Two weeks ago, I already shared a recipe for stuffed speculaas with you. Today, I have a recipe for traditional gluten-free Dutch speculaas. Delicious large speculaas chunks.

Speculaas chunks are similar to the Dutch speculaas cookies, but in this recipe, a thick layer of speculaas is baked and then broken into large chunks.

I must say I never thought speculaas chunks were that special.

In November and December I usually rather eat kruidnoten or stuffed speculaas, but now that I made this recipe, my opinion on speculaas chunks has slightly changed.

These are by far the best speculaas chunks I ever ate! A crunchy bite, but soft and crumbly on the inside. Exactly how speculaas chunks should be.

That they are gluten-free is something you can’t even distinguish! I baked the speculaas chunks and stuffed speculaas for my family when they were helping me with my move and I had a very large box full of speculaas, but after the move, there wasn’t a crumb left.

They are very very good and also easy to make!

If you don’t have to eat gluten-free, you can replace the gluten-free flour by normal flour. 

The ingredients of the gluten-free Dutch speculaas

These gluten-free speculaas chunks contain almost the same ingredients as non-gluten-free speculaas:

• Gluten-free flour mix: as gluten-free flour, I use Mix it universal from Schär. I get good results with this in baking recipes. You can also use another similar gluten-free baking mix.

• Dark brown sugar: dark brown sugar contributes to the delicious flavor of these speculaas chunks. I don’t recommend replacing this with white caster sugar.

• Cold butter: this recipe contains butter and is therefore not entirely lactose-free. Butter is low FODMAP and low in lactose and can therefore be used during the FODMAP diet.`
  
  If you are very sensitive to lactose or need to eat completely lactose-free, you could replace the butter with plant-based margarine. However, I haven’t tested this myself with this recipe yet.
  
• Baking powder, speculaas spices, and salt: additionally, you use baking powder, plenty of speculaas spices (similar to pumpkin spice), and a pinch of salt for this recipe.

• Lactose-free milk: a little lactose-free milk is the final component of the dough.

• For garnishing: before the speculaas goes into the oven, you brush it with beaten egg. This will make your speculaas nice and shiny.
  
  Additionally, you can decorate the dough with halved almonds for garnishing.

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