ISO deserts, snacks- gluten free, sugar free, chemical free

I'm looking for suggestions/recipes for deserts that are gluten free and don't contain any sugar. I want things naturally sweetened, no splenda, no stevia, no xylitol. I don't mind sweetening with honey, molasses, apple concentrate, dates, fruit, etc... but no processed white sugar, brown sugar, or chemicals. I especially would love recipes that are gluten free and sweetened with apple juice concentrate.

Also snacks that fit the bill. I know I can make popcorn, but other ideas would be nice.

I should also add that we're soy free and dairy free as well.

And if there's any chance that the recipes you mention can not be egg heavy, that would be terrific, but I'll take recipes even that are egg based.

For the record, when I say gluten free, I mean no wheat, rye, barley, or spelt, and I also can't eat oats. All other grains are fair game.

we love natural apple sauce compote, and natural froze fruits sweetened with honey when necessary
baked apples. poached pears.
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Core and slice 6 apples. Add to pot along with 1 C water and a heaping teaspoon of cinnamon. Boil until soft. Delicious natural applesauce. Can double or triple. Can we served warm or cold - in the summer I serve cold in individual serving bowls with an apple slice or two for garnish.

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The way I do natural apple sauce that is sugar sweet, is peel core and cube cortland apples (the bigger they are, the sweeter the apple sauce will be). Place in pot and cover only 3/4 up with water. Bring to a boil, lower heat to lowest setting, and let simmer for 8 hours (overnight is good.) The long slow cooking brings out the natural sugars of the apples.

I also do this in the crockpot (with less water), on low for 12 hours.

What type are cortland apples?
The only apple types I see here regularly are golden delicious, red delicious, granny smith, and occasionally gala.

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Mine comes out best when made w/ Fuji apples. Not sure if you have that available. If you have the Kosher Palette (first one) it comes from there (the back, under Chanukah). They may talk about specific kinds of apples there.

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micki makes delicious poached pears
http://imamother.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=68220&start=40

you can make natural fruit leather

baking apples cut in half, placed face down, cover and bake until soft

Gold Member Joined: Mar 14 2006 Posts: 1882

for a snack, I love roasted chick peas - open a can and drain, spice to your hearts content (I like extra spicy, with cayenne pepper, etc), spray with a bit of oil if you want, and roast until they look like you want to eat them - I like them really crispy, almost like a bissli replacement.
you can also make your own potato chips - slice potatoes with a peeler to get really thin slices, then deep fry for a minute or so, and sprinkle with spices as soon as they come out. Alternatively, they sell http://www.tokyomango.com/tokyo_mango/2007/02/microwave_potat.html to make chips in the microwave - fat free. I have used it, and it works great, you just need to do several batches before having a substantial amount to munch on.
Also, spicy butternut squash fries from KBD lightens up - slice thin, spice, bit of olive oil or spray, and bake.
For pesach I made a compote with apples, pears and peaches which was delicious.

Posted: Sun, Sep 25 2011, 6:25 am Post subject:

Apple juice popsicles and if you are willing to use plain jello it can be made with apple juice as well.
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Mixed nuts (not roasted) tossed with a beaten egg white and lots of spices. Roast on a low setting in the oven, stirring occasionally.

Food.com has a lot of recipes using chickpea flour and honey.

I made awesome black bean brownies and chickpea blondies. The brownies I sweetened with Splenda, but I'm sure you can use honey. The chickpeas use honey and fruit preserves.
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Oh, and maybe try to google a gluten free recipe for carrot muffins or zucchini muffins (I made this and it was GOOD!)

Can you really just exchange sugar and honey in recipes?

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