Active Dry Yeast

Red Star® Active Dry Yeast is cake yeast in a semi-dormant state. The drying process in its manufacture reduces moisture content, giving it a longer shelf life than cake yeast while retaining optimum activity. When activated, it provides ultimate baking activity in all yeast dough- low sugar to highly sweetened breads. Red Star® Active Dry Yeast is designed for yeast-leavened bread and dough. The finished product will have the particular flavor, texture and consistency associated with a yeast-leavened product.

Gluten Free Baking Shopping List

Active Dry Yeast by Red Fork

This mix is bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S! Authentic banana flavor from, you guessed it, real bananas. This Banana Muffin Mix is made with simple, whole food ingredients including almond flour, coconut flour and coconut sugar for nutrient value and lower glycemic impact.


Banana Muffin & Bread Mix by Simple Mills

Almond Flour Muffin & Bread Mix, Banana

Wholesome Fair Trade Organic Powdered Sugar is made by simply grinding our Fair Trade Organic Sugar to a fine, fluffy powder and adding a bit of organic tapioca starch to prevent clumping. Unlike refined white powdered sugar with its overpowering, chalky sweetness, Wholesome Fair Trade Organic Powdered Sugar retains a bit of the cane’s natural molasses to give a smooth, mellow and rounded flavor. Many bakers and parents like that this organic powdered sugar is corn-free too. Our sugar is blended with organic tapioca rather than gmo cornstarch! Wholesome Fair Trade Organic Powdered Sugar is perfect for frosting, fillings, dusting, and baking. It can be used as a one-for-one replacement for conventional powdered sugar.

Organic Powdered Sugar by Wholesome

Organic Powdered Sugar

Good morning, Sunshine! This Pancake & Waffle Mix will have you jumping out of bed to get your day started. It's made with simple, whole food ingredients including almond flour, coconut flour and coconut sugar for nutrient value and lower glycemic impact -- deliciously nutritious! 


Almond Flour Pancake & Waffle Mix by Simple Mills

Almond Flour Pancake & Waffle Mix

The same Thrive Market coconut sugar you know and love, now available in updated packaging! Our Organic Brown Coconut Sugar is the perfect sweetener for the health-conscious foodie with a sweet tooth. It tastes much like brown sugar and is derived from the sap of the coconut palm. Of course, our coconut sugar is organic, ethically sourced, and non-GMO, making it a great replacement for cane sugar or high fructose corn syrup.

Organic Brown Coconut Sugar

Feel-good (and taste-even-better) frosting? It's finally here. This organic vanilla frosting gets it's delicious flavor from high‑quality vanilla and it's creamy texture from coconut oil and sustainably sourced palm shortening; smartly sweetened with monkfruit, a subtropical melon, so that it only has 8g or less of sugar per serving!


Organic Vanilla Frosting by Simple Mills

Organic Vanilla Frosting

A delicious, homemade-style chocolate frosting that you don't have to make at home? Sounds good to us! This organic chocolate frosting gets it's rich chocolate flavor from fair-trade cocoa powder and it's creamy texture from coconut oil and sustainably sourced palm shortening; smartly sweetened with monkfruit, a subtropical melon, so that it only has 6g or less of sugar per serving!


Organic Chocolate Frosting by Simple Mills

Organic Chocolate Frosting

Thrive Market’s certified pure Vermont maple syrup is as natural as syrup comes—straight from wild grown maple trees harvested in the Green Mountain state. This robust Grade A maple syrup is one of the darkest available and is naturally organic, as well as non-GMO. Use it for baking, cooking, and drizzling liberally over pancakes and waffles.

Organic Maple Syrup, Grade A, Jug

Organic Robust Maple Syrup, Grade A

Pizza night just got real. This Pizza Dough Mix is made with simple, whole food ingredients like almond flour, coconut flour and cauliflower for nutrient value and delicious texture. The herbaceous crust adds a delicious flavor to all of your favorite toppings. 


Almond Flour Pizza Dough Mix by Simple Mills

Almond Flour Pizza Dough Mix

In search of a gluten-free, Paleo alternative to wheat flour? Thrive Market Almond Flour to the rescue! Now everyone can enjoy tasty cookies, cakes, and biscuits. Made from non-GMO ground almonds, this grain-free flour lends moist texture and rich, buttery flavor to sweet and savory recipes alike. And, yep, it’s Certified Gluten-Free. 

Almond Flour

Non-GMO Almond Flour, Super Fine

Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Vegan Egg Replacer is a simple, clean, and easy-to-use vegan baking essential. Great for muffins, cakes, cookies, quick breads and more!

Gluten-Free Vegan Egg Replacer

Produced through the fermentation of glucose, sucrose, and lactose—xanthan gum is a fine-ground powder that becomes gelatinous when combined with a liquid. Want to make a crumble-free cake or a tossable pizza dough? Use our non-GMO xanthan gum to add elasticity and structure to even the trickiest of gluten-free recipes.


Non-GMO Xanthan Gum

It’s hard to resist a chocolate chip cookie fresh from the oven. Now even gluten-free dessert lovers can indulge thanks to our Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix. Seven simple ingredients—almond flour, chocolate chips, coconut sugar, tapioca starch, coconut flour, baking soda, and sea salt—result in chewy, chocolatey goodness every time.


Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix

Gluten- or dairy-free? Now you can have your cake and eat it, too, with our Gluten-Free Yellow Cake Mix. It’s made from just six simple ingredients—almond flour, coconut sugar, arrowroot powder, coconut flour, baking soda, and sea salt—for an amazingly moist and delicious dessert.

Almond Flour Yellow Cake Mix

Gluten- or dairy-free? Now you can have your cake and eat it, too, with our Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake Mix. It’s made from just seven simple ingredients—almond flour, coconut sugar, cocoa, arrowroot powder, coconut flour, baking soda, and sea salt—for an incredibly moist and decadent dessert.

Almond Flour Chocolate Cake MIx

Almond Flour Chocolate Cake Mix

Equal Exchange's delicious organic fairly traded cocoa baking powder is perfect for brownies, cakes, cookies and countless desserts.

Organic Baking Cocoa

You've earned this treat-yourself-well moment. A deliciously fudgey brownie mix made with whole food ingredients like almond flour and organic coconut sugar that doesn't sacrifice on  taste. 


Almond Flour Brownie Mix 

Our Organic Pure Vanilla Extract is non-GMO and made from high-quality vanilla beans ethically sourced directly from farmers in Madagascar, ensuring they’re paid fair wages. Because we believe food shouldn’t just taste great—it should be great for the community, too. Enjoy it in vanilla raspberry muffins, tasty vanilla cake, or a fresh vanilla fruit tart.

Organic Vanilla Extract

Organic Pure Vanilla Extract

The standout ingredient in our Organic Pure Almond Extract is bitter almond oil, which, contrary to its name, is actually sweet. Use it instead of, or alongside, vanilla extract for all your favorites, like luscious almond brownies, shortbread cookies, or a fresh almond fruit tart.

Organic Almond Extract

Organic Pure Almond Extract

It takes a bold peppermint flavor to stand up to rich chocolate—and Thrive Market Organic Pure Peppermint Extract is up for the challenge. Certified Organic and made with pure peppermint oil, it adds a fresh, invigorating kick to desserts, smoothies, mochas, and hot or iced teas.

Organic Peppermint Extract

Organic Pure Peppermint Extract

If you love lemon, then Thrive Market Organic Pure Lemon Extract belongs in your pantry. Use it to brighten baked goods or add sunny citrus notes to drinks and sauces. The best part: It’s Certified Organic and made with pure lemon oil.


Organic Lemon Extract

Organic Pure Lemon Extract

GoodSam went back to basics to develop its ideal sugar-free baking chip. The recipe is made with organic and regeneratively farmed cacao, which means it's not only a good choice for your next baking project, but good for farmers too.

Plain Chocolate Chips, Sugar Free

From all-in-one mixes to alternative flours and sweeteners, find everything you need to bake healthier treats with this gluten-free shopping list.

Shop our Gluten Free Baking Shopping List online at Thrive Market. Save time and money and get the best healthy groceries delivered. Free shipping on most orders!

Active Dry Yeast by Red Fork - Thrive Market

<p>Home bakers have entrusted Red Star yeast to perfect their breads, bagels and pizza dough for more than a century. Thanks to the consistent, high-quality of Red Star, generations have made baking a family tradition.</p> 
<h2>The History of Red Star</h2>
<p>Red Star is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and has been producing yeast since the late 1880s,  originally as a part of Meadow Springs Distillery.</p> 
<br><br>
<p>Red Star Yeast was an original contributor to the development of active dry yeast, which gave yeast a longer shelf life thanks to a reduced moisture content. This new finding helped meet the dietary needs of soldiers during World War II.</p> 
<h2>The Science of Yeast</h2> 
<p>Yeast is a fundamental ingredient for so many baked goods, as a necessary component to make dough rise. You may not know that yeast is actually a single-celled fungi, related to others you may be familiar with, like edible mushrooms. The scientific name for the yeast used by bakers is Saccharomyces Cerevisiae - sugar-eating fungus. It's this species' strength that makes it capable of fermentation, which is what enables bread dough to rise.</p> 
<br><br>
<p>Yeast cells digest food to obtain energy for growth, and their favorite food is sugar. With their sweet tooth, they devour sugar in all its various forms - particularly maltose, which is derived from the starch in flour. </p>
<br><br>
<p>The process of alcohol fermentation releases end products that make bread as we know it possible. Carbon dioxide and ethyl alcohol make the dough rise because the gas cannot escape the elastic dough.</p><br><br>

<p>The three functions of yeast in baking are:<br><br>

<strong>Rising the dough:</strong> Carbon dioxide stretches and expands the dough.<br>
<strong>Dough development:</strong> Other compounds formed during yeast fermentation strengthen the flour to capture and hold the carbon dioxide.<br>
<strong>Flavor, smell, and texture:</strong> You can thank yeast for the sweet smell of fresh, yeast-raised products, as well as the texture and flavor.</p> 
<h2>Red Star Company Mission</h2>
<p>Red Star strives to take the fear out of baking with yeast, and make it a possibility for all experience levels of home bakers. It works to provide educational resources and baking competitions for consumers.</p> 
<h2>Top Red Star Product</h2>
<p>While yeast cells are incredibly small, their impact on our baked goods are nothing to balk at. Red Star has been perfecting yeast for over a century, making it an expert in the field.</p>
<h3>Active Dry Yeast</h3>
<p>Red Star’s active dry yeast is a cake yeast in a semi-dormant state. With less moisture than typical yeast, it has a prolonged shelf life while remaining <a href="https://thrivemarket.com/p/red-star-active-dry-yeast"target="_blank">just as effective</a>.</p>
<h2>Yeast, Fermentation & More</h2>
<p>Active yeast fills a big role. As you push forward in your baking adventures, you may have bread on the mind. Here are some related topics and trends when you can’t get enough of yeast:</p>
<h3>More Fermented Foods</h3>
<p>The process of making dough rise involves alcohol fermentation, thanks to the power of yeast. But the trend of fermented foods extends far beyond bread. Here are other ways <a href="https://thrivemarket.com/blog/about-fermented-foods"target="_blank">fermentation</a> may end up gracing your palette.</p>
<h3>What Gluten Is and Why You Should Avoid It</h3>
<p>Gluten is found in many different foods, but you can definitely expect to find it in your homemade breads. To learn more about gluten, and why it’s gained a bad rep, <a href="https://thrivemarket.com/blog/what-is-gluten"target="_blank">read here</a>.</p>


Home bakers have entrusted Red Star yeast to perfect their breads, bagels and pizza dough for more than a century. Thanks to the consistent, high-quality of Red Star, generations have made baking a family tradition. 
The History of Red Star
Red Star is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and has been producing yeast since the late 1880s,  originally as a part of Meadow Springs Distillery. 

Red Star Yeast was an original contributor to the development of active dry yeast, which gave yeast a longer shelf life thanks to a reduced moisture content. This new finding helped meet the dietary needs of soldiers during World War II. 
The Science of Yeast 
Yeast is a fundamental ingredient for so many baked goods, as a necessary component to make dough rise. You may not know that yeast is actually a single-celled fungi, related to others you may be familiar with, like edible mushrooms. The scientific name for the yeast used by bakers is Saccharomyces Cerevisiae - sugar-eating fungus. It's this species' strength that makes it capable of fermentation, which is what enables bread dough to rise. 

Yeast cells digest food to obtain energy for growth, and their favorite food is sugar. With their sweet tooth, they devour sugar in all its various forms - particularly maltose, which is derived from the starch in flour. 

The process of alcohol fermentation releases end products that make bread as we know it possible. Carbon dioxide and ethyl alcohol make the dough rise because the gas cannot escape the elastic dough.

The three functions of yeast in baking are:

Rising the dough: Carbon dioxide stretches and expands the dough.
Dough development: Other compounds formed during yeast fermentation strengthen the flour to capture and hold the carbon dioxide.
Flavor, smell, and texture: You can thank yeast for the sweet smell of fresh, yeast-raised products, as well as the texture and flavor. 
Red Star Company Mission
Red Star strives to take the fear out of baking with yeast, and make it a possibility for all experience levels of home bakers. It works to provide educational resources and baking competitions for consumers. 
Top Red Star Product
While yeast cells are incredibly small, their impact on our baked goods are nothing to balk at. Red Star has been perfecting yeast for over a century, making it an expert in the field.
Active Dry Yeast
Red Star’s active dry yeast is a cake yeast in a semi-dormant state. With less moisture than typical yeast, it has a prolonged shelf life while remaining just as effective.
Yeast, Fermentation & More
Active yeast fills a big role. As you push forward in your baking adventures, you may have bread on the mind. Here are some related topics and trends when you can’t get enough of yeast:
More Fermented Foods
The process of making dough rise involves alcohol fermentation, thanks to the power of yeast. But the trend of fermented foods extends far beyond bread. Here are other ways fermentation may end up gracing your palette.
What Gluten Is and Why You Should Avoid It
Gluten is found in many different foods, but you can definitely expect to find it in your homemade breads. To learn more about gluten, and why it’s gained a bad rep, read here.


This active dry yeast from Red Star has a long shelf life and is made with gluten-free and vegan ingredients. It's ideal for baking.