Gluten Free Mole Recipes

Mole is a complex Mexican sauce and a true labor of love. Many popular types of mole aren’t safe for celiacs to eat, due to the addition of bread or crackers as a thickening agent, but with a few simple subs you can make yourself some delicious gluten and dairy free mole. Below you’ll find links to mole ingredients, premade vegan and gluten free mole pastes, and a bunch of gluten free mole recipes.

If you’d like to learn more about the different mole varieties (including which types are naturally gluten free and dairy free) so you can order mole at a restaurant, check out our mole article for guidance.

Table of Contents

• Buy Mole Ingredients
• Gluten Free & Vegan Premade Mole
• Gluten Free Mole Recipes

Buy Mole Ingredients

The links below are for specialty mole ingredients that might be difficult to source in your area, like chiles and avocado leaves, as well as a cooking vessel called a cazuela. A clay cazuela is what was traditionally used when making mole, but any pot that can hold a large amount of sauce and a stable temperature is a good choice.

• Dried Ancho Chiles - Rico Rico

• Pasilla Dried Peppers - Amazing Chiles

• Mulato Chile - 1400s Spices

• Dried Chipotle Morita Chile - Amazing Chiles

• Guajillo Chiles - 777 Spices

• Avocado Leaves - Evergreen Herbs

• Mexican Oregano - Classic Provisions

• Mexican Chocolate - Ibarra

• Clay Cazuela - Ancient Cookware

Gluten Free Vegan Premade Mole

All of the premade mole pastes linked below happen to be both vegan and gluten free! They’re all great options if you can’t be bothered to cook mole all day, but still want the slow-simmered flavor.

• Mexican Mole Sauce - Mayanshul

• Mole Negro Oaxaqueno - Mi Mole

• Mole Rojo Oaxaqueno - Juquilita

• Mole Sampler (Negro, Coloradito, Rojo) - Ya Oaxaca

• Mole Sampler (Negro, Pipian Verde, Poblano) - Xilli

• Mole Negro - Coronado Spice and Tea

Gluten Free Mole Recipes

Most mole recipes use lard and meat stock, but you can always sub those out for oil and veg stock to make the sauce vegan. There are some explicitly vegan recipes in the list below, and even a keto version. Gluten free mole recipes will generally use masa harina or corn tortillas instead of the bread used in gluten-filled varieties, but a thickener isn’t necessary in many cases.

If you choose a version that includes chocolate, use your fav allergen friendly chocolate or choose a variety of Mexican chocolate that is gluten free, like Ibarra. Abuelita is not considered gluten or dairy free.

Happy mole-ing!

• Mole coloradito from Rick Martinez via Food Network

• Mole rojo from The Spruce Eats

• Easy mole sauce from Gnom Gnom (keto)

• Turkey mole poblano from Sunset

• Mole negro from Feasting at Home (vegan)

• Mole amarillito from Pati Jinich

• Mole rosa from Animal Gourmet

• Mole verde from Mexico in my Kitchen

• Manchamantel mole from Hola Jalapeno (vegan)

• Mole rojo from Villa Cocina

• Mole almendrado from Mexican Food Memories

• Mole chichilo from Friday Snacks

• Mole coloradito from Honest Food

• Easy peanut mole from Searching for Spice

• Mole rojo from No Recipes

• Pipián verde from Maricruz Avalos

• Mole atápakua from Cooks Without Borders