Gluten Free Chocolate Recipes, made with "normal" ingredients (2024)

These 15 gluten free chocolate recipes have something for absolutely everyone, from dark chocolate lovers to white-chocolate-only people. They're desserts made with “normal” ingredients, and they're sure to win over yourtoughest critic!

If you tell me that you don't like chocolate, I'm going to do everything within my power to prove you wrong. But it's not just chocolate. If you tell me you don't like pretty much anything, that's my cue to get to work.

Now, I've watched my own son develop right before my eyes into ayoung man who truly doesn'tlove chocolate. He'll take a few bites of a rich brownie, and push it away. A flourless chocolate cake is just not his jam after bite one.

But there is a chocolate recipe in this list of 15 of the very best gluten free chocolate recipes for everyone. Including my son.

For the true deep-as-you-dare chocolate lovers, go for the flourless chocolate cake, chocolate lava cakes, chocolate cakes for one, or the chocolate mousse cake (personal fave).

For the other end of the spectrum, you and my son will love the red velvet cake, chocolate mug cake (a great last minute for your Valentine!), or the devil's food cake.

And really and truly foreveryone, the crazy cake (seriously everyone's favorite, including the cook!). Also, the one bowl chocolate cake, chocolate pound cake, black bean or avocado brownies (for the healthiest!).

The vegan white chocolate is just in a class by itself. That is the recipe for people whoswearthey don't like white chocolate.

Gluten free chocolate lava cake is for maximum impact with minimum effort!Restaurant-style gluten cakes with a warm, gooey center. I won't tell how easy it is if you don't.

Rich chocolate gluten free chocolate cake donuts with a thickchocolate glaze. Enough said!

Flourless gluten free chocolate cake for one. 3 ingredients. 1 cake. 20 minutes max. This little cake is for you, when you want something with chocolate. If you really want to impress guests, make everyone their own in minutes, right before serving. Mmmmm….

This gluten free chocolate mousse cake is the perfect moist, rich chocolate cake topped with light, eggless chocolate mousse. A showstopper!

Black bean brownies are a special kind of flourless gluten free brownie, and this amazing recipe doesn’t taste at ALL like beans. Really!Tasting is believing.

These fudgy avocado brownies are actually good for you. So easy to make, they’re gluten free, and guilt-free! Give your Valentine some love from the heart—that's good for their heart! (see what I did there?)

Rich, but not too rich; sweet but not too sweet. This moist and tender gluten free devil’s food cake can easily be made into cupcakes or a layer cake. Look at those moist crumbs! This cake will make a chocolate lover out of a.n.y.o.n.e.

Moist and dense with a deep, rich chocolate flavor, this gluten free chocolate pound cake is a chocolate-lover's dream. Eggs are the only thing that gives it lift, so it's nice and dense, but never dry.

This classic gluten free red velvet cake is everything you remember red velvet to be—with or without eeeevvvvviiiillll food coloring.

Moist and tender, lightly chocolate cake that is my go-to recipe whenever I want to please chocolate and non-chocolate lovers alike. My son loves this cake—and so do my chocolate-loving girls and husband.

Finally, last but not least, a classicflourless chocolate cake. This isone of those restaurant-style desserts that it’s tempting to think is too fussy to make at home. It’s naturally gluten free, you know. But let's be real: only true chocolate lovers need apply.

Gluten Free Chocolate Recipes, made with "normal" ingredients (2024)

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What baking chocolate is gluten free? ›

Hershey's Cocoa, Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa, and Hershey's Dutch Cocoa are all on the gluten-free list.

Is cocoa gluten and dairy free? ›

Cocoa is naturally gluten-free.

What you need to watch out for are commercial chocolates that include 10-15 additional ingredients, as well as chocolates snacks that mix in foods like pretzels, cookie crumbles, and crispies.

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Can gluten free cakes be frozen? ›

8) Freeze for up to eight months: Homemade gluten-free items last three to six months in the freezer. Commercial gluten-free baked products, including Kinnikinnick, usually last for well up to eight months.

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What chocolate is naturally gluten-free? ›

In its purest form, chocolate in any of its milk, dark and white varieties doesn't contain gluten.

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What is lazy cake made of? ›

This no bake dessert recipe includes a handful of simple ingredients that can be found in your pantry: biscuits (cookies), butter, sugar, and cocoa powder, combined together then rolled into a log in a plastic wrap, and served after freezing.

What is the difference between flourless and gluten-free? ›

Is There a Difference Between Flourless and Gluten-Free? Flourless does not always mean gluten-free. Gluten-free means no gluten – which is the protein that can be found in many other ingredients beyond flour.

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Does baking powder have gluten in it? ›

Baking powder is typically a combination of an acid (like cream of tartar), baking soda, and a starch to absorb moisture. These days, the starch found in baking powder is usually either potato starch or regular cornstarch, both of which are gluten-free. This, in turn, makes most baking powder gluten-free.

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Are M&M's gluten-free? ›

The following Mars candies have no gluten-containg ingredients: M&Ms (except pretzel, crispy, and potentially seasonal items) Milky Way Caramel Bars (not the original Milky Way Bar) Snickers Bars.

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Are Reese's gluten-free? ›

All varieties of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are gluten-free except seasonal shaped items (i.e. Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs). NOTE: Double check to make sure your Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are made by Hershey before buying them.

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Are Kit Kats gluten-free? ›

Are KitKats^® gluten free? Unfortunately they aren't but we're always working on new breaks that everyone can enjoy! Have you tried our KITKAT^® Bunny, they're gluten free and delicious! Find the full list of products suitable for a gluten free diet here.

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Why did my gluten-free cake turn out gummy? ›

Gluten-free baked goods often benefit from extra liquid to hydrate the flour blends, eliminate grittiness, and achieve a less dense or dry texture. However, it's very important to drive off this extra moisture during baking, or you'll wind up with a gummy texture.

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Why do gluten free cakes fall apart? ›

Your cake may not have enough structure due to using only one type of gluten-free flour. I recommend using a combination of gluten-free flours and starches to create a strong structure for your cake. I would also suggest to review what your egg replacer you're using.

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Why do gluten free cakes taste grainy? ›

Gluten-free baked goods have earned the reputation of being dry and gritty. That grit—that evil grit! —is the result of gluten-free flours that are often high in starches and rice flour, which take longer to absorb moisture than regular “gluten” flour.

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Is Hershey's baking chocolate gluten-free? ›

It is. At least in the US (though I'm not aware of it being sold in other countries). Hershey's cocoa is gluten-free according to their website. Hershey's Cocoa (that's the one in the photos here), Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa, and Hershey's Dutch Cocoa are all on their gluten-free list.

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Is Ghirardelli baking cocoa gluten-free? ›

We are pleased to let you know that many of our products are made without gluten-containing ingredients, such as our 60%, 72%, 86%, and 92% cacao bars and squares. In addition, you can feel confident that our baking chips and baking bars are also made without gluten-containing ingredients.