Food & Cooking Recipes Healthy Recipes Gluten-Free Recipes 25 Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes Everyone Will Love Crowd-pleasing takes on classic cakes, cookies, brownies, and more. By Frances Kim Frances Kim Frances is a freelance writer for MarthaStewart.com. Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 16, 2024 Close Photo: Sidney Bensimon Whether you are gluten-free or hosting someone who is, we're here for you with all kinds of delectable dessert recipes. Our go-to ideas for gluten-free desserts include creative takes on the classics—and you'll quickly find that baking without gluten is a cinch when you use our triple-tested recipes for gluten-free cakes, cookies, brownies, pies, puddings, pavlovas, and more. How to Use Gluten-Free Flour in Place of Regular Flour, According to Experts 01 of 25 Coconut-Pecan Tart Dana Gallagher This elegant tart has an easy press-in crust made with shredded coconut and almond flour and a dreamy filling that imparts creamy butterscotch flavor. The best part? It's studded with chocolate and pecans. View Recipe 02 of 25 Chocolate-Peanut-Butter-Caramel Cereal Bars Nico Schinco There's a lot to like about this gluten-free riff on millionaire's shortbread. A crispy rice cereal marshmallow base replaces the usual cookie layer, and there's a peanut-butter caramel tier and a dark chocolate shell. It's a no-bake bar cookie that tastes like you hit the jackpot. View Recipe 03 of 25 Five-Ingredient Chocolate Chip Cookies Aaron Dyer Almond butter is the secret ingredient that binds these chocolate chip cookies together. They're free of flour, which makes them safe for anyone who is gluten intolerant. View Recipe 04 of 25 Peach-Guava Pops Paola + Murray Enjoy the flavor of fresh summer peaches in these ice pops that your whole family will enjoy. A combination of puréed and sliced peaches is mixed with guava juice, lime juice, and sugar for a refreshing gluten-free dessert. View Recipe 05 of 25 Flourless Chocolate-Almond Cake Paola + Murray Everyone will want a slice of this fudgy, rich, and decadent gluten-free chocolate cake. Almond flour gives the bittersweet chocolate batter body and a whipped crème fraîche topping provides the sweetness. View Recipe 06 of 25 Strawberry-Lemonade Angel Pie Paola + Murray Similar to a pavlova, this stunning summer dessert has a meringue base and a strawberry filling that's cooked with gelatin to make it easy to slice. Whipped cream and sliced strawberries are all the topping it needs. View Recipe 07 of 25 Vegan Blueberry Crisp Bryan Gardner Six cups of fresh blueberries are baked beneath an oat and almond crumble. Not only is this dessert gluten-free, but it's also vegan—and absolutely delicious. View Recipe 08 of 25 Brown-Sugar Peach Pavlova Paola + Murray Using brown sugar for the meringue gives it a more caramelly flavor that pairs well with the poached peaches in this pavlova. View Recipe 09 of 25 Dark Chocolate-Walnut Date Bar Sidney Bensimon Here's a decadent no-bake treat that's free of gluten and refined sugar. This deep, dark chocolate bar is sweetened with a caramel-forward date purée, studded with walnuts and natural peanut butter, and layered with dark chocolate. View Recipe 10 of 25 Coconut Water Granita Kirsten Francis This super simple gluten-free dessert—made with coconut water, sugar, and sliced strawberries—is exactly what we want on a hot summer day. All you need to do is combine the coconut water and sugar in a baking dish, freeze until solid, and then scrape occasionally to create ice crystals. View Recipe 11 of 25 No-Bake Chocolate-Eggnog Crème Brûlée Lennart Weibull Avoid the fussy water bath and temperamental cooking process with this recipe for no-bake gluten-free crème brûlée. The cream mixture is infused with cinnamon and nutmeg, which makes it taste like our favorite holiday beverage. View Recipe 12 of 25 Apple Sundaes With Cider Caramel Sauce Justin Walker Give the ice cream sundae a fall twist by serving scoops of vanilla with baked apple slices and a spiced caramel sauce. View Recipe 13 of 25 Almond-Coconut Chewy Chocolate Cookies Chris Simpson Almond flour takes the place of the usual all-purpose flour in these rich cookies. They're made from bittersweet chocolate, roasted almonds, and shredded coconut. View Recipe 14 of 25 Spiced Pumpkin Pie Linda Xiao A Crisp Rice-Almond Pie Crust is the secret weapon in our gluten-free baking arsenal. It pairs beautifully with a cinnamon- and nutmeg-spiked pumpkin filling for this pumpkin dessert and would be a superb base for just about any pie. View Recipe 15 of 25 Rice Pudding With Sea Salt-Caramel Sauce Con Poulos Rice pudding may seem old-fashioned, but this gluten-free version is totally modern. While the creamy pudding is delicious on its own, we've taken it to the next level with a homemade sea-salt caramel sauce, fresh berries, and nuts on top. View Recipe 16 of 25 Cherry-Raspberry Semifreddo Paola + Murray Floral elderflower liqueur brightens the duo of tart cherries and sweet raspberries in this frozen, Italian-inspired dessert. It needs to be made at least eight hours in advance, so it's perfect for make-ahead entertaining. View Recipe 17 of 25 Raspberry-Almond Crisp Chris Simpson Juicy raspberries tossed in brown sugar are bursting beneath a gluten-free crumble made from butter, rolled oats, and sliced raw almonds. It's a fabulous treat for a crowd (it serves at least six!)—and no one will ever suspect that it's secretly healthy. View Recipe 18 of 25 Chocolate-Peanut Butter Semifreddo With Caramel Corn Marcus Nilsson Light and creamy, the ultimate duo (chocolate and peanut butter) takes center stage in this gluten-free Italian dessert. Each slice is topped with homemade caramel popcorn, a kid-friendly, carnival-inspired treat. View Recipe 19 of 25 Lemon Cornmeal Cake Lennart Weibull Double doses of lemon juice and zest—and almonds (chopped plus extract)—give this Italian-inspired cake plenty of flavor. View Recipe 20 of 25 Flourless Chocolate-Date Cake With Salted-Caramel Sauce Marcus Nilsson This is a cake for the ages, regardless of your dietary preferences. Skipping the flour just means you get a dense crumb. Salted caramel sauce and infused whipped cream make it even more decadent. View Recipe 21 of 25 Coffee Meringue-Ice Cream Cake Jonathan Lovekin Dress up store-bought coffee ice cream with almonds, ground coffee beans, and flaky salt, then sandwich it between coffee-swirled meringues to make this over-the-top dessert. View Recipe 22 of 25 Fudgy Pecan Brownies Cornstarch gives these brownies structure, just as the gluten in flour would. We added toasted pecans, but walnuts or hazelnuts would also be delicious. View Recipe 23 of 25 Basil-Yogurt Panna Cotta With Grapefruit Gelèe Con Poulos Pretty in pink and super elegant—who could pass up panna cotta, an elegant gluten-free dessert? A fresh grapefruit-gelatin mixture is combined with basil-infused milk for a first-class sweet. View Recipe 24 of 25 Buckwheat-and-Chocolate Torte Con Poulos For the uninitiated, buckwheat flour is gluten-free because it's ground from a seed, not a grain. It adds a wonderful earthiness to this scrumptious cake. View Recipe 25 of 25 Gluten-Free Angel Food Cake Mike Krautter Using gluten-free flour doesn't make this classic dessert any less scrumptious. The texture is as light as a cloud. View Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit