My readers know that my youngest has severe food allergies: nut, dairy and egg (unless baked into recipes). He’s such a sweet little boy and rarely complains, but I can’t stand for him to feel left out so I’m always looking for ways to adapt recipes so that he can enjoy them too.
My latest is this fabulous Chocolate Chunk & Marshmallow Sundae recipe in Kraft Foods most recent issue of Food & Family.
We’ve only found one soy ice cream that he really likes and a small pint costs $6 so when I saw this pudding based sundae idea I was ecstatic to give it a try! You can hop over to Kraft to see the original recipe and the how to details, but here’s my twist to make it dairy free:
- 2 pkgs Jell-O Chocolate Instant Pudding
- 2 1/2 cups cold soy milk
- 1 cup Jet-Puffed Miniature Marshmallows
- 1/2 cup dairy free chocolate chips (I used Divvies)
- Waffle cone cups
Whisk your pudding and milk until smooth, add the marshmallows and chocolate and then freeze for 4 hours. Serve in waffle cone cups.
It was a huge hit for a little boy that typically only gets vanilla ice cream.
As always, I hope you’re inspired to craft, bake and create!
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This looks positively sinful! YUM!
Cate – it is quite yummy! :)
Thank you for this lovely recipe! It’s always great to see alternate allergy-free takes on fun food. It’s heartbreaking to see your kid at a party when they would love to have a simple thing everyone else is having.
I nearly cried at a birthday celebration recently when he begged me for a cake pop.
My son is allergic to both dairy and soy, so ice cream is a particular challenge. We’ve been making ice cream with Coconut Milk lately and thought you might enjoy seeing this option! We adapted the recipe into chocolate (no pumpkin or spices; cocoa powder and vanilla instead) … and it was a huge hit amongst a group of party-seasoned 2 to 4 year olds. My lil guy beamed when we served “his ice cream!”
Oh my Sue! I know exactly how you feel! My guy is five now so he no longer cries, but he still gets that left out look on his face and I just can’t stand it! And thank you for the recipe tip! I’ll have to check it out.
Best of luck to you and your little one. I pray he outgrows his allergies someday!
I LOVE THIS!!! I can’t wait to make this for my little guy!!! Thank you for being awesome!
Sharon – I hope he loves it! The texture is pudding, but cold and crispy! :)