Something Sweet: 100+ Gluten-Free Recipes for Delicious Desserts

Toasted Pine Nut blogger Grimes debuts with a tasty compendium of gluten free baked goods. She opens with simple instructions for homemade almond and oat flours alongside a handful of useful tips (for best texture when working with gluten free flours, allow baked goods to cool completely on the baking sheet before removing them). Cashew butter lends sprinkle cookies a soft, chewy texture, while the trick to gluten-free cut out cookies is to roll out the dough and freeze it for 30 minutes before going in with cookie cutters. A chapter on brownies and bars includes strawberry cheesecake swirl brownies and fudgy “brookies,” an imitation of the Trader Joes half-brownie, half-cookie treat of the same name. Oat flour funfetti cake and spiced sweet potato snack cakes appeal, while the slightly more limited pie chapter offers chocolate-on-chocolate brownie pie (with a dough that Grimes promises is “super forgiving”). Rounding things out are no-bake desserts (Pistachio freezer fudge, peanut butter bars with puffed quinoa) and assorted sauces and toppings. In addition to non-traditional flours, Grimes favors coconut sugar, agave, maple syrup, or honey over cane sugar in most recipes. Mouthwatering photos and personable introductions to each entry add charm. Those looking to go gluten-free without sacrificing taste will want to add this to their shelf. (Mar.)