Delicious Alchemy - Gluten Free Food

A few days ago I received a really yummy package through the mail by Delicious Alchemy. The minute they emailed me I could not wait to jump on the opportunity. Looking through there website there were so many gluten free and also dairy free options. So when the box arrived I was so excited to see some of my must-haves were in there.

The thing I was most looking forward to trying has to be the Brownie Mix. Its one of there Dairy Free items and honestly tastes so much better than any brownie I have ever tasted. Let me tell you why: it melts in the mouth as well as being gooey.  Its such a delicate little brownie packed full of flavour.

To make up the mix you just need to add two eggs and 100g of butter, I chose to make it with Vitalife to keep it diary free. Its such a simple process, melt the butter and mix it with the powder, then crack in two eggs and give it a good stir. From there you pop it in the oven for 18-20 minutes at 180 and hey presto some yummy scrummy Brownies. They never rose very much but the flavour more than made up for that.

I know that I would 100% buy this again, the brownies didn't make it to the end of the day because between my partner, toddler and me they vanished to quickly. This packet retails at £2.99.

The white bread didn't impress me taste wise. Over all it looked like a fantastic loaf of bread, it has a great rise and visually would be hard to tell apart, however that's where the similarity stop. When creating the thick dough its clear that this is Rice based with the sweet smell of rice pudding. Once cooked it has a sort of 'vinegar' smell which I wouldn't expect from bread at all. Though the crust is lovely and hard and the insides soft once eaten it takes on a glue like texture which to me is not pleasant. The taste is also somewhat lacking, though leaves a lingering after taste. 

Whether this is the norm for gluten free (and dairy) bread I'm unsure but it doesn't make me eager to try any further breads. I was also given the brown bread version of this to try, this also doesn't do anything for me. I think I will stick to the gluten free cakes.

The 'Oaty Cookie' Mix made some delicious flap jack tasting cookies. With both crunch and crumble this little cookie went down a treat with my toddler and myself. At first I wasn't sure how they were going to turn out, the dough felt far to wet to roll and landed up spooning it onto the baking tray and patting them flat. I'm not sure if this was due to using 'vitelife' which is quite a liquidly soft dairy free butter.  However I was pleased to see that they did form into something more solid even if it was a little more delicate.

Would I buy them again? For a sales price I definitely would, however I'm not sure if I would go out my way to pick these up unlike the brownies above which I would travel miles for. They are really nice just a bit messy to bake. 

The sponge mix is really easy to follow and makes a lovely risen cake. The sponge is light and fluffy and with a little bounce when pressed. It tastes wonderful and I would buy this again.
I was a bit uncertain when i first poured out the mixture into the tins as i wasn't sure if it would rise like the bread or hardly rise at all like the brownies. Happily it did rise as seen above. I made up some butter icing for the middle and it has a wonderful complimentary taste.

Have you ever tried any Gluten Free breads or cakes? Let me know down below what you recommend.

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PS:The Items were sent by Delicious Alchemy for review purposes, however like always this will never affect my overall opinion of a product. Every item ever sent is always reviewed as if I had purchased it with my own money.

 
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