Gluten Free Gift Ideas to Bless & Impress MOM

What do you get the mom who has everything for Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 9th – or any special occasion that celebrates her, for that matter? If she’s gluten free, there is a wide array of gluten free goodies that you can gather, ship to her or make for her. Your Gluten Free thoughtfulness will surely impress and bless that awesome mom or wife on her special day.

Here are a few simple ideas to get you thinking about the many gluten free possibilities.

Make your own Foodie Gift Baskets

If you have a Whole Foods or gluten friendly store nearby, this one is pretty easy.

• You can pair some wonderful Mariposa Bakery GF Biscotti with a tin of herbal tea and a nice mug.

• How about some Udi’s Lemon Streusel Muffins, her favorite juices and a good novel.

• Relaxing herbal tea, a pair of slippers and some of Andrea’s Pumpkin Cream Cheese Cupcakes or Johnny’s Buckwheat & Brown Rice Oh My Chocolate Goodness Muffins (in our recipe database.)

• Food For Life English Muffins and an assortment of preserves and honey, with a mug and a tin of English Breakfast Tea.

• An assortment of Pamela’s Mixes with some new kitchen tools and an apron.

• Pamela’s Coffee Cake and a gift card for her favorite coffee shop.

• An assorted goodie basket of WOW, Glow Gluten Free, CRAVE, Nana’s cookies and brownies with her favorite coffee or tea

• The Babycakes cookbook (by Erin McKenna) with a basket of homemade goodies from one or two of the recipes. (Vegan, mostly GF, mostly sugar free)

Make your own Bath Gift Baskets

Gather up a bunch of bath products (confirm that they are GF and allergy friendly) and put them in a basket with a loofah, some slippers, a good novel and you’ve got a great gift!*

Click here for some links to companies that sell allergy safe bath and cosmetic products. Many are available at local stores in your area.

Avon, Arbonne, AfterGlow, Bare Minerals, Burt’s Bees, Neutrogena, SmashBox, NARS, Joelle

*I decided to add this comment after the initial publication of this article since this issue ALWAYS stirs debate, so here’s my position- If I’m buying a gift for someone who is living a gluten free lifestyle, it would be unkind for me to give them bath products containing gluten, whether or not they have a reaction to gluten-containing items that are externally applied.

Order a Premade Gift Basket for Direct Shipping

If your mom is far away, here are some great ideas for premade gift baskets that can be directly shipped to her!

Mariposa Bakery Gift Baskets

Lovely sets of packaged goodies from Mariposa Bakery takes the guessing out of what to gather to make a great gift. Tea theme, Coffee theme, diary free goodies, brownies, etc. They even have dairy free options.

Sunflour Bakery Gift Baskets

Sunflour Bakery has wonderful gift baskets for all occasions filled with the most yummy soft goodies you can imagine. They are advertising Mother’s Day Specials right now on some great choices. Many vegan options as well.

I Can Have That Allergy Free Gift Baskets

These gift baskets go beyond gluten free and focus on allergy free snacks and treats with choices like grilling and barbeque themes, biscuits and honey in a brunch basket and many more. Each basket is marked with the specific allergens that are avoided.

Make Brunch

Use Your favorite Gluten Free Recipes to make MOM a special Gluten Free Brunch or try some of these great choices from the Gluten Freeville Recipe Database. Husbands: many of these are simple enough for your kids to make!

Johnny’s Buckwheat & Brown Rice Oh My Chocolate Goodness Muffins (GF, DF, vegetarian)

Heidi’s Zucchini Apple Spice Muffins (GF, DF, vegetarian)

Robin’s Baked French Toast

Nancy’s French Toast Casserole

Nancy’s Brunch Pizza

Tonya’s Crepes

Ellie’s Crepes (Bliny)

Jennie’s Egg and Cheese Puff

Lisa’s Breakfast Casserole

Andrea’s Pumpkin Cream Cheese Cupcakes