Gluten-Free Easter Baskets Ideas

Easter is just a few weeks away. Candy is one of the places gluten can be hiding. 
There are several things you need to look for:
1. Malt is usually made from barley.Look for malt, malt barley.
2. Caramel may contain gluten. It would need to be confirmed with the individual companies.  
3. Modified food starch can also contain gluten. especially if from another country.
4. Of course there is the obvious; candy can be filled with cookies, crackers, wafers and pretzels.
5. Beware that often the holiday decoration on candy has gluten. See's candy and Reese's are 2 brands that have gluten in it. 
 6. gffoodie.com pasted a detailed list of GF and non-GF Easter Candies: 

CANDY AT A GLANCE 

Brands/Companies that are 100% gluten-free

Annies Ce De Candy(Smarties)

Crispy Cats

EndangeredSpecies Chocolates

Enjoy Life

Jelly Bellys

Pearson’s(Salted Nut Rolls, Mint Patties, Nut Goodies and Bun Bars)

Surf Sweets( Gummy Worms Etc)

Toostie (All except Andes Cookies)

Yummy Earth

Brands that have some gluten-free options

Annabelle

Cadbury Adams
Ferrara Pan (Gummy bears etc)

HERSHEY’S

ImpactConfection’s (Warheads)

Just Born (MIKE AND IKE®,HOT TAMALE ®, PEEPS®, GOLDENBERG’S PEANUT CHEWS®, TEENEE NEANEE® AND JUST BORN® BRANDS HAVE SOM E  GF ITEMS)

NECCO

See’s Candy (Claim all products do not contain gluten - check holiday decorations)

SpanglerCandy

Brands that are gluten-free but may be exposed to cross contamination

Airhead

RussellStover

TobleroneChocolates (Websites says it is GF but does not mention equipment uses.)

Brands that are not gluten-free

Godiva

LindtChocolates

Brands that do not have a gluten-free list and request the consumer read ingredient labels.

Mars

ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK BY GOING  TO THE WEBSITE AND LOOKING FOR FAQ'S.

HAPPY EASTER!