GF potluck dessert
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Anonymous
| I’ve been tasked with bringing a GF dessert to a potluck this weekend. Is homemade ice cream acceptable? I can make interesting flavors like those you get at gourmet scoop shops, or retro classics like butter pecan or rum raisin. I’m wondering if it somehow seems less “complete” a dessert compared to say a cake or tart or pie, and if it’s still too cold for people to enjoy it. Suggestions welcome! |
Anonymous
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Ice cream is perfectly fine.
If you want to buy GF dessert, Nothing Bunt Cake in Vienna has a really good cupcake version. |
Anonymous
| Ice cream lovers would be thrilled with that. If you think it might be too much to have a frozen dessert in cold weather, it’s pretty easy to find the ingredients to make a gf apple crisp. You could serve warm apple crisp with a scoop of homemade ice cream. |
Anonymous
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Pudding
Mousse Macarons |
Anonymous
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Homemade ice cream sounds decadently delicious!!
Other suggestions are meringue cookies, pudding/parfait cups, or a pie made with a GF cracker crust (even our Walmart sells some decent GF crackers!). |
Anonymous
A fruit crisp is my go-to. If you use oats in the topping, just be sure they’re certified GF, as some brands have cross-contamination. You can use corn starch or arrowroot powder as a thickener for filling if a recipe calls for flour. |
Anonymous
| Ice cream is a great idea. Pavlova can be a big hit. Also flourless chocolate cake. |
Anonymous
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Brownies are really easy to do. Just make sure everything is clean of flour(ie measuring cups, etc)
16 tbsp. unsalted butter, plus more for greasing 8 oz. bittersweet chocolate, cut into 1/4" pieces 4 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar 2 tsp. vanilla extract 1⁄2 tsp. fine salt 1 cup gluten free flour Heat oven to 350°. Grease a 9" x 13" baking pan with butter and line with parchment paper; grease paper. Set pan aside. STEP 2 Pour enough water into a 4-quart saucepan that it reaches a depth of 1". Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low. Combine butter and chocolate in a medium bowl; set bowl over saucepan. Cook, stirring, until melted and smooth, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; set aside. STEP 3 Whisk together eggs in a large bowl. Add sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt; whisk to combine. Stir in chocolate mixture; fold in flour. Pour batter into prepared pan; spread evenly. Bake until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 30–35 minutes internal temperature should be 205. Let cool on a rack. Cut and serve. |
Anonymous
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I think homemade ice cream is a great idea, but I would double check that you'll have access to a freezer to put it in before dessert time.
Are you sure the GF people will eat something from your kitchen? I hate to say it, but store bought gluten free ice cream might be a safer choice. |
Anonymous
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Good tip about asking for freezer access.
Ice cream sounds great. I love the idea of vanilla ice cream with gluten free apple crisp. You could make the apple crisp dairy free and gluten free with gluten free oats and coconut oil or avocado oil instead of butter. |
Anonymous
| The Pamela's GF brownie mix is really good, and would be a fun addition to ice cream - who doesn't love a brownie sundae? Hershey's syrup is GF. |
Anonymous
| Baked Alaska! |
Anonymous
| Someone with celiacs, probably won’t eat your homemade dessert. It’s probably best to bring something packaged/store bought (the Nothing But Bundt cake idea was good!) |
Anonymous
| Yeah, find out if someone has a serious issue. As a non-celiac person, I'd love the ice cream. |
Anonymous
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Flan or creme caramel!
Amaretti cookies are naturally gluten free - would be lovely served with vanilla pudding or panna cotta topped with peach compote. |