Low FODMAP Valentine's Day Treats
I’m a sucker for Valentine’s Day. I love the flowers and the hearts and the opportunity to spread the love to my family and friends. Plus, any holiday with food fun– I can’t resist.
Don’t let dietary restrictions hold you back from indulging this Valentine’s day. Show yourself some love with three of my favorite gluten-free, mostly dairy-free, low FODMAP treats:
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Chocolate covered strawberries are hands down the easiest (and arguably the best?) allergen-friendly dessert. I melted Enjoy Life’s dark chocolate chips, swirled my strawberries in the melted chocolate, and placed them on a parchment-lined cookie sheet in the fridge. Voila!
If you aren’t familiar with Enjoy Life, their products are free-from gluten and 14 common allergens: wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, casein, soy, egg, sesame, sulfites, lupin, mustard, fish, shellfish, and crustaceans. Their baking chocolate has been a pantry staple in my house for a while now.
Meringue
There are A LOT of meringue recipes out there, but after a few tries here’s what worked for me:
Beat 3 egg whites + 1/4 tsp salt + 1/4 tsp cream of tartar until frothy.
Add 1/2 cup of sugar about a tablespoon at a time and a splash of vanilla extract.
Continue to beat until stiff peaks are formed.
From there, I made three different versions:
Basic vanilla meringue blob cookies
Lemon meringue pie bites with lemon curd
Chocolate marbled meringue cookies with melted Enjoy Life dark chocolate chips inspired by Bakers Royale
All baked on a parchment lined baking sheet for 40 minutes at 250 degrees Fahrenheit and cooled on the parchment on a wire rack.
Decorate-It-Yourself Sugar Cookies
I follow FODMAP Everyday’s recipe for rolled sugar cookies with Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour. For basic icing, I combine 1/2 cup of powdered sugar with a splash of lactose-free milk. For Valentine’s day, I also added one smashed raspberry to the icing for color and flavor (you could also use the juice from a couple thawed berries!) then topped with:
Strawberry slices shaped like hearts
More lemon curd
Sprinkles
Not the DIY type? Pick up one of these instead (availability may vary by location):
Jeni’s dairy-free dark chocolate truffle ice cream
Beckon Ice Cream for my lactose-intolerant friends
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