Name: Duncan Hines Epic Baking Kits include some Dairy-Free Nostalgia
Rating: 3

As many of you know, there are quite a few Dairy-Free Duncan Hines Cake Mixes and Dairy-Free Duncan Hines Frostings. But the Duncan Hines Epic Baking Kits are elevated desserts, complete with mix, frosting, and toppings. Not all varieties are dairy-free, but two are: Fruity Pebbles Cake and S’mores Brownie!

Duncan Hines Epic Baking Kits include some Dairy-Free Nostalgia

These fun and easy kits are a great project for kids, but also make special desserts for celebrations.

S’mores Brownie

This dessert is layers of deliciousness. It starts with a graham cracker crust, topped with fudgy brownie, sprinkled with mini marshmallows, and then drizzled with fudge. The directions call for eggs and butter. You can use oil in place of the melted butter, or your favorite dairy-free buttery spread.

Ingredients: brownie mix (sugar, wheat flour, cocoa powder processed with alkali, palm oil, contains less than 2% of: wheat starch, salt, dextrose, natural flavor). graham crust mix (sugar, wheat flour, whole wheat flour, soybean oil, molasses, contains less than 2% of: salt, honey, sodium bicarbonate). marshmallows (corn syrup, sugar, gelatin, dextrose, modified corn starch, artificial vanilla flavor, potassium sorbate [preservative]). fudge pouch (sugar, palm oil with green tea and rosemary extract as anti-oxidants, alkalized cocoa powder, soy lecithin). contains: soy, wheat.
Nutrition (per 1/16 brownie – prepared): 240 calories, 10g fat, 35g carbs, 1g fiber, 23g sugars (includes 23g added sugars), 3g protein.*

Fruity Pebbles Cake

This rainbow dessert includes confetti cake mix, Fruity Pebbles-flavored frosting, and Fruity Pebbles cereal to mix in the cake and sprinkle on top. It’s dairy-free, even as prepared (call for oil, eggs, and water).

Ingredients: confetti cake mix (sugar, bleached wheat flour, emulsified palm shortening [palm oil, propylene glycol mono- and diesters of fats and fatty acids, mono- and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate], sprinkles [sugar, yellow corn flour, modified corn starch, canola oil, yellow 5 lake, red 40 lake, wheat flour, yellow 6 lake, blue 2 lake, blue 1 lake], leavening [sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, dicalcium phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, tricalcium phosphate], wheat starch, contains less than 2% of: salt, titanium dioxide [color], cellulose gum, xanthan gum, dextrose, maltodextrin, artificial flavors, modified corn starch). frosting (sugar, water, palm oil, corn syrup, canola oil, contains less than 2% of: corn starch, modified corn starch, mono- and diglycerides, salt, polysorbate 60, titanium dioxide [color], preservatives [potassium sorbate, mixed tocopherols, alpha tocopherol], corn maltodextrin, sodium stearoyl lactylate, xanthan gum, natural and artificial flavor, citric acid). cereal (rice, sugar, canola oil, salt, natural and artificial flavor, red 40, yellow 6, yellow 5, turmeric oleoresin [color], blue 1, blue 2, bht and bha [preservative], sodium ascorbate and ascorbic acid, niacinamide, reduced iron, zinc oxide, vitamin a palmitate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, vitamin d3, vitamin b12). contains: wheat.
Nutrition (per 1/10 cake – prepared): 420 calories, 18g fat, 60g carbs, 0g fiber, 42g sugars (includes 41g added sugars), 4g protein.*

More Facts on Duncan Hines Epic Baking Kits (Dairy-Free Varieties)

Price: $4.98 per kit
Availability: Dairy-Free Duncan Hines Epic Baking Kits are available at Walmart. You can also order them online from Amazon.
Certifications: The Fruity Pebbles Duncan Hines Epic Baking Kit is Certified Kosher Pareve.
Dietary Notes: By ingredients, Duncan Hines Epic Baking Kits are dairy-free / non-dairy, nut-free, and peanut-free. The Fruity Pebbles variety is also soy-free and vegetarian. The kits themselves are egg-free, but do call for eggs in the preparation. See our egg substitute guide for possible options.*
For More Product Information: Visit the Duncan Hines website at www.duncanhines.com.

*Always read the ingredient and nutrition statement prior to consumption. Ingredients, processes, and labeling are subject to change at any time for any company or product. Contact the company to discuss their manufacturing processes if potential allergen cross-contamination is an issue for you. No food product can be guaranteed “safe” for every individual’s needs. You should never rely on ingredient and allergen statements alone if dealing with a severe food allergy.