Christmas Cookies & More
One of my favorite parts of the Christmas season has always been the festive cookies, candies, and desserts. While I still bake for family and friends, it’s sometimes frustrating that I can’t enjoy my own creations. So I started collecting holiday treat recipes that those of us with gastroparesis can make, share…and actually eat!
While I can’t guarantee that these recipes are “safe” for all GPers, they are all low in fat (most have less than 2 grams per serving) and low in fiber (less than 1 gram per serving). A few are also wheat-free and/or dairy-free.
As always, watch your portion sizes. That’s the hardest part! One cookie may be a symptom-free treat — but two, three, or four cookies, probably not. Fortunately, these recipes were all highly-rated by people who do not have gastroparesis, so you can confidently share them with family and friends.
Happy Baking!
Cookies
Christmas Sugar Cookies: Cut-out cookies are a classic part of Christmas, so I had to include these even though they are the highest in fat at nearly 3 grams per cookie.
Cinnamon-Sugar Biscotti: Biscotti is great for gifting — put some in a nice cellophane bag tied with a ribbon and stick it in a big, seasonal mug with some hot chocolate, coffee and/or tea.
Giant Ginger Cookies: Just over 1 gram of fat and so seasonal. Bonus: ginger is good for nausea.
Chocolate-Cinnamon Meringue Cookies (wheat-free, dairy-free): No wheat, no dairy, almost no fat, and they melt in your mouth.
Candy
Maple Syrup Candy (wheat-free, dairy-free, no fat: Don’t attempt this unless you have a candy thermometer. If you do, it’s really easy.
Mashed Potato Candy (wheat-free): I haven’t tried this yet, but it sounds really interesting.
Candy Cane Marshmallows (wheat-free, dairy-free, no fat, no fiber): Making homemade marshmallows is messy…but it’s worth it! So. Good.
Dessert
Chocolate Angel Food Cake (dairy-free): A yummy, very low-fat holiday dessert. Contains a fair amount of protein, as well. Dust with powdered sugar or serve with a small scoop of low-fat/fat-free frozen yogurt. It’s very filling though, volume-wise, so cut yourself a small piece.
Coconut Rice Pudding (wheat-free, dairy-free): If white rice is one of your staples, this is a tasty way to dress it up for the holidays without adding dairy or eggs.
If you have GP-friendly holiday recipes that you’d like to share, please post them in the comment section or email them to me and I’ll post them.
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I think I am going to give the Coconut Rice Pudding a try. Sounds pretty good. I’ve been avoiding rice pudding due to the dairy milk usually involved. I tried making some chocolate pudding using rice milk a last month and it was a disaster. I think the rice + coconut milk has a much better chance.
Let me know what you think! I’ve never been a fan regular pudding made with non-dairy milks, but rice pudding seems to work much better.