Mashed Potato Desserts

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I was looking in my fridge with a view to what dessert I could make from its contents when I looked at the tub of mashed potato (boiled potato put through a ricer without milk or butter) and I thought - hmmm. Maybe I could substitute mashed potato for rice in rice cream? So I added some honey and milk and stirred - and it wasn't that bad!
So, as I do when I have an idea and want to explore it, I googled 'potato dessert' and found several sites which use mashed potato. Then I realised - it's just like using potato flour in recipes but in this case it is wet / moist. I will definitely try the brownies very soon!

So, next time you are thinking sweet - mashed potato is a gluten-free ingredient! Next to explore mashed sweet potato :)

Mashed Potato Desserts by Kim Tilley

Gluten Free Friands at McDonalds

Ever walked into a McDonalds and thought

'is there anything here which is gluten free?" 

Unfortunately they do not offer a gluten free bun or wrap option but they DO have gluten free friands in McCafe! Only $2.40 and absolutely delicious. So far I have tried the raspberry friand and chocolate friand. On the McDonalds McCafe section they list more gluten-free products:

• Orange & Almond - Mini 
• Gluten Free Triple Choc Fudge Cookies 
• Gluten Free White Choc Chunk & Macadamia Nut Cookie
• Jaffa torte
• Almond and Orange Loaf

They also have garden salads which are tasty and healthy. Even better is to order a classic seared chicken without the mayonnaise and bun!

Classic Seared Chicken: 100% marinated chicken breast chicken breast with salad leaves

Other menu items which are gluten free include:

• creamy ranch dipping sauce
• honey mustard dipping sauce
• salad dressing -italian
• hashbrown
• garden salad

Some items which contain gluten that surprised me:

• iced coffee
• sundae - hot fudge
• vanilla chai latte
• caramel flavoured syrup
• hazelnut flavoured syrup
• vanilla flavoured syrup
• frappe (all of them)
• soy milk

I love hot fudge sundaes and never thought they would contain gluten. 

Read the nutirition: food sensitivities list for more information

Links:

McDonalds Food Sensitivity overview

http://mcdonalds.com.au/sites/mcdonalds.com.au/files/images/Food-Sensitivity-7-April-2011.pdf

McCafe Menu items

http://mcdonalds.com.au/sites/mcdonalds.com.au/files/images/McCafe-The-Full-Range.pdf

COCONUT CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Another recipe that features Coconut Cream is Coconut Chocolate Mousse



1/2 cup Coconut Cream
75 g  dark chocolate pieces
½ vanilla pod, seeds only
2 tsp caster sugar
Strips of orange zest to decorate

   1. Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water, Allow to cool.

   2. Whisk up the coconut cream in a large bowl then carefully fold in vanilla, sugar and chocolate into the cream until mixed.

   3. Pipe into glasses and serve chilled.