Kinnikinnick Hits Another Gluten-Free Homerun and Giveaway

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I don't know anyone that hasn't heard of Kinnikinnick. From bread to mixes to cookies and even donuts, Kinnikinnick fills that carb void you might feel you are missing when going gluten-free. They are one of those companies that might make you think "Hey... this gluten-free thing isn't so bad." Yes, their products are that good.

One of the cool things about Kinnikinnick is their seasonal items. These are the items you better order before it is too late. Now is that time of year for them to introduce some fall flavors to their product line. The newest release is a Pumpkin Spice Donut. Kinnikinnick was kind enough to send me some free samples of these Pumpkin Spice donuts last week. Let's just say I ate more than one. If you haven't had their donuts before, these donuts are small but dense and really flavorful. They weren't overly spiced and went really well with a cup of coffee. The icing kind of fell off, but it didn't really add or detract from the flavor in my opinion. Because of my lack of willpower, I handed these donuts out around the office. Even the gluten eaters thought these were good. That's one of the best compliments to a gluten-free product.

Here is what Kinnikinnick has to say about their new donut:



Since Fall and pumpkins go together like donuts and coffee, leading provider of gluten, dairy and nut free baked goods, is bringing back its popular, seasonal donut Pumpkin Spice

Available for a limited time until November 30^th for purchase via www.kinnikinnick.com these donuts are made with real pumpkin & spice and are a perfect way to celebrate the season.


So can you guess the giveaway yet? Yep, you guessed it... DONUTS! Not only will you get to try the Pumpkin Spice donuts, but you will get one package of each type of Kinnikinnick donuts! That is a whopping FIVE boxes of donuts. This prize package includes:

• Pumpkin Spice Donuts
• Chocolate Dipped Donuts
• Cinnamon Sugar Donuts
• Maple Glazed Donuts
• Vanilla Glazed Donuts

This is no joke. It's a donutpalooza!  Grab your friends, grab a huge pot of coffee, and enter today. You have three chances to win. Here's how:

1. Leave a comment on my blog (below) telling me why you want these Kinnikinnick donuts. Don't forget to include your email
2. Leave a comment on my Facebook page and tell me who you will share your Kinnikinnick donuts with... or if you plan to eat all five boxes. ;-)
3. Tweet me at @gfreefun and tell me why you want these Kinnikinnick donuts.

Each method of entry equals another chance to win. You can enter up to three times! Good luck.

Gluten-Free Donut Love

What says I ♥ You like a gluten-free Cinnamon & Apple Donut?

I got some free samples of the Kinnikinnick Valentine's donuts the other day. I have been trying to cut back on sugar so after three days of no sugar, I needed one of these donuts. It was totally worth it. They were sweet, but not too sweet, and had a subtle hint of cinnamon. I didn't realize taste the apple, but I didn't mind. These were yummy and small enough to not make me feel too guilty about breaking my sugar fast.

Special for the Valentine’s Day season, Kinnikinnick Foods, leading provider of gluten, dairy and nut free baked goods, is launching a super moist donut with apple puree and cinnamon, topped with a cinnamon glaze and hot pink cinnamon icing.

These donuts are available until February 28th only on the Kinnikinnick website or by calling toll free 1-877-503-4466. Get some for the one you love (and some for you too!).

Kinnikinnick Gluten-Free Donuts

I recently received samples of Kinnikinnick gluten-free donuts. I had tried the cinnamon sugar donuts a few years ago, but donuts are one of those sweets that I usually do not buy. They are a nice to have, not a must-have in my dessert world. I find that growing up gluten-free with extremely limited gluten-free options in the mid-1980s and early 1990s, that I tend to keep away from most desserts just out of habit. (This is probably a better habit to have or else I would be fat as a house!) These donuts are definitely worth a try, though. I opened the chocolate-covered donuts as soon as I got them and shared with my gluten-eating coworker. Both of us enjoyed the little treat. He gave them two stars out of three and I agree. They are a bit dense, but not too heavy. They also are not crumbly as many gluten-free cakes and cookies tend to be. The chocolate dipped donut had just enough icing covering the donut. Too much more and I think it would have been too sweet for me to enjoy. The other great thing about these donuts is that they are wheat-free, dairy-free, soy-free, nut-free, and potato-free. Ingredients are below.

Chocolate Dipped Donuts
Qty/Pkg: 6
Ingredients: Icing(Sugar, water, glucose, cocoa powder), Sugar, White Rice Flour, Tapioca Starch, Water, Whole Eggs, Sweet Rice Flour, non Hydrogenated Shortening(Palm Fruit or Canola), Fructooligosaccharide, Yeast, Pea Protein, Egg Whites, Xanthan Gum, Fruit Concentrate(dextrose, dextrin, fiber), Salt, Rice Bran Extract, Cellulose, KinnActive Baking Powder, Glucono Delta Lactone, Sodium Bicarbonate, Nutmeg

Preparation Instructions: This product contains no preservatives. KEEP FROZEN Microwave or warm for best texture and taste.

Vanilla Glazed Donuts
Qty/Pkg: 6
Ingredients: Icing (sugar, water, glucose, vanilla), Sugar, White Rice Flour, Tapioca Starch, Water, Whole Eggs, Sweet Rice Flour, Palm Fruit Oil (non hydrogenated), Frutooligosaccharide, Yeast, Pea Protein, Egg Whites, Xanthan Gum, Fruit Concentrate (dextrose, dextrin, fibre), Salt, Rice Bran Extract, Cellulose, KinnActive Baking Powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, pea starch, mono calcium phosphate), Glucono Delta Lactone, Sodium Bicarbonate, Nutmeg

Preparation Instructions: This product contains no preservatives. KEEP FROZEN Microwave or warm for best texture and taste.

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From Kinnikinnick:

Because going gluten-free shouldn’t mean a diet free of donuts, Kinnikinnick Foods, leader in the development of baked goods ideal for those following a special diet, today announces that their popular gluten-free Chocolate Dipped and Vanilla Glazed donuts are now available at Whole Foods Markets nationwide.

Rich in yummyness, yet free of gluten, wheat, nut, dairy, soy and trans fat, Kinnikinnick’s donuts are made from quality ingredients such as white rice four, sweet rice flour and palm fruit oil; contain half the fat of conventional donuts and no preservatives, and are produced in a completely gluten-free and nut-free facility.

The Vanilla Glazed and Chocolate Dipped flavors have a SRP of $6.59 per 11.3 oz package. Kinnikinnick donuts are also available via www.kinnikinnick.com and at select health food and mainstream markets across the country and in Canada.

Additional flavors include Cinnamon Sugar and Maple Glazed. For best texture and taste, keep frozen and warm before eating.

Kinnikinnick Products are produced in dedicated Gluten/Wheat/Nut free facilities that use Soy, Eggs and Sesame Seeds. Their facilities have been nut free since June 15, 2009. They are well into the process of reprinting packaging for our entire line however some of their packaging still lists the potential for nut traces. All products purchased directly from Kinnikinnick from June 15, 2009 onwards will have been produced in a nut free facility. Some stores may still have old stock. If the packaging does not indicate produced in a nut free facility, the only indication that product was produced after June 15 is the best before date.

Kinnikinnick Donuts Go National At Whole Foods Markets

Gluten-Free Vanilla Glazed And Chocolate Dipped Donuts To Be Available Across The U.S. In April

EDMONTON, CANADA, April 27, 2010 – Kinnikinnick Foods (www.kinnikinnick.com), leader in the development of baked goods ideal for those following a special diet, today announces that their popular Chocolate Dipped and Vanilla Glazed gluten-free donuts will be available at Whole Foods Markets nationwide this April.

Kinnikinnick’s donuts are free of gluten, wheat, nut, dairy, soy and trans fat. In addition, the donuts are produced in a completely gluten-free and nut-free facility, contain no preservatives, and are made from quality ingredients such as white rice four, sweet rice flour and palm fruit oil.

The Vanilla Glazed and Chocolate Dipped flavors have a SRP of $6.59 per 11.3 oz package which prominently features the new Dairy-Free and Nut-Free logos.

“It’s hard to imagine life without a donut! That’s why at Kinnikinnick, we made it a point to make a delicious gluten and dairy-free donut reflecting that sweet, deep fried and moist dough one can only experience from that sweet breakfast on the run or midday donut and coffee break,” said Kinnikinnick Foods’ CEO Jerry Bigam. “With the line’s new national availability, we hope no one with a gluten, nut or dairy intolerance will go donut-less for long.”

Kinnikinnick donuts are also available via www.kinnikinnick.com and at select health food and mainstream markets across the country and in Canada. Additional flavors include Cinnamon Sugar and Maple Glazed. Kinnikinnick donuts contain half the fat of conventional donuts. For best texture and taste, keep frozen and warm before eating.

About Kinnikinnick Foods
Based in Edmonton, Canada, Kinnikinnick Foods is North America’s leading source of deliciously diverse baked goods products created for those maintaining a gluten, dairy and/or nut-free diet, as well as for mainstream consumers looking for healthier food alternatives. Kinnikinnick runs the largest dedicated gluten-free and nut free bakery in North America, thus ensuring that its retail and foodservice customers enjoy the most variety of uncontaminated, risk-free food products available today. For more information, please visit www.kinnikinnick.com.

Another Reason to Love BabyCakes NYC

As you know, BabyCakes NYC is one of the most popular (if only) bakery with gluten-free goodies in NYC. I have blogged about BabyCakes many times, usually around my birthday when I am indulging in their cupcakes. Today I have some good news to share with everyone thanks to BabyCakes. My friend Rachel got engaged last week and BabyCakes helped make her proposal special... and gluten-free! BabyCakes now has gluten-free donuts and they Rachel's boyfriend surprised her with more than donuts. Here's their blog posting:

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Sigh....
By Erin McKenna on September 11, 2009 12:40 PM

If you've been to the bakery on the weekend, you've seen how packed out it gets in here. We're so busy that every limb is in use (one hand to frost, one to mix batter, a foot to clean the floor, the other foot scratching records). Needless to say, we aren't able to take orders or set anything aside for anyone--not even Madonna.

A couple weeks ago, however, one of the counter girls took a call from a panicked boyfriend. He wanted to make his girlfriend's birthday extra special with some fresh donuts to follow dinner. Girlfriend was a celiac who had never tasted a donut in her life and he wanted to give her an experience she would never forget. I think that day we were all pissed at our boyfriends or something because we all got teary about it and I quickly waved our normal policy and had the girls pack a perfect box of donuts for him to pick up.

A couple days ago, we received this very exciting email:

Hi,

I have to say a million thank-yous to the chefs/bakers who created the
Gluten-Free doughnuts, as it made my evening on Saturday, August 29th
so very special. I had heard about the doughnuts and my boyfriend had
specially pre-ordered some for me on this Saturday to make sure I
would be able to eat them for dessert. As I sat outside, drinking
coffee and devouring the chocolate glazed, and then the raspberry
filled powered doughnut, my boyfriend surprised me once more, got down
on one knee, and proposed!!

I was so completely happy and thrilled your bakery became a key
element in our engagement.

We have promised to come back each year on the anniversary of this
engagement (which also happens to be close to my birthday) to eat GF
doughnuts and remember what an amazing proposal this became.

Thank you so much for being a part of my GF life in NYC.

I'll be forever grateful.

Best,
Rachel Friedman

We are so excited for you guys!! Congratulations! Oh, and I totally expect the first child to be called BabyCakes, ok?

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CONGRATULATIONS RACHEL AND CHRIS!!!