04/19/2011

Ovaltine (with malt) and Rice Krispies (malt flavoring)...are NOT gluten free.

[KT31]

12:11 PM on 04/19/2011

These look good, but Ovaltine is not gluten free. NOTHING with malt is gluten free. Please check before giving out mis-labeled recipes!