20 Delicious Homemade Gluten Free Snacks for Kids!
What is Gluten?
The food that we eat and the way in which we eat as a family has certainly changed over the last few decades and it seems like our diets have been increasingly filled with foodstuffs that are high in refined wheat content.
With this increase in wheat products in our diets today, comes increased gluten content.
Gluten is the protein component found in wheat and also in rye and barley. It gives elasticity to food and effectively helps food "bind together".
The most common foods that gluten is found in include bread, breakfast cereals, pasta, flour and pastry, but can also be present in things that you may not expect such as soups, sausages and some processed ready meals.
Why Gluten Free?
Coeliac disease which is an autoimmune disease caused by the body's adverse reaction to gluten is now said to affect 1 in 100 people!
But whether the small people in your family are affected by this disease or not, I don't think it does any harm to keep an eye on the amount of gluten containing foods that we feed our family and make sure that they are getting a balanced amount of all the food groups.
As parents, we are seemingly very conscious of how much sugar we give our children, so why not gluten too?
So, if you are looking for snack inspiration for a child with Coeliac Disease or if you just want some alternatives snacks that are gluten free, take a look at these 20 Best Gluten Free Snacks for Kids!
A Note About Gluten Free Oats!
It's important to note that not all oats are gluten free. Oats may be labelled as "100% oats" or "organic oats" but this does not necessarily mean they are gluten free. Fortunately it's a legal requirement for grain products that contain gluten to be listed in the ingredients list.
So in order to ensure you are gluten free, make sure you buy certified gluten free oats!
A Note About Gluten Free Flour!
For any recipes that include flour, this can be substituted for certified gluten free flour.
The Best Gluten Free Snacks For Kids
Delicious Homemade Gluten Free Snacks For Kids
Rice Cake Clusters
Super simple two ingredient Rice Cake Clusters. Perfect for a homemade snack with no cooking or baking required!
Easy Custard Tarts - 3 Ingredients
Super simple Custard Tarts with made just three ingredients. An easy bake that the kids can get involved in.
3 Ingredient Banana Muffins
Delicious banana muffins made with just three simple ingredients. Egg free and easy to make gluten and dairy free too!
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Healthy Strawberry Sorbet
A super easy and very healthy recipe for Strawberry Sorbet made with just 3 natural ingredients. A brilliant frozen summer snack for kids!
Chocolate Orange Banana Bread
A delicious and easy banana bread recipe flavoured with orange and chocolate chips. This recipe is also a bit healthier using honey instead of refined sugar.
Baked Berry Oat Bars
Delicious soft oat bars made with just 5 ingredients perfect for breakfast. Egg free and easy to make dairy and gluten free too.
Chocolate Coconut Flapjacks
Packed full of nutritious ingredients, these Chocolate Coconut Flapjacks make a delicious, healthy and filling snack for the whole family!
3 Minute Raspberry Vanilla Popcorn
Movie nights are not the same without popcorn! Whip up this delicious sweet Raspberry & Vanilla Popcorn in the microwave in just 3 minutes. No oil needed!
Healthy Apple & Banana Brownies
These delicious brownies are refined sugar free, instead sweetened with apple and banana and a little honey. They’re also packed with nutritious almonds and are gluten and dairy free!
Chocolate Oat Thumbprint Cookies {Gluten & Dairy Free}
These delicious little chocolate oat thumbprint cookies are made with just four ingredients and make the perfect sweet snack for toddlers or older kids who are gluten and dairy free.
Carrot Cake Cookies
These Carrot Cake Cookies delicious cookies are gluten, dairy and egg free, low in sugar and packed with nutritious oats and carrots! A great way to get the kids into the kitchen cooking!
No Bake Chocolate Cookies
With just a few simple ingredients including peanut butter, oats and cocoa powder, you can whip up these No Bake Chocolate Cookies in just a few minutes. Super simple but so tasty! They’re also gluten and dairy free too.
Healthier Chocolate Chip Muffins
A delicious and easy recipe for Chocolate Chip Muffins packed full of healthy ingredients like oats, greek yogurt and bananas. Perfect for an afternoon snack for kids or to add to their lunch box!
Raspberry & Coconut Energy Bites
Delicious and healthy energy bites packed full of oats, peanut butter, freeze dried raspberries and shredded coconut. A tasty and nutritious snack that adults and kids will love!
Chocolate Quinoa Granola Bars
These super tasty and healthy Chocolate Quinoa Granola Bars are packed with oats, puffed quinoa, nuts and seeds. Great for snacks or for lunch boxes too!
Miss Rabbit's Carrot Cake Energy Bites
Miss Rabbit’s Delicious No-Bake Energy Bites made with carrots from Peppa’s Vegetable Garden.
Sunflower Butter Energy Bars
Delicious energy bars made with homemade sunflower butter, oats, flaxseed and coconut. They are the perfect nut-free snack for kids that can be popped into lunch bags or enjoyed as an after school snack!
No Bake Peanut Butter Flapjacks
Delicious Peanut Butter Flapjacks, packed with oats and seeds and perfect for a post-school afternoon snack for kids!
Berry & Oat Baby Weaning Bars
Tasty soft weaning-friendly bars made with just four simple ingredients; oats, banana, berries and chia seeds. Ideal for baby led weaning and toddlers too.
Porridge Bread
A delicious wholegrain bread recipe made with just a few simple ingredients. No flour and no yeast needed. No rising or proving either. So easy!
Strawberry Oat Bars
A delicious soft oat bar recipe packed full with sweet strawberries. A tasty and healthy snack for toddlers and older kids!
Chickpea & Nutella Cookies
Gluten free cookies made from chickpeas (yes…chickpeas!), peanut butter and nutella. A great source of protein for picky eaters!
Garlic, Herb & Parmesan Roasted Chickpeas
A delicious and healthy snack of roasted chickpeas with garlic, herbs and parmesan.
If you try any of the recipes in this collection, please do leave me a comment below. You can also share your pictures with me on Instagram. I always love to see your creations!
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Pip says
As a Gluten free family, these snacks are ideal for constant the half term snack requests.
Thanks for sharing.
Pip x
Mellie says
We are not gluten intolerant but we do try and cut down on it a bit so this post has been really good to have a load of recipes in one place to try with our son.