Tasty Gluten-Free Baked Goods

Posted June 16, 2013 / 12:30 p.m.

Just because you don't want gluten in your diet doesn't mean you must forgo sweets.

Here are some products that get our rave review:

Bob's Red Mill gluten-free cornbread mix:

This is hands-down, the best cornbread I've ever eaten -- and it's gluten free!  It bakes up tall and dense, and the flavor is incredible!  Priced around $4 and available at Whole Foods, our local Hy-Vee and Hen House grocery stores.

Bob's Red Mill gluten-free brownie mix:

These brownies bake up very moist, especially when adding the optional chocolate chips to the mix.  The only drawback:  bake time is a little long, but they're well worth waiting for. Available at Whole Foods and our local Hy-Vee. 

Betty Crocker gluten-free cake mixes:

Available in devil's food and yellow varieties, these cake mixes bake up much like a regular cake mix but slightly denser.  Great taste and easy to make -- thank you, Betty Crocker.  Around $5 and available at several grocery stores in the health food sections.  I also use these mixes to make gluten-free cake doughnuts for my kids.  They love frosting and sprinkling the homemade doughnuts with their favorite toppings.

Pamela's Gluten-Free Baking & Pancake Mix:

This mix makes awesome pancakes!  Very tasty, especially with chocolate chips.  Very pricey, too -- expect to pay $16 to $19 for 4-pound bag.

Bob's Red Mill also makes a wonderful gluten-free flour for from-scratch baking.  I make a lot of banana bread for my family, and this flour bakes up wonderfully!  A bit pricey, though.  Expect to pay around $6 to $7 for a package of gluten-free flour.

And for those of you who don't want to bake it yourself, Glutino and Kinnikinnick make some wonderful cookies, wafers, and other baked goods.  One suggestion:  To soften the chocolate chip cookies, transfer the cookies from the package to an airtight container and add a piece of bread. It works like magic!