Gluten Free Vegan Living

When you have a special occasion — a party, a celebration, or just a time with special friends — it is also nice to prepare a special dessert.  I found this Gluten Free Tropical Bar recipe and thought it would make a great party dessert!

Personally, I love adding fruit to baked goods.  You create a great flavor and add some natural sweetening and moisture to your baked desserts.  There is only 1/4 cup of coconut sugar in this recipe!  The sweet tastes is from the fruit!

Pineapple & Mango Tropical Bars

For the cake:

• 1 C quinoa flakes
• 1/2 C brown rice flour
• 1/2 C coconut flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 C coconut sugar
• 1 C fresh or frozen pineapple
• 1 C fresh or frozen mango
• 1/2 C unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 C water (or unsweetened non-dairy milk)
• 1 flax “egg” (2 1/2 TB ground flax seeds mixed with 3 TB warm water)
• 1/2 tsp coconut extract
• 1/2 C unsweetened shredded coconut

For the topping:

• 1/4 C macadamia nuts, chopped
• 1/4 C unsweetened shredded coconut
• 1/4 C unsweetened flaked coconut
• 1 TB coconut sugar

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If you try this recipe at your next special event, please let us know how it turns out!  I am curious to know if it will “fool” your non-gluten free friends!!