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Make-ahead gluten-free dessert for Easter family lunch

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Changeau · 04/04/2023 07:56

I've offered to make a pudding for my MILs Easter lunch (roast lamb). My dd is gluten-free. Any suggestions welcome!

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Maraudingmarauders · 04/04/2023 07:57

Pavlova! Make the meringue ahead of time then add cream and fruit on the day.

pastabest · 04/04/2023 08:01

I make cheesecake with gluten free digestives/ginger snaps

pavlova

becky excells chocolate fudge cake with icecream?

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Changeau · 04/04/2023 08:04

Maraudingmarauders · 04/04/2023 07:57

Pavlova! Make the meringue ahead of time then add cream and fruit on the day.

I think I'm the only person in the world who can't make a decent meringue!

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Changeau · 04/04/2023 08:05

pastabest · 04/04/2023 08:01

I make cheesecake with gluten free digestives/ginger snaps

pavlova

becky excells chocolate fudge cake with icecream?

I was thinking of cheesecake. Which digestives do you use? (I'm quite new to GF!)

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toastofthetown · 04/04/2023 08:09

I made a salted chcolate tart early this year which was great. GF Oreos (or the own brand version at least) are easily absolve at Tesco and not too much more expensive than the standard Oreo’s. Cheesecakes and similar biscuit based tarts like banoffee or key lime pie work well with GF biscuits, as when crushed, soaked in butter and topped with something, the biscuits themselves are fine.

Lemon posset are also super easy, and you can raven freeze them. I made this recipe and got six out of it, even though I’m generally a big pudding eater. Depends whether your daughter would miss the crunch of a biscuit along side.

mynameiscalypso · 04/04/2023 08:10

I default to cheesecake too. I made one the other day with the M&S free from digestive biscuits and they work fine (in general, my DF - coeliac for nearly 40 years - thinks M&S has the best GF range)

muddlingthrou · 04/04/2023 08:10

You can get gluten free hobnobs which make a really nice cheesecake base. Otherwise I've made a really nice flourless chocolate pudding before - it turns out super fudgey and delicious. I'm sure you could bake that in advance and then pop into the oven to heat up.

WhatFreshHeckle · 04/04/2023 08:11

Nigella has a really nice recipe for gf, dairy free, chocolate olive oil cake. It sounds terrible, but it delicious. Have it with cream / make some sort of custard to go with it

NotHangingAround · 04/04/2023 08:14

Mary Berry's chocolate roll with fresh cream and fruit. At Christmas I do it with dark choc and cherries. In spring you can do white choc and raspberries or mango with flowers on top. I usually flavour the whipped cream too - vanilla or caramel or orange.

https://www.maryberry.co.uk/recipes/baking/the-ultimate-chocolate-roulade

Mary Berry

Mary Berry trained at The Cordon Bleu in Paris and Bath School of Home Economics. In the swinging '60s she became the cookery editor of Housewife magazine, followed by Ideal Home magazine.

https://www.maryberry.co.uk/recipes/baking/the-ultimate-chocolate-roulade

AFlockOfTigers · 04/04/2023 08:15

Nigella's pavlova instructions are pretty foolproof. Go on - give it another go - if you're doing it well in advance you can have a fallback position, and four eggs and some sugar (plus a teaspoon of cornflower and a splash of vinegar (my mum used to use chip shop malt and it was still fine))are a relatively cheap investment if it all goes wrong.
https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/prodigious-pavlova/

Prodigious Pavlova

A magnificent pavlova recipe from Nigella Lawson, that will provide a stunning finish to any dinner party. Billowing meringue combines perfectly with whipped cream and tangy fruit.

https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/prodigious-pavlova/

gkd1234 · 04/04/2023 08:16

This moist, puddingy cake is a classic and so easy. Such a weird recipe, you can't believe it will work, but it does. Make sure you pick a gluten free baking powder; other than that it's just eggs, ground almonds, oranges and sugar. Would be nice served with a blob of creme fraiche.

https://amp.theguardian.com/food/2022/sep/26/claudia-roden-recipe-for-orange-and-almond-cake

Claudia Roden’s recipe for orange and almond cake | Food | The Guardian

A delicious treat with Mediterranean/Middle Eastern origins

https://amp.theguardian.com/food/2022/sep/26/claudia-roden-recipe-for-orange-and-almond-cake

pastabest · 04/04/2023 08:23

Changeau · 04/04/2023 08:05

I was thinking of cheesecake. Which digestives do you use? (I'm quite new to GF!)

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TBH we I just use whatever spare gluten free biscuits we have in. The best result so far has been a mixture of some Morrison's gf crispy cream crunch type biscuits and some Morrison's gf digestives

DaisyWaldron · 04/04/2023 08:27

I make lemon possets in ramekins, but that might take up too much fridge space if it's for a lot of people.

CMOTDibbler · 04/04/2023 08:34

I'm coeliac, and if I never see another pavlova, chocolate brownie, or fruit salad for pudding again I'd be quite happy.
Look at Becky Excell (Gluten free and a cuppa tea) - she has a lovely mini egg cheesecake which is super easy and feels like a proper celebration

123rd · 04/04/2023 08:36

Nigellas cloud cake is lovely

AutumnCrow · 04/04/2023 08:52

Rice puddin'

Faz469 · 04/04/2023 09:19

I've made something similar to this in the past to cater for my dad who is GF. It's really nice and can be made well in advance

glutenfreecuppatea.co.uk/2021/12/18/gluten-free-chocolate-caramel-tart-recipe/

SuperGinger · 05/04/2023 20:54

Lemon posset or GF apple crumble or banoffee pie with the gf digestive biscuits , poached pears. I hate meringue and chocolate puds.

SisSuffragette · 06/04/2023 11:33

I love the chocolate tart by healthy living james. So good!

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