Following a special diet requires some diligence, but not sacrifice. You can still have your cake (or cookies, brownies, or pie) and eat it, too. Just stick to these dairy-, wheat-, egg-, or nut-free desserts most anyone can enjoy.

Put frosting between two allergen-free chocolate chip cookies to create, easy, fun, and delicious cookie sandwiches.

These chocolate cupcakes -- made without any milk, eggs, or nuts -- are a sure crowd-pleaser.

These chocolaty brownies are irresistibly wheat-, gluten-, dairy-, casein-, and egg-free.

Kids -- and parents -- love these cute, sweet, and allergy-friendly cookies.

This gluten-free cake is surprisingly delicate.

These chewy cookies are gluten-free -- great for people with celiac disease or a wheat allergy.

Though made with a nontraditional flour, these gluten-free shortbread bars are satisfyingly familiar.

Pair the decadence of almonds and the natural sweetness of pears topped with whipped cream -- all naturally gluten-free foods -- in this torte that uses cornstarch in place of flour.

These sweet treats are an unusual twist on rice pudding and a gluten-free alternative to cakey desserts.

There's no cooking required to make this creamy, gluten-free, pielike dessert with a crust of pecans, dates, salt, and maple syrup.

In this gluten-free cupcake recipe, whipped egg whites produce a light-as-air texture.

These super-simple, gluten-free, flourless cookies take only 25 minutes to make.

This gluten-free dessert has a crust of egg whites, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, and unsweetened shredded coconut. Fill it with a mixture of cornstarch or arrowroot, almond paste, and soy cream cheese.

Make disks of meringue flavored with walnuts and cinnamon to sandwich scoops of ice cream for this delicious (and gluten-free) individual dessert.

A gluten-free dessert everyone loves is a crumbly and dense flourless chocolate cake. This version is particularly flavorful, with espresso powder used in the batter and in a rich, creamy dark-chocolate glaze served at the table.