Gluten Free Tart: Almondy Gluten Free Cheesecake

Sunday, 17 February 2008

Almondy Gluten Free Cheesecake

Almondy are a Swedish Company who make gluten free tarts and cheesecakes. I had heard good things about them so during a recent visit to Ikea I decided to buy some of their Daim Tart.

They have a very strange texture but I really like them. They are nice and sweet and a cross between cake and wafer!

When I was in Reading we visited Dunelm Mill at the Savacentre retail park. The cafe there had Almondy Tart as a gluten free option. It was out on a tray and fairly close to the other cakes but the staff knew to use separate servers and I was fine after it.

It seems the idea of having a gluten free option is finally spreading.

2 comments:

Gluten Free Goblin said...: You're right, Almondy cakes are lovely! I live in Reading so will need to find an excuse to visit Dulelm Mill soon - you can never have too many cushions!

I'm new to this blogging lark too. Here is my blog if you fancy a look...
http://glutenfreegoblin.blogspot.com/; 24 February 2008 11:12
Will T said...: OMNOMNOMNOM! Awesome cake that, had it from IKEA...; 26 March 2008 20:36

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