Gluten-free Christmas sweets 2026: which ones say gluten free in Germany, Austria and Italy

Yes, there are gluten-free Christmas sweets for 2026: on 14 November 2026 we found 156 whose maker, shop or box says gluten free, 79 in Germany, 4 in Austria and 73 in Italy. Most Lebkuchen, stollen, panettone and pandoro are made with wheat flour, so the words glutenfrei or senza glutine on the pack are what to look for; then read the ingredients for wheat, barley, rye, oats and malt.

How we checked this page: on 14 November 2026 we read the makers’ and retail chains’ own product pages for Christmas sweets in Germany, Austria and Italy and looked for the words glutenfrei (German) or senza glutine (Italian), as text, as a product property in the shop’s own data or as a labelled badge on the page. A sweet is listed only when its maker’s or chain’s own page says so for the product itself, or when our own dated photo of the pack shows the wording (we bought 7 of the Italian boxes on 12 November 2026). Marketplaces, blogs and lists never count. Where the ingredients name wheat starch or barley malt, we say so. For the label rules we read Regulation (EU) No 828/2014 and Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. A recipe can change from one season to the next, so the box in your hand has the last word. Last checked 14 November 2026.

On this page:

• Which Christmas sweets say gluten free in 2026?
• Gluten-free Christmas sweets in Germany
• Gluten-free Christmas sweets in Austria
• Gluten-free Christmas sweets in Italy
• Which Christmas sweets did we check that don't say gluten free?
• How do you read a Christmas sweet label?
• On the box: what a gluten-free pandoro looks like
• Where do you find gluten-free sweets in the supermarket?
• Gluten-free Christmas sweets: your questions

Which Christmas sweets say gluten free in 2026?

We found 156 Christmas sweets whose own pages (or our own box photos) say gluten free, read 14 November 2026. The table shows how many per country; the sections below name each one, with the wording from its page.

Country	Christmas sweets that say gluten free	From gluten-free brands and ranges	From regular makers and supermarkets
Germany	79	62	17
Austria	4	4	0
Italy	73	40	33

In short: most traditional Christmas sweets use wheat flour, so the claim on the pack is what to look for.

Gluten-free Christmas sweets in Germany

In Germany the word on the box is glutenfrei. On 14 November 2026 we found 79 here. By type: Lebkuchen (17), Stollen (13), Dominosteine (3), Spekulatius (11), Zimtsterne (6), Printen (5), Marzipan and nougat (11), Pralines and boxed chocolates (2), Other Christmas baking (11).

Gluten-free brands and ranges (62)

These brands and ranges say gluten free on their own pages. Hammermühle (“Unsere Produkte sind 100 % glutenfrei”) and Alnavit (“Bei uns ist alles glutenfrei.”) say it about everything they sell, and Schär says on its Italian site “Tutti i prodotti Schär sono garantiti senza glutine”. MGB (“Ich backe in meiner handwerklichen Backstube ausschließlich glutenfrei”) and Maisterei (“Glutenfrei ist bei uns immer alles.”) bake only gluten-free, and Isabella Glutenfreie Pâtisserie has it in its name. Poensgen, Fraunholz, Woitinek and Coppenrath Feingebäck also sell regular Christmas baking, so for them the table shows their gluten-free range, as their own pages label it.

Product (name on the page)	Type	Sold by	Wording on the page
Bio Elisenlebkuchen 75 g	Lebkuchen	Alnavit, REWE	“Die glutenfreien Elisenlebkuchen von Alnavit nach traditioneller Rezeptur sind ein wahrer Genuss.”
Bio Schoko-Elisenlebkuchen 75 g (The gluten-free wording on this page is the range introduction.)	Lebkuchen	Alnavit, REWE	“Unser glutenfreies und veganes Weihnachtsgebäck in Bio-Qualität, das keine Wünsche offenlässt!”
Lebkuchen, glutenfrei	Lebkuchen	Coppenrath Feingebäck, Globus	“Lebkuchen, glutenfrei”
Elisen-Lebkuchen "Vegan" Schoko (5 Stück)	Lebkuchen	Fraunholz	“vegane schokolierte Elisen-Lebkuchen, mild-würzig und glutenfrei”
Original Elisen-Lebkuchen "3-fach sortiert" auf glutenfreier Oblate (Listed on the maker's gluten-free collection page; the product page itself didn't load for us.)	Lebkuchen	Fraunholz	“Die glutenfreien Elisenlebkuchen werden auf glutenfreier Oblate gebacken”
Original Elisen-Lebkuchen "Schoko" auf glutenfreier Oblate (5 Stück)	Lebkuchen	Fraunholz	“wie himmlisch-lecker glutenfreie Lebkuchen schmecken können”
Original Elisen-Lebkuchen "Unglasiert" auf glutenfreier Oblate (Listed on the maker's gluten-free collection page; the product page itself didn't load for us.)	Lebkuchen	Fraunholz	“Die glutenfreien Elisenlebkuchen werden auf glutenfreier Oblate gebacken”
Original Elisen-Lebkuchen "Zucker" auf glutenfreier Oblate (Listed on the maker's gluten-free collection page; the product page itself didn't load for us.)	Lebkuchen	Fraunholz	“Die glutenfreien Elisenlebkuchen werden auf glutenfreier Oblate gebacken”
MGB Haselnuss-Lebkuchen (200 g / 6 Stück)	Lebkuchen	MGB Meine glutenfreie Backstube	“Glutenfreier Lebkuchen”
MGB Trauben-Lebkuchen (200 g / 6 Stück)	Lebkuchen	MGB Meine glutenfreie Backstube	“Glutenfreie Lebkuchen”
Lebkuchen 3 Stück (0,21 kg)	Lebkuchen	Maisterei	“Gluten 100 % glutenfrei”
Lebkuchenherzen Vollmilch glutenfrei 175g (Listed by name on the maker's gluten-free Christmas baking page. Lists gluten-free wheat starch (see below the table).)	Lebkuchen	Poensgen	“Lebkuchenherzen Vollmilch glutenfrei 175g”
Lebkuchenherzen glutenfrei 175g (Listed by name on the maker's gluten-free Christmas baking page. Lists gluten-free wheat starch (see below the table).)	Lebkuchen	Poensgen	“Lebkuchenherzen glutenfrei 175g”
Schär Lebkuchen glutenfrei 145g	Lebkuchen	REWE	“Eigenschaften : Glutenfrei”
Lebkuchen 200 g	Lebkuchen	Schär, dm	“Die Lebkuchen sind gluten- und weizenfrei.”
Original Nürnberger Elisen-Lebkuchen / GLUTENFREI / gemischt / 5er Packung	Lebkuchen	Woitinek	“Original Nürnberger Elisen-Lebkuchen / GLUTENFREI / gemischt / 5er Packung”
Original Nürnberger Elisen-Lebkuchen / GLUTENFREI / schokoliert / 5er Packung	Lebkuchen	Woitinek	“Original Nürnberger Elisen-Lebkuchen / GLUTENFREI / schokoliert / 5er Packung”
Stollen, frisch	Stollen	Hammermühle	“Stollen, frisch | glutenfrei | Hammermühle”
Quarkstollenkonfekt – glutenfreies Gebäck (0,2 kg)	Stollen	Isabella Glutenfreie Pâtisserie	“Quarkstollenkonfekt – glutenfreies Gebäck”
Veganer Stollen: glutenfreier Weihnachtsstollen mit Früchten & Mandeln (0,55 kg) (Contains oats: in a food labelled gluten free, EU law requires specially produced oats.)	Stollen	Isabella Glutenfreie Pâtisserie	“Unser glutenfreier und veganer Stollen bringt diesen traditionellen Genuss in einer pflanzlichen Variante auf …”
MGB Mandelstollen gebuttert, gezuckert (1000 g)	Stollen	MGB Meine glutenfreie Backstube	“gebuttert & gezuckert, glutenfrei Bei Zöliakie geeignet”
MGB Mandelstollen: naturbelassen (950 g)	Stollen	MGB Meine glutenfreie Backstube	“naturbelassen Bei Zöliakie geeignet”
MGB Rosinenstollen „Erzgebirg’sche Art“ gebuttert, gezuckert (1000 g)	Stollen	MGB Meine glutenfreie Backstube	“glutenfrei Bei Zöliakie geeignet”
MGB Rosinenstollen „Erzgebirg’sche Art“: naturbelassen (950 g)	Stollen	MGB Meine glutenfreie Backstube	“glutenfrei Bei Zöliakie geeignet”
Quarkstollen (0,2 kg)	Stollen	Maisterei	“Gluten 100 % glutenfrei”
Butterstollen mit Marzipan glutenfrei 750g (Listed by name on the maker's gluten-free Christmas baking page. Lists gluten-free wheat starch (see below the table).)	Stollen	Poensgen	“Butterstollen mit Marzipan glutenfrei 750g”
Christstollen glutenfrei 500g (Listed by name on the maker's gluten-free Christmas baking page. Lists gluten-free wheat starch (see below the table).)	Stollen	Poensgen	“Christstollen glutenfrei 500g”
Mini-Stollen glutenfrei 220g (Listed by name on the maker's gluten-free Christmas baking page. Lists gluten-free wheat starch (see below the table).)	Stollen	Poensgen	“Mini-Stollen glutenfrei 220g”
Premium-Stollen glutenfrei 750g (Listed by name on the maker's gluten-free Christmas baking page. Lists gluten-free wheat starch (see below the table).)	Stollen	Poensgen	“Premium-Stollen glutenfrei 750g”
Stollenkonfekt glutenfrei 150g (Listed by name on the maker's gluten-free Christmas baking page. Lists gluten-free wheat starch (see below the table).)	Stollen	Poensgen	“Stollenkonfekt glutenfrei 150g”
Dominosteine	Dominosteine	Alnavit	“Die glutenfreien Dominosteine von Alnavit sind mit Schichten aus Lebkuchen, Apfelfruchtcreme und Marzipan, …”
Bio Dominosteine	Dominosteine	Hammermühle	“Bio Dominosteine | glutenfrei | Hammermühle”
Dominosteine	Dominosteine	Hammermühle, dm, REWE	“Dominosteine | glutenfrei | Hammermühle”
Mini-Schoko-Spekulatius	Spekulatius	Alnavit	“glutenfreien Mini-Schoko-Spekulatius von Alnavit”
Spekulatius	Spekulatius	Alnavit	“Sie sind der glutenfreie Klassiker auf jedem Weihnachtsteller!”
Mini Butter-Spekulatius, gluten- und laktosefrei	Spekulatius	Coppenrath Feingebäck, REWE	“Durch entsprechende Zutaten ist der Butter-Spekulatius sogar glutenfrei und laktosefrei.”
Mini Gewürz-Spekulatius, gluten- und laktosefrei	Spekulatius	Coppenrath Feingebäck, REWE	“Gewürzspekulatius glutenfrei und laktosefrei.”
Bio Spekulatius	Spekulatius	Hammermühle	“Bio Spekulatius | glutenfrei | Hammermühle”
Spekulatius Herzen (0,15 kg)	Spekulatius	Isabella Glutenfreie Pâtisserie	“glutenfreies Wintergebäck mit feinem Zimt & Gewürzen”
Butter-Mandelspekulatius glutenfrei 125g (Listed by name on the maker's gluten-free Christmas baking page. Lists gluten-free wheat starch (see below the table).)	Spekulatius	Poensgen	“Butter-Mandelspekulatius glutenfrei 125g”
Butterspekulatius glutenfrei 125g (Listed by name on the maker's gluten-free Christmas baking page. Lists gluten-free wheat starch (see below the table).)	Spekulatius	Poensgen	“Butterspekulatius glutenfrei 125g”
Schokospekulatius glutenfrei 175g (Listed by name on the maker's gluten-free Christmas baking page. Lists gluten-free wheat starch (see below the table).)	Spekulatius	Poensgen	“Schokospekulatius glutenfrei 175g”
Spekulatius 100 g	Spekulatius	Schär, dm	“das sind unsere glutenfreien Spekulatius.”
Bio Zimtsterne 140 g	Zimtsterne	Alnavit	“Die fein nussigen, glutenfreien Zimtsterne von Alnavit sorgen als traditionelles Weihnachtsgebäck für …”
Bio Zimtsterne	Zimtsterne	Hammermühle	“Bio Zimtsterne | glutenfrei | Hammermühle”
Zimtsterne	Zimtsterne	Hammermühle, dm	“Zimtsterne | glutenfrei | Hammermühle”
Zimtsterne – glutenfreies Gebäck (0,12 kg)	Zimtsterne	Isabella Glutenfreie Pâtisserie	“Zimtsterne – glutenfreies Gebäck”
Printen Natur: glutenfreie & vegane Lebkuchen (0,115 kg)	Printen	Isabella Glutenfreie Pâtisserie	“Unsere glutenfreien und veganen Printen Natur bringen den charakteristischen Geschmack dieses traditionellen …”
Mandel-Printen mit Vollmilchkuvertüre glutenfrei 175g (Listed by name on the maker's gluten-free Christmas baking page. Lists gluten-free wheat starch (see below the table).)	Printen	Poensgen	“Mandel-Printen mit Vollmilchkuvertüre glutenfrei 175g”
Printen glutenfrei 150g (Listed by name on the maker's gluten-free Christmas baking page. Lists gluten-free wheat starch (see below the table).)	Printen	Poensgen	“Printen glutenfrei 150g”
Schoko-Nuss-Printen glutenfrei 175g (Listed by name on the maker's gluten-free Christmas baking page. Lists gluten-free wheat starch (see below the table).)	Printen	Poensgen	“Schoko-Nuss-Printen glutenfrei 175g”
Schoko-Printen mit Zartbitterkuvertüre glutenfrei 175g (Listed by name on the maker's gluten-free Christmas baking page. Lists gluten-free wheat starch (see below the table).)	Printen	Poensgen	“Schoko-Printen mit Zartbitterkuvertüre glutenfrei 175g”
Bio Baumkuchen	Other Christmas baking	Alnavit	“Die glutenfreien Baumkuchenringe von Alnavit”
Bio Baumkuchen	Other Christmas baking	Hammermühle	“Bio Baumkuchen | glutenfrei | Hammermühle”
Bio Florentiner	Other Christmas baking	Hammermühle	“Bio Florentiner | glutenfrei | Hammermühle”
Bio Knuspersterne mit Butter und Zimt	Other Christmas baking	Hammermühle	“Bio Knuspersterne | glutenfrei | Hammermühle”
Bio Orangensterne	Other Christmas baking	Hammermühle	“Bio Orangensterne | glutenfrei | Hammermühle”
Kokosmakronen	Other Christmas baking	Hammermühle	“Kokosmakronen | glutenfrei | Hammermühle”
Glutenfreie Vanillekipferl: zarter veganer Weihnachtsgenuss (0,15 kg)	Other Christmas baking	Isabella Glutenfreie Pâtisserie	“Die Rezeptur ist vollständig vegan, glutenfrei und ohne Mais.”
Weihnachtssterne (0,2 kg)	Other Christmas baking	Maisterei	“Leckeres glutenfreies Zimtgebäck aus der Weihnachtsmaisterei für alle Zimtfans:”
Tipp Weckmann (Stutenkerl) glutenfrei, laktosefrei 250g (Listed by name on the maker's gluten-free Christmas baking page. Lists gluten-free wheat starch (see below the table).)	Other Christmas baking	Poensgen	“Tipp Weckmann (Stutenkerl) glutenfrei, laktosefrei 250g”
Zuckerbrezel glutenfrei, laktosefrei 250g (Listed by name on the maker's gluten-free Christmas baking page. Lists gluten-free wheat starch (see below the table).)	Other Christmas baking	Poensgen	“Zuckerbrezel glutenfrei, laktosefrei 250g”

Regular makers and supermarkets (17)

Here the page says gluten free for the product itself; the maker's or chain's other products may not.

Product (name on the page)	Type	Sold by	Wording on the page
Waffeln, Spekulatius, 100 g (dm's product data says gluten free; read the box, we saw no ingredient list.)	Spekulatius	dm	“glutenfrei”
Marzipan Zimtsterne (The maker's shop lists it as gluten free.)	Zimtsterne	Niederegger	“Glutenfrei”
Marzipan Zimtsterne Beutel (The maker's shop lists it as gluten free.)	Zimtsterne	Niederegger	“Glutenfrei”
Lebkuchen Choc VEGAN (The maker's shop lists it as gluten free.)	Marzipan and nougat	Niederegger	“Glutenfrei”
Marzipan Sterne Classic (The maker's shop lists it as gluten free.)	Marzipan and nougat	Niederegger	“Glutenfrei”
Marzipan Weihnachtsbrot Spekulatius (The maker's shop lists it as gluten free.)	Marzipan and nougat	Niederegger	“Glutenfrei”
Marzipan Weihnachtskugeln (The maker's shop lists it as gluten free.)	Marzipan and nougat	Niederegger	“Glutenfrei”
Marzipan Weihnachtsmann (The maker's shop lists it as gluten free.)	Marzipan and nougat	Niederegger	“Glutenfrei”
Marzipan Weihnachtsmann Männersache (The maker's shop lists it as gluten free.)	Marzipan and nougat	Niederegger	“Glutenfrei”
Marzipan Weihnachtsmänner Stern (The maker's shop lists it as gluten free.)	Marzipan and nougat	Niederegger	“Glutenfrei”
Marzipan Weihnachtssterne (The maker's shop lists it as gluten free.)	Marzipan and nougat	Niederegger	“Glutenfrei”
Marzipan Winter-Klassiker (The maker's shop lists it as gluten free.)	Marzipan and nougat	Niederegger	“Glutenfrei”
Nougat Weihnachtsmänner (The maker's shop lists it as gluten free.)	Marzipan and nougat	Niederegger	“Glutenfrei”
Weihnachtsschokolade Gewürz-Marzipan (The maker's shop lists it as gluten free.)	Marzipan and nougat	Niederegger	“Glutenfrei”
Meister-Selektion Merry Christmas (The maker's shop lists it as gluten free.)	Pralines and boxed chocolates	Niederegger	“Glutenfrei”
Weihnachtsdose (The maker's shop lists it as gluten free.)	Pralines and boxed chocolates	Niederegger	“Glutenfrei”
Kipferl mit Bourbon-Vanille & Haselnuss	Other Christmas baking	Sommer (Sommer Backkunst)	“EU-Bio-Qualität vegan glutenfrei”

Gluten-free wheat starch: the ingredient list names wheat starch that the page calls gluten-free (“glutenfreie Weizenstärke”). EU rules allow it in a food labelled gluten free, because the claim covers the whole food (at most 20 mg/kg). If you prefer to avoid it, the ingredient list tells you.

Source: the makers' and shops' own pages linked above, read 14 November 2026. Pages we couldn't read, or that showed no gluten-free statement: Rossmann, Fraunholz, REWE (Hammermühle Elisen-Lebkuchen), Kaufland, EDEKA, Lidl, ALDI SÜD, ALDI Nord, Netto and Penny.

Label rules: Glutenfrei on a German label means no more than 20 mg of gluten per kg (Regulation (EU) No 828/2014). On may contain, EU rules apply: “may contain” is voluntary and no rule for us; the ingredient list and a gluten-free label decide. More on our page Coeliac in Germany.

What we didn't find: We found no chocolate Santa (Weihnachtsmann) from a regular chocolate maker and no Marzipankartoffeln whose maker or shop says glutenfrei on the pages we could read. The Weihnachtsmänner in the tables are Niederegger's marzipan and nougat figures. That doesn't mean they don't exist: check the box.

Gluten-free Christmas sweets in Austria

In Austria the word on the box is glutenfrei. On 14 November 2026 we found 4 here. By type: Lebkuchen (2), Spekulatius (2).

Gluten-free brands and ranges (4)

Schär says on its Italian site “Tutti i prodotti Schär sono garantiti senza glutine”. The Poensgen products are listed as glutenfrei by dm Österreich; Poensgen also sells regular Christmas baking, so only the products named here count.

Product (name on the page)	Type	Sold by	Wording on the page
Lebkuchenherzen Vollmilch glutenfrei, 175 g (dm's product data says gluten free; read the box, we saw no ingredient list.)	Lebkuchen	dm	“Lebkuchenherzen Vollmilch glutenfrei, 175 g”
Lebkuchenherzen Zartbitter glutenfrei, 175 g (dm's product data says gluten free; read the box, we saw no ingredient list.)	Lebkuchen	dm	“Lebkuchenherzen Zartbitter glutenfrei, 175 g”
Spekulatius	Spekulatius	Schär, dm	“Mit dem glutenfreien Spekulatius lässt es sich doch wunderbar auf Weihnachten warten und den Advent genießen.”
Spekulatiuskekse Schoko Glutenfrei, 175 g (dm's product data says gluten free; read the box, we saw no ingredient list.)	Spekulatius	dm	“Spekulatiuskekse Schoko Glutenfrei, 175 g”

Regular makers and supermarkets (0)

We found no regular maker or supermarket page in Austria that says glutenfrei for a Christmas sweet; see below what we couldn't read.

Source: the makers' and shops' own pages linked above, read 14 November 2026. Pages we couldn't read, or that showed no gluten-free statement: Schär Österreich (Lebkuchen), BILLA, SPAR, BIPA and Hofer.

Label rules: Glutenfrei on an Austrian label means no more than 20 mg of gluten per kg (Regulation (EU) No 828/2014). On may contain, EU rules apply: “may contain” is voluntary and no rule for us; the ingredient list and a gluten-free label decide. More on our page Coeliac in Austria.

What we didn't find: For Austria we could read only dm's and Schär's pages. We didn't read the BILLA, SPAR, BIPA and Hofer pages, so this list is short, not complete.

Gluten-free Christmas sweets in Italy

In Italy the words on the box are senza glutine. On 14 November 2026 we found 73 here. By type: Panettone (39), Pandoro (13), Torrone (5), Cantucci (4), Chocolates (4), Other Christmas biscuits and savoury panettone (8).

Gluten-free brands and ranges (40)

These brands and ranges say senza glutine on their own pages. Piaceri Mediterranei (“tutti da sempre senza glutine”), Nutrifree (“Produciamo esclusivamente senza glutine.”) and Schär (“Tutti i prodotti Schär sono garantiti senza glutine”) say it about everything they sell, and Fabio Nazzari's shop says “Senza glutine, senza compromessi.” and badges every item we read as senza glutine. Bauli Free is the gluten-free line of a regular maker, so there the page says it for each product.

Product (name on the page)	Type	Sold by	Wording on the page
Panettone senza glutine con gocce di cioccolato (Bauli Free) (Seen on the box, bought 12.11.2026.)	Panettone	Bauli (Bauli Free)	“PRODOTTO SENZA GLUTINE SPECIFICAMENTE FORMULATO PER CELIACI”
Panettone senza glutine con uvetta sultanina (Bauli Free)	Panettone	Bauli (Bauli Free)	“PRODOTTO SENZA GLUTINE SPECIFICAMENTE FORMULATO PER CELIACI”
Panettone Amarene e cioccolato – Edizione limitata	Panettone	Fabio Nazzari	“Senza glutine”
Panettone Cioccolato	Panettone	Fabio Nazzari	“Senza glutine”
Panettone Classico	Panettone	Fabio Nazzari	“Senza glutine”
Panettone Gianduia – Edizione limitata	Panettone	Fabio Nazzari	“Senza glutine”
Panettone Mele e spezie di Natale	Panettone	Fabio Nazzari	“Senza glutine”
Panettone Nuvola	Panettone	Fabio Nazzari	“Senza glutine”
Panettone Sacher – Edizione limitata	Panettone	Fabio Nazzari	“Senza glutine”
Panettoncino con gocce di cioccolato	Panettone	Nutrifree	“Senza Glutine”
Panettoncino con uvetta	Panettone	Nutrifree	“Senza Glutine”
Panettone Cioccolato	Panettone	Nutrifree	“Senza Glutine”
Panettone Classico (Nutrifree lists a panettone with raisins and candied fruit on two pages with different ingredient lists; this is one of them.)	Panettone	Nutrifree	“Senza Glutine”
Panettone Extra Cacao	Panettone	Nutrifree	“Senza Glutine”
Panettone Goloso con Gocce di Cioccolato	Panettone	Nutrifree	“Senza Glutine”
Panettone Pistacchio	Panettone	Nutrifree	“Senza Glutine”
Panettone con Uvetta e Canditi (Nutrifree lists a panettone with raisins and candied fruit on two pages with different ingredient lists; this is one of them.)	Panettone	Nutrifree	“senza glutine”
Panettone senza Canditi	Panettone	Nutrifree	“Panettone senza glutine”
Panettone Dubai Style (da farcire) (Seen on the box, bought 12.11.2026. The box says da farcire (to be filled) and comes with a pistachio and kataifi cream in a piping bag. The page also says “Può contenere frutta a guscio e arachidi . Sac à poche con crema spalmabile al pistacchio con pasta kataifi Dubai Style. Senza glutine. INGREDIENTI: zucchero”; the gluten-free wording is what sets the limit.)	Panettone	Piaceri Mediterranei	“Un panettone senza glutine dal carattere irresistibilmente goloso, ispirato al gusto più trendy del momento.”
Panettone al pistacchio senza glutine	Panettone	Piaceri Mediterranei	“Il sofficissimo impasto del nostro Panettone al pistacchio senza glutine ti conquisterà.”
Panettone con cioccolato e arancia	Panettone	Piaceri Mediterranei	“senza glutine”
Panettone con gocce di cioccolato senza glutine (Seen on the box, bought 12.11.2026.)	Panettone	Piaceri Mediterranei	“Panettone con gocce di cioccolato senza glutine.”
Panettone senza canditi senza glutine	Panettone	Piaceri Mediterranei	“Il nostro Panettone senza canditi senza glutine soddisfa i gusti proprio di tutti.”
Panettone senza glutine	Panettone	Piaceri Mediterranei	“Non c'è competizione: il nostro Panettone senza glutine è leggero, soffice e buono.”
Panettone	Panettone	Schär	“senza glutine”
Pandoro di Verona senza glutine (Bauli Free) (Seen on the box, bought 12.11.2026.)	Pandoro	Bauli (Bauli Free), Esselunga	“SENZA GLUTINE SPECIFICAMENTE FORMULATO PER CELIACI”
Panmoro senza glutine, pandoro al cioccolato (Bauli Free)	Pandoro	Bauli (Bauli Free)	“PANDORO SENZA GLUTINE SPECIFICAMENTE FORMULATO PER CELIACI”
Pandoro Classico	Pandoro	Nutrifree	“Senza Glutine”
Pandoro senza glutine e lattosio	Pandoro	Nutrifree	“Pandoro senza glutine e lattosio”
Pandoro al pistacchio	Pandoro	Piaceri Mediterranei	“senza glutine”
Pandoro con crema al cioccolato senza glutine (Seen on the box, bought 12.11.2026.)	Pandoro	Piaceri Mediterranei	“Pandoro con crema al cioccolato senza glutine e senza lattosio: buono per il palato, buono per te.”
Pandoro con crema al limone senza glutine (Seen on the box, bought 12.11.2026.)	Pandoro	Piaceri Mediterranei	“Senza glutine, senza lattosio, super soffice, pensato per tutti”
Pandoro senza glutine (Seen on the box, bought 12.11.2026.)	Pandoro	Piaceri Mediterranei	“Condividi con chi ami la magia del Natale e il nostro Pandoro senza glutine e senza lattosio.”
Cantucci	Cantucci	Nutrifree	“Senza Glutine”
Cantucci con gocce di cioccolato	Cantucci	Nutrifree	“Senza Glutine”
Cantucci senza glutine	Cantucci	Piaceri Mediterranei	“Non si può proprio fare a meno dei nostri Cantucci alle mandorle senza glutine e senza latte.”
Biscotti Speculaas – 180 g	Other Christmas biscuits and savoury panettone	Fabio Nazzari	“Senza glutine”
Panettone Gastronomico (A savoury panettone (panettone gastronomico).)	Other Christmas biscuits and savoury panettone	Nutrifree	“senza glutine e lattosio”
Lebkuchen (German-style Christmas biscuit on Schär's Italian site.)	Other Christmas biscuits and savoury panettone	Schär	“Lebkuchen, i migliori biscotti di pan di zenzero senza glutine | Schär”
Spekulatius alla cannella (German-style Christmas biscuit on Schär's Italian site. The page also says “Può contenere tracce di soia. SENZA LATTOSIO. SENZA FRUMENTO. Alimentazione Per 100 g energia 1946/463 kj/kcal grassi 16 g di cui saturi 7,9 g carboidrati”; the gluten-free wording is what sets the limit.)	Other Christmas biscuits and savoury panettone	Schär	“Biscotti senza glutine – Spekulatius alla Cannella – Schär”

Photo: How to Gluten Free

Regular makers and supermarkets (33)

Here the page says gluten free for the product itself; the maker's or chain's other products may not.

Product (name on the page)	Type	Sold by	Wording on the page
Panettone Classico Senza Glutine Senza Lattosio* 600 g	Panettone	Coop	“Prodotto senza glutine specificamente formulato per persone intolleranti al glutine”
Panettone con gocce di Cioccolato Senza Glutine Senza Lattosio* 100 g	Panettone	Coop	“Prodotto senza glutine specificamente formulato per persone intolleranti al glutine”
Panettone pesca, cioccolato e amaretto senza glutine e senza lattosio 400 g	Panettone	Galup	“interamente realizzata senza glutine e lattosio”
Mini panettone classico senza canditi 100 g (Lists gluten-free wheat starch (see below the table).)	Panettone	Giusto	“Senza Glutine Lievitazione Naturale”
Mini panettone con uvetta e canditi 100 g (Lists gluten-free wheat starch (see below the table).)	Panettone	Giusto	“Senza Glutine Lievitazione Naturale”
Panettone (senza canditi) 500 g (Lists gluten-free wheat starch (see below the table).)	Panettone	Giusto	“Senza Glutine Lievitazione Naturale”
Panettone con cioccolato 500 g (Lists gluten-free wheat starch (see below the table).)	Panettone	Giusto	“Senza Glutine Lievitazione Naturale”
Panettone pere e cioccolato 500 g (Lists gluten-free wheat starch (see below the table).)	Panettone	Giusto	“Senza Glutine Lievitazione Naturale”
Panettone senza glutine con gocce di cioccolato 500 g	Panettone	Probios	“PANETTONE S/GLUTINE CON GOCCE DI CIOCC.”
Panettone senza glutine con uvetta 500 g	Panettone	Probios	“Il Panettone Senza Glutine Probios è pensato per tutti coloro che devono escludere il glutine dalla propria …”
IL PANETTONE AL CIOCCOLATO GLUTEN FREE (The words gluten free are in the product name on the maker's page; check the pack.)	Panettone	Vergani	“IL PANETTONE AL CIOCCOLATO GLUTEN FREE”
IL PANETTONE AL LIMONCELLO GLUTEN FREE (The words gluten free are in the product name on the maker's page; check the pack.)	Panettone	Vergani	“IL PANETTONE AL LIMONCELLO GLUTEN FREE”
IL PANETTONE AL PISTACCHIO GLUTEN FREE (The words gluten free are in the product name on the maker's page; check the pack.)	Panettone	Vergani	“IL PANETTONE AL PISTACCHIO GLUTEN FREE”
IL PANETTONE CLASSICO GLUTEN FREE (The words gluten free are in the product name on the maker's page; check the pack.)	Panettone	Vergani	“IL PANETTONE CLASSICO GLUTEN FREE”
Pandoro senza glutine (ZER%GLUTINE)	Pandoro	NaturaSì	“pensato per chi sceglie prodotti senza glutine, senza rinunciare al piacere del gusto”
Pandorino senza glutine 80 g	Pandoro	Probios	“ecco il Pandorino senza glutine!”
Pandoro senza glutine 500 g	Pandoro	Probios	“è pensato per chi segue un'alimentazione senza glutine”
IL PANDORO AL CARAMELLO SALATO GLUTEN FREE (The words gluten free are in the product name on the maker's page; check the pack.)	Pandoro	Vergani	“IL PANDORO AL CARAMELLO SALATO GLUTEN FREE”
IL PANDORO CLASSICO GLUTEN FREE (The words gluten free are in the product name on the maker's page; check the pack.)	Pandoro	Vergani	“IL PANDORO CLASSICO GLUTEN FREE”
Torrone Friabile con Mandorle 150 g (SENZA GLUTINE is printed as the last item of the ingredient line on the page. The page also says “Può contenere nocciole e pistacchi , SENZA GLUTINE Leggi ancora Allergeni presenti Frutta in guscio , Uova Valori nutrizional Valori nutrizionali per 10”; the gluten-free wording is what sets the limit.)	Torrone	Coop	“SENZA GLUTINE”
Sperlari Torroncini (range) (The maker's range page says gluten free; check the pack.)	Torrone	Sperlari	“Senza glutine.”
Sperlari Torroncini Morbidelli (range) (The maker's range page says gluten free; check the pack.)	Torrone	Sperlari	“Senza glutine.”
Sperlari Torrone Bianco (range: classico and tenero) (The maker's range page says gluten free; check the pack.)	Torrone	Sperlari	“Senza glutine”
Sperlari Torrone Ricoperto (range) (The maker's range page says gluten free; check the pack.)	Torrone	Sperlari	“Senza Glutine”
Cantucci Classici Senza Glutine 200 g	Cantucci	Coop	“Cantucci Classici Senza Glutine 200 g | Prodotti Coop”
LINDOR Scatola Natale Albero 150 g (Lindt's own page prints SENZA GLUTINE in the product text, next to the ingredient list. Lists barley malt extract (see below the table).)	Chocolates	Lindt	“SENZA GLUTINE”
Palla di Natale LINDOR latte 200 g (Lindt's own page prints SENZA GLUTINE in the product text, next to the ingredient list. Lists barley malt extract (see below the table).)	Chocolates	Lindt	“SENZA GLUTINE”
Scatola LINDOR assortita 725 g (Lindt's own page prints SENZA GLUTINE in the product text, next to the ingredient list. Lists barley malt extract (see below the table).)	Chocolates	Lindt	“SENZA GLUTINE”
Tazza Natale LINDOR 125 g (Lindt's own page prints SENZA GLUTINE in the product text, next to the ingredient list.)	Chocolates	Lindt	“SENZA GLUTINE”
Panforte Morbido (Gluten Free, 230 g)	Other Christmas biscuits and savoury panettone	La Fabbrica del Panforte (Antichi Dolci di Siena)	“creato senza l’utilizzo di farine e quindi adatto a chi è intollerante al gluine e per i celiaci”
Ricciarelli al cioccolato Gluten Free	Other Christmas biscuits and savoury panettone	La Fabbrica del Panforte (Antichi Dolci di Siena)	“quindi adatti anche a chi è intollerante al glutine e per i celiaci”
Ricciarelli di Siena I.G.P Gluten Free (250 g / 500 g)	Other Christmas biscuits and savoury panettone	La Fabbrica del Panforte (Antichi Dolci di Siena)	“quindi adatti anche a chi è intollerante al gluine e per i celiaci”
Scatola Selezione “Ambrogio” La tradizione senza glutine	Other Christmas biscuits and savoury panettone	La Fabbrica del Panforte (Antichi Dolci di Siena)	“Scatola Selezione “Ambrogio” La tradizione senza glutine”

Gluten-free wheat starch: the ingredient list names wheat starch that the page calls gluten-free (“glutenfreie Weizenstärke”). EU rules allow it in a food labelled gluten free, because the claim covers the whole food (at most 20 mg/kg). If you prefer to avoid it, the ingredient list tells you.

Barley malt: Lindt's ingredient lists for Lindor name barley malt extract (“estratto di malto d'orzo”), and the same page prints SENZA GLUTINE. EU rules allow that when the whole food stays at or below 20 mg/kg; the gluten-free wording is the claim, and the ingredient list is yours to read.

Source: the makers' and shops' own pages linked above, read 14 November 2026. Products marked “seen on the box” are also shown in our own photos, bought 12 November 2026. Pages we couldn't read, or that showed no gluten-free statement: Lidl Italia, Eurospin, Perugina, Venchi (several gift boxes), Conad, Despar, Pam, Iper, dm Italia, Giusto, Motta, Maina, Nurzia, Novi, Loison, Caffarel, Manalu and Vergani.

Label rules: Senza glutine on an Italian label means no more than 20 mg of gluten per kg (Regulation (EU) No 828/2014). On may contain, EU rules apply: “may contain” is voluntary and no rule for us; the ingredient list and a gluten-free label decide. More on our page Coeliac in Italy.

What we didn't find: We found no pandolce or packed struffoli whose maker or shop says senza glutine on the pages we could read. That doesn't mean they don't exist: check the box.

Which Christmas sweets did we check that don't say gluten free?

We also read these pages and found no gluten-free claim for the product, or the product wasn't available that day, so they are not in the tables:

• Germany: Lebkuchen-Schmidt (its own FAQ, updated September 2023, says it can't offer gluten-free Lebkuchen: the wafer needs wheat starch that contains gluten, and flour dust in the bakery can't be ruled out) and Wicklein (wheat flour in the Elisen-Lebkuchen we read)
• Italy: Balocco, Paluani, Tre Marie, Fiasconaro and Melegatti (panettone and pandoro with wheat flour, no gluten-free wording on the pages we read) and Esselunga's own-brand panettone (wheat flour)
• Italy: Lindt's gift baskets, the Babbo Natale tin, the Casetta and Villaggio packs and the Cappelliera basket (mixed contents: some parts name wheat flour or don't carry the senza glutine line) and the Praline assortite 300 g page (no ingredient list on it)
• Italy: Bauli Free pandoro, panmoro and panettone with raisins at Carrefour, the Bauli Free pandoro at Coop a Casa, the Galup Gran panettone (two flavours), Zero+4 pandorino, Quaranta and Vergani torroncini and the Lindor Christmas box at Carrefour, Venchi's tree tin and No Zuccheri box, and Pernigotti torrone at Coop a Casa (their pages said the product was not available on 14 November, so they are not in the tables; look again later)

That doesn't tell you what is inside them; it means the page doesn't make the claim, so read the ingredients on the box.

We didn't build a separate list of sweets that have no gluten-free claim but no gluten ingredients either: the ingredient lists we read mostly name wheat flour or barley malt, and too few of the others were clear enough to list.

How do you read a Christmas sweet label?

In Christmas sweets, gluten usually sits in the base (wafer, flour, starch) more than in the nuts, marzipan or chocolate, so read the whole list, in this order:

1. Front or side of the pack: look for glutenfrei (German) or senza glutine (Italian). In Germany, Austria and Italy that means no more than 20 mg of gluten per kg of the finished food (Regulation (EU) No 828/2014). The crossed-grain symbol, where there is one, sits next to the words.
2. Ingredients: the cereals containing gluten (wheat, including spelt and khorasan, rye, barley and oats) must be highlighted in the ingredient list, usually in bold (Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011). German lists say Weizen, Roggen, Gerste and Hafer; Italian lists say frumento, segale, orzo and avena.
3. The base: Lebkuchen sit on a wafer (Oblate), torrone on a thin wafer (ostia), and many biscuits and stollen use wheat flour or wheat starch. That’s where gluten hides. Gluten-free Lebkuchen use a gluten-free wafer (Fraunholz puts it in the product name).
4. Wheat starch and barley malt: a food labelled gluten free may list wheat starch that has been specially processed to remove gluten (Poensgen lists “glutenfreie Weizenstärke”) and may list barley malt extract (Lindor does, and its page also says senza glutine), as long as the whole food stays at or below 20 mg/kg.
5. The trace line: may contain (kann Spuren von … enthalten, può contenere tracce di) is a voluntary note from the maker in the EU, so for us it’s no rule: the ingredient list and a gluten-free label decide, and a gluten-free label always takes precedence.
6. This year’s pack: recipes change from one season to the next, so read the box you buy.

On an English box	On a German box	On an Italian box	What it means
gluten free	glutenfrei	senza glutine	The regulated claim: no more than 20 mg of gluten per kg in the EU. The crossed-grain symbol, where there is one, sits next to these words.
wheat flour	Weizenmehl	farina di frumento	Contains gluten.
wheat starch	Weizenstärke	amido di frumento	Contains gluten unless it is called gluten-free wheat starch (glutenfreie Weizenstärke, amido di frumento senza glutine).
barley malt extract	Gerstenmalzextrakt	estratto di malto d'orzo	Made from barley, a gluten cereal: without a gluten-free claim, treat it as gluten. A pack that says gluten free may still list it.
wafer	Oblate	ostia, cialda	Usually potato starch or wheat starch: check the ingredients.
oats	Hafer	avena	A gluten cereal in the EU; counts as gluten free only when specially produced and the pack says gluten free.
may contain gluten	kann Spuren von Gluten enthalten	può contenere tracce di glutine	A voluntary note from the maker; it doesn't override a gluten-free claim.

Gluten free on the box decides; without it, look for no gluten cereal and no malt in the ingredients: that's the two-minute check.

To check an ingredient list on the spot, open the Label Lab; for the ingredients that hide gluten, see our list of hidden gluten ingredients.

On the box: what a gluten-free pandoro looks like

We bought these boxes in Italy on 12 November 2026. Where a box shows the printed wording clearly, the table says “seen on the box”: the label on the pack is the claim itself.

Where do you find gluten-free sweets in the supermarket?

Our supermarket guides list each chain’s own gluten-free range, product by product: Germany · Italy. Looking for the chocolate calendar instead? See our gluten-free advent calendars. Heading to a Christmas market? See what you can eat at a Christmas market and our gluten-free Christmas market guide.

Gluten-free Christmas sweets: your questions

Is panettone gluten-free?

Traditional panettone is made with wheat flour, so it isn't: the Balocco, Paluani and Esselunga own-brand panettone we read list wheat flour. Gluten-free panettone exists, though. On 14 November 2026 we found 39 that say senza glutine on the maker's or shop's page or on a box we photographed, from Bauli Free, Fabio Nazzari, Nutrifree, Piaceri Mediterranei, Schär, Coop, Galup, Giusto, Probios and Vergani. The words on the box and the ingredient list decide.

Are Lebkuchen gluten-free?

Not usually. Classic Lebkuchen use wheat flour, or a wafer (Oblate) made with wheat starch; one Nuremberg maker's own FAQ says it can't offer gluten-free Lebkuchen because of that wafer. Some makers bake on a gluten-free wafer and say glutenfrei on the product page. On 14 November 2026 we found 19 Lebkuchen like that in Germany and Austria, from Alnavit, Coppenrath Feingebäck, Fraunholz, MGB Meine glutenfreie Backstube, Maisterei, Poensgen, Schär and Woitinek.

Is pandoro gluten-free?

Traditional pandoro is made with wheat flour (the Balocco and Paluani pages list it), so it isn't. On 14 November 2026 we found 13 pandoro that say senza glutine on the maker's or shop's page or on a box we photographed, from Bauli Free, Nutrifree, Piaceri Mediterranei, NaturaSì, Probios and Vergani. Read the box you buy.

Can coeliacs eat torrone?

Some torrone says senza glutine and some says nothing. Torrone is mostly nuts, honey, sugar and egg white on a thin wafer (ostia), and the wafer is where wheat can hide, so the ingredient list matters. On 14 November 2026 we found 5 torrone and torroncini that say senza glutine: Coop and Sperlari. The wording on the pack decides.

Is stollen gluten-free?

Traditional Christstollen is a wheat flour yeast cake, so it isn't. On 14 November 2026 we found 13 stollen that say glutenfrei on the maker's page, from Hammermühle, Isabella Glutenfreie Pâtisserie, MGB Meine glutenfreie Backstube, Maisterei and Poensgen. Poensgen lists gluten-free wheat starch, which EU rules allow in a food labelled gluten free.

What does gluten free mean on a Christmas sweet?

In Germany, Austria and Italy, glutenfrei or senza glutine means no more than 20 mg of gluten per kg of the finished food (Regulation (EU) No 828/2014). A may-contain line is voluntary in the EU, so the ingredient list and a gluten-free label decide.

Sources (sweets read 14 November 2026 on the pages linked in the tables; label rules read November 2026): EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) No 828/2014; EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011; Lebkuchen-Schmidt, FAQ: Haben Sie glutenfreie Produkte? (in German).

Last checked 14 November 2026. We name makers and chains so you know where to look, not as advice, and nobody pays to be listed here. We inform, we don’t diagnose: for medical questions, your doctor or dietitian has the last word.