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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.

The gluten-free allergen-free Halloween candy list is here! It’s that time of year again — the decorations are starting to appear, the scary costumes are peering out of store windows, and my children are already excited and talking about the candy they get to eat. Halloween is coming, but don’t get spooked! I have made things easy for you again this year with a list of Halloween candy available, both mainstream and specialty, and their gluten-free and allergen-free status.

Each candy shows if it contains wheat/gluten, milk (dairy), soy, egg, nuts, or peanuts (6 of the top 8 allergens — fish and shellfish are not present in any of the candies on this list.) 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.

In a hurry? Check out these:
Gluten-Free Halloween Candy Quick List
Gluten-Free and Allergen-Free Halloween Candy Quick List

Mainstream candy listed by brand, in alphabetical order:

AIRHEADS

• Airheads Bars regular and sour
  • Free of: peanuts, nuts, egg, milk
  • Contains: soybean oil, “processed in a facility that processes wheat flour”
• Airheads Xtremes Rolls
  • Free of: peanuts, nuts, egg, milk
  • Contains: wheat flour, soybean oil
• Airheads Pops and Whistle Pops
  • Free of: peanuts, nuts, egg, milk, soy, wheat
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens

ANNABELLE’S

• Big Hunk
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, milk, tree nuts
  • Contains: peanuts, eggs, soy lecithin, “made in a facility that uses milk, egg, treenuts, wheat and peanuts”
• Rocky Road
  • Free of: none of top 8!
  • Contains: milk, tree nuts (cashews), wheat/gluten (barley malt and wheat flour), soybean oil, “may contain peanuts, eggs, and flour”

CADBURY ADAMS

• Swedish Fish
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens
• Sour Patch Soft and Chewy Candy Kids
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens

CE DE CANDY

• Smarties, Bubble Gum Smarties, Candy Money, Love Hearts, Smarties in a Pouch, Tropical Smarties, X-TREME Sour Smarties, Easter Smarties, Smarties Parties, Smarties Double Lollies, Smarties Mega Lollies, Smarties Pops
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, milk, nuts, peanuts, egg, soy
  • Contains: None of top 8 allergens

Allergen Statement (via web Oct 09): Smarties® and our entire line of products are free from all the known allergens, and they do not appear anywhere in our manufacturing facilities. Our new item, Bubble Gum Smarties®, may contain minute traces of soy lecithin. We sell our products to many different classifications of trade, including “re-baggers.” A “re-bagger” buys products from many different companies and re-bags them in their own packaging. We cannot verify whether their manufacturing plants are free of nuts, soy, etc. If the UPC number on the packaging begins with “0 11206″, you can be assured that it was manufactured in one of our facilities and that it is allergen free.
Gluten Statement: Smarties® and our entire line of products are gluten free. If the UPC number on the packaging begins with “0 11206″, you can be assured that it is manufactured in a facility that is gluten free and safe to eat if you have Celiac Disease.

FARLEY’S AND SATHER’S

• Super Bubble and Super Bubble Blast
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens, but manufactured in a facility that manufactures products containing traces of eggs
    
• Rain-Blo Pops
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens, but manufactured in a facility that manufactures products containing traces of milk and peanuts
    
• Atomic Fireball
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens, but manufactured in a facility that manufactures products containing traces of milk, egg, peanuts, tree nuts and/or soy protein.
• Jawbreakers
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens, but 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
  
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens, but 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
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens
• Sweetarts
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens, but manufactured in a facility that manufactures products with traces of eggs and soy protein
    
• Now and Later regular
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, milk, eggs
    
  • Contains: soy (lecithin and oil)
• Now and Later Soft
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, milk
  • Contains: egg, soy (lecithin and oil), manufactured in a facility with products containing traces of milk
    
• Brach’s Candy Corn and Gummi Candy Corn (not flavored candy corns — see below)
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens, contains sesame oil, on package it states: “packaged on equipment that also packages products containing milk, egg, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts and/or soy protein.”
• Brach’s Caramel Candy Corn, Caramel Apple Candy Corn, Chocolate Caramel Candy Corn
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg
  • Contains: milk, soybean oil, sesame oil, on package: “packaged on equipment that also packages products containing traces of milk, egg, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, and/or soy protein”
• Brach’s Mellowcreme Pumpkins
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens, states on package: “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)
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens

Allergen Info (via web Oct 09): For product specific information regarding the Big 8 allergens and cross-contamination associated with these allergens, please contact Farleys & Sathers Candy Company, Inc. Consumer Relations at 1-888-247-9855 or complete our Feedback form to receive information. Due to changes that may occur in the manufacturing and packaging environments, Farley’s & Sathers Candy Company, Inc. does not provide allergen or gluten free lists.

FERRARA PAN

• Chewy Atomic Fireballs, Lemonhead, Red Hots, Chewy Lemonhead and Friends, Applehead, Grapehead, Cherryhead, Jawbreakers
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens, states on packages of some: “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.”

Allergen Info (via web Oct 09): Do you process and pack products that contain allergens? We manufacture and pack products made with Peanuts, Almonds, Milk, Egg and Soy in our facilities. We have common use lines which means we process and pack products which contain allergens on the same lines on which we process and pack products which do not contain allergens. Ferrara Pan has established an Allergen Policy which calls for the segregation of allergen-containing products from those products which do not contain allergens. The Allergen Policy also calls for the segregation of different allergen-containing products and ingredients from each other.

Ferrara Pan’s Allergen Policy requires a thorough, monitored cleaning of the common use lines when switching from allergen-containing products to non allergen-containing products, and requires multi-departmental inspections as well as stringent verification procedures. The precautions and procedures which Ferrara Pan has implemented are in place to assure our customers that Ferrara Pan manufactures its food products in a safe and responsible manner. However, because Ferrara Pan recognizes the serious challenges which people with food allergies face when making their food choices, we disclose to our customers that certain allergens are used in our facilities and those products containing allergens are manufactured and packed on the same lines as products which do not contain allergens.

Gluten-Free Info: No Ferrara Pan products are packed on equipment that is also used to pack a product that contains wheat, oat, rye or barley gluten. No Ferrara Pan products contain wheat, oat, rye or barley. No Ferrara Pan products are made from derivatives of wheat, oat, rye or barley. No Ferrara Pan products are made with wheat, oat, rye or barley gluten. No Ferrara Pan products are made on equipment that is also used to make a product that contains wheat, oat, rye or barley gluten.

Gluten-free products: All Gummies Ferrara or Black Forest, All Jellies (Gum Drops, Orange Slices, etc…), All the Headlines (Lemonhead, Applehead, Grapehead, etc…), All Jujus, All Jelly Beans, Sour Jacks, Cherry Sours, Boston Baked Beans, Atomic Fireballs, Jawbreakers (Jawbusters), Red Hots, Chewy Lemonhead & Friends, Chewy Atomic Fireballs, Fruit Snacks, Chocolate (Almonds, Peanuts, Raisins)-Dairy

HERSHEY

• Kit Kat
  • Free of: tree nuts, egg
  • Contains: wheat/gluten, milk, soy (lecithin), “manufactured in a facility that processes peanuts”
    
• Twizzlers
  • Free of: tree nuts, egg, milk, soy, peanuts
  • Contains: wheat/gluten
• Whoppers
  • Free of: tree nuts, egg, peanuts
  • Contains: wheat/gluten (barley malt and wheat flour), milk, soy (lecithin)
• Milk Chocolate Bars
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, tree nuts, egg, peanuts
  • Contains: milk, soy (lecithin), manufactured on the same equipment that manufactures almonds”
    
• Milk Duds
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, egg, nuts, peanuts
  • Contains: milk, soy (lecithin)
• Heath Minis
  • Free of: gluten/wheat, egg, peanuts
  • Contains: milk, soy (lecithin), almonds
• Kisses, Special Dark Kisses
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, tree nuts, peanuts, egg
    
  • Contains: milk, soy lecithin
    
• Almond Joy
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, egg, peanuts
    
  • Contains: milk, almonds, soy (lecithin and oil), “manufactured in a facility that processes peanuts”
• Mounds
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, egg, peanuts
    
  • Contains: milk, almonds, soy (lecithin and oil), “manufactured in a facility that processes peanuts”
• Mr. Goodbar
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, egg, tree nuts
    
  • Contains: milk, peanuts, soy (lecithin)
• Baby Ruth
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, tree nuts, egg
  • Contains: peanuts, milk, soy (lecithin and oil)
• Jolly Rancher Hard Candy and Hard Candy Sticks
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, egg, nuts, peanuts, milk, soy (except for Jolly Rancher Doubles and Pops contain soy lecithin)
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens, except for Jolly Rancher Doubles and Pops contain soy lecithin
• Reese’s
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, egg, tree nuts
    
  • Contains: soy, peanuts, milk

Allergen Info (via web Oct 09): How does The Hershey Company manage allergies? 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.

JELLY BELLY

• Jelly Belly Jelly Beans
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, milk, nuts, peanuts, egg, soy
  • Contains: None of top 8 allergens

Allergen info (via email Oct 09): Jelly Belly beans are gluten-free, dairy-free and OU kosher. There are no eggs, fish or shellfish. Soy lecithin is used on Chocolate Pudding flavor. Otherwise no soy products. Some packages still on the market will carry an allergy statement “made in a plant that processes peanuts and tree nuts”.  The company no longer processes peanuts but some packages may remain in retail. It’s best the check the package to be sure. Also one new collection of flavors Jelly Belly SuperFruit flavors are made with all natural colors and flavors and was recently accepted by Feingold Association.

JUST BORN

• Mike & Ike
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens
• Hot Tamales
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens
• Peeps Pumpkins and Ghosts
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens

Allergen Info (via web Oct 09): Are your candies gluten-free? The modified food starch that we use in our candies in corn starch.  We are in the process of updating our package labels to reflect products that are gluten free.  Our gluten free brands are: MIKE AND IKE® Brand Candies, HOT TAMALES® Brand Candies, PEEPS® Marshmallow Candies, PEANUT CHEW® Brand candies, TEENEE BEANEE® Jelly Beans and JUST BORN® Jelly Bean. This information pertains to all Just Born candies that we make and package at our two manufacturing locations (Bethlehem, PA and Philadelphia, PA) and are in their original packaging. Please be aware that we do sell some of our products in bulk to other manufacturers who may be repackaging them in another facility.  We encourage consumers to read the labels carefully for any gluten information on products that might be packaged elsewhere.  For further questions, we recommend consumers call our Consumer Relations Team toll-free at 1-888-645-3453. We encourage consumers to read the labels carefully for any potential allergen warning on products that might be packaged elsewhere.

MARS and WRIGLEY

• M & Ms Plain
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, egg
  • Contains: milk, “may contain peanuts”, soy (lecithin)
• M & Ms Peanut
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, egg
  • Contains: milk, “may contain almonds”, peanuts, soy (lecithin)
• Snickers
  • Free of: wheat/gluten
  • Contains: milk, “may contain almonds”, peanuts, soy (lecithin and oil), egg
• 3 Musketeers
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, tree nuts
  • Contains: milk, eggs, soy lecithin, “may contain peanuts”
• Milky Way
  • Free of: tree nuts
  • Contains: wheat/gluten (barley malt), milk, eggs, soy lecithin, “may contain peanuts”
• Twix
  • Free of: tree nuts, eggs, soy
  • Contains: wheat/gluten, milk, “may contain peanuts”
• Starburst
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, soy, milk
  • Contains: None of top 8 allergens
• Skittles and Skittle Sour
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, soy, milk
  • Contains: None of top 8 allergens
• Lifesavers Hard Candy and Lifesavers Pops
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk, soy (except some flavors, like Butter Rum)
    
  • Contains: soy lecithin (some flavors)
    
• Lifesavers Gummies
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens
• Hubba Bubba Gum, Glop, Max, Pop
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk
  • Contains: soy (lecithin)

Allergen Info (via web Oct 09): read their policy on allergen labeling

NESTLE

• Butterfinger
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, tree nuts, egg
  • Contains: peanuts, milk, soy lecithin and soybean oil
    
• Crunch
  • Free of: nuts, egg, peanuts, wheat
    
  • Contains: milk, soy lecithin, gluten (barley malt), “made on equipment that also processes peanuts, nuts and wheat.”
    
• Raisinets
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, nuts, egg
    
  • Contains: milk, soy lecithin, “made on equipment that also processes peanuts”
    
• Bit-O-Honey
  • Free of: wheat/gluten
    
  • Contains: milk, almonds, egg whites, soy protein, “made on equipment that also processes other nuts and peanuts”
    
• Baby Ruth
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, nuts, egg
    
  • Contains: peanuts, milk, soy

SPANGLER

• Dum Dums, Chewy Pops, Saf-T-Pops, Circus Peanuts, Candy Canes, Chewy Canes
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, milk, nuts, peanuts, egg
  • Contains: soy (see note below)
    

Allergen Info: *A note about soy. Our products, except Circus Peanuts, may contain trace amounts of soy oil, a processing aid in making candy. The soy oil has been refined, bleached and deodorized, a process that removes the protein that can cause an allergic reaction.  Because individual sensitivities vary, however, we have chosen to list the soy oil.

5 ways we make sure our products are allergy free.

1. Our manufacturing facilities are 100% free of gluten (from wheat, barley and rye), dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, fish and shellfish.
2. All Spangler Candy products are made on dedicated manufacturing equipment.
3. We thoroughly clean every manufacturing line, every day.
4. We notify all of our suppliers about our allergen standards. We also request an annual allergen report from each supplier to verify that the ingredients they provide are allergy free.
5. At least twice a year, all of our products are tested for allergens by an independent food lab.

Dum Dum Gum Pops and Dum Dum Chewy Pops made in the USA are free of peanuts, tree nuts, egg, gluten, and milk.  Dum Dum Gum Pops and Dum Dum Chewy Pops made in Brazil are manufactured in a facility where peanuts and milk are used in the manufacturing of other products.  Please check the back panel for country of origin.

TOOTSIE

• Charleston Chew (including minis)
  • Free of: nut, peanut, wheat/gluten
  • Contains: milk, soy, egg
• Charms Blow Pops
  • Free of: nut, peanut, wheat/gluten, egg
  • Contains: “Milk and soy may be present”
• Charms Flat Pops
  • Free of: nut, peanut, wheat/gluten, egg
  • Contains: “Milk and soy may be present”
• Dots, including Bat Dots, Candy Corn Dots and Ghost Dots
  • Free of: nut, peanut, wheat/gluten, soy, egg, milk
  • Contains: None of top 8 allergens (except Yogurt Dots)
• Tootsie Pops
  • Free of: nut, peanut, wheat/gluten, egg
  • Contains: milk, soy (soybean oil and soy lecithin)
• Tootsie Rolls and Fruit Rolls:
  • Free of: nut, peanut, wheat/gluten, egg
  • Contains: milk, soy (soybean oil)
• Junior Mints:
  • Free of: nut, peanut, wheat/gluten
  • Contains: soy (soya albumin), “milk and egg may be present”
• Junior Mints Inside Outs:
  • Free of: nut, peanut, wheat/gluten
  • Contains: soy (soya albumin), contains milk, “eggs may be present”
• Junior Caramels:
  • Free of: nut, peanut, wheat/gluten
  • Contains: soy (soya albumin), milk, “eggs may be present”
• Dubble Bubble Bubble Gum:
  • Free of: nut, peanut, wheat/gluten, egg
  • Contains: “milk and soy may be present”
• Sugar Babies:
  • Free of: nut, peanut, wheat/gluten
  • Contains: milk, soy, “egg may be present”
• Sugar Babies Caramel Apple:
  • Free of: nut, peanut, wheat/gluten
  • Contains: milk, contains egg
• Sugar Daddy:
  • Free of: nut, peanut, wheat/gluten, egg (Sugar Daddy Giant contains egg)
  • Contains: milk, soy (Sugar Daddy Giant contains egg)

  Allergen Info (via web Oct 09): At this time, all of our confections are completely peanut, tree nut and nut product free. We have no peanut or tree nut products in any of our facilities. At this time, all of our confections are gluten free. We do not use wheat, barley, rye, oats, triticale, spelt or any of their components and that includes our dusting on our conveyor belts. All Tootsie products are gluten-, peanut-, and nut product-free. Corn and soy products are used during the manufacturing process.

WELCH’S

• Fruit Snacks
  • Free of: nut, peanut, wheat/gluten, soy, egg, milk
  • Contains: None of top 8 allergens

WONKA

• Bottlecaps, Everlasting Gobstopper, Chewy Gobstopper, Runts (not Chewy), Fun Dip and Fun Dip Sour, Pixy Stix, Sweetarts (regular), Tart N Tinys, Nerds
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, milk, nuts, peanuts, egg, soy
  • Contains: None of top 8 allergens
• Chewy Runts, Laffy Taffy Stretchy and Tangy, Giant Chewy Sweetarts, Mini Chewy Sweetarts, Sweetarts Chewy Twists, Sweetarts Shockers, Chewy Tart N Tinys
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, milk, nuts, peanuts, soy
  • Contains: egg
• Laffy Taffy, Laffy Taffy Rope, Sweetarts Chew
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, milk, nuts, peanuts, egg
  • Contains: soy lecithin in Laffy Taffy, soybean oil in Sweetarts Chew
• Sweetarts Gummy Bugs, Sweetarts Rope
  • Free of: nuts, peanuts, egg, soy
  • Contains: wheat/gluten, Gummy Bugs made on equipment that also processes milk

Allergen Info (via web Oct 09): Labeling regulations require that if any of the eight recognized known allergens are in the product, they must be listed in the ingredient statement. We always list the allergen by the common name.

Additionally, our factories, that use any of the recognized allergens as an ingredient, take all precautions to avoid cross contact of products that do not contain them. We always add a cautionary statement at the end of our packaging ingredient listing if a product is made on the same line or factory of those products containing a recognized allergen. It is recommended that you always check the label before purchasing a product.

Here is a list of natural and specialty candy companies - great for kids with food allergies!

AMANDA’S OWN CONFECTIONS (www.amandasown.com)

• Chocolate shapes and chocolate lollipops
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk
  • Contains: soy (lecithin)

Allergen Info (via web Oct 09): Our products are only made from DAIRY FREE and TREE NUT FREE and PEANUT FREE semi-sweet chocolate.  The chocolate is made on dedicated equipment that is free of all dairy and nut ingredients.  We do not use dairy or nuts in any of our products so there is no chance for cross-contamination of our ingredients. Our products are also egg-free & gluten-free!

ANNIE’S

• Organic Bunny Fruit Snacks (Flavors: Tropical Treat, Berry Patch, Sunny Citrus, Summer Strawberry)
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens

Allergen Info (via web Oct 09): This product does not contain the following eight allergens and are not made on shared equipment with wheat, dairy, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, crustaceans/shellfish, and egg.

CHOCOLATE DECADENCE (www.chocolatedecadence.com)

• Chocolate Halloween shapes and chocolate bars
  • Free of: milk, wheat/gluten (except pretzel items), egg
  • Contains: soy (lecithin), some contain nuts, peanuts

DIVVIES (www.divvies.com)

• Boo x2 Chocolate Ghosts, BinGo! Divvine Chocolate Bar, Benjamint Crunch Bar, Halloween Jelly Beans
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk
  • Contains: soy (lecithin)

Allergen Info (via web Oct 09): Divvies candies, frosting, and sprinkles are certified by their manufacturers to be peanut-, tree nut-, milk-, egg-free, and sesame-free and are packaged in Divvies Bakery. Divvies conducts routine testing to minimize the risk of any cross-contamination in their certified allergen-free ingredients.

ENJOY LIFE (www.enjoylifefoods.com)

• Boom CHOCO Boom Dark Chocolate Bar, Crispy Rice Bar, Milk Bar
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, peanuts, nuts, egg, milk, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens. Made in a dedicated nut- and gluten-free facility

PURE FUN (www.organiccandy.com)

• Lollipops, Cotton Candy, Hard Candies, Chocolate Meltdowns
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, milk, nuts, peanuts,egg, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens

Allergen Info (via web Oct 09): At Pure Fun™, our core principle is to provide products that are free of known allergens with NO pesticides, NO Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s), NO cholesterol, NO transfats, NO chemicals, NO gluten, NO synthetic flavors and NO artificial FD&C colorants. Pure Fun™ is truly “Better for you candy©”, retaining the natural nutrients of pure cane juice. The Pure Fun™ brand is synonymous with the highest organic, Kosher and Vegan standards.

SURF SWEETS (www.surfsweets.com)

• Gummy Worms, Gummy Swirls, Gummy Bears, Fruity Bears, Jelly Beans, Sour Worms, Sour Berry Bears
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, milk, nuts, peanuts,egg, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens

Allergen Info (via web Oct 09):
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.

VERMONT NUT FREE CHOCOLATES (www.vermontnutfree.com)

• Assorted chocolates
  • Free of: nuts, peanuts
  • Contains: depending on the selection, wheat, milk, egg, soy (lecithin)

Allergen Info (via web Oct 09):
Our entire selection is completely safe for those with any tree nut or peanut allergy but can also be enjoyed by anyone who loves fine chocolates.
Regarding dairy: Although our solid dark chocolate items do not contain any dairy ingredients, they are processed on shared dairy equipment and are labeled as such. Additionally, most of the items that we make are in milk chocolate and we always have lots of dairy ingredients around in the same production area so we could not consider our solid dark chocolate items to be truly dairy free. If the dairy allergy in question is more than a mild one and you have concerns about possible dairy traces, we would not recommend our solid dark chocolate items.
Regarding eggs: We do make some products that contain egg ingredients. The Orange-Apricot truffles, orange creams and the raspberry creams as well as our fudge and candy corn all contain eggs or egg products as an ingredient. All of our other filled (boxed) chocolates as well as the mini twist pretzels are processed on the same equipment. All of our solid chocolate items, in both milk chocolate and dark chocolate, are processed on different equipment than is used for the egg containing chocolates. Our solid chocolate items include the chocolate bars, pops, coins, drops, chips, bugs and holiday novelty items.

YUMMY EARTH (www.yummyearth.com)

• Lollipops, Candy Drop, Gummy Bears, Gummy Worms
  • Free of: wheat/gluten, milk, nuts, peanuts,egg, soy
  • Contains: none of the top 8 allergens

Allergen Info (via web Oct 09): Are any of the major allergens, including peanuts or tree nuts, used in your product?  No, plus our plant does not produce anything
with tree-nuts or peanuts. YummyEarth’s organic lollipops and drops are enjoyed by corn sensitive people around the world.

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

My girls turn 5 and 3 this month and once again I have pulled off the double birthday party (one party per year is about all I can handle)! I have no right to complain or take complete credit since I had lots of help… thank you to both set of grandparents, and a special thank you to my mom who volunteered to make 2 gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, soy-free, nut-free birthday cakes! Oh, but that’s not all — they also had to feature Ariel the mermaid as demanded requested by two very excited little girls.

Here are the birthday girls:

Here are the Ariel mermaid cakes (that’s my older daughter’s picture surrounded by red Ariel hair!) :

And here are the girls with their cakes:

Happy birthday my darling girls! (And in case you’re wondering, they really did have friends at the party even though it looks like they were the only 2 there! I swear!)

The cakes pictured were made using Pamela’s Luscious Chocolate Cake Mix with the egg-free version (recipe on package). It always turns out moist and delicious!

Related articles:

• Happy Birthday to My Girls (2008)
• A gluten-free dairy-free egg-free birthday menu (2007)
• Get your allergy-free cupcakes ready