Mixes from the Heartland specializes in natural, gluten-free, freeze dried meals. They have a dedicated gluten-free facility, so there is no need to be concerned with cross contamination issues. They are also very careful with their suppliers as they want to supply safe, healthy gluten-free meals to their consumers.
We were given the opportunity to try out several different mixes.
Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Pancake Mix: This mix smelled delicious, but we ran into several problems. D mixed it up per the directions and ended up with an odd mixture. It was very thick and jiggly. It did not pour like a regular pancake mix. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the end of the problems. The pancakes would not cook through. I decided to try to bake the pancake batter to salvage it, but it would not cook through even in the oven. I do not know if we got a bad mix or what, but we can not recommend this particular mix. $6.49
Texas Sausage-N-Bean Soup: This mix called for ground beef or sausage, beef stock, and crushed tomatoes. Since I normally use ground turkey, I chose to use ground turkey. I also used chicken stock instead of beef stock. The flavor on the finished dish was good, but it would have been much better had I used the sausage. It just needed that extra punch of heat/flavor. I like this mix because I was able to put it all in the crockpot and have an easy meal several hours later. $6.99
Mexican Style Casserole Meal: This mix calls for ground beef and salsa. Once again, I chose to use ground turkey. This meal was absolutely delicious. It was our favorite of the mixes. It was filled with flavor. We topped ours with a little cheese and sour cream. Munchkin liked it, but felt it was a little too spicy for her. D and I didn’t mind as it was more for us. We highly recommend this mix. $6.49
Raspberry Pound Cake: I don’t believe any of us have ever had raspberry pound cake, so we were looking forward to trying this mix. The cake itself is a dense, raspberry colored cake. It recommended frosting with chocolate frosting, so I whipped up some chocolate buttercream frosting. Munchkin thought the cake was okay, but it wasn’t a favorite. Both D and I enjoyed the cake. It’s not something that I would want on a regular basis, but it would be nice to have every now and then. $6.49
Mixes from the Heartland has many, many gluten free mixes, so make sure you stop by and see all they have to offer.
I received some sample mixes to try for the purpose of this review. No other compensation was received. All opinions are my own.
