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This year’s double birthday party featured a Hawaiian theme. We went to Hawaii on vacation this summer and my girls fell in love with a hula dancer we saw. (I also encouraged the Hawaii idea so I could re-use the fish decorations I have used the last two years! I am running out of themes featuring the ocean.)

Once again, my mom made the cakes with Pamela’s chocolate cake mixes, and they were gluten-free, dairy-free, and egg-free. I have already frozen the leftovers for any future cake needs that arise — I will keep the frosting as is or scrape it off and refrost as necessary!

We had 12 little girls and invited the parents to stay for food and Mai Tais made with my husband’s grandfather’s secret Mai Tai recipe from Hawaii. You only needed one!
The gluten-free dinner menu included:

• Quinoa tabouleh salad with cucumber, tomatoes, green onions, mint, parsley, lemon juice, feta cheese
• Black bean salad with corn, jicama, red pepper, and cucumber, tossed in a vinaigrette
• Oven roasted baby gold potatoes
• Barbecued Aidell’s chicken apple and cajun style andouille sausages
• Freshly cut pineapple

The party was a success, complete with tiki mask pinata, treasure hunt and a spontaneous dance party at the end. It is hilarious to hear 6 and 4 year olds singing, “All the single ladies!” They are growing up too fast!

Past birthday posts:
Happy Birthday to my girls and wow! gluten-free mermaid cakes! 2009
Happy Birthday to my girls 2008

Easter is coming quickly! Are you ready?

Let’s cut to the chase! This list is by no means complete… but here are some ideas. You can also check out last year’s Easter article. Post more ideas in the comments if you have them!

JELLY BEANS:

• Jelly Belly
  • Gluten-free
  • Free of top 8 allergens (wheat, milk, soy*, nuts, peanuts, egg, fish, shellfish)
    
  • SuperFruit flavors are made with all natural colors and flavors and was recently accepted by Feingold Association.
  • Allergen info (via web March 2010):
    *Soy lecithin is used on Chocolate Pudding flavor.
    Are your Jelly Belly jelly beans gluten-free?
    All flavors of Jelly Belly beans are free of gluten. We do not use any wheat, rye, barley, or oats in the basic recipe for Jelly Belly jelly beans. The modified food starch listed on the package is cornstarch.
    If I am allergic to peanuts, can I eat Jelly Belly jelly beans?
    Please continue to carefully check all ingredient statements on packages and bulk bins for peanut ingredients.  We discontinued Peanut Butter flavor of Jelly Belly beans (this flavor contained peanut butter and peanut flour) however, it is possible this flavor may still be included in packages sold in retail stores.
    None of the other flavors of Jelly Belly beans contain peanuts as an ingredient.  We no longer process peanuts in our manufacturing plants.
    Are Jelly Belly jelly beans dairy-free?
    Yes.  We work very closely with all of our ingredient suppliers to ensure that all ingredients are free of dairy.
    
• Surf Sweets
  • Gluten-free
  • Free of top 8 allergens (wheat, milk, soy*, nuts, peanuts, egg, fish, shellfish)
  • Allergen Info (via web March 2010):
    Are your products gluten-free and casein-free? Yes, all of our products are both gluten-free and casein-free. Casein is the protein found in dairy.
    Are your products peanut-free? Yes, all of our products do not contain peanuts and are produced and packaged in a facility free of peanuts.
    Are your products produced and/or packaged in a facility with other common allergens? No, our products are produced in a facility free of: wheat, dairy, soy, eggs, tree nuts, nuts, fish, and shellfish.
    Surf Sweets products are made with natural colors and flavors, organic fruit juice and sweeteners, and provide you with your daily allowance of Vitamin C. We are also one of the only candies made without corn syrup.
• Gimbal’s
  • Gluten-free
  • Free of top 8 allergens (wheat, milk, soy, nuts, peanuts, egg, fish, shellfish)
  • Allergen info (via web March 2010):
    Gimbal’s Fine Candies facilities are free of these eight most common food allergens.
• Just Born
  • Gluten-free
  • Free of top 8 allergens (wheat, milk, soy, nuts, peanuts, egg, fish, shellfish)
  • Allergen info (via phone March 2010)
    Please always check packaging as ingredients can change from year to year, but at this time, the jelly beans are free of gluten and the top 8 allergens.
• Update: Jolly Rancher, Starburst, Lifesaver and Mike & Ike Jelly Beans are all free of the top 8 allergens!

BUNNIES & CHICKS & EGGS, oh my!

• Peeps
  • Gluten-free (including chocolate covered peeps)
  • Regular peeps are free of top 8 allergens (wheat, milk, soy, nuts, peanuts, egg, fish, shellfish). Chocolate covered peeps contain dairy and have an allergen warning for peanut, tree nut, egg and coconut.
    
  • Allergen info (via phone March 2010)
    Please always check packaging as ingredients can change from year to year, but at this time, Peeps are free of gluten and the top 8 allergens.
• Hershey’s
  • Check label!
  • Stay away from Robin Eggs! These are Whoppers in an Easter disguise, and they contain gluten.
  • Hershey’s allergen info:
    The Hershey Company strives to provide its consumers with accurate, reliable ingredient statements upon which consumers can make their purchase decision. The Hershey Company has an Allergy Task Force that ensures that the ingredient statements are always accurate, and that any allergen statements placed on the label is understandable. Do your products share plants & equipment? We take food allergies very seriously at Hershey and have strict procedures in place to prevent crossover of allergens into other products that do not contain the allergen. In instances where we have a concern about possible crossover by an allergen we take the added precaution of including an allergy information statement on the label.
• Make your own chocolate eggs and lollipops!
  If you’re worried about the ingredients in the available chocolates out there, trying making your own! Here’s how I did it:
  1. I got Easter egg and bunny lollipop molds at a baking supply store (Cake Art).
  2. I used Enjoy Life chocolate chips.
  3. I tempered the chocolate in the microwave (see end of post for instructions), poured it in, and let it set in refrigerator.
  4. I wrapped the little chocolates with colored foil and the lollipops with clear plastic and a pretty ribbon.
  5. I marveled at my work — it was so easy I couldn’t believe it!
• Garnish baked goods with bunnies and other Easter decor
  If you can’t actually find a bunny to eat, then stick one on top of a treat! Last year I made these mini-cupcakes using Pamela’s Vanilla and Chocolate cake and frosting mixes, with Wilton sprinkles and some bunny decorations. They were a hit and I will be making something similar again this year.

How to temper chocolate in a microwave oven to make chocolate molds (from the Guittard website):

1. Place chocolate in a microwave-proof bowl. Place the bowl of chocolate in the microwave oven. Set power level to 5 or 50%. Set time to 30 seconds. Heat for 30 seconds.
2. Take the bowl out of microwave oven and use a rubber spatula in a gentle sweeping motion to stir the chocolate, even if none of it has become liquid yet.
3. Return the bowl to the microwave oven. Heat for 30 seconds more. Remove. And stir.
4. Repeat the intervals of heating and stirring until about two-thirds of the chunks become liquid and about one-third are in soft lumps. The temperature of the liquid chocolate at this point will be about 100°. Continually stir to cool the chocolate until the soft lumps disappear and the temperature lowers to 89°F.
5. At this point the chocolate should be in temper and ready to use.

Valentine’s Day is about love. And who doesn’t LOVE pizza? Better yet, gluten-free pizza?

Decorating cookies is fun, but decorating a heart-shaped pizza is another great activity to do with kids. Bonus: you have dinner made!

To make heart-shaped gluten-free pizzas, I make the pizza dough using the Chewy Pizza Crust recipe on the bag of  Pamela’s Gluten-Free Bread Mix. I add some salt to the dough while mixing because it cuts the sweetness a bit which I like better for a pizza crust. This pizza is also dairy-free, soy-free and egg-free!

You can do the following for any pizza dough recipe:

1. Grease baking sheets or pizza pans or heat a pizza stone.
2. Divide the dough into as many pizzas as you want. You can make the pizzas as thick or thin as you want, or as big or little.
3. Pour some olive oil on a little plate and press your palm into it.
4. Use only your palm to spread the dough. Don’t get your fingers in the dough because they will get sticky! If you get dough stuck on your hands, wipe it off and start again with a clean palm in the olive oil. Kids can try spreading the dough themselves!
5. Shape the dough into a heart and let rise as directed. After dough rises, reshape the heart if needed.
6. Partially bake as directed.
7. Put out different toppings and let the kids decorate their pizza. Sliced olives and salami (not spicy like pepperoni) are a favorite. We make some without cheese since my kids don’t eat dairy. You could go for an all red pizza — sauce, tomatoes, red peppers, pepperoni.



8. Bake as directed. The longer you bake, the crunchier it will get. Also, judge the baking time based on how thick or thin you made the dough.
9. Say “I love you” and/or “I love pizza” as you bite into your delicious  gluten-free Valentine pizza!

This December marked my 7th anniversary of being gluten-free. I was diagnosed with celiac disease in December of 2002 and I celebrate it as a life-changing and positive event in my life. Obviously I would prefer to not have celiac disease, but I choose to celebrate the date of my diagnosis because I feel lucky to have found the answer to my ill health.

I know many of you out there have had similar stories, and I wish you a wonderful GF new year: Great Friends, Great Family, Great Fun and Great Food (gf of course)!

Happy New Year!
Alison

You don’t have to miss out on making or eating a gingerbread house just because you are gluten-free or have food allergies. Gluten-free allergen-free gingerbread houses can be done! Here are some ideas:

• Make the one I made last year, using Pamela’s Gluten-Free Bread Mix: Allergen-free gingerbread house
• Order a gluten-free, allergen-free gingerbread house KIT from A&J Bakery! The Allergen Friendly Gingerbread House Kit is peanut, tree nut, wheat, gluten, soy, egg, dairy, and sesame free. The are all made in a dedicated nut and gluten free facility. The cost for the kit, which includes the gingerbread house pieces, candy and some non-edible decorations is $30 and can be ordered online. Or call them in Cranston, Rhode Island, at (401)228-8696.
• Order mixes from Jules Gluten-Free, who is offering a holiday special that includes a recipe for a gingerbread house.
• Follow the recipe for a gluten-free gingerbread house from Jenn Cuisine - it looks great!
• If your child has egg allergy, use a recipe for allergen-free gingerbread house frosting.

If anyone has more ideas, please comment!

This recipe is the first stop of the Gluten Free Dessert Progressive Dinner Party!

When I think about my Grandma Anne, a smile always come to my face. I picture her sitting at her kitchen table, holding a hand of cards, playing gin rummy. She was tall, with thick white-gray hair, and if you took too long to decide what card to play, she would prod you with a snappy “Today!” She had a dry sense of humor (which I’m pretty sure is genetic), and had some memorable sayings, such as “Here’s your hat — what’s your hurry?”

I have memories of food also. I remember her making some traditional Jewish dishes like brisket and matzoh ball soup, and I remember thinking a little cup of jello with fruit chunks was the best thing ever! And then there were the Butterhorns — rolled little pastries with dollops of meringue. We knew these Butterhorns so well, but nobody has made or eaten them since Grandma Anne passed away many years ago.

I wasn’t sure if I could recreate her recipe to make it gluten-free, but I took on the challenge for the Gluten-Free Progressive Dinner Party (see below!). I had a wonderful time doing it and I am so pleased with the results.  It makes me happy to carry on her memory with this gluten-free adaptation of her Butterhorns! I hope you enjoy them.

INGREDIENTS

Dough:

• 2 cups Pamela’s Gluten-Free Bread Mix*
• 1 package active dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons) - you can use the packet included in Pamela’s Bread Mix
• 4-5 teaspoons sugar (if you like less sweet, use 4)
• 1 cup shortening (I use Spectrum Palm Shortening)
• 2 eggs yolks, well beaten

* I chose to use Pamela’s Gluten-Free Bread Mix rather than mix my own flours because I liked the blend of flours in the mix and thought they would work well for this recipe (why reinvent the wheel?) Pamela’s bread mix contains sweetener, salt and xanthan gum. If you want to use another gluten-free flour blend, you may want to increase the sugar to 2 tablespoons, add 1 teaspoon salt, and a teaspoon of xanthan gum. I have not tried this recipe with other blends.

Filling:

• 2 egg whites
• 1/2 cup sugar
• cinnamon
• chopped walnuts, other nuts, fruit or any other filling are optional (I didn’t use any nuts due to my daughter’s nut allergy, but my grandmother used walnuts)

DIRECTIONS

Dough:

1. Combine yeast with 1/4 cup warm water and set aside.
2. Combine Pamela’s Bread Mix flour with the sugar (and salt, if using own GF flour blend)
3. Cut shortening into flour, using 2 knives or a pastry cutter until the shortening is the size of peas or smaller.
4. Add beaten egg yolks to the dough and mix well.
5. Add yeast and water to the dough and mix well.
6. Divide dough into 3 equal balls.
7. Roll out each ball into a 9 inch circle, using wax or parchment paper on the bottom and top to prevent sticking while rolling. You may want to flour the bottom paper a little to prevent sticking.
8. Cut the circle into 8 equal pie-shaped wedges.

Meringue Filling:

1. Beat the eggs whites until they form soft peaks. You can do this with a whisk and a medium sized bowl — turn the bowl with one hand while vigorously (but with a loose wrist) whisking the egg whites.
2. Add the sugar to the soft peaks and whisk vigorously again until thick and spreadable.
3. Spread the egg white & sugar mixture (meringue) on the rolled out dough.
4. Sprinkle with cinnamon (I used a sifter), however much you want!
5. Add chopped nuts, if desired.

Roll ‘Em Up and Bake Them

1. Roll each pie-shaped wedge from the outside in. If the dough sticks to the paper, just loosen with a spatula. Place on a greased cookie sheet.
2. Spoon a small dollop of meringue on the top of each roll.



3. Let the rolls rise until doubled in size, about 45 minutes to an hour. If you’re not sure whether the dough doubled or not, don’t worry about it! Just move on to #4.
4. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes, or until meringue is light brown.
5. Remove rolls from baking pan right away and let cool.

This recipe is the first stop of the Gluten Free Dessert Progressive Dinner Party!

Each day this week you’ll find new gluten free desserts being “served” by other bloggers.  Follow the schedule as you would a map through a neighborhood.  Stop by, leave a comment, pass on the information to your friends and have a wonderful time!

Here is the schedule (I will fill in with links to the posts each day so please check back):

Monday December 7th: Baked Desserts
Me at Sure Foods Living
Ali at The Whole Life Nutrition Kitchen

Tuesday December 8th: Frozen or Chilled Desserts
Shirley at gfe gluten free easily
Diane at The W.H.O.L.E. Gang

Wednesday December 9th: Chocolate Desserts
Karen at Cook4Seasons
Ali at The Whole Life Nutrition Kitchen

Thursday December 10th: No-Bake Desserts
Diane at The W.H.O.L.E. Gang

Friday December 11th Favorite Desserts
Melissa at Gluten Free For Good
Jean at Gluten Free Organics

You might also enjoy:
Gluten-free gingerbread house recipe (dairy, soy and egg-free too!)
Gluten-free funny Christmas video

Are you ready to navigate Thanksgiving with celiac disease, gluten intolerance or food allergies? Need some help? Here are some tips about those traditional Thanksgiving dishes to help you get through this food-centered holiday!

THE TURKEY

Turkey by itself is naturally gluten-free, of course, but turkeys that are prepared for roasting may have added gluten. Be sure to check labels for “wheat” (which must by law be declared on a label) or for “natural flavorings” (which could have hidden sources of gluten). And definitely steer clear of those gravy packets that come with some turkeys — they are sure to contain wheat flour.

THE GRAVY

Gravy is almost always thickened with wheat flour. To make a gluten-free gravy, use sweet rice flour (also known as mochiko), cornstarch, arrowroot powder/starch or tapioca flour. Be sure to mix any of these with a little water or broth before whisking into the gravy.

Gravy can also contain dairy, as many people like to add butter, milk or cream.

THE STUFFING

Stuffing is made with bread (and therefore, gluten) — no wonder everyone feels stuffed afterword! Gluten-free stuffing is just as easy to make and you won’t have to unbutton the top of your pants after you’re done!

Try this recipe for gluten-free dairy-free stuffing that I have made many times.

Or, try this easy gluten-free bread stuffing recipe from Whole Foods using their gluten-free bread.

Or, if you like cornbread stuffing, make gluten-free cornbread with Pamela’s Cornbread and Muffin Mix and then use it in any old cornbread stuffing recipe and voila! Everybody will LOVE it! There’s even a recipe for Southern Cornbread Dressing on the bag of cornbread mix, and Karina’s got a new yummy-looking gluten-free cornbread stuffing recipe too.

For those with egg allergies, watch out for the bread in the stuffing since it could contain eggs. Some stuffing recipes call for eggs to be added to the entire stuffing mixture.

For those with nut allergies, watch out for chestnuts, and other tree nuts, which are very commonly used in stuffing.

THE MASHED POTATOES

No worries about gluten in mashed potatoes (usually), but they often contain dairy — people add butter and sour cream to make them creamy. Want to make your own creamy mashed potatoes? Try this creamy dairy free mashed potatoes recipe or this allergy free mashed potatoes recipe.

Mashed sweet potatoes or sweet potato gratin dishes also usually contain dairy due to the added butter. And if your family has served that weird sweet potato dish with marshmallows on top (mine has), watch out for pecans you have a nut allergy.

THE PIE (I’m talking pumpkin of course!)

I have never been a fan of pumpkin pie, but it is good to know that I wouldn’t have to give it up if I did like it! The “regular” ones contain wheat of course, but there are a lot of great gluten-free and dairy-free pumpkin pie recipes out there:

Dairy-free, soy-free, gluten-free pumpkin pie recipe from Go Dairy Free

Crustless gluten-free pumpkin pie from gfe — gluten-free easily

Gluten-free dairy-free egg-free pumpkin pie from Karina’s Kitchen

Not a baker?
Get your hands on a gluten-free dairy-free pumpkin tart from Crave Bakery or a Whole Foods Bakehouse pumpkin pie.

Well, I hope this helps a little, and remember:
The day is not just about the food, so give thanks for what you HAVE in your life, rather than dwelling on what you don’t! Happy Thanksgiving, and feel free to add more recipe ideas and tips in the comments!

If you have a gluten-free child or a child with food allergies, you are no stranger to packing his or her “special” cupcake to bring to a birthday party. The challenge is how to send one cupcake and not smush it! I have found the answer my friends… Go Go Cupcake Holders!

These cupcake holders are awesome! Not only are they cute, but they really hold the cupcake in place with a perfectly tight fitting bottom and a spike in the top so the frosting doesn’t get smashed. Stick it in a backpack or hand it to your kid to take to the party (just make sure the latch is completely closed).

Here is a picture from the last time I used them:

The best part is that they are cheap: $6.99 for 2 on Amazon!

This is a quick list of Halloween candy (October 2009) that is gluten-free and free of the top 8 allergens. Note: I do not include coconut as a tree nut. Please, as always, double check ingredients and also check with the child’s parents before giving them any candy or allowing them to eat anything! I will not be held liable for any accident occurring due to the use of this list. It is meant as a guide only.

For a more complete listing, along with allergy statements, please read the Halloween Candy List - Gluten-Free Allergen-Free - 2009. For a gluten-free listing only, please read the Gluten-Free Halloween Candy Quick List.

AIRHEADS

• Airheads Pops
• Whistle Pops

ANNIE’S

• Organic Bunny Fruit Snacks
  

CADBURY ADAMS

• Swedish Fish
• Sour Patch Soft and Chewy Candy Kids

CE DE CANDY

• Smarties
• Bubble Gum Smarties
• Candy Money
• Smarties in a Pouch
• Tropical Smarties
• X-TREME Sour Smarties
• Smarties Parties
• Smarties Double Lollies
• Smarties Mega Lollies
• Smarties Pops

ENJOY LIFE

• Boom CHOCO Boom Dark Chocolate Bar
• Boom CHOCO Boom Crispy Rice Bar
• Boom CHOCO Boom Milk Bar

FARLEY’S AND SATHER’S

• Super Bubble and Super Bubble Blast (manufactured in a facility that manufactures products containing traces of eggs)
  
• Rain-Blo Pops (manufactured in a facility that manufactures products containing traces of milk and peanuts)
  
• Atomic Fireball (manufactured in a facility that manufactures products containing traces of milk, egg, peanuts, tree nuts and/or soy protein)
• Jawbreakers (manufactured in a facility that manufactures products containing traces of milk, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts and/or soy protein)
• Trolli Gummi Bears, Trolli Sour Brite (Frite) Crawlers, Jujufruits (made in allergen-free facility but packaged on equipment that packages products containing traces of milk, wheat, egg, peanuts, tree nuts and/or soy protein)
• Smarties
• Sweetarts (manufactured in a facility that manufactures products with traces of eggs and soy protein)
  
• Brach’s Candy Corn and Gummi Candy Corn (not flavored candy corns)
  • “packaged on equipment that also packages products containing milk, egg, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts and/or soy protein.”
• Brach’s Mellowcreme Pumpkins
  • “Packaged on equipment that also packages products containing traces of milk, egg, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, and/or soy protein.”
    
• Jujyfruits and Friends (Heide candies)

FERRARA PAN

Some packages state: “this product was manufactured in a facility where peanuts, almonds, milk, cashews, macadamias, pistachios, soy and egg are used in the production of other products.”

• Chewy Atomic Fireballs
• Lemonhead
• Red Hots
• Chewy Lemonhead and Friends
• Applehead, Grapehead, Cherryhead
• Jawbreakers

HERSHEY

• Jolly Rancher Hard Candy
• Jolly Rancher Hard Candy Sticks

JELLY BELLY

• Jelly Belly Jelly Beans

JUST BORN

• Mike & Ike
• Hot Tamales
• Peeps Pumpkins and Ghosts

MARS and WRIGLEY

• Starburst
• Skittles
  
• Skittles Sour
• Lifesavers Hard Candy fruit flavors
• Lifesavers Pops
• Lifesavers Gummies

PURE FUN

• Lollipops
• Cotton Candy
• Hard Candies
• Chocolate Meltdowns

SPANGLER (may contain traces of soy oil)

• Dum Dums
• Chewy Pops
• Saf-T-Pops
• Circus Peanuts

SURF SWEETS

• Gummy Worms
• Gummy Swirls
• Gummy Bears
• Fruity Bears
• Jelly Beans
• Sour Worms
• Sour Berry Bears

TOOTSIE

• Dots
• Bat Dots
• Candy Corn Dots
• Ghost Dots

WELCH’S

• Fruit Snacks

WONKA

• Bottlecaps
• Everlasting Gobstopper
• Chewy Gobstopper
• Runts (not Chewy),
  
• Fun Dip and Fun Dip Sour
• Pixy Stix
  
• Sweetarts (regular)
• Tart N Tinys
• Nerds

YUMMY EARTH

• Lollipops
• Candy Drops
• Gummy Bears
• Gummy Worms

Looking for non-candy ideas for Halloween? Read How to have an allergy-free Halloween.

This is a quick list of gluten-free Halloween candy (October 2009). Note: Please, as always, double check ingredients and also check with the child’s parents before giving them any candy or allowing them to eat anything! I will not be held liable for any accident occurring due to the use of this list. It is meant as a guide only.

For a more complete listing, along with allergy statements and other allergens, please read the Halloween Candy List - Gluten-Free Allergen-Free - 2009. For a Top-8 Allergen-Free list, read the Gluten-Free Allergen-Free Halloween Candy Quick List.

AIRHEADS

• Airheads Bars regular and sour
  • “processed in a facility that processes wheat flour”
• Airheads Pops
• Whistle Pops

AMANDA’S OWN CONFECTIONS

• Chocolate shapes and chocolate lollipops

ANNABELLE’S

• Big Hunk
  • “made in a facility that uses milk, egg, treenuts, wheat and peanuts”

ANNIE’S

• Organic Bunny Fruit Snacks

CADBURY ADAMS

• Swedish Fish
• Sour Patch Soft and Chewy Candy Kids

CE DE CANDY

• Smarties
• Bubble Gum Smarties
• Candy Money
• Smarties in a Pouch
• Tropical Smarties
• X-TREME Sour Smarties
• Smarties Parties
• Smarties Double Lollies
• Smarties Mega Lollies
• Smarties Pops

DIVVIES

• Boo x2 Chocolate Ghosts
• BinGo! Divvine Chocolate Bar
• Benjamint Crunch Bar
• Halloween Jelly Beans

ENJOY LIFE

• Boom CHOCO Boom Dark Chocolate Bar
• Boom CHOCO BoomCrispy Rice Bar
• Boom CHOCO Boom Milk Bar

FARLEY’S AND SATHER’S

• Super Bubble and Super Bubble Blast
• Rain-Blo Pops
• Atomic Fireball
• Jawbreakers
  • manufactured in a facility that manufactures products containing traces of wheat
• Trolli Gummi Bears
  • made in allergen-free facility but packaged on equipment that packages products containing traces of wheat
    
• Trolli Sour Brite (Frite) Crawlers
  • made in allergen-free facility but packaged on equipment that packages products containing traces of wheat
• Jujufruits
  • made in allergen-free facility but packaged on equipment that packages products containing traces of wheat
• Smarties
• Sweetarts
• Now and Later regular
• Now and Later Soft
• Brach’s Candy Corn, Gummi Candy Corn, Caramel Candy Corn, Caramel Apple Candy Corn, Chocolate Caramel Candy Corn
  • packaged on equipment that also packages products containing wheat
• Brach’s Mellowcreme Pumpkins
  • Packaged on equipment that also packages products containing traces of wheat
    
• Jujyfruits and Friends (Heide candies)

FERRARA PAN

• Chewy Atomic Fireballs
• Lemonhead
• Red Hots
• Chewy Lemonhead and Friends
  
• Applehead, Grapehead, Cherryhead,
  
• Jawbreakers

HERSHEY

• Milk Chocolate Bars
• Milk Duds
• Heath Minis
• Kisses, Special Dark Kisses
• Almond Joy
• Mounds
• Mr. Goodbar
• Baby Ruth
• Jolly Rancher Hard Candy
• Jolly Rancher Hard Candy Sticks
• Reese’s

JELLY BELLY

• Jelly Beans

JUST BORN

• Mike & Ike
• Hot Tamales
• Peeps Pumpkins and Ghosts

MARS and WRIGLEY

• M & Ms Plain
• M & Ms Peanut
• Snickers
• 3 Musketeers
• Starburst
• Skittles
  
• Skittles Sour
• Lifesavers Hard Candy
• Lifesavers Pops
• Lifesavers Gummies
• Hubba Bubba Gum, Glop, Max, Pop

NESTLE

• Butterfinger (not Butterfinger Crisp)
  
• Raisinets
• Bit-O-Honey
• Baby Ruth

PURE FUN

• Lollipops
• Cotton Candy
• Hard Candies
• Chocolate Meltdowns

SPANGLER

• Dum Dums
• Chewy Pops
• Saf-T-Pops
• Circus Peanuts

SURF SWEETS

• Gummy Worms
• Gummy Swirls
• Gummy Bears
• Fruity Bears
• Jelly Beans
• Sour Worms
• Sour Berry Bears

TOOTSIE

• Charleston Chew (including minis)
• Charms Blow Pops
• Charms Flat Pops
• Dots, including Bat Dots, Candy Corn Dots and Ghost Dots
• Tootsie Pops
• Tootsie Rolls
• Tootsie Fruit Rolls
• Junior Mints
• Junior Mints Inside Outs
• Junior Caramels
• Dubble Bubble Bubble Gum
• Sugar Babies
• Sugar Babies Caramel Apple
• Sugar Daddy

WELCH’S

• Fruit Snacks

WONKA

• Bottlecaps
• Gobstopper Everlasting
• Gobstopper Chewy
• Runts
• Runts Chewy
• Fun Dip
• Fun Dip Sour
• Pixy Stix
• Sweetarts (regular)
• Sweetarts Chew
• Sweetarts Giant Chewy
• Sweetarts Mini Chew
• Sweetarts Chewy Twists
• Sweetarts Shockers
• Tart N Tinys,
  
• Tart N Tinys Chew
• Nerds
• Laffy Taffy
• Laffy Taffy Stretchy and Tangy
• Laffy Taffy Rope

YUMMY EARTH

• Lollipops
• Candy Drop
• Gummy Bears
• Gummy Worms

WATCH OUT! CANDY THAT CONTAINS GLUTEN!

AIRHEADS

• Airheads Xtremes Rolls
  • contains wheat flour
    

ANNABELLE’S

• Rocky Road
  
  • Contains barley malt and wheat flour

HERSHEY

• Kit Kat
  • Contains wheat
    
• Twizzlers
  • Contains wheat
• Whoppers
  • Contains barley malt and wheat flour

MARS and WRIGLEY

• Milky Way
  
  • Contains barley malt
    
• Twix
  • Contains wheat

NESTLE

• Butterfinger Crisp
  • Contains wheat flour
• Crunch
  • Contains barley malt, “made on equipment that also processes wheat.”

WONKA

• Sweetarts Gummy Bugs
  • Contains wheat/gluten
• Sweetarts Rope
  • Contains wheat/gluten

Looking for non-candy ideas for Halloween? Read How to have an allergy-free Halloween.