We have two dear friends with allergies to wheat. They seem so very grateful when I remember to have gluten free dishes for them. It’s a pretty simple transformation. Just replace any wheat, barley or rye with something that’s not wheat, barley or rye. 😉 Please don’t think I am some sort of fancy schmancy nutrition expert. I googled it. 😉
You might remember THIS POST featuring a LAYERED DESSERT RECIPE from a party at my sister’s house. Today, I am sharing a gluten free version.
Scrumptious Layers Dessert Recipe (Gluten Free)
Crust
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups almond flour
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup slivered almonds
Mix all ingredients. Press into a 9 X 13 pan. Bake at 350 until the edges are brown. In my oven, that’s about 25 minutes using a glass baking dish.
Let cool before beginning the layers.
Layer 1:
2 boxes cream cheese, 8 ounces each, softened
1 can sweetened condensed milk
(This is a change from MY ORIGINAL RECIPE, doubling the amount of cream cheese. Layer 1 was a bit too sweet for us the first time around.)
Anyway, mix these ingredients and pour over the cooled crust.
Layer 2: Homemade Chocolate Pudding
1/2 cup sugar
dash of salt
1/3 cup cocoa
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 1/2 cups milk
Over medium heat, stir dry ingredients and half the milk in a medium size sauce pan until all the lumps are gone. Add the rest of the milk and continue to stir until it thickens. Cook about 3 minutes longer. Let cool about 15 minutes before pouring over the cream cheese layer.
Layer 3: Homemade Vanilla Pudding
1/3 cup sugar
dash of salt
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 1/2 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Over medium heat, stir dry ingredients and half the milk in a medium size sauce pan until all the lumps are gone. Add the rest of the milk and continue to stir until it thickens. Cook about 3 minutes longer. Let cool about 15 minutes before pouring over the chocolate pudding layer.
On top, I sprinkled about 1 cup mini dark chocolate chips along with 1 cup slivered almonds.
Our sweet friends loved and so did we!
What special recipes do you make for your friends?
😉 -Marci
