Pavlova with fruit. It's just egg whites and sugar. You can top with lemon curd instead of cream, and fruit - berries are lovely on this.
Use the recipe from BBC Food, I've made it dozens of times and it always come out perfect.
My brother in law is from NZ and made a Pavlova last year for Christmas. I was so mad because after 20+ years, this was the first one he ever made.
It’s so delicious.
Or instead of curd you could use a fruit butter, which contains no dairy, it's just very concentrated cooked fruit. Apple is most common, but nowadays it comes in just about any flavor.
Unless it's specifically milk free, margarine does have milk in it. I've only been able to find one milk-free brand and it is Becel Vegan Margarine.
But for baking, vegan butter really is indistinguishable from cow butter imo.
You can make chocolate mousse with silken tofu.
Pavlova - just skip the whipped cream part of the topping. Or just make meringues.
Or check out some Asian classics, which don't rely on "typical" Western dessert ingredients:
- Douhua: https://omnivorescookbook.com/douhua-tofu-pudding/
- Black sesame tangyuan: https://food52.com/recipes/87246-best-tang-yuan-glutinous-rice-balls-recipe
My wife made a chocolate tart with silken tofu once and I was shocked by how good it turned out. It was basically a french silk pie.
That or pavlova really seems like the answer here.
Forgive me if I'm misunderstanding, but they said no gluten, and tangyuan is literally glutinous rice? Isn't that, by definition, like ALL gluten? Or is rice gluten different?
Glutinous rice is a type of rice, it doesn't contain "gluten" the protein that triggers celiac reaction. The term "glutinous" just means sticky in the case of the rice - all rice is gluten-free.
Rice cakes- either Japanese (mochi) or Korean (tteok). Meets all 3 of your requirements.
Mochi will be a softer bite and filled with sweet red beans. Tteok is a little bit more of a chew. Can be filled with bean paste, sweet red beans, or can be incorporated into the rice cake itself
Here you go; I omitted anything that calls for butter, because I wasn't sure if the problem is milk in particular, or all dairy:
* https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/gluten-free-vanilla-cake-pan-cake-recipe
* https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/gluten-free-simple-chocolate-cake-recipe
* https://minimalistbaker.com/no-bake-peanut-butter-cup-bars/ (I always omit the coconut oil and just use an equivalent amount of extra peanut butter)
King Arthur Baking also sells a really good gluten-free flour that can be substituted into any baking recipe by weight with zero alterations. Also remember that in baking recipes, you can substitute dairy milk and butter one-to-one with their plant-based equivalents.
Cookies? There are lots of recipes that would fit that.
My favorite simple one is peanut butter cookies:
1 cup Peanut Butter, 1 cup sugar, and 1 egg.
I added mini chocolate chips last time I made them to make them a little more fancy.
You could find morning Glory Muffin recipes - put a cream cheese icing for the others and maybe a tahini drizzle for the non-dairy.
*Some morning glory recipes use coconut and some don't. And yes they are called muffins but they are often very similar to a carrot cake so I think they can easily be made into cupcakes.
I eat gluten and dairy free and I just take any recipe (unless yeast baking) and sub 1-1 flour and use almond or cashew milk instead of regular milk and I’ve never had anything not turn out fine!
Yep. Use red apples, slice them super thin and put them in a rosette pattern in the baking dish, use butter and brown sugar on the bottom and sprinkle the top with cinnamon. It will look pretty that way and tastes lovely
You might want to find out if they "can't eat gluten" because they have Celiacs. In which case you'd need to be careful not to use any kind of grain without asking them. It is a common misconception that it is only wheat gluten that is an issue. I don't know how many times I've had to say no to foods people cooked for me or bought for me because they used grains such as oats and/or oat milk. You can make an inexpensive grain free four using potato starch, tapioca flour, millet flour, etc. If they can tolerate corn and rice, you can use fine corn masa and rice flours as well.
A friend of mine used to bring me awesome rice-crispy treats a local bakery made. Also, anything you could make with fruit and a non-grain pudding like tapioca would be nice.
I really like the King Arthur chocolate cake mix! Used oat milk. No dairy in the mix! Drizzle with jam or melted dark chocolate (no dairy in dark chocolate! Just check the ingredients)
Chinese nut (walnut, cashew, pistachio) soup, it’s just nut, sugar, water and starch. I’m sure you can find recipes online. You can also add tongyuen in it or even taiwanese taro ball.
Cheesecake with Silken Tofu, incredibly close to original. I made vegan GF chocolate cookies to crumble for the crust.
Olive Oil Lemon Pound cake has a great GF recipe. Don't use coconut oil if called for...obviously.
You e said they can't eat milk but also that you can't use dairy, so I've included recipes for both.
As long as they can eat butter, you can do chocolate lava cakes. Find a recipe that uses all cocoa, no flour. I'd probably portion them in advance, transport in the water bath container, then fill with water and bake on-site. Very decadent and familiar to those with no restrictions while still accommodating this guest.
If they can't eat butter, you can try the recipe with a vegan butter, or try any number of other GF vegan desserts https://minimalistbaker.com/28-best-vegan-desserts/
Chocolate mousse.
Ingredients: dark chocolate, eggs, salt, sugar. Top with a few raspberries.
If I'm serving it at home, I put it in wine glasses and it looks very fancy. If I'm transporting it, I put it in plastic cups (the ones that look like fake crystal). Everyone loves it. People beg me to make it again.
are their allergies serious? if they'll react to trace amounts, you might be better off buying a fancier treat, bc the cross-contamination from your cooking tools/utensils might trigger their allergies too - especially with gluten and porous surfaces.
reminder bc I didn't know this myself when I started to make desserts for my gluten-intolerant friend - someone else had to eat it for her :"D
I second the chocolate mousse with tofu. That makes 4 smallish ramequins.
375g almond flavored silken tofu
300g dark chocolate
mix tofu in the blender, melt chocolate, add to blender. blend on slow for about a minute. pour in ramequins. done.
you can top with fruits and/or coulis
Pitted dates, good quality vegan chocolate, and alternative milk(almond, soy, oat). Melt chocolate. Blend dates and milk until smooth. Put in melted chocolate and blend until til smooth. Refrigerate. Voila! Mousse.
Pistachio, rose water and agar agar makes a lovely jelly. I adapted from this https://decoratedtreats.com/agar-agar-jelly-recipe-how-to-make.html with chopped pistachio on the top
I've made this flourless chocolate cake before for my gf mil nad it turned out really well. I'm sure it would be easy enough to use non dairy subs for it. It is very rich though, we has it with fresh berries which really brightened it up.
https://www.melaniecooks.com/flourless-gluten-free-chocolate-cake/8404/
Flourless chocolate cake with raspberries! Easy, decadent, delicious and has a big flavor payoff/wow-factor. It does use butter and eggs, but no gluten, no milk/cream, and no coconut.
I put a dark chocolate ganache on mine, which uses cream, but you can make a ganache with another liquid.
This chocolate ganache tart rocks: https://minimalistbaker.com/vegan-raspberry-chocolate-ganache-tart/#wprm-recipe-container-81148
I've also made the "cheese"cakes by Paleo Running Momma several times and they always come out stellar.
Is it all dairy, or just milk? Regardless, the [GF lemon squares](https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/gluten-free-lemon-squares-with-an-almond-flour-crust-recipe) from King Arthur flour are excellent. They use almond flour for the crust- with butter to stick it together, but you could sub margarine if butter is an issue- and a really nice, tart, lemon filling. Protip: make it in a springform pan and cut it into wedges. For some reason, people think it's all fancy. Also, add the zest of the lemons you juice into the filling for extra intense lemon flavor.
Best brownies in the world: https://lifemadesimplebakes.com/2018/08/chewy-brownies-dairy-free/
Just sub an all purpose gluten free 1:1 flour and it works perfectly! :)
To be clear, I have all the same allergies except coconut!!
I can’t remember where I found the recipe, but I found these gluten free lemon bars online that were basically butter, lemons, 1 to 1 gluten free flour (I use the blue bag from Bobs Red Mill) sugar and egg. They have to be transported kinda flat and spread out, so those might not work for that reason, but they are super tasty and you could maybe keep some at home for yourself?
Also, there was a recipe for peppermint chocolate truffles, they have a small amount of coconut oil added to the melted chocolate chips, I feel like you could probable skip that part and be fine. If you’re using interested, I can try to find those sources for you tomorrow.
Get silken tofu, put it in a blender with fruit jam of your preference, or any sweet spread, and blend till smooth. It creates a smooth pudding texture, and tastes lovely as long as you use enough flavouring.
I have made gluten free and dairy free desserts that are fantastic by using margarine and coconut cream instead of butter and whipping cream. Yes, the flavour is a little different, but the people I made them for were very appreciative of eating a delicious dessert that didn't land them in the bathroom for hours....
Pavlova with fruit. It's just egg whites and sugar. You can top with lemon curd instead of cream, and fruit - berries are lovely on this. Use the recipe from BBC Food, I've made it dozens of times and it always come out perfect.
My brother in law is from NZ and made a Pavlova last year for Christmas. I was so mad because after 20+ years, this was the first one he ever made. It’s so delicious.
Or instead of curd you could use a fruit butter, which contains no dairy, it's just very concentrated cooked fruit. Apple is most common, but nowadays it comes in just about any flavor.
Ooh that sounds amazing!
Almost all fruit curds are made with butter. Some aren't but if it's a serious allergy, read the labels.
Homemade curd is super easy though, that way any allergy risks can be avoided with margarine.
Or use a vegan butter substitute. Some are specifically for baking.
Unless it's specifically milk free, margarine does have milk in it. I've only been able to find one milk-free brand and it is Becel Vegan Margarine. But for baking, vegan butter really is indistinguishable from cow butter imo.
Olive oil lemon curds are amazing.
You can make chocolate mousse with silken tofu. Pavlova - just skip the whipped cream part of the topping. Or just make meringues. Or check out some Asian classics, which don't rely on "typical" Western dessert ingredients: - Douhua: https://omnivorescookbook.com/douhua-tofu-pudding/ - Black sesame tangyuan: https://food52.com/recipes/87246-best-tang-yuan-glutinous-rice-balls-recipe
My wife made a chocolate tart with silken tofu once and I was shocked by how good it turned out. It was basically a french silk pie. That or pavlova really seems like the answer here.
Douhua is delicious but it can be a bit tricky to make well :] Source: me, who had to eat a lot of my mom's failed attempts
I’m sorry, this made me literally chuckle out loud. Source: me, a Chinese person who has also had to eat chunky failures.
Forgive me if I'm misunderstanding, but they said no gluten, and tangyuan is literally glutinous rice? Isn't that, by definition, like ALL gluten? Or is rice gluten different?
Glutinous rice is a type of rice, it doesn't contain "gluten" the protein that triggers celiac reaction. The term "glutinous" just means sticky in the case of the rice - all rice is gluten-free.
So glutinous and glutenous are different things, good to know! The "I" makes all the difference. ;)
generally when they say gluten free, they mean wheat gluten.
Rice cakes- either Japanese (mochi) or Korean (tteok). Meets all 3 of your requirements. Mochi will be a softer bite and filled with sweet red beans. Tteok is a little bit more of a chew. Can be filled with bean paste, sweet red beans, or can be incorporated into the rice cake itself
just to add, mochi can be filled with stuff other than sweet red bean filling, including fruit :D
Mochi cake from the rice flour also good. More like an actual cake.
Isn’t there coconut milk in that?
Often but I’ve seen some that used nut milks.
Here you go; I omitted anything that calls for butter, because I wasn't sure if the problem is milk in particular, or all dairy: * https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/gluten-free-vanilla-cake-pan-cake-recipe * https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/gluten-free-simple-chocolate-cake-recipe * https://minimalistbaker.com/no-bake-peanut-butter-cup-bars/ (I always omit the coconut oil and just use an equivalent amount of extra peanut butter) King Arthur Baking also sells a really good gluten-free flour that can be substituted into any baking recipe by weight with zero alterations. Also remember that in baking recipes, you can substitute dairy milk and butter one-to-one with their plant-based equivalents.
Sorbet, red beans and mochi, nut milk ice creams
The dessert may be for me - this is what i would choose.
Cookies? There are lots of recipes that would fit that. My favorite simple one is peanut butter cookies: 1 cup Peanut Butter, 1 cup sugar, and 1 egg. I added mini chocolate chips last time I made them to make them a little more fancy.
You could find morning Glory Muffin recipes - put a cream cheese icing for the others and maybe a tahini drizzle for the non-dairy. *Some morning glory recipes use coconut and some don't. And yes they are called muffins but they are often very similar to a carrot cake so I think they can easily be made into cupcakes.
Macarons
Lemon meringue pie with some kind of GF crust.
I eat gluten and dairy free and I just take any recipe (unless yeast baking) and sub 1-1 flour and use almond or cashew milk instead of regular milk and I’ve never had anything not turn out fine!
Baked apples
Yep. Use red apples, slice them super thin and put them in a rosette pattern in the baking dish, use butter and brown sugar on the bottom and sprinkle the top with cinnamon. It will look pretty that way and tastes lovely
You might want to find out if they "can't eat gluten" because they have Celiacs. In which case you'd need to be careful not to use any kind of grain without asking them. It is a common misconception that it is only wheat gluten that is an issue. I don't know how many times I've had to say no to foods people cooked for me or bought for me because they used grains such as oats and/or oat milk. You can make an inexpensive grain free four using potato starch, tapioca flour, millet flour, etc. If they can tolerate corn and rice, you can use fine corn masa and rice flours as well. A friend of mine used to bring me awesome rice-crispy treats a local bakery made. Also, anything you could make with fruit and a non-grain pudding like tapioca would be nice.
I really like the King Arthur chocolate cake mix! Used oat milk. No dairy in the mix! Drizzle with jam or melted dark chocolate (no dairy in dark chocolate! Just check the ingredients)
Chinese nut (walnut, cashew, pistachio) soup, it’s just nut, sugar, water and starch. I’m sure you can find recipes online. You can also add tongyuen in it or even taiwanese taro ball.
This cake is super easy and delicious. https://www.dishbydish.net/flourless-almond-cake/#tasty-recipes-32677-jump-target
Cheesecake with Silken Tofu, incredibly close to original. I made vegan GF chocolate cookies to crumble for the crust. Olive Oil Lemon Pound cake has a great GF recipe. Don't use coconut oil if called for...obviously.
Almond flour cookies using vegetable oil as fat.
You e said they can't eat milk but also that you can't use dairy, so I've included recipes for both. As long as they can eat butter, you can do chocolate lava cakes. Find a recipe that uses all cocoa, no flour. I'd probably portion them in advance, transport in the water bath container, then fill with water and bake on-site. Very decadent and familiar to those with no restrictions while still accommodating this guest. If they can't eat butter, you can try the recipe with a vegan butter, or try any number of other GF vegan desserts https://minimalistbaker.com/28-best-vegan-desserts/
Gluten free crispy rice cereal will make a fine rice crispie treat. Maybe a peanut butter topper? Transportation would be easy.
Mochi or any rice cake desert.
Chocolate mousse. Ingredients: dark chocolate, eggs, salt, sugar. Top with a few raspberries. If I'm serving it at home, I put it in wine glasses and it looks very fancy. If I'm transporting it, I put it in plastic cups (the ones that look like fake crystal). Everyone loves it. People beg me to make it again.
are their allergies serious? if they'll react to trace amounts, you might be better off buying a fancier treat, bc the cross-contamination from your cooking tools/utensils might trigger their allergies too - especially with gluten and porous surfaces. reminder bc I didn't know this myself when I started to make desserts for my gluten-intolerant friend - someone else had to eat it for her :"D
I second the chocolate mousse with tofu. That makes 4 smallish ramequins. 375g almond flavored silken tofu 300g dark chocolate mix tofu in the blender, melt chocolate, add to blender. blend on slow for about a minute. pour in ramequins. done. you can top with fruits and/or coulis
Pitted dates, good quality vegan chocolate, and alternative milk(almond, soy, oat). Melt chocolate. Blend dates and milk until smooth. Put in melted chocolate and blend until til smooth. Refrigerate. Voila! Mousse.
Pistachio, rose water and agar agar makes a lovely jelly. I adapted from this https://decoratedtreats.com/agar-agar-jelly-recipe-how-to-make.html with chopped pistachio on the top
Birthday cake/ funfetti mochi
Chocolate chip cookies with gluten free flour (not almond flour, a 1:1 replacement) work just the same as normal
poached pears with a sorbet can be a huge hit!
I've made this flourless chocolate cake before for my gf mil nad it turned out really well. I'm sure it would be easy enough to use non dairy subs for it. It is very rich though, we has it with fresh berries which really brightened it up. https://www.melaniecooks.com/flourless-gluten-free-chocolate-cake/8404/
Pie with a nut flour or oat flour crust.
Flourless chocolate cake with raspberries! Easy, decadent, delicious and has a big flavor payoff/wow-factor. It does use butter and eggs, but no gluten, no milk/cream, and no coconut. I put a dark chocolate ganache on mine, which uses cream, but you can make a ganache with another liquid.
This chocolate ganache tart rocks: https://minimalistbaker.com/vegan-raspberry-chocolate-ganache-tart/#wprm-recipe-container-81148 I've also made the "cheese"cakes by Paleo Running Momma several times and they always come out stellar.
Flourless Chocolate Cake. Substitute earth balance for the butter.
Is it all dairy, or just milk? Regardless, the [GF lemon squares](https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/gluten-free-lemon-squares-with-an-almond-flour-crust-recipe) from King Arthur flour are excellent. They use almond flour for the crust- with butter to stick it together, but you could sub margarine if butter is an issue- and a really nice, tart, lemon filling. Protip: make it in a springform pan and cut it into wedges. For some reason, people think it's all fancy. Also, add the zest of the lemons you juice into the filling for extra intense lemon flavor.
Baked cinnamon apples!
French macarons, filled with some kind of fruit preserves or almond paste
Best brownies in the world: https://lifemadesimplebakes.com/2018/08/chewy-brownies-dairy-free/ Just sub an all purpose gluten free 1:1 flour and it works perfectly! :) To be clear, I have all the same allergies except coconut!!
Gluten Free Betty (blog) has a great recipe for GF blonde brownies. They're kind of sweet/salty.
You can use the juice/water from chickpeas to make pavlova… if there’s an egg allergy as well.
Mango pure with sticky rice or just mago pure if u can't eat rice.
Fruit
TONS of gluten-free vegan dessert recipes online that are amazing. Most without coconut already lol
What do you usually make?
I can’t remember where I found the recipe, but I found these gluten free lemon bars online that were basically butter, lemons, 1 to 1 gluten free flour (I use the blue bag from Bobs Red Mill) sugar and egg. They have to be transported kinda flat and spread out, so those might not work for that reason, but they are super tasty and you could maybe keep some at home for yourself? Also, there was a recipe for peppermint chocolate truffles, they have a small amount of coconut oil added to the melted chocolate chips, I feel like you could probable skip that part and be fine. If you’re using interested, I can try to find those sources for you tomorrow.
King Arthur gluten free flour and Country Crock plant butter have served me well in gluten and dairy free cookie making.
If you're feeling lazy, rice Krispy treats work in a pinch!
Get silken tofu, put it in a blender with fruit jam of your preference, or any sweet spread, and blend till smooth. It creates a smooth pudding texture, and tastes lovely as long as you use enough flavouring.
Fruit salad. Just cut fruit of your choice and sprinkle with lemon juice, esp. if you include apples and bananas.
Almond Milk Flan [https://www.dinneratthezoo.com/vanilla-almond-flan/](https://www.dinneratthezoo.com/vanilla-almond-flan/)
[Oatmeal cookies!](https://www.justataste.com/re-post-monster-cookies/)
Angel food cake??
I have made gluten free and dairy free desserts that are fantastic by using margarine and coconut cream instead of butter and whipping cream. Yes, the flavour is a little different, but the people I made them for were very appreciative of eating a delicious dessert that didn't land them in the bathroom for hours....
Except OP explicitly mentioned coconut as an allergy...
Okay? I just gave one example from my own experience. There are options.
Coconut milk flan
No coconut is a requirement.
Pumpkin pie with a gluten-free crust
Duh sorry