Check out Mr. Natural

For gluten-free eaters out there, one of the indulges missed most are pastries. Cupcakes, muffins, cookies. All off limits because of the wheat flour bakers use most of the time.

And, when bakers do venture out into the GF world, the pastry bread can often be tough and lose it's usual fluffy freshness. Therein, lies the problem. Where can you find GF pastries with the usual taste and consistency of wheat-flour bakery goods?? My tip: Check out Mr. Natural.

Mr. Natural's two Austin locations, South Lamar/East Cesar Chavez, offer a variety of baked goods and entrees 100% gluten-free. Source: Mr. Natural.

This 100% vegetarian hotspot uses all-natural ingredients. This unique spot offers a bakery, sit-in restaurant, but also catering, food mailing options, and a health food store offering natural drinks, meat-substitutes and supplements.



The fresh bakery items are labeled Gluten Free with an ingredient list visible for any customer concerned with the contents. These muffins are made of rice, tapioca, fava bean and garbanzo flour--alternatives to wheat.

 You should definitely check this place out during it's Gluten Free Fridays, where they load up their bakery with GF items.

The collection of GF bakery items will definitely leave you with dozens of options with items from cookies, scones, brownies and even seasonal items like pumpkin empanadas.



This rich chocolate donut, under $2 is coated in tasty
sprinkles. The fluffy, bite-sized treat mimicks the classic
Little Debbie donuts with a GF spin and all the taste!



Coconut Bavarian: Delicious combination of flaky crust coated in dark chocolate. Stuffed with light, sweet cream and coconut shavings. At $2.50 this tasty treat is enough for two!

   

What makes this place exciting is the wide range in products, gluten-free products you don't usually find in a local bakery. And, although when I walked out of Mr. Natural with two donuts, a Bavarian and these  two beautiful chocolate muffins below, I shelled out over $10, it's not a stretch in cash when you consider the hefty prices local cupcakeries charge and well-worth it when you consider the lower-carbs and all-natural ingredients made fresh.



Dark chocolate muffins, pecan topped: $2 and incredibly rich. This one will leave you reaching for the milk. Soft and moist, this muffin is unlike the gf cakes you might find at other places that can be dry and flaky. Worth your while!

 Check out their menu and locations: MrNatural-austin.com