Gluten-Free Easter Recipes (2024)

FAQs

What Easter treats are gluten free? ›

This includes the York Peppermint Patty Eggs, Milk Duds, Rolo, Milk Chocolate Hershey Kisses (no add'l flavoring), Easter White Cream Reese's PB Cups, Easter Milk Chocolate PB Cups, and Easter Mallow Top PB Cups. All of these items are specifically labeled gluten free.

From marinated chicken breasts to a whole roasted duck to herb-crusted beef tenderloin and more, there are plenty of recipes you can serve for Easter dinner that don't include ham.

For starters, with Easter eggs specifically, whilst the actually egg may be gluten-free, they might come with some added extras which aren't. What is this? Plus, some Easter eggs have a 'may contain' warning for gluten which makes them unsuitable for Coeliacs and certainly not gluten-free.

Traditionally, the baskets are filled with: decorated hardboiled eggs (representing Christ's Resurrection); lamb-shaped butter or sugar (representing Christ as the “Lamb of God”); bread (reminding us that Jesus is the “Bread of Life”); meats, such as ham (symbolic of great joy and abundance), sausage (symbolic of God's ...

Ham: Ham is a traditional Easter dish in many parts of the United States, particularly in the South. It is often glazed with a sweet sauce and served with sides such as mashed potatoes, green beans, or sweet potatoes.

Symbolism and Significance

Ham holds symbolic significance for many people during Easter. As a rich, indulgent meat, it can represent the celebration of new life and the end of the Lenten season, during which many Christians abstain from certain luxuries.

Most sources of healthy fat, such as the following, are gluten-free. Foods that are safe to eat if you have a gluten intolerance include nuts, seeds, vegetables, fruits, fish, poultry, dairy products, gluten-free grains, and legumes.

Avoid all products with barley, rye, triticale (a cross between wheat and rye), farina, graham flour, semolina, and any other kind of flour, including self-rising and durum, not labeled gluten-free. Be careful of corn and rice products.

How to go 100% gluten-free? ›

Choose naturally gluten-free grains and flours, including rice, corn, soy, potato, tapioca, sorghum, quinoa, millet, buckwheat, cassava, coconut, arrowroot, amaranth, teff, flax, chia, yucca, bean flours, and nut flours.

These classic milk chocolate candies are ready for some Easter fun with their festive colorful foils and spring themed packaging! Individually wrapped, gluten free and kosher certified, these candies are ready to find their way into plastic Easter eggs and baskets alike!

While Russell Stover Easter Bunnies may not contain gluten ingredients, they could be processed in a facility where gluten is present (see link here for more information). If you are highly sensitive to gluten, we recommend you skip eating Russell Stover Easter Bunnies and find other gluten-free candies to eat instead.

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.

Good news! The original yellow Marshmallow Peeps are gluten-free, and they note it on the label in the same area near the nutrition information. However, there are many different flavors and varieties of Peeps available, and more seem to be appearing all the time.