Favourite Dairy Free & Gluten Free Treats! | Allergy Friendly Halloween

 
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Halloween is right around the corner and in today’s post I want to talk about food allergies and better yet, allergy friendly CANDY & SWEETS.

I have been gluten and dairy intolerant for 5 years now and I know the struggle of navigating seasonal foods! Baking and preparing desserts at home to accommodate my allergies has been fairly easy however I’ve been on the hunt for dairy and gluten free chocolate and candy for such a long time. I’m so excited to share some amazing allergy friendly Halloween candy!! These are all of course kid-friendly, and also grown up “work break snack” approved!!

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Look how adorable this Mickey Ghost pillow is that my friend Alexandra over at Grape Soda Club made for me!! She as a DIY tutorial of how to make this cutie over on her blog!

{ If you see something below you have to grab, click the names to shop. Also, just a little disclaimer, I am in no way sponsored by these brands but I love their products and wanted to share them with you!! Links in this post do contain affiliate links}

Right, let’s get into the candy!!!

 
 

YumEarth Organic Candy Corn

Growing up, candy corn was a Halloween STAPLE in my house. As I’ve become more conscious and aware of what ingredients are actually in the foods we eat, I realized I should probably never buy candy corn again. But lucky enough YumEarth makes an Organic, Non-GMO, Gluten Free, Dairy Free and Nut Free Candy Corn! Yes, it’s possible and it tastes exactly like candy corn too! Best of all is that there is no high fructose corn syrup or artificial food dyes. I also love the little packages!

Goodie Girl Pumpkin Pie Cookies

I’ve been a fan of Goodie Girl’s gluten free cookies for awhile but sadly had to eliminate them due to most of their products containing dairy. However, they recently released these Pumpkin Pie cookies that are incredible and happen to be both vegan and dairy free! These pumpkin cookies are super popular! I finally found them at Whole Foods but linked the ones on Amazon above.

Annie’s Bunnies & Bats Fruit Snacks

What’s not to love about bunnies & bats?! These fruit snacks are so adorable and have no High Fructose Corn Syrup, Artificial Flavors or Colors! They are gluten free, dairy free, and vegan. The packages are the perfect size for making snack time a little extra spooky!

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OCHO Coconut Chocolate

Calling all lovers of coconut and dark chocolate! These bite-sized chocolates are so rich and addictive! They are vegan, dairy free, and gluten free. While these aren’t specifically halloween themed, {they do have a halloween variety pack in stores} they are great for adding to your treat bucket!

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Junior Mints Halloween

Annndd this is where I fell off the healthy band-wagon and indulged in one of my favorite candies, Junior Mints. How can you resist the halloween edition! I was so excited to find out these are both gluten and dairy free. The centers of these are orange and black and they are so good!!

Hope you all LOVE these guilt free treats as much as I do!! Let me know if you try any of these in the comments below! What’s YOUR favorite allergy friendly treats?!

 

Happy Halloween!

-Abigail

Liberty Tree Tavern | Gluten Free Lunch Guide | Magic Kingdom

Hi Friends!

This week I wanted to share Mark and my experience at the Liberty Tree Tavern in Magic Kingdom. It’s been years since I’ve been here and we thought we would give it a try for lunch! I will be honest, when it comes to dining at Magic Kingdom, the options for a quality, sit down meal are slim.

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I was so happy when I looked at the menu because lunch at Liberty Tree Tavern is almost identical to the all-you-can-eat platter at Garden Grill in Epcot! (Which is one of Mark and my favorite indulges!) While you aren’t greeted by Chip and Dale (like at Garden Grill), you do have the incredible opportunity of stepping out of a busy Magic Kingdom and enjoying a quiet dining experience. We were seated in an adorable little sunlit nook that definitely didn’t feel like we were in Magic Kingdom at all!

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Mark and I chose to get the all-you-care-to-enjoy Bill of Fare.  When it comes to the menu, I am the Allergy Queen! That’s right, I get the big, ugly red stamp of shame on all my Disney receipts! Jokes aside, gluten and dairy are my offenders and I was absolutely AMAZED by the gluten free all-you-can-eat menu!!

CAUTION: The next few photos will make you REALLY hungry so just be prepared for all the amazing food you are about to see.

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Above is the Declaration Salad, Tossed Mixed Greens with House-Made Dressing. This was an amazing mix but maybe ask for light dressing or on the side because it was pretty dressing heavy.

All drinks and coffee are included in the platter package which meant tons of amazing Disney chocolate milk! They brought us bread with the salad. They had GF bread but gluten free friends beware, this is the Udis roll which isn’t my personal favorite as it’s always cold and hard by the time it gets to the table. Bummer.

Now the moment you’ve all been waiting for……the Patriot's Platter!

Here’s what’s included…. Roasted Turkey Breast, Pot Roast, and Oven-roasted Pork with Mashed Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetables, Herb Stuffing, and House-made Macaroni and Cheese.

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Let me just say this was like a Thanksgiving dinner from heaven. The gluten free version was pretty much the exact same as Mark’s regular platter, besides the GF gravy and GF mac and cheese. The pot roast was by far my favorite and was almost like butter. About 10 minutes into our lunch, I was drooling over the gluten filled herb stuffing on Mark’s plate that I couldn’t have. I’ve had a gluten intolerance for 5 years now and I am pretty numb to the fact that you can’t have everything gluten free and I was already so grateful for all the GF food they had provided me. But then the most magical thing happened!!! (You all probably think I’m crazy but GF friends will get this) I moved the turkey on my plate and what was hiding underneath was no other than the most AMAZING GLUTEN FREE STUFFING. There might have been tears of joy! Liberty Tree definitely scored major points here!

The food was all so incredible but very rich and I didn’t even have room to take advantage of ordering another plate. There was just SO MUCH FOOD! We were overwhelmed….but in a good way.

So all this seems like enough, right?!!? Not for Disney…..there’s more!

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Mark’s face says it all. YEP! Without even asking, they brought out this massive dessert platter consisting of an Oooey Gooey Toffee Cake which was Vanilla Cake with Gooey Toffee Filling, Caramel Sauce, and Vanilla Ice Cream. Poor Mark!! None of this was gluten free (or else I would have helped) and he is not a huge dessert person, so this pretty much just sat here for photos.

They gave me a super yummy Raspberry Sorbet which was both GF & Dairy free. Also, to refer back to the mac and cheese, that did have dairy and I splurged. *face palm*

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I hope this little GF food guide was helpful! I definitely recommend trying Liberty Tree for lunch. It’s such a great break from the heat of the day and busy counter service lunch crowds!

Let me know what your thoughts on this adorable restaurant are in the comments below!

Have a Magical Day!

-Abi <3