Snacks are an important part of gluten-free diets for kids, used to help fuel the tremendous energy needs of growing bodies. Homemade gluten-free snacks, from energy bars to brownies, banana bread to biscotti are easy to make, gluten-free kid-favorite snack recipes.
Learn more about the nutritional needs of gluten-free kids.
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Gluten-Free Homemade Energy Bar Recipe
Tyler Finck/Moment/Getty Images An easy, no-bake, nutritious and economical alternative to commercial energy bars, our recipe for homemade gluten-free energy bars can be personalized with your kids favorite dried fruits, nut butter, nuts, seeds, and sweeteners.
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Gluten-Free / Grain-Free Flax and Almond Muffins
The Spruce
No rice, no sorghum, no bean flour, no tapioca, no potato starch, no cornstarch, no xanthan gum or guar gum. These delicious gluten-free / grain-free flax meal and almond meal muffins taste like doughnuts but are way healthier!
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Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Of course, you don't have to be a kid to love classic gluten-free chocolate chip cookies. Who doesn't! Change this recipe up and turn them into minty refreshing cookies by making two simple changes. This recipe for coconut flour cookies is also a great way to mix coconut and chocolate.
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Gluten-Free Almond Flour Pretzels
The Spruce / Laurel Randolph
Pretzels are just fun to eat. They're great for eating on-the-go, on the way to soccer practice or after a basketball game. And with this recipe, they're actually pretty healthy. Unlike traditional pretzel recipes, this one does away with highly refined and processed flour, and instead opts for protein-rich almond flour. It's also keto-friendly and gluten-free, which is great if your kids, their friends, or anyone in your family has celiac disease. This recipe features almond flour, cream cheese, mozzarella, and eggs for a decadent, bread-like mouthfeel, that is 100% celiac-safe. Kids will love mixing and matching flavors—serve with honey mustard dip, barbecue sauce, ranch dressing, or even ketchup. It comes together in under 40 minutes.
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Homemade Gluten-Free Carob Brownies
Carob powder is naturally sweeter than cocoa powder and is a good source of calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium, and selenium. Look for roasted carob powder in health food stores and large grocery stores.
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Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
The Spruce / Jennifer Perillo
Almond flour takes the place of all-purpose, making for a thin and crispy cookie with a slightly chew texture. Make sure to space out the dough as these cookies tend to spread a lot while baking.
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Gluten-Free Homemade Rice Crispie Bars
Homemade gluten-free rice crispy bars are oh, so easy to make and must be, hands-down the top kid-favorite snack treat. Mine too!
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Gluten-Free Sesame Crisp Cookies
The Spruce
Super crisp and delicious, gluten-free sesame cookies are really healthy too! According to the USDA nutritional database, sesame seeds are a good source of minerals, including calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, copper, zinc and selenium and they're low in sodium. They're rich in fatty acids but contain no cholesterol. Wow, that's a healthy snack cookie!
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Gluten-Free Homemade Almond Biscotti
Healthy and easy to make, this gluten-free almond biscotti recipe is loaded with toasted almonds, amaranth flour, and almond meal. Biscotti is a sturdy packable snack, perfect for gluten-free on-the-go snacking, brown bagging and travel.
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Gluten-Free Banana Bread
Made with a generous amount of gluten-free sorghum flour and amaranth flour and 3 large bananas, our recipe for gluten-free banana quick bread is loaded with flavors that kids love.
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Gluten-Free / Dairy-Free / Grain Free Devil's Food Flax Micro Muffin
What I love about the ground flax microwave muffin recipe is how healthy the ingredients are (gluten, dairy, and grain free!) and how incredibly easy these "miracle" muffins are to make.