Your Resource for a Happy, Safe, Gluten-Free Halloween, 2019 (with updated GF Candy Lists)!
Whether planning to take your kiddos trick-or-treating or hosting/attending a ghostly Halloween bash, we hope you will find our Resource Guide helpful! Included: lists of safe gluten-free candy (& also where you can donate leftovers!), craft ideas, frightfully delightful recipes & a few GF (allergen-friendly options) Halloween treats for purchase!
Gluten-Free Candy Lists
Celiac Kids Connection at Boston Children’s Hospital (2019)
AllergicLiving.com (allergen friendly, 2019)
Halloween Candy List for our Canadian Followers (2019)
See our list below for suggestions where to donate leftover candy!
Looking for gluten-free (dairy-free options!) candy, see our Amazon collection below!
Time to Get Crafty
Better Homes & Gardens (you’ll need to wait a few minutes, before site opens)
Halloween Hairdo, Simple As That
Recipes
Beverages, Fruit, & Miscellanous Snacks
Boo Nilla Shake, Martha Stewart
Caramel Apples (be sure to use GF caramel) Your Home Based Mom
Corn Dog Mummies Fork and Beans
Frankenstein Brown Rice Krispie Treats Fork and Beans
Harry Potter Butter Beer (be sure to purchase all GF ingredients!) Budget Savvy Diva
Frozen Boo-Nana Pops (sugar-free) Healthful Pursuit
Ghastly Tortilla chips & Ghoulcamole Allyson Kramer
Gummy Worms The Spruce Eats
Halloweegan Spookitty Heads Wing It Vegan
Lychee Eyeballs and Halloween Cocktails, Simply Gluten-Free
Poison Toffee Apples Simply Delicious Food
Pumpkin Spiced Latte Very Well Fit
Rolo Knock-offs Oh She Glows
Spiderweb Spread mrfood.com
Spooky Black Bean Hummus FatFree Vegan Kitchen
Spooky Spider Eggs Sunset.com
Strawberry Ghosts Taste of Home
Sides:
Pizza Potato Skins Three Olives Branch
Stuffed Jack-O-Lanterns Go Dairy Free
Sweets:
Candy Corn About.com
Chocolate Spiderweb Cake My Darling Lemon Thyme
Halloween Brownies Fork and Beans
Marshmallow Pops (& more) Sarah Bakes Gluten Free
Paleo Halloween Cupcakes Elana’s Pantry
Spookalicious Checkerboard Gluten Free Halloween Cake with Marshmallow Ghosts The Loopy Whisk
Halloween Whoopie Pies Ricki Heller
Vampire Eyeball Cookies Simply Gluten Free
(Note: Though all of the recipes above are gluten-free, some are from blogger sites that offer non-GF recipes)
Other helpful resources:
Learn about the TEAL PUMPKIN PROJECT from FARE
Gluten-Free This Halloween? 5 Tips to Enjoy the Holiday
Oktoberfest: A Gluten-Free Halloween
Unveil the M.A.S.K. to a Safe and Fun Gluten-Free Halloween (BeyondCeliac.org)
(FYI) Are Hershey’s Kisses Gluten-Free (not all are!)
When you are ready to unload some of that sweet loot while also teaching how to give back by sharing … here are a few ideas for what to do with leftover candy:
Donate to Operation Gratitude (prepares care packages to send to U.S. Military); read HERE also; Operation Shoebox and Operation Starts and Stripes and Operation Troop Treats!
Check in at your Dentist’s office, many participate in a Candy Buyback Program
Check to see if your child’s school is collecting for an organization, such as Operation Gratitude
Make a visit to your local food pantry to drop off unopened candy
And … here are a few GF (Allergen-friendly, Organic, Dairy-free, Kosher options) candy treats to check out!
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CeliacCorner cannot be held responsible for any adverse reactions which may occur from using or consuming products ordered through Amazon. Read ingredients list very carefully to look for allergens. CC co-founder Paula makes every effort to list GF products that she can either recommend from personal experience or from positive reviews by others on Amazon.