Tuesday, January 12

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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24 comments:

  1. I have tried Gluten Free cakes and was surprised at how tasty they were, not that I should have pre-judged x

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  2. We once made some gluten free cupcakes for my friend (but she didn't turn up so we had to eat them! They were actually pretty good. I have heard that gluten free bread is a really difficult one to get right though. x

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  3. Oh yum, these look delicious - the brownie mix especially, I am struggling with dairy more as I get older. Kaz x

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  4. I've never tried any gluten free products but I expect they would differ a lot to the usual taste of the products they try and take on. I guess it's a matter of getting used to the slightly different texture and flavour. It all looks quite interesting and something I'd enjoy experimenting with! x

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  5. I like the sound of some of the items but the bread isn't appealing. Think I'd stick to the sweet stuff instead.

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  6. I tried some GF stuff recently and was actually shocked that they didn't taste as bad as I expected, I work in a pharmacy and we always say how the bread seems like cardboard.

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  7. I have never tasted any gluten free cakes but its cake right so why wouldn't I like it??! Great effort - worth a try I think

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  8. I've only tried a couple of gluten free cakes made by my best friend's mum. She's a great cook, but the cakes I tried weren't that great. But I like cakes with almonds instead of flour, so quite often have then that aren't made to be gluten free but are.

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  9. I have never tried gluten free products but I think that it is great that they are increasing their range of gluten products. The sponge looks great!

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  10. I've never tried this brand before, and might give the bread a miss... But the cakes look fabulous! That sponge is so big! Definitely worth a try x

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  11. ah see I thought gluten free cakes would taste funny but my friend makes them and I have to admit they taste pretty great to me

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  12. The brownie mix and the sponge mix sounds great> Gluten free bread is often disappointing though - Bread needs gluten to rise.

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  13. Gluten free isn't as restrictive a diet as it used to be thanks to fantastic companies like this. Looks like some great eats!

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  14. I love the oaty cookies and brownies & as a friend of mine has just been diagnosed celiac, I am making her a package of these mixes as a gift :) x

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  15. It's great you can still have great foods gluten free. I had to put my daughter on a dairy free diet 2 years ago. We baked a cake and it didn't taste any different! x

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  16. I've made GF cakes before - always hit and miss in my experience. I would love to get it right for ones. The sponge mix looks really good - so does the brownies.

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  17. I'll pass this on to my friend who is gluten intolerant and sometimes wants a quick treat without having to make from scratch herself.

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  18. Great post! The chocolate brownie mix and vanilla sponge ones sound delicious!

    Rachel | Beauty and the Bird

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  19. These look lovely, especially the sponge mix, the cake it made looks delicious. Definitely worth a try! x

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  20. These items look very healthy. Great choices here.

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  21. those brownies look lush! I never mind if they rise or not, the stodgy texture can be fab :)

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  22. These sound interesting - my mum is GF so I will be letting her know about these products x

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  23. I do bake gluten free if I have the need for it but I've never tried any bakes from the pack before

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  24. I've never tried anything gluten free but I always hesitate and have a ponder when I go past the 'free from' section in the supermarket. I'm really really interested to try the brownie mix! I'm always worried that the texture or flavour would be lost, but if they melt in the mouth and are super gooey hellloooooo brownies! :D haha. This is a wonderful review, you did some serious baking to make this! :D

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