Noelle Carter is the former Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director. She left in January 2019.
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Gluten-free wedding cakes
Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Yields Makes about 3 1/2 dozen cookies
Muhallebi (ground rice pudding)
Time 35 minutes
Yields Serves 4
Carrot cake with ginger frosting
Time 2 hours
Yields Serves 8 to 12
Cucumber granita
Time 10 minutes
Yields Serves 6 to 8
Butterscotch budino with caramel sauce
Time 45 minutes
Yields Serves 10
Chocolate sparkle cookies
Time 1 hour
Yields Makes about 36 cookies
Strawberry gelato (water-based)
Time 20 minutes
Yields Serves 8 (Makes about 1 quart gelato)
Chocolate macarons
Time 1 hour
Yields Makes 24 to 30 sandwich cookies
Vegan hazelnut rice pudding with orange and dark chocolate
Time 45 minutes
Yields Serves 4 to 6
Hazelnut meringues with orange sherbet
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Makes 21 small ice cream sandwiches
Flourless almond-chocolate cake
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Yields Serves 10 to 12
Milk Chocolate Truffles
Time 20 minutes
Yields Makes 54 truffles
Salted maple pudding
Time 20 minutes
Yields Serves 4 to 6
French country-style almond macaroons
Time 45 minutes
Yields Makes about 2 dozen
Date-apple tart
Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Yields Serves 8 to 10
Gluten-free granola bars
Time 55 minutes
Yields Makes 16 to 24 bars
Caramel Pear Crisp
Time 1 hour
Yields Serves 4 to 6
