This easy pumpkin bread recipe comes together in just a few minutes and can also be made dairy free! It's moist, soft, and just slightly spicy. I also love to wrap the cooled loaf in plastic wrap and store it on the counter for up to four days, slicing off a piece now and then. It stores really well (see the notes section for more on that). Gluten free, dairy free. With Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up fast, now is the time to start doing some winter baking. This incredibly easy ...
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Fluffy Gluten Free Pumpkin Pancakes
These gluten free pumpkin pancakes are fluffy, super easy, and reminiscent of pumpkin pie. But with chocolate. What's not to love? Gluten free, can be refined sugar free. It's the time of year to make things with pumpkin. Like these pumpkin doughnuts, for instance. Or pumpkin pie. Definitely pumpkin pie (especially this recipe, which happens to be free of refined sugar, and made with real pumpkin or butternut squash and cream instead of evaporated milk). Or these light and ...
Mini Dutch Baby Pancakes with Blueberry Strawberry Sauce (Gluten Free)
These gluten free mini dutch babies are cooked in a muffin pan to perfect serving-sized puffiness. Coated with fruit sauce, they are a beautiful and delicious breakfast or coffee accompaniment. And did I mention that they only take like 30 minutes to make? You need these. Now. See those plates? I am so excited about those plates. Yes, I know what your thinking: "Here it is at last. Confirmation that Linnaea is 100% insane. I think it's time I unsubscribed from this blog." Insane ...
Gluten Free Pumpkin Doughnuts
These sweet, aromatic, slightly spicy gluten free pumpkin doughnuts are the perfect fall and winter treat. Filled with chocolate chips and sprinkled with sugar, they go perfectly with Netflix, cozy socks, and a hot cup of apple cider. This is also one of the easiest baked goods you will ever make. Winter is here, folks. I can feel it seeping through my jacket as I bike to class in the morning, head bent against the wind. I feel it when I wake up in the morning and really can’t even ...
Dutch Baby Recipe with Vanilla Peach Sauce
This gluten free Dutch baby recipe makes a beautiful Dutch baby pancake coated in buttery vanilla peach sauce. The Dutch baby itself is slightly crispy on the edges, perfectly puffy, and just a bit like custard inside. Can be eaten for breakfast...or dessert! You guys, since the last post there have been some serious changes. I’ve started hanging out with tons of people who don’t know how to do anything, eat poor quality food and like it, live in closet-sized spaces with people they’ve ...
Gluten Free Recipe for Ice Cream (Chocolate/Vanilla)
This recipe for ice cream actually started out in New Zealand this past winter. One very hot afternoon (February in New Zealand, remember, is actually summer) we all got back from working to find ourselves longing for ice cream (yes, we worked on the New Zealand trip. And made up a new hashtag: #lifeofacheapskate). I’d found a recipe for ice cream a few days earlier that did not require a machine and decided that this was a perfect opportunity to try it. After making my brother-in-law whip ...
15 Insanely Easy Paleo Desserts
I've gone around the web finding the best fast easy, and absolutely delicious easy paleo desserts. Because eating paleo is hard enough without having to spend two hours making a complicated dessert only to have it come out badly because paleo baking is so darn finicky. All of the recipes in this roundup are tried, tested, and true, take 45 minutes or less to prepare, and should satisfy all your cravings for easy paleo desserts. So let's get started! 1. Paleo Lemon Bars After nine tries in ...
Chocolate Roulade Recipe (Gluten Free and Paleo Friendly)
This gluten free and paleo friendly chocolate roulade recipe is a beautiful dessert. The greatest part, in my opinion, is that it looks impressive but is actually super easy to make. Though a chocolate roulade, or “yule log” is generally a Christmas dessert, it’s something I make year round. I’ll be making it more and more in the future as well, I think....since I can foresee it becoming one of my go-to paleo dessert recipes (I like to have a few of those up my sleeve). It is true that the ...
Gluten Free Oliebollen Recipe: A Dutch New Year’s Treat
Enjoy this yeasty gluten free oliebollen recipe! Oliebollen is a Dutch New Year’s treat that literally translates to “oil balls,” which means that oliebollen is the most unhealthy, most delicious, most oily-and-yeasty-and-soft-and-crunchy-and-sweet thing there is. I come from a very Dutch family. There are several inevitable facts resulting from this: First, we’re all tall. Except me. I tell my sisters that “I’m not short, I’m just short enough to wear heels and be awesome.” Second, we’re ...
Gluten Free Crepes with Caramelized Peach Spread
A delightful breakfast or a pretty dessert, these gluten free crepes with caramelized peach spread are simply divine. Refined sugar free, too! Jump to the Recipe. This morning I wandered downstairs in a daze and collapsed backwards onto the couch, legs swinging up into the air and head hanging off the edge (this is the proper way to sit/lounge/flop on a couch). The blood rushed all the way down from my feet to my brain, and I stared at the opposite upside down wall and faced that old ...
Apple Pizza
One lovely morning I got out of bed thinking all was right with the world. Until I went downstairs and found my sisters. Hungry sisters. “Linnaea,” they said, “We are hungry.” (Actually they said it in Pig Latin. I’m translating here). Merciful sister that I am: “Don’t worry, angels, I shall feed you.” (It didn’t sound quite so good in Pig Latin). “Oh, thank you, Linnaea, and in return, we will serve you forevermore.” “That’s not necessary, my darling sisters.” Okay, fine. ...
2-Serving Paleo Chocolate Mousse
Let me establish something right off the bat: This paleo chocolate mousse does not taste like straight up coconut cream. I get it, I get it. Coconut cream thickens nicely. Coconut cream tastes good with chocolate. Coconut cream is easy to turn into a mousse. But it's easy to get tired of coconut cream mousse. Sometimes you just want regular, honest, silky smooth chocolate mousse that doesn't even hint of coconut. Yes, I use coconut cream in this recipe, but, no, you can't ...
Berry Clafoutis
I stumbled upon this French custard dessert a while ago on Pinterest. Of course, I just had to do it my way and made it with chocolate rather than fruit. Then, while updating some of the recipes on my blog the other day I came upon the chocolate clafouti recipe and realized that I never did make a real gluten free fruit clafouti. I was also looking for something to make for breakfast the next morning (yes, even though it’s a dessert). So I decided to go for it. I’m not normally ...
Fudge
The perfect thanksgiving or christmas dessert (we also put this fudge in christmas baskets to give to friends, which when you think about it is a bit mean because we're basically poisoning them with sugar)! Anyway, this recipe is super easy, super sweet, and everything fudge ought to be. And what is this time of year for besides eating all the unhealthy, really delicious food you possibly can? Fudge Print Prep time 15 mins Total time 15 mins ...
Gluten Free Apple Cobbler
You've gotta have gluten free apple cobbler. It's just one of those necessities of life. Like chocolate or books. Books. I've been on a book marathon lately. Except not really a marathon. It's just that sometimes I'm hungry for food and other times I have a voracious appetite for books. Sometimes both. I think I read three books yesterday. And after that I read a bunch of short children's stories. Yes, I still read children's books. No, I'm not ashamed. And anyway, ...
Flourless Fudge Brownies
I feel so disloyal. You see, I have another brownie recipe. A good brownie recipe. A brownie recipe that I’ve sworn by for at least seven years. A brownie recipe that has never once disappointed. But we were out of flour yesterday. We needed a dessert. (Yes, you heard me. We needed a dessert. This is a basic human right that we’re talking about here). So I had to make dessert. It had to be quick and it had to be flourless. The result? Flourless fudge brownies. I ...
Lemon Vanilla Crepes
I really should stop going on pinterest. A few days ago some beautiful lemon vanilla crepes flashed before my eyes, and suddenly I remembered that I hadn’t made crepes for a long time. But these ones were gluten-stuffed. And sugar stuffed. And they were too hard to make. And you had to let the dough refrigerate for a whole hour, or (gasp!) overnight. I don’t usually plan ahead the night before, and I especially will not get out of bed an hour earlier. Will not. So I made my ...
Gluten Free Strawberry Crisp
My Mom recently bought a whole bunch of strawberries for a really good price. We enjoyed them very much, but even a family as big as ours failed to eat that many strawberries in just a few days. My sisters and I polished off the last few (anything that wasn’t completely rotten we managed to use) in this easy and delicious gluten free strawberry crisp. I made the topping oat free, so if you don’t eat oats there’s not a problem. If you do eat oats and you’d prefer an oat crisp, use the ...
Stuffed Apples
It's a blizzard outside. That may have been a slight exaggeration. But it’s cold and windy and there’s snow blowing everywhere. Our big white Great Pyrenees may be impervious, but the rest of us would rather stay inside, thank you. On a day like this, you need something warm stuffed with cinnamon and little juicy bites of apple. You need this. You need it with a flood of cream on top. Uh-huh. Stuffed Apples: Butter a small pan. I used a glass pie ...
6 Great Chocolate Recipes for Valentine’s Day
Hey! I've assembled this quick list of chocolate recipes for valentine's day. These six recipes, out of all the chocolate recipes on the blog (there are a lot of them) are probably my favorites: Chocolate Recipes for Valentine's Day 1. Chocolate Caramel Lava Cakes These things are smooth and rich. Best of all is breaking through the surface and discovering that runny chocolate center. 2. Basic Brownies This is pretty much the easiest recipe ever. Only five ingredients to ...
Gluten Free Fried Doughnuts
I should have called these “Gluten Free Fried Doughnuts that Aren’t Gross,” because that kind of sums it up. I’ve made a lot of gross gluten free fried doughnuts. These are different. Last week I had no yeast, so I tried doughnuts with baking powder. Can I say POINTLESS? If I’m gonna fry the suckers, they might as well be the real deal. I’ve heard about baking doughnuts. I have, really. They look perfectly good baked. But the whole IDEA of a doughnut is to fry it. In oil. Then ...
Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls
I’ve been meaning to make gluten free cinnamon rolls for quite some time now. I had a recipe before this, but that one wasn’t as good as I wanted it to be. These ones, however, are sweet, yeasty, and light. And don't let your cinnamon cravings end here! If you want an easy cinnamon bread recipe without all the rolling, try this tasty gluten free monkey bread. Yeast Ingredients: 1 cup warm water 2 tablespoons honey 1 ½ tablespoons yeast Put the water, honey, ...
Chocolate Lava Fudge Cakes
First off, this is grain free, refined sugar free, fudgy, delicious, and super evil. You can have it three ways: Ultra dark fudge, regular dark fudge, and chocolate lava fudge. I’ve been having this for a snack. After all, it’s grain free and refined sugar free, so what do I have to lose? It isn’t the most unhealthy snack ever. It takes a little longer to make than a typical snack (20 minutes to cook, 5 minutes prep), but I fully believe that it’s worth the wait. But by now, you’re ...
Chocolate Fudge Brownies
Yes, I’m a chocolate person. Get used to it. But think about it. Chocolate gooeyness that tastes like fudge, contrasted with whipped cream. I’m thinking about it. Definitely. You should too. SERVES: About twelve people TIME: 20 minutes prep, 20 minutes cook Ingredients: 2 sticks butter 4 cups chocolate chips 3 eggs ¼ cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup rice flour Pinch salt Grease a 9 by 13 inch glass pan. You could also use a spring form cake pan ...
Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Brownies
I know, I know. This is an unstable dessert. After all, cookie dough (the best thing in the whole wide world) and brownies (the second best thing in the whole wide world) put together? Well, let’s do the math. Best thing in the world + second best thing in the world = the very best thing in the world. Or you can use the general rule: A positive plus a positive equals an even bigger positive. And the best news (besides above math problem): Easy. Anyway, in a nutshell: This recipe ...
Gingerbread House
For the past few years, I've made a gingerbread house each Christmas. Don't lets talk about the first gingerbread house. The only thing that kept THAT one together was a whole ton of cardboard supports inside the house. Don't get me wrong, cardboard supports are great. But it just doesn't feel right unless if your house can stand up on its own four walls. Overall, though, every year I've made a gingerbread house it hasn't been super nice or fancy. Just piled high with candy. This year has ...
Mini Chocolate Cream Trifles
I served these for dessert the other night...and they were a hit. These are way more filling than I thought they would be, so you might want to make six instead of four. I doubled this recipe to serve our group of 8. Anyway, these are good. You should certainly try them. Enjoy. Mini Chocolate Cream Trifles Print Prep time 1 hour Cook time 1 hour Total time 2 hours I served these for dessert one delightful evening, and they were an immediate hit. These are ...
Chocolate Clafoutis (or Chocolate Cream Cakes)
Yep, I know. It's such a fancy name. It sounds so hard. But don't tell anybody: these took me five minutes to stick in the oven. When I made these last night, they were an immediate hit. I have never been real thrilled with 'custard-type' foods, but even I enjoyed this. I expected my little sisters to have one bite then tell me that they didn't want any more. Instead, these things were devoured. Yes, these are only 'sort of' Clafoutis. Your classical clafouti is a French custard-ish food, ...
Fruit Crisp 2
We just got six boxes of fresh peaches. Which means that this is a perfect time to make cobblers and crisps. I made crisp last night, and I made crisp again this morning, since we were out of eggs. This crisp recipe requires gluten-free oats. For information on oats and where to buy them, check out the oat issue. For those of you who don't have gluten-free oats, I'll try to make some oat-free crisp soon! Until then. Fruit Crisp Print Prep time 20 mins Cook time ...
Chocolate Caramel Lava Cakes
So, um, is the title ringing any bells with you? Maybe telling you something (hint: There are no hidden philosophical meanings)? How about: “This is probably delicious.” You're probably right. Of course, you might not be able to finish it. It's very rich. When I say rich, do you picture a chocolate fudginess melting in your mouth? Well, you should. Serves: 4 Time: 30 minutes, counting 15-17 minutes cooking time. Ingredients: The Lava 4 tablespoons ...
Chocolate Crepe Cake
Total Time: 1 1/2 hours Serves: 10 This was a project to make. But is it worth it? To the people who ate it, who didn't do all the work, yes, it was certainly worth it. But it was fun to make, even if it took me a while. It took me twice as long because I took so many pictures, but I like taking pictures. Especially since the chocolatey goodness turned out so nice in the pictures. You can almost taste it. But not quite. So you might ...
No Bake Chocolate Tart
When I handed this around, it was met with instant approval from everyone. So why have I taken so long to post it? I could offer you a long explanation as an answer to that question. However, do you really want to hear the details? No. So the honest answer: I don't know. But why I haven't posted it doesn't matter. What matters is that I've posted it. And now you can eat it. Ingredients Crust: Use either the recipe below or one Gluten-Free Pie Crust. For grain-free crust, use ...
No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Girls are known for their love for chocolate. Well, hopefully that's not the only thing we're known for. But anyway, these bars are chocolatey and super-easy to make. They take under five minutes to prepare. When I first made these bars, everyone enjoyed them. And therefore I was doomed to a life of making homemade chocolate peanut butter bars. I've told them that I can teach them how to make these bars. In fact, that's part of the reason I'm writing a recipe. So I can put ...
Fruit Crisp
I made this with apricots and blueberries the other day. You can also make it with peaches, pitted cherries, strawberries and rhubarb, or apples. Either way, it's yummy. Note: Oats. I use Quaker oats and they don't affect us. Here's an article on that. The article also lists online stores where you can buy guaranteed gluten-free oats. Note 2: You can make a breakfast-y crisp using only ¼ cup brown sugar. If you want more of a dessert crisp, use ¾ cup brown ...
Gluten Free Crêpes
After an unsuccessful attempt, these have come out blog-worthy. My nine year old little sister, when I asked her this morning what she thought of them, said: “Goob!” Her mouth was full, and she couldn't say anything better, but I figured that was enough. So here is the crepe recipe. I'll really have to attempt the doughnuts again this week, but unfortunately I might not find time. We are now entering a very busy summer. My sisters and I will probably be in the saddle about ...
Lemon Bars
Want to know something? Don't we all want to know something? Well, we only want to know something if we think we want to know something. Some things are best left unknown. And in other cases we believe we know everything and don't want to hear anything else. But this is getting too deep for me. Do you want to know something? Here it is. Baking is a spectator sport. Why? Usually I have at least one sister breathing down my neck, watching ever move. Why do they ...
Gluten-Free Chocolate Roll
Hey, guess what? There's a newer version of this recipe! Check it out here. Chocolate Rolls are delicious. If you like chocolate, this is a great recipe for you! I was even going to enter this recipe in the Fair last year. You're wondering why I didn't? The honest reason is that I was too late. Didn't get the entry in in time. Sad, huh? Well, it wasn't so sad. Because we ate that chocolate roll. And it isn't fun to make something delicious and give it to the judges to eat. ...
Gluten-Free Dumplings
These dumplings are delicious. We eat them with berry sauce, apple sauce, or chicken soup. Leftover berry sauce can be used on pancakes the next morning. Yum! Notes: When making dumplings, first start the sauce, and while it is heating, make and roll out the dumpling dough. If making apple dumplings, add ¼ a teaspoon cinnamon to the dough for extra flavor. 2 cups rice flour or oat flour ½ cup sugar or ¼ cup if you are making chicken dumplings instead of dessert ...