Trick or Treat

As parents of a kid suffering from Celiac or gluten-intolerance, you not only have to worry about the little goblins and ghosts wondering about your neighborhoods this Halloween, but you also have to worry about the candy they will collect and the gluten it may contain.

The following list of brand-name candies are said to be gluten-free. As with all foods, we cannot guarantee that they are gluten-free since manufacturers are free to change their manufacturing process at any time. Please contact them personally to be safe.

• Baby Ruth
• Butterfinger
• Oh Henry!
• Nestle Magic Milk Chocolate
• Raisinets
• Balance Bars
• Breath Savor Mints: sugar free: iced mint, mint cinnamon, peppermint, spearmint, vanilla mint, wintergreen
• Bubble Yum — all flavors
• Care Free Gum: sugarless only: bubble gum, cinnamon, peppermint, spearmint
• Hersheys Kisses, milk chocolate ( and w/ almonds)
• Mounds
• Almond Joy
• Lifesavers
• Mars
• Skittles
• Starburst
• Mr. Goodbar
• Payday
• Reeses Peanut Butter Cups
• Classic Caramels
• Jolly Ranchers
• Pez Candies
• Rolo caramels in milk chocolate
• Smarties
• Snickers
• Tootsie Rolls

We also have created some delicious gluten-free treats that are fun and easy to create with your kids and are especially great for Halloween parties.

Caramel Apples

A childhood favorite…very simple and quite yummy! Just melt the caramel, dip in the apples and sprinkle with chopped peanuts. If you prefer to avoid a huge mess, core and cut the apple into wedges and serve with the melted caramel.

Spooky Chocolate Cupcakes

Another simple recipe guaranteed to make your kids giggle. Follow this basic recipe for cupcakes. Top with orange colored frosting and draw simple spider webs on the top with black icing.

– Glutenfreeda