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Are there any schools left that haven’t gone nut-free? If there are a few left, I am surprised and feeling a little bad for the kids who are sitting at the nut-free lunch table (though perhaps at this point, there is a special room for kids who just can’t move on from their PBJs?).
I take all of this very seriously — I have horrible nut allergies myself and have all my life, but when I was a kid, I was definitely unusual and very self-conscious about how I dealt with my restrictions. Birthday parties were scary, and bake sales were a no-go. But now, we parents have been tasked with bringing in only nut-free baked goods so that every kid can dig in without worry. And, even if you just need some delicious treats for any occasion, these nut-free dessert recipes are sure to please!
12 Nut-Free Baking Recipes
Here are 12 nut-free treats that will leave nothing behind in the taste and texture department.
These are the best brownies I have ever made, and I've made them hundreds of times. They have the kind of fudgy chocolatiness that wimpy people say is too chocolaty — silly little rabbits.
All of 10 minutes to get into the oven. Two, three or even four days after you make this, it will still be as moist and flavorful as it was on day one.
Katie Workman is a cook, a writer, a mother of two, an activist in hunger issues, and an enthusiastic advocate for family meals, which is the inspiration behind her two beloved cookbooks, Dinner Solved! and The Mom 100 Cookbook.