It’s back to school time again! If you’re on the lookout for allergy friendly snacks, then we’ve got what you’re looking for: here are over 70 gluten free dairy free snack recipes that are perfect for school, lunch boxes, parties, or anytime!
Can you believe school is starting soon?! My kids start school next week, but some of you have kids who already started school much earlier!
I’m not ready for summer to be over just yet, but regardless of how I feel it, school time is here again (it sure feels like summer flew by).
To help you with your school lunch and snack planning for school, I’ve gathered up over 70 gluten free and dairy free snack recipes perfect for school!
This recipe roundup of allergy friendly school snacks have a good mix of sweet snacks, as well as healthy and savory snacks. So there’s something here for every taste.
We even included some decadent sweets for school parties, like birthdays and holidays so your kids can enjoy sweet treats with everyone safely.
Every recipe in this roundup is gluten free, dairy free, and nut free (excluding coconut), and most (if not all) of them are also soy free. My nut free labels on these recipes do not include coconut since coconuts are not true tree nuts. But when in doubt, always follow your allergist’s guidelines for coconut if your child has tree nut allergies.
Gluten free, dairy free, and allergy friendly school snack recipes
Here are more amazing gluten and dairy free school snacks from our website and other great bloggers around the web!
Allergy friendly snack recipes
Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Granola Bars (Dairy Free)
Craving granola bars that are simple, chewy, and better for you than store-bought? Make some of our best Gluten Free Granola Bars at home pack them for snacks and lunch! These also make awesome school snacks since they’re peanut free.
Thick and Creamy Dairy Free Ranch Dressing
Our allergy friendly ranch dressing is thick, creamy, flavorful and works as either a dressing or a dip. Our homemade ranch dressing is easy to make and it’s gluten free, dairy free, and nut free! This is great for dipping with veggies!
Gluten Free Salted Caramel Chia Energy Bites (Vegan)
Satisfy your sweet tooth cravings the healthy way with these Salted Caramel Chia Energy Bites. They’re sweet, all-natural, gluten and dairy free snacks made with oats and chia seeds!
No Bake Chocolate Chip Energy Bites (Gluten Free)
No Bake Chocolate Chip Energy Bites are a fun and easy allergy friendly snack for school or travel. These dairy free and peanut free energy bites are just like little cookie bites and are kid friendly and school safe. Make a batch of gluten free snack bites on the weekend for quick treats whenever you need them!
Gluten Free Chocolate Zucchini Bread (Vegan)
This moist zucchini quick bread has a light chocolate flavor that pairs well with the cinnamon and cloves. I remade one of our family recipes to make this Chocolate Zucchini Bread gluten-free, vegan, and allergy-friendly!
Creamy Vegan Chocolate Pudding (Gluten Free)
Fill your chocolate craving with our homemade and naturally sweetened creamy vegan chocolate pudding! It’s made with simple ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen! Our pudding is made on the stovetop and is gluten free, peanut free, soy free, and egg free.
Gluten Free German Chocolate Energy Bites (Dairy Free)
Our German Chocolate Energy Bites make a super quick snack that’s perfect for packing for lunches or travel. These energy bites combine the best parts of a German chocolate cake into a quick snack, and they’re top 8 free!
Gluten Free Pineapple Oatmeal Bars (Vegan)
Our Pineapple Oatmeal Bars are perfect for breakfast, snacks for the beach, or lunchbox snacks for school. They are gluten free, dairy free, vegan, and can be made lower in sugar as well.
Gluten Free Chocolate Zucchini Bars (Dairy Free)
These moist gluten free Chocolate Zucchini Bars are perfect for lunch box snacks and they are a fun way to use late summer zucchini. Our zucchini bars have delicious warm spices like cloves, and are made with whole grains, are naturally sweetened, and are top 8 free.
Blackberry Kiwi Fruit Salad (Paleo)
Serve up this colorful Blackberry Kiwi Fruit Salad as a side for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! This delicious and simple fruit salad is top 8 allergen free and paleo.
Gluten Free Garlic Herb Crackers (Dairy Free)
Homemade crackers are great for healthier appetizers and snacks! Our Gluten Free Garlic Herb Crackers are whole grain, dairy free, and peanut free too.
Easy Dairy Free Strawberry Yogurt Parfait (Gluten Free)
Looking for an easy breakfast idea for busy mornings or as an after-school snack? Try this allergy-friendly Strawberry Yogurt Parfait! It’s gluten free, dairy free, and peanut free.
Pear Chips with Pumpkin Dip (Dairy Free)
Capture fall flavors in this delicious snack! This simple recipe for Pear Chips with Pumpkin Dip is free of gluten, dairy, eggs, and soy!
Fudgy Chocolate Protein Bites (Paleo)
Add more protein to your snack with these yummy Fudgy Brownie Protein Bites! They are gluten free, dairy free, peanut free, and paleo.
Golden Berry Date Bars (Gluten Free and Vegan)
Golden Berry Date Bars are a delicious snack and dessert that’s a bit lower in sugar than some traditional date bars, plus these are gluten free, vegan, and peanut free!
Orange Poppyseed Protein Bites (Dairy & Gluten Free)
Pump up the protein in your snacks with these Orange Poppyseed Protein Bites! They are packed with dairy free protein, gluten free, no-bake, and ready in minutes.
Homemade Cinnamon Sugar Crackers (Gluten Free)
Mix up a whole grain sweet snack at home with these dairy free and gluten free Cinnamon Sugar Crackers – they’re vegan and nut free!
Gluten Free Graham Crackers (Vegan)
If you’re having a difficult time finding graham crackers that fit your allergies, make some of your own at home! These crispy and delicious gluten free and vegan graham crackers are perfect for lunch box snacks, s’mores, recipes, and more.
Strawberry Oat Protein Bites (Gluten Free)
Celebrate seasonal strawberries the healthy way with these delicious Strawberry Oat Protein Bites that are gluten free, peanut free, and full of fresh strawberry flavors. These are dairy free, egg free, and have no added sugars!
Gluten Free Zucchini Muffins (Vegan and Nut Free)
Kick off your breakfast with these delicious Gluten Free Zucchini Muffins! These great muffins are also vegan, nut free, whole grain, and naturally sweetened with pure maple syrup and stevia.
SunButter Jam Uncrustables (Gluten Free Option)
These homemade peanut-free SunButter Jam Uncrustables are a fun and allergy friendly lunchbox treat or after school snack! They can easily be made to fit any food allergies.
No Bake Chocolate Chip Oat Bars (Gluten Free and Vegan)
Craving something sweet but still healthier than cookies or candy? Make some of these No-Bake Chocolate Chip Oat Bars that are perfect for summer (no oven needed!), and they’re gluten free, vegan, and peanut free.
Gluten Free Fig Newtons (Homemade, Paleo)
These homemade Gluten Free Fig Newtons taste just like the classic! They feature a pillowy soft crust and a delicious fig filling. These nostalgic bars are great for a healthy snack for both kids and adults!
Healthy Baked Plantain Chips (Paleo)
Easy Baked Plantain Chips! All you need is green plantains, oil, and salt to make crispy, better than store-bought, homemade plantain chips. Perfect for dipping, snacking, or even meal prep. Paleo, vegan, gluten-free, and Whole30.
Beet Hummus Veggie Dipper Snacks
A vibrant hummus made with sweet roasted beets. Having a delicious and protein rich dip ready makes snacking on vegetables enticing
Fluffy Gluten Free Vegan Chocolate Chip Muffins
If you love fluffy muffins, these gluten free vegan chocolate chip muffins will not disappoint! They are delicious with breakfast or brunch or as a snack. They are full of vanilla flavor and nobody will know they are gluten free and vegan!
Back to School Snacks - Homemade Fruit Leather
Variety keeps school snacks going throughout the year and here are 10 more snack ideas perfect for school! Including a Homemade Fruit Leather you AND your kids will love. Ideal snacks for kids that are low on sugar and high on flavour.
Gluten Free Baked Bagel Chips
These gluten free bagel chips make for the perfect snack and are delicious when paired with a homemade dip.
Easy, 3 Ingredient SunButter Banana Wrap
Need an easy, gluten-free, allergy-friendly, vegan, no-bake, finger food your kids can eat? That COULD be a tall order, but thanks to BFree, it’s super easy. Find out what’s in their newest creation: Sweet Wraps, and a few fun variations you can use to make a healthy, gluten free kids’ snack!
Chocolate Puffed Quinoa Bars
Sugar free and vegan puffed quinoa bars made with raw cacao, dates, and nut butter. These no bake snacks are a healthier gluten free riff on a prairie classic, puffed wheat squares.
Fruity Sugar-Free Flapjacks (Vegan)
These healthy and delicious sugar-free flapjacks are made with a fruity raspberry filling and perfect oat crumble topping. Sweet, soft and chewy, they are lovely portable treats and convenient vegan snacks that the whole family can enjoy! Super comforting, crumbly and endlessly customizable.
Vegan Chocolate Chip Pancake Muffins {GF + top 8 free}
These chocolate chip pancake muffins are easy to make, fluffy and delicious. A healthy & fun on-the-go breakfast. Vegan + Gluten-free +Top 12 free
Crispy Spiced Chick Peas
A savory snack to eat out of hand, or delicious sprinkled over a salad!
No Bake Apricot Coconut Slice
This no bake apricot coconut slice is a perfect lunchbox recipe! It's no-bake, freezer friendly and it stands up well to a bit of bouncing in the lunchbox. Great for kids with a sweet tooth, but made without any added refined sugar, you can get this lunchbox treat made in no time at all! You only need 5 pantry ingredients to make this delicious slice.
Maple Tahini Oatmeal Balls
Simple, sweet and salty! These maple tahini snack balls satisfy all of your cravings while providing a portable source of energy.
Sea Salt Chickpea Crackers (Gluten-Free, Vegan)
Super easy, healthy and delicious 5-ingredient Chickpea Flour Crackers with the perfect sea salt touch! These delightfully crunchy crackers are gluten-free, vegan, nut-free and are packed with protein + fiber!
Healthy Strawberry Muffins Gluten Free Dairy Free
These healthy gluten free strawberry muffins with a fluffy soft texture, are made with frozen chunks of strawberries folded in the muffin batter. The muffins are also dairy free, refined sugar free and without xanthan gum – thus healthier than majority of gluten free muffin varieties.
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus is the festive version of everyone's favorite classic hummus recipe. The distinct color and zingy flavor makes red pepper hummus perfect for every occasion! This hummus recipe uses pressure cooked chickpeas or canned chickpeas.
No-Bake Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites [V, GF]
These no-bake chocolate chip cookie dough bites are super easy to make in just one bowl! Made of edible gluten-free cookie dough that's also egg-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free, oil-free and nut-free, these tiny treats are top 8 allergen-friendly, making them perfect for kids' (and grown-ups') lunchboxes.
3 Ingredient Healthy Herb Popcorn {Vegan}
3 Ingredient Healthy Herb Popcorn
Apricot and Cranberry Macaroons (Gluten Free and Kosher)
The ultimate coconut cookie with slight crispness on the outside and moist, chewy coconut inside.
Rainbow Vegetable Tortilla Wrap
This quick, easy and healthy Vegan Rainbow Vegetable Tortilla Wrap is packed full of colour veggies that kiddoes, big and small, will love. This vegan wrap is perfect for school lunches, brunches and when you are out and about.
Crispy Air Fryer Apple Chips
Air Fryer Apple Chips are a delicious, healthy, and totally addictive snack. Made with just 2 ingredients and absolutely no sugar or oil, you can indulge in this tasty treat guilt free.
Easy, Paleo Breakfast Cookies For Busy Mornings
These nut-free breakfast cookies are deceptively healthy! Made without banana and paleo-approved, these gluten-free breakfast cookies are soft, chewy, and loaded with fuel.
How to Make Beef Jerky Without a Dehydrator
Want to learn how to make the best beef jerky at home? It's much easier than you think! I'm sharing my favorite recipe for spicy black pepper beef jerky + how to make jerky in the oven. Once you try homemade beef jerky you'll never go back to the store-bought stuff!
Blueberry & Lemon Energy Balls
Quick and healthy allergy-free snack made in just 5 minutes. Free from gluten, dairy, grains, nuts, seeds and refined sugar. Vegan, autoimmune protocol (AIP), paleo & whole30 friendly.
Pickle Deviled Eggs (Paleo, Whole30, Keto)
Healthy and filling pickle deviled eggs are the perfect snack or appetizer that’s paleo and Whole30-friendly!
Baked Oatmeal Muffins with Cranberries
Baked Oatmeal Muffins with cranberries are the perfect breakfast or snack. Perfectly sweet (yet refined sugar free!), packed with fiber and protein, and easily portable. Bake up a batch today!
Perfect Double Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Seed Cookies
These Double Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Seed Cookies are so decadent, soft and chewy that you would never guess they're gluten-free, nut-free, soy-free and vegan! Thanks to pumpkin seeds and cassava flour, they're also grain-free and extra nutritious. Use Paleo chocolate chips for the best Paleo Double Chocolate Chip Cookies ever!
Easy Chickpea Salad Sandwich
This Easy Chickpea Salad Sandwich is so delicious and easy to make, smashed chickpeas, celery, red onion, pickles, red bell pepper, dill, vegan mayo, lettuce nestled between slices of gluten-free bread, is so hearty, flavorful and filling.
Gluten Free Banana Mini Muffins
These Gluten Free Banana Mini Muffins are quick and easy! Lightly sweetened with applesauce and maple syrup, you can feel good about serving these as a healthy snack or on-the-go breakfast. These muffins are also dairy free and nut free, so they're the perfect addition to a school lunch.
No Bake Bites {Vegan, Top 8 Free}
You’ll love these Allergy-free & Vegan No Bake Bites and so will your kids! Easy to make & take with you for a quick snack to give you energy.
Healthy Oven Baked Zucchini Chips Recipe
See how to make zucchini chips in the oven OR dehydrator, with just 3 ingredients! This healthy baked zucchini chips recipe is so EASY! Low carb, keto, gf, and paleo, too.
Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Soft and chewy vegan oatmeal raisin cookies that are easy and quick to make, plus, they’re gluten-free (if you use gluten free oats!). Add as little or as many raisins to these simple vegan cookies as you’d like and get ready for family and friends to ask for more immediately after you make them!
Oven Baked Sweet Potato Chips (Crisps)
Sweet potato chips baked in the oven are such a great snack. Not only do they satisfy a craving for a crunchy snack, but there’s nothing bad about reaching for these nutritious and healthy chips!
Banana and Date Granola Bars - GF/Vegan
Kid friendly, allergy free banana and date granola bars. Nut free, gluten free, dairy free.
Bliss Balls Recipe (gluten-free, vegan options) - Texanerin Baking
These bliss balls are loaded with chocolate, are no-bake and easy to make gluten-free and vegan. They only call for 6 ingredients and take 5 minutes to make!
Easy DIY Candy Bars Recipe (Allergy-Friendly!)
This is a fun shortcut recipe that I came up with when sampling Enjoy Life’s Baked Chewy Bars. They’re snack-sized and just soft enough to provide a sturdy but tender base for nut-free, dairy-free, gluten-free DIY candy bars!
Mini Cinnamon Maple Marshmallows
Perfect for hot cocoa, or just a healthy treat, these real food Mini Cinnamon Maple Marshmallows are a fun twist on a homemade favorite.
Top 8 Allergen Free Protein Balls
Chocolate black bean protein balls are free from peanuts, tree nuts, and seeds. Made with black beans, cocoa, coconut oil, coconut flakes and chocolate pieces.
No Bake Super Seed Bars {Nut Free, Grain Free, Sugar Free}
No bake super seed bars are a healthy paleo snack that are nut free, grain free, and sugar free.
Kombucha Lemon Gummies
Nourishing and full of probiotics, these paleo and refined-sugar free Kombucha Lemon Gummies are the perfect healthy treat!
Sunflower Seed Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sunflower Seed Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies – nut free, dairy free, with egg free options
Allergy friendly recipes great for holiday parties or birthday parties at school
Gluten Free Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes (Nut Free)
Even if you have food allergies, you can still indulge a little! These Gluten Free Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes are top 8 allergen free and delicious. They’re vegan, nut free, peanut free, soy free, and fit many special diets.
Gluten Free Funfetti Cookies (Dairy Free)
Our gluten free funfetti cookies are chewy in the middle and lightly crisp on the edges, and are perfect for celebrating birthdays or anytime you want to add some fun to your day! These cookies are easy to make and are also dairy free, peanut free, and vegan.
Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes & Chocolate Buttercream (Vegan)
Our Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes are top 8 allergen free, are easy to make, and delicious! These make great allergy friendly birthday or school treats.
Vegan One Bowl Fudge Brownies (Gluten Free)
Looking for an allergy friendly brownie recipe? Make a batch of these Vegan One Bowl Fudge Brownies that are gluten free, nut free, and made with simple ingredients you probably already have in your pantry!
Gluten Free Sunbutter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Our Sunbutter chocolate chip cookies are a delicious peanut free alternative to peanut butter cookies and taste amazing! These are soft and chewy, with options for making these crunchy if you prefer. Our cookies are gluten free, dairy free, and vegan.
Gluten Free Oreo Truffles (Dairy Free)
These easy gluten free and dairy free Oreo Truffles are great for any occasion, holiday, or just because! They are also peanut free and school safe.
Dairy Free Strawberry Rice Crispy Treats (Gluten Free)
Our delicious dairy free Strawberry Rice Crispy Treats are flavored and colored with real strawberries so they have the best taste! These are also gluten free, fairly simple to create, and fun to make with kids.
Vegan No Bake Cookies (Gluten Free)
One of my favorite family cookies we made around the holidays, made vegan and gluten free: Chocolate No Bake Cookies! These are a favorite around our house and so addicting.
Sarah Jane Parker is the founder, recipe creator, and photographer behind The Fit Cookie. She’s a food allergy mom and allergy friendly food blogger of 12 years based in Wyoming. Sarah is also an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, ACE Certified Health Coach, Revolution Running certified running coach, and an ACE Certified Fitness Nutrition Specialist
There are so many great ideas! This post is so helpful!!
Thank you Addie!
What a great round up! Those zucchini chips really caught my eye for some reason. But I love all of the inspiration.
Thanks Alisa, those zucchini chips do look great, I’ll have to make some! I love the recipes people submitted for this roundup 🙂