Product: Home Free Gluten-Free Crunchy Mini Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies – $5.49+
A big thank you to the allergy conscious people at Home Free for creating a line of cookies that are free of the top 8 allergens in food. It means a lot to me, as a consumer with food allergies, and as a self-professed foodie, to have some options out there on the shelves. Granted, the only place I have spotted Home Free products has been at a local Home Goods store, but they are out there and available for me…and others with similar food allergies/intolerance…and for that I am thankful.
My discovery of Home Free products began at the Gluten-Free Expo in Birmingham, Alabama. There was a table of some of their products out and I grabbed a couple of samples and moved on. While I tried the mini chocolate chip cookies…I stopped there. They were good. Very good. But I didn’t have this brand, that I knew of, anywhere in my area.
Until the day I went into Home Goods and spotted their Gourmet Foods aisle, which, believe it or not, is home to a lot of different brands of gluten-free foods. A huge variety too. I went on a bit of a spree, and one of the items that made its way into my overloaded basket…were Home Free Crunchy Mini Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies.
First of all…what’s not to love about anything that contains the word chocolate, not once…but twice? Yeah…I couldn’t think of anything either.
Originally, these cookies were not part of the gluten-free line that Home Free offered. But the decided to include them to give those of us with a gluten intolerance a delicious tasty chocolate treat. I thank them for this. These cookies are peanut-free, tree nut-free, egg-free, and dairy-free as well. These cookies also contain 1/2 serving of whole grain. You gotta love that. So, while they are cookies, they also become a wholesome snack. Oh…did I mention that they are delicious?
Here’s the great thing about these cookies…aside from being double chocolate and all…they are amazing. Honestly. The crunch is there, but subtle, which I absolutely love. Every bite…and I mean every bite is packed with sweet chocolate. And yes…the amazing chocolate chips just add to that chocolate experience. These aren’t as crunchy as the vanilla counterpart, but they are a fantastic sweet treat. I could eat these by the handful (but I only allow myself one serving at a time).
Even better, a serving (6 cookies) only sets you back 130 calories and 5g of fat. They are trans-fat free and cholesterol free. The sodium and sugar content is quite low, considering these are cookies, but this doesn’t detract from the flavor at all. In fact, when something is double chocolate…it better taste sweet. You will love every bite and every morsel of these. I swear. I’m addicted. These have become one of my favorite desserts to polish off a meal with. Absolutely double-chocolate fantastic.
If you love chocolate and love cookies…these are the ones to try. Just a bit of a crunch, followed by a lot of chocolate goodness. Gluten-free and allergen friendly. You gotta love that. I know I do.
Home Free…you make my cookie habit oh so worth it!
The Celiathlete 