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GFL’s best gluten-free Christmas recipes

15/12/2016 By Kate Crocker Leave a Comment

Gluten-free Christmas chocolate cranberry slice with red and gold decorations in background. GFL's best gluten-free Christmas recipes

Whip your foodie Christmas plans into gear with GFL’s best gluten-free Christmas recipes

Ah, Christmas. Gluten-free Christmas. It got me thinking about curated content. No kidding.

Have you ever heard the term “curated content”? It’s a fancy-pants digital marketing phrase that basically means that you’ve cruised the internet and created a “best of” list. For example, just recently my blog made it onto Feedspot’s Best 100 Gluten Free Blogs on the Web. So that was more than a little bit exciting. An early gluten-free Christmas present, if you like.

Curated content is great because someone’s done all of the leg work for you. You don’t have trawl the internet for hours looking for that needle in a haystack, unless you like that kind of thing, of course.

In honour of Christmas, I’ve decided to curate my own content. That’s right. This post is a round-up of GFL’s best gluten-free Christmas recipes. Because I’m crazy busy at the moment and barely have time to cook my family a meal, let alone develop a new gluten-free Christmas recipe.

And then I’ll be taking about 3 weeks off. It’s time for some much-needed R&R.

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and New Year and that you may find some useful ideas in this list.

Merry Christmas!

SNACKS

Gluten-free star-shaped Christmas cookies with ribbon, scissors and a purple gift box

Raspberry and orange Christmas cookies

If you’re in need of a Christmas biscuit, try these gluten-free Christmas Cookies. They’re also free of dairy, refined sugar and nuts. If you tie a ribbon in them, you can even hang them from your Christmas tree. I developed this recipe for the December 2014 issue of Nourish Magazine.

Gluten-free no bake balls in a bowl with broken ball in foreground

Cranberry and cacao balls

These no-bake balls are so easy to make and a guilt-free gluten-free Christmas treat. They’re free of gluten, refined sugar, dairy, nuts and eggs. Just easy and wholesome. I developed this recipe for the December 2014 issue of Nourish Magazine.

ENTERTAINING 

Gluten-free rice round canapes with various savoury toppings on a red plate

Rice rounds

If you’re in need of some finger food for a Christmas or cocktail party, these rice rounds are a great option. They’re easy on the waistline, quick and easy to make, and you can dress them up in any number of ways. I developed this recipe for the December 2014 issue of Nourish Magazine.

Savoury mini muffins on a white plate with cornflowers in foreground

Chicken, corn and quinoa muffins

Another great gluten-free Christmas option for finger food at a party. This recipe is in my eCookbook.

Spanish potato tortilla bites with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, lettus and carrot sticks in background

Potato and chorizo tortillas

Because who doesn’t love potato? Serve these warm or at room temperature. Simply cut into bite-sized chunks. This recipe is also in my eCookbook.

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MEALS

Gluten-free Christmas lunch meat, seafood and salads on platters

Christmas lunch

I wrote this post after catering for the masses for Christmas lunch. It was a cold spread because I have an ancient kitchen so keeping food warm is a big issue. Also, Christmas happens in summer in Australia, so you may as well cater to the season, right? Anyway, here’s how I made sure that everyone got their traditional turkey, ham and roasted veggies but served in a non-traditional way. Oh, and in Australia, Christmas means seafood and lots of it. That’s why you can see a platter of prawns in that picture.

Christmas icecream cake with cherries, berries and holly

Spiced cherry icecream cake

I always serve a traditional suet pudding at Christmas. It’s my job to make the pudding as the recipe has been made every year in my husband’s family for at least the past 80 years. I’ve adapted it to gluten-free (shh! Don’t tell!) but I won’t post the recipe here because, frankly, the method is so involved that it would take me days and days to write it up. Even then I’d probably leave something out. My best advice for a gluten-free Christmas pud is to find a gluten recipe that looks good and then do a direct swap (use the same weight or cup measurement) of the gluten flour with GF flour and the same with any breadcrumbs. Christmas puddings are so dense and full of fat that they are perfect candidates for a direct substitution.

But if you’re not into traditional gluten-free Christmas puddings, or you need a dessert alternative, try this spiced cherry icecream cake. It’s easy, the ingredients are readily available and it’s delicious. Sold!

WICKED

No bake Christmas slice with red and gold Christmas baubles in background

Christmas chocolate cranberry slice

Holy yummo! Seriously. This no-bake slice is a serious hit of calories but so delicious. The slightly salty, crispy fried noodles are a great contrast to the sweet creaminess of the chocolate. Try stopping at one, I dare you! The recipe is in my eCookbook.

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Wicked chocolate balls

I wish I knew who came up with this recipe so that I could credit the source. Because believe me, the source should be credited. They make a great treat but at Christmas time they’re especially good. When I make the kids’ birthday cakes, I crumb the cake off-cuts, weigh and bag them and then freeze them. That way they’re always on hand when I want to whip up a batch of these beauties. Ho, ho, ho. What a great treat for Santa!

Which one is your favourite of GFL’s best gluten-free Christmas recipes? Or do you have another recipe that you’d like to share? Leave a comment below and tell me more.

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