"Pop Tarts"! Remember those? Did you like them back in the day? Here at Inspiration Bakery and Mixes, we always felt there was not enough of the delicious sweet filling in Pop Tarts and their imitators. So Debbie (Baker #1) decided to develop "Pastry Tarts". Our version has plenty of filling and no preservatives […]
Gluten-Free Dark Chocolate Valentine Cupcakes with Raspberry Cream Filling
Debbie's (Baker #1) wedding anniversary is on Valentine's Day. One year, she decided to make something special for dessert: a rich dark chocolate treat with a creamy filling and fresh raspberries. She found heart-shaped cupcake molds online and used them to make Valentine Cupcakes. She topped the delectable cakes with an easy-to-make decadent chocolate glaze. […]
Gluten-Free Chocolate Lava Cakes
Like us, we are betting you will love how the hot chocolate center oozes out of your gluten-free Lava Cakes.They are surprisingly easy to make using our Delicious Chocolate Cake Mix.
Gluten-Free “Brookies”
Combining brownies and chocolate chip cookies will surely win hearts! Baker #2 with Inspiration Bakery Mixes was doing a “staycation” in March 2020 when she figured out how to make gluten-free “Brookies” from our Versatile Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix and Fudgy Brownie Mix.The scent of brownies AND cookies filled the house during the last 10 minutes of […]
Gluten-Free Crustless Quiche
Our founder, Debbie, creates gluten-free recipes by adapting wheat-based recipes handed down through her family for generations. After her Mom passed away several years ago, Debbie found a receipe in her Mom's many cookbooks for a "crustless quiche." She adapted that recipe and fell in love with the ease of making it. Like Debbie's, […]
Want to Live Gluten-Free? It’s More Than Just a Gluten-Free Diet!
Here’s to Inspired Gluten-Free Living! Thanks for checking in with us here at Inspiration Bakery and Mixes! We are a woman- and veteran-owned business. We find inspiration in feeding people nutritious, tasty foods that contribute to people’s health and life quality. Almost 50 years! That’s how many years, added together, we three partners have been […]
Gluten-Free Diet? A Lot Can Be Cooked at Home! Enjoy Palate-Pleasing Gluten-Free Cooking
For starters, our experience says gluten-free meals can be just as delicious and healthy as gluten-y ones. Whether you use Inspiration Bakery and Mixes products or not, with some experimentation and practice in the kitchen you can prepare replacement dishes so close to gluten-y ones that family and guests won’t be able to tell the […]
Gluten-Free Diet? For Many People, It’s a Lifestyle! Learn The Importance of “Gluten-Free” Living Arrangements.
Once you’ve made the Living Gluten-Free choice, you have some home-life decisions to make. If you live alone, the choices can be fairly simple. You could, as some of our friends have done, immediately eliminate gluten from the freezer, pantry, medicine cabinet, and make-up drawer and then drop those things in the trash or off […]
Gluten-Free Diet? Once a Fad, Now Reality! Navigating a Still Often Gluten-y World
Let’s face it, the world is filled with yummy, gluten-y foods designed to make you want them…buns slathered in butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Or toast drenched in honey. Or crunchy-crusted bread, begging to be dipped in oil and vinegar. Holy sugar cookies, Batwoman…why such a world? With so much temptation everywhere, restaurants and special events […]
Some Challenges of Gluten-Free Living
We suggest that you think of Gluten-Free Living as more than just healthy food choices. It’s also about finding ways to: Keep people with celiac disease and strong gluten allergies safe; and keep those with gluten intolerances free from common gut symptoms like belly bloating, constipation, and diarrhea, and from body-wide joint pain, swelling, and […]