Gluten-Free Easter Recipes (2024)

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What Easter treats are gluten-free? ›

This includes the York Peppermint Patty Eggs, Milk Duds, Rolo, Milk Chocolate Hershey Kisses (no add'l flavoring), Easter White Cream Reese's PB Cups, Easter Milk Chocolate PB Cups, and Easter Mallow Top PB Cups. All of these items are specifically labeled gluten free.

Avoid einkorn, emmer, spelt, kamut, wheat starch, wheat bran, wheat germ, cracked wheat, and hydrolyzed wheat protein. Stay away from emulsifiers, dextrin, mono- and di-glycerides, seasonings, and caramel colors because they can contain gluten. Check the labels of all foods.

If a product is NOT labeled “gluten-free,” but contains one of these in the ingredients list, don't buy it: starch, modified food starch, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, hydrolyzed plant protein, textured vegetable protein, dextrin, maltodextrin, glucose syrup, caramel, malt flavoring, malt extract, malt vinegar ( ...

In general, avoid the following foods if you have celiac disease: Cereals, breads, or other grain products that include wheat, rye, barley, or oats. This includes white or whole-wheat flour (including cookies, crackers, cakes, and most other baked goods), semolina, couscous, bread crumbs, most pastas, and malt.

Despite popular trends, there is little evidence that a gluten-free diet has health benefits for people who do not have a gluten intolerance such as celiac disease or nonceliac gluten sensitivity. A gluten-free diet is the only effective treatment for celiac disease.

Gluten-containing ingredients to avoid: malt, malt flavor, malt extract, malt vinegar, brewer's yeast, and ingredients with the words “wheat,” “barley,” or “rye” in the name or in parentheses after the name. Examples of ingredients to avoid: dextrin (wheat), wheat starch, malt extract (barley).

What do gluten-free people eat instead of bread? ›

If you cut all gluten out of your diet, there's a risk that you could miss out on nutritious whole grains, fiber and micronutrients. Getting enough whole grains in your diet is especially important if you're at risk for heart disease or diabetes.

Gluten is a general name for the proteins found in wheat (wheatberries, durum, emmer, semolina, spelt, farina, farro, graham, KAMUT® khorasan wheat and einkorn), rye, barley and triticale – a cross between wheat and rye. Gluten helps foods maintain their shape, acting as a glue that holds food together.

Living gluten-free can be a challenge. It's important to know that peanuts, peanut butter, peanut flour and peanut oil are considered naturally gluten-free foods. Gluten is a form of protein found in wheat, barley and rye (2).

These classic milk chocolate candies are ready for some Easter fun with their festive colorful foils and spring themed packaging! Individually wrapped, gluten free and kosher certified, these candies are ready to find their way into plastic Easter eggs and baskets alike!

While Russell Stover Easter Bunnies may not contain gluten ingredients, they could be processed in a facility where gluten is present (see link here for more information). If you are highly sensitive to gluten, we recommend you skip eating Russell Stover Easter Bunnies and find other gluten-free candies to eat instead.

Have you tried our KITKAT^® Bunny, they're gluten free and delicious! Find the full list of products suitable for a gluten free diet here.

Good news! The original yellow Marshmallow Peeps are gluten-free, and they note it on the label in the same area near the nutrition information. However, there are many different flavors and varieties of Peeps available, and more seem to be appearing all the time.