GF Pineapple and Cheese Casserole

My Aunt Sandra makes this scrumptious casserole every Christmas and we can't get enough of it! YUM!

2- 20 oz Pineapple Tidbits (or Chunks) in juice, reserving 6 Tbsp of juice separately
1 cup sugar (can substitute 1 cup maple syrup)
6 Tbsp GF flour (I use Bob's Red Mill GF 1to1 Baking Flour)
2 cups Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup GF crackers (I use glutino GF crackers), crushed

1 quart casserole dish or 8x8 glass dish

Preheat oven 350 degrees F.  Drain pineapple tidbits (reserving 6 Tbsp of juice).  Combine sugar, gf flour, and 6 Tbsp of pineapple juice and mix well with whisk. Add cheese and well drained pineapple tidbits, stir well with spoon. Pour into casserole dish.

Melt butter and mix with GF crackers.  Sprinkle on top of pineapple and cheese mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

ENJOY!  Happy Holidays!

GF Chex Mix

Homemade Chex Mix is a tradition in my husbands side of the family.  His father passed down the recipe to my husband, Craig a few years ago and he altered it to make it gluten free.  Hope you enjoy as much as we do!

GF Chex Mix

7 cups Corn Chex Cereal

5 cups Rice Chex Cereal

1 cup GF Pretzels

1 cup Mixed Nuts (peanuts, pecans, cashews, almonds)

10 Tbsp (1 stick and 2 Tbsp) Unsalted Butter   

1 Tbsp salt

1/3 cup GF Worcestershire Sauce (we use Lea & Perrins)

Glass measuring cup

Large Deep Baking Pan

*Note: if you use Salted Butter, do NOT use the salt that the recipe calls for*

In glass measuring cup, put butter, salt, and Worcestershire Sauce and place in oven until melted (we don't have a microwave so we just put it in oven on about 225 degrees F for about 10-15 minutes or until melted; this can be melted in microwave if you have one.) Don't over cook, just need it melted.

In the meantime, mix the dry ingredients, corn chex cereal, rice chex cereal, pretzels, mixed nuts in large, deep baking pan.

Pour wet mixture over the dry ingredients, mixing well  (use hands to get the best mix).  Bake 300 degrees F, mixing EVERY 15 MINUTES for 1 hour. It is key to keep mixing because all the liquid will settle at the bottom, so mix it well.  

ENJOY!