If you or someone you love has been recently diagnosed with coeliac disease, you could be eligible to receive gluten free foods on prescription. Simply select your country of residence, and, if you live in England, fill in your postcode to check if your area is prescribing.
Your country is prescribing gluten free foods*. Request your Glutafin Taster Box by clicking the button below to sign up.
* Please note: local policies are constantly updated, and issuing a prescription is at the discretion of your GP.
Easter is a great time to get together with friends and family. The winter is behind us, spring has sprung, and you have a four-day weekend to arrange lots of fun, from Easter egg hunts to grand roast dinners.
Having coeliac disease doesn’t have to get in the way of that fun, even if you’re visiting friends and family who may be unfamiliar with your condition. There are lots of tasty gluten free recipes for Easter treats, mouth-watering family meals and more right here on the Glutafin website.
Plus, with so many egg-citing treats around, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about the chocolate in your Easter eggs and sweets from all the biggest brands.
From cute gluten free Easter biscuits, iced with an Easter theme, to our show-stopping Easter Surprise Inside Celebration Cake packed with mini eggs and topped with chocolate, you can enjoy all your favourites, gluten free this Easter. Here’s just a few of our tasty recipes for the big Bank Holiday weekend:
Gluten free chocolate fudge cake
Gluten free chocolate cupcakes
Gluten free white chocolate and cranberry blondies
You can even get the kids involved by baking our charming, spring themed Gluten Free Dairy Free Chocolate Cupcake Sheep. And of course, Easter just wouldn’t be Easter without Hot Cross Buns, dripping with butter, so check out our take on the classic, one of our most popular gluten free recipes.
You can liven up the traditional Good Friday fish with one of our original and delicious gluten free recipes. There’s something for everyone, from fun, fish shaped fish finger sandwiches for the kids to our impressive gluten free smoked haddock roulade that looks amazing and tastes even better. We can even help you enjoy some crispy battered fish, just like you get from the chippy but without the gluten, or indulge yourself with fabulous gluten free fishcakes.
When it comes to that big family Easter Sunday dinner, the good news is that meat and vegetables are both gluten free, as are roast potatoes if you make them yourself. However, you need to be careful when it comes to gravy mixes, shop bought stuffing, and frozen roast potatoes, as these may contain gluten in the form of flour or breadcrumbs.
For an impressive Easter treat, why not try our delicious gluten free Beef Wellington recipe? It goes so well with our gluten free cauliflower cheese and a generous splash of gluten free gravy.
If you’re dining at someone else’s house this Easter, make sure they know about your dietary needs and how to prepare food safely to avoid cross contamination. Let them know well in advance so they can make preparations…
Dining out when you have coeliac disease has always been a bit of a challenge, but it is getting easier as awareness and understanding of the condition grows. Many restaurants now offer gluten free alternatives on their menu, although its always worth double-checking to be sure that they fully understand what gluten free means and how your food should be safely prepared.
Coeliac UK provides a list of local restaurants that have been independently checked for their gluten free provision. You can search this list by postcode and/or food type to find exactly what you want, and book with complete confidence.
For little kids, Easter is all about the chocolate, and let’s be honest, we all turn into a little kid when there are Easter eggs around! The good news is that pure chocolate is naturally gluten free. Unfortunately, as we discuss in our article ‘why isn’t all chocolate gluten free?’ many chocolate products also have additives, from barley malt to biscuit pieces, that contain gluten. If you’d like to know what chocolate you can and can’t eat on a gluten free diet, this article takes you through all the major chocolate brands. For a more Easter-themed list, Coeliac UK publish a handy gluten free Easter food list every year.
If you or someone you love has been recently diagnosed with coeliac disease, you could be eligible to receive gluten free foods on prescription. Simply select your country of residence, and, if you live in England, fill in your postcode to check if your area is prescribing.
Your country is prescribing gluten free foods*. Request your Glutafin Taster Box by clicking the button below to sign up.
* Please note: local policies are constantly updated, and issuing a prescription is at the discretion of your GP.
Chocolate in its natural state (without any biscuit or wafer) is gluten free, therefore many Easter Eggs are gluten free. It is best to always check the ingredients to ensure the Easter Egg is gluten free.
Yes, Cadbury’s Cream Eggs are gluten free. However, you should always check the ingredients label in case the manufacturer makes any changes.
Great news – Mini Eggs are indeed gluten free! Which means they can be used to make all kinds of gluten free Easter recipes from cakes to cookies! We would always recommend checking the ingredients list however, just in case the situation changes.