Here’s your list of the best gluten-free desserts all in one place, from simple to sophisticated!
If you are looking into gluten-free dessert recipes, I’m guessing you or someone in your life has adopted a gluten-free lifestyle.
Whether this decision has been reached due to need or simply by choice, there is a lot of good news concerning gluten-free dessert recipes.
There are TONS of options!
And I mean TONS!
With so many easily accessible alternative ingredients available today, gluten-free desserts for a party can be enjoyed by all without hardly anyone being any the wiser!
Fruits tend to be a consistent theme, whether on gluten-free dessert pizza or in no-bake gluten-free desserts.
But there is no shortage of cookies and cakes on this list of best gluten-free desserts, as well as brownies and cheesecake.
As far as gluten-free dessert bars go, there are more than a few of those as well!
That is good news because if you are at all like me, I like simple serving options and finger-friendly desserts.
Perhaps you are looking for gluten-free desserts or quick gluten-free desserts; well, there are some of each on this list of forty-two ideas!
Can you still indulge in goodies while following a gluten-free eating plan?
Absolutely!
Easy gluten-free desserts will become a breeze to make after gathering and becoming familiar with some often used gluten-free ingredients!
There will be some trial and error in finding the gluten-free flour you like best but hang in there.
It’s worth the effort!
Whether you want something quick, something elegant, or something for a holiday, this list has a little bit of everything.
Enjoy the read and enjoy a gluten-free dessert when you’re done!
If gloriously lemony moist gluten-free desserts sound good, these lemon brownies will knock your socks off!
The one specific ingredient needed is a gluten-free flour blend, but everything else is probably in your cupboard.
Lots of fresh lemons give the brownies extra zest!
The lemonade glaze is a really nice touch!
Mini gluten-free dessert recipes like these cheesecakes are perfectly portioned and delicious.
The graham cracker crust is made of Schar gluten-free Honey Grahams with a cheesecake middle and fruit on top!
The super fun part is they are made in a muffin tin.
More fruit coming your way on this gluten-free dessert pizza with cashew-based icing and seasonal fresh fruit on top.
The frosting is made first, so it has time to chill while the sugar cookie crust with an almond flour base is made.
Top with your favorite fruit!
Gluten-free dessert bars are easy to make since they are cooked on a sheet cake pan with a fluffy cream cheese frosting.
Gluten-free baking flour, canned pumpkin, and pumpkin pie spice are the highlights of this recipe.
Great instructions with luscious taste
When cakes are the gluten-free desserts needed for a party, this vanilla cake recipe is perfect!
It bakes up light and fluffy IF you use the recommended flour blend, measure carefully, and take the time to sift.
It is also highly recommended that all the ingredients be at room temperature before starting.
Look at all these great tips you’re picking up!
Definitely need a dependable chocolate chip cookie recipe in your arsenal of best gluten-free desserts!
You never know when a chocolate chip craving or a comforting cookie will be needed to commiserate or celebrate a moment along life’s path!
Finding that gluten-free flour you like will turn your baking into a sinch!
When you have fresh blueberries, may I suggest making this recipe from my easy gluten-free desserts list?
These muffins come out so fluffy and delicious.
How can they be anything but amazing with a batter, a jam, and a crumble on top?
You may think that muffins and cinnamon rolls are not classified as gluten-free desserts since they are breakfast foods.
I view them as the sweet ending of breakfast, so I deem them desserts!
This recipe has excellent instructions and uses active dry yeast.
These sticky gems have all the flour ingredients listed separately with a filling and a frosting!
Mmmm!
Sifting is the key to many summer gluten-free desserts.
Sometimes there is flexibility within recipes to experiment with different ingredients.
Still, I can safely say that when it comes to gluten-free, it is best to follow the instructions to a ‘T’ unless it specifically states “optional.”
These unwhipped meringue cookies are chocolaty rich!
Apple crisp gluten-free desserts are a welcome sight any time of year!
This recipe calls for tapioca starch, gluten-free rolled oats, and almond flour.
The time investment is in the cutting and peeling of the apples.
Assembling it is very straightforward before baking and serving.
Sometimes nothing beats an angel food cake, and thankfully it also has a recipe on my list of gluten-free desserts!
Light and airy, just like you’d expect!
Great photos show the step-by-step making process!
Tips are super helpful, and of course, it’s beautifully served with whipped cream and fresh berries!
Some gluten-free dessert recipes are so close to the originals that it would be hard to tell the difference.
I believe this is true about this gluten-free classic cheesecake recipe.
It is full size, unlike the mini-cheesecake recipe above, and does use a water bath during baking.
If you love s’mores, then you know that any s’more you come across in any form is just as delicious!
Here we have a gluten-free dessert pizza that is basically s’mores in pizza form, and I love that!
If you’re gonna indulge, you may as well do it right!
This cookie crust uses tapioca starch, tiger nut flour, palm shortening, and gelatin.
Gluten-free dessert bars come in many flavor profiles.
This recipe for fudge bars with a shortbread crust has a chocolate fudge layer on top of a buttery cookie crust layer, which is a wonderful combination.
Once you have all the ingredients, these bars are easy to make!
Highly suggest making the day before as they need eight hours in the fridge to fully set.
If you love strawberry shortcake, gluten-free dessert recipes deliver again with these wonderful tips and tricks!
The strawberry mixture is made first and then chilled while the drop biscuits are made and baked.
Lastly, the whipped cream can be made or store-bought.
Assemble the three parts for a beautiful presentation.
Sometimes quick gluten-free desserts with no fuss are what you want.
No frosting or icing or decorations.
Just great taste and simple, easy-to-follow instructions.
That’s what you’ve got here!
Who can resist a beautiful fudgy brownie?
We’ll just keep it between us that they are gluten-free!
17. Oat Fudge Bars
Some easy gluten-free desserts are copycat recipes like this one for oat fudge bars, a Starbucks treat.
It uses oat flour, making it nut-free, making it an excellent dessert choice for school or kid events!
There’s also a way to replace the eggs using ground flaxseeds.
Definitely decadent!
18. Spice Cake
A spice cake with a cream cheese frosting is a great recipe to pull out anytime you need gluten-free desserts.
This cake is thick yet fluffy with all the spice flavors of applesauce, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.
This is a general all-around crowd-pleasing dessert!
No-bake summer gluten-free desserts are the best!
These no-bake brownie balls are heavenly and are made with coconut flour, nut butter, maple syrup, cocoa powder, and dark chocolate chips.
Mix, chill, scoop into balls, chill, enjoy!
PS: We also love this chocolate coconut macaroon recipe!
Gotta love no-bake gluten free desserts when it is way too hot to turn on the oven.
These cookies have a coconut lime flavor with half a chocolate shell.
Refreshingly bright and satisfying.
These are also keto friendly if you use monk fruit syrup.
Super simple, with an overview video as well.
for gluten-free desserts is a good one to keep handy.
It claims to be the best gluten-free ultimate chocolate cake.
I’ll have to let you be the deciding factor on that claim, but with three layers and buttercream icing with dark chocolate chunks, I think it could be true!
Another of my highly texturized gluten-free dessert recipes is up next with these oatmeal cookie gluten-free magic bars.
Talk about a little bit of everything thrown in, gluten-free oatmeal cookie crumbs, butter, sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chips, and coconut all baked together!
Tantalizingly delicious!
You may have had a single fruit dessert pizza served at a pizza buffet.
This gluten-free dessert pizza is on a whole different level!
This recipe uses a store-bought gluten-free crust and canned cherry fruit in the filling.
The drizzle on top adds that little something extra!
What do you get when you mash together gluten-free Rice Krispie bars with peanut butter, chocolate and butterscotch?
Scotcheroos, a gluten-free dessert bar!
If you aren’t a fan of peanut butter, try almond butter.
If gluten-free desserts for a party are on your planning list, this recipe can deliver sweet and tart dessert bars.
Perfect for summertime as a refreshingly different sweet treat to complete a meal.
Fresh lemon juice is critical!
A gluten-free flour blend is used along with frozen strawberries.
Delightful!
26. Gluten-Free Candy Cane Cupcakes
Sometimes an occasion calls for cupcakes of the gluten-free desserts kind.
This recipe is unique in that it adds crushed peppermint candy cane sprinkles on top for a holiday sprinkle effect.
But the candy cane is also added into the batter as well, adding both color and flavor!
A gluten-free flour blend is used, and a frosting recipe is included.
Now you are holiday ready!
These are the epitome of easy gluten-free desserts, cookies that are made of five ingredients.
That’s right, FIVE ingredients.
All that needs to be gathered up is nut butter, brown sugar, egg, baking soda, and chocolate chips.
Mix, make into balls, put on a baking sheet, bake, cool, and enjoy!
Oh, these bars are indeed quick gluten-free desserts that are also grain-free and low-carb!
That’s a win for a lot of people!
Made from egg whites, unsweetened shredded coconut, keto-friendly sweetener, and sugar-free chocolate chips.
Easy to combine, mix and spread into a baking pan.
Some might say life was complete when Oreo released a gluten-free line that can be used in gluten-free desserts!
This no-bake Oreo cheesecake uses gluten-free Oreo cookies, butter, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and cool whip.
Excellent instructions you’ll be following again and again because I am sure this dessert will be requested often!
Occasionally, no-bake gluten-free desserts contain no added sugar, like this recipe for pecan pie bars.
You will need pecans, oats, Medjool dates, almond flour, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt.
That’s it.
There are three layers here, including the crust, the caramel, and the nuts.
Chill before serving so all the layers can set.
Who doesn’t love gluten-free desserts of the gingerbread variety, whether for breakfast or dessert, around the holidays or not?
Me, Me!
Lots of lovely fall spices are used here in addition to molasses and gluten-free flour.
Glaze topping recipe included as well.
The common combination of peanut butter and chocolate for gluten-free dessert recipes is delicious.
But this recipe takes a bit of a turn and combines pumpkin with chocolate and puts it in the form of a pie!
Oh yes, this is good!
Since there is only so much time in a day, two frozen gluten-free crusts are used to make two of these decadent pumpkin chocolate pies!
33. Flag Fruit Pizza
For the Fourth of July or any other patriotic holiday, nothing beats a gluten-free dessert pizza that is decorated to look like a flag!
It starts with a gluten-free cookie mix (of any flavor) spread thin across a cookie sheet.
Then it is topped with a dairy-free cream cheese frosting, with blueberries, strawberries, and bananas arranged to look like the American flag!
Flexible cookie base and memorable presentation!
I realize there are a lot of gluten-free dessert bars on this list.
I am not sure if it is because I have a penchant for them or if bars are becoming more popular due to their easier preparation.
These have shortbread cookie crumbs, caramel middle, and chocolate tops with sea salt sprinkled on!
The shortcut I love here is the use of pre-made gluten-free soft caramels!
Snickerdoodles might be the best pleasing gluten-free desserts for a party.
No chocolate and no peanut butter worries for those who have sensitivities to those ingredients.
Comforting and sweet with the organic sugar cane and cinnamon combination for the outside coating.
It’s easy to make this recipe using almond flour and vegan butter.
Cheesecake Brownies might be the best gluten-free desserts ever!
To say these are rich is an understatement.
The two parts of the brownie batter and the cream cheese filling combine to make a decadent brownie.
Instructions do need to be followed carefully to create the same result!
Several variation options are also provided.
Fresh fruit lends itself to making easy gluten-free desserts!
This recipe for Strawberry Crumble Bars has three layers of a crust, strawberry filling, and crumble topping baked to perfection!
Eat them, refrigerate them, and freeze them.
No matter when they are served, they taste great!
When looking for desserts for a party, this lemon loaf is a great choice.
A loaf is so easy because there is no scooping or filling, and it bakes happily on its own.
Then the lemon glaze is just to die for on top of the pound cake type texture to the loaf!
Key lime is definitely found in many summer gluten-free desserts!
The tart, creamy filling is made of egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk, and key limes.
There are two options for making the graham cracker crust, one with gluten-free graham crackers or the other with oats.
Not going to lie, tarts are elegant, and this chocolate berry tart recipe is on my no-bake gluten-free desserts list!
There are three parts of a crust, a filling, and a topping, but the instructions will get you through it all just fine!
It looks absolutely divine before and after it is served!
Now for a lighter cheesecake bar!
It has a gluten-free graham cracker crust, a cream cheese filling, and a triple berry jam topping!
It will need about four hours to chill and fully set before serving.
Absolutely worth the wait!
If you were holding out for ice cream gluten-free dessert recipes, your moment has arrived!
In closing this list, I have a post with six different ice cream recipes that are all gluten-free.
The choices include strawberry peach, coffee carob, mixed berry, mango pineapple, salted caramel, and cherry plum ice cream!
Plenty of different options to experiment with that can help you keep your cool!
The bottom line
I know it takes some time to find gluten-free desserts, and I hope that this list has encouraged you that almost anything has a gluten-free option.
If you want even more Gluten Free Meal Inspiration, we have even more for you here:
- Gluten Free Appetizers
- Gluten Free Snacks
- Gluten Free Slow Cooker Recipes
- Easy Gluten Free Breakfast Ideas
- Gluten Free Thanksgiving Recipes
- Best Gluten Free Soups
May these no-gluten dessert recipes find their way to you and please those you prepare them for!
Top 42 Gluten Free Dessert Assortment 😋
Here’s your list of the best gluten-free desserts all in one place, from simple to sophisticated!
Ingredients
- Gluten Free Lemon Brownies With Lemonade Icing
- Gluten-Free Mini Cheesecakes
- Paleo Fruit Pizza With "Cream Cheese" Frosting
- Gluten-Free Pumpkin Bars
- Gluten Free Vanilla Cake
- Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins
- Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls
- Gluten Free Chocolate Pavlova Cookies
- Gluten Free Apple Crisp
- Gluten-Free Angel Food Cake
- Gluten-Free Classic Cheesecake
- Gluten-Free S'mores Pizza
- Fudge Bars With Shortbread Crust
- Gluten-Free Strawberry Shortcake
- Gluten Free Crackly Top Brownies
- Oat Fudge Bars
- Spice Cake
- No Bake Brownie Balls
- No-Bake Coconut Cookies
- Gluten Free Ultimate Chocolate Cake
- Oatmeal Cookie Gluten Free Magic Bars
- Cherry Dessert Pizza
- Gluten-Free Scotcheroos
- Strawberry Lemon Bars
- Gluten Free Candy Cane Cupcakes
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Keto Coconut Bars
- No Bake Oreo Cheesecake
- No-Bake Pecan Pie Bars
- Gingerbread Scones
- Gluten Free Pumpkin Chocolate Pie
- Flag Fruit Pizza
- Millionaire Shortbread
- Gluten-Free Snickerdoodles
- Gluten Free Cheesecake Brownies
- Strawberry Crumble Bars
- Gluten-Free Lemon Loaf With Lemony Glaze
- Gluten Free Key Lime Pie
- No Bake Chocolate Berry Tart
- No-Bake Cheesecake Berry Bars
- 6 Ice Cream Desserts
Instructions
- Take a look at the variety of ingredients from each recipe in our Gluten Free Desserts list.
- Choose the ingredients you like the most.
- Create a new favorite recipe you can enjoy!
- Have fun and tell us what you think on our Facebook page.