Below are recipes that are gluten-free or dairy-free, or could easily be made as such. Be sure to check labels for all ingredients, as gluten and dairy can pop up in unexpected places. For example, confectioners’ sugar, baking powder, and cornstarch sometimes contain gluten, and chocolate chips often contain dairy.
Applet Candies, 66
Apricot-Orange Balls, 106
Brandy Balls, 107
Butterscotch Candy, 54
Candied Orange Peels, 94
Candy Corn, 84
Candy-Coated Nuts, 96
Caramel Corn, 44
Peanut Butter Caramel Corn, 47
Spiced Caramel Corn, 46
Caramelized Mixed Nuts, 97
Cherry Cordials, 10
Chocolate Caramel Peanut Butter Candy Bars, 29
Chocolate Cheesecake Bon Bons, 21
Chocolate Coconut Candy Bars, 2
Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls, 5
Chocolate-Dipped Fruit Skewers, 98
Chocolate-Dipped Honeycomb, 4
Cinnamon Hard Candies, 50
Citrus Hard Candy, 53
Citrus Pate de Fruit, 79
Coconut Clouds, 68
Coconut Milk Caramels , 38
Coconut Milk Truffles, 18
Coconut Oil Peppermint Patties, 24
Crystallized Ginger, 92
Dates Stuffed with Goat Cheese and Chocolate, 100
Divinity, 83
Dried Cherry and Chocolate Balls, 103
Fruit Leather, 93
Fudge
Mocha Fudge, 12
Peanut Butter Fudge, 14
White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge, 15
Gummy Candies, 72
Homemade Marshmallows, 74
Honey Lemon Ginger Drops, 55
Maple Nut Brittle, 58
Marzipan, 76
Mocha Fudge, 12
Mocha Meringue Bark, 70
Opera Creams, 77
Orange Creams, 26
Pate de Fruit
Citrus Pate de Fruit, 79
Raspberry Pate de Fruit, 78
Simple Jame Pate de Fruit, 80
Peanut Butter Caramel Corn , 47
Peanut Butter Cups, 6
Peanut Butter Fudge, 14
Pecan Pralines, 99
Pecan Toffee, 40
Penuchi, 28
Peppermint Candy Canes, 60
Peppermint Patties, 22
Coconut Oil Peppermint Patties, 24
Potato Candy, 82
Raisin Clusters, 102
Raspberry Pate de Fruit, 78
Rock Candy, 62
Salt Water Taffy, 41
Salted Caramels, 34
Sesame Halvah, 88
Simple Jam Pate de Fruit, 80
Spiced Caramel Corn, 46
Sugar Plums, 104
Truffles, 16
Coconut Milk Truffles, 18
Vinegar Candy, 57
Walnut Clusters, 108
White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge, 15
When milk, cream, or sweetened condensed milk are called for in these recipes, use coconut milk or coconut sweetened condensed milk (page xiv). Use coconut oil instead of butter. Use dairy-free chocolate.
Applet Candies, 66
Apricot-Orange Balls, 106
Candied Orange Peels, 94
Candy-Coated Nuts, 96
Caramel Corn, 44
Peanut Butter Caramel Corn, 47
Spiced Caramel Corn, 46
Cherry Cordials, 10
Chocolate Cheesecake Bon Bons, 21
Chocolate Coconut Candy Bars, 2
Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls, 5
Chocolate-Dipped Fruit Skewers, 98
Chocolate-Dipped Honeycomb, 4
Chocolate-Dipped Pretzel Rods, 8
Cinnamon Hard Candies, 50
Citrus Hard Candy, 53
Citrus Pate de Fruit, 79
Coconut Clouds, 68
Coconut Milk Caramels, 38
Coconut Milk Truffles, 18
Coconut Oil Peppermint Patties, 24
Crystallized Ginger, 92
Dates Stuffed with Goat Cheese and Chocolate, 100
Divinity, 83
Dream Bars, 9
Dried Cherry and Chocolate Balls, 103
Fruit Leather, 93
Fudge
Mocha Fudge, 12
Peanut Butter Fudge, 14
White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge, 15
Gummy Candies, 72
Homemade Marshmallows, 74
Honey Lemon Ginger Drops, 55
Maple Nut Brittle, 58
Marzipan, 76
Mocha Fudge, 12
Mocha Meringue Bark, 70
Orange Creams, 26
Pate de Fruit
Citrus Pate de Fruit, 79
Raspberry Pate de Fruit, 78
Simple Jame Pate de Fruit, 80
Peanut Butter Caramel Corn , 47
Peanut Butter Cups, 6
Peanut Butter Fudge, 14
Peppermint Candy Canes, 60
Peppermint Patties
Coconut Oil Peppermint Patties, 24
Potato Candy, 82
Raisin Clusters, 102
Raspberry Pate de Fruit, 78
Rock Candy, 62
Sesame Halvah, 88
Simple Jam Pate de Fruit, 80
Spiced Caramel Corn, 46
Sugar Plums, 104
Truffles
Coconut Milk Truffles, 18
Walnut Clusters, 108
White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge, 15