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Bakery Blog & Recipes
Welcome to The OTHER Side of Mindful BakeHouse
The side for the do-it-yourselfers, the adventurous bakers, and those that live a little to far away to make it to our bakery in person. This is where I post all the fun gluten-free dairy-free things I've been testing/making that aren't official BakeHouse recipes. Most of which we also share on our YouTube Channel, as well as our second instagram account, & TikTok. So if you're like me and you'd rather watch than read, feel free to go follow us on your fav social media app in
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Reese Peanut Butter PB2 Overnight Oats 🥜🍫
Want breakfast that tastes like a peanut butter cup? Yes please! These PB Chocolate Chip Overnight Oats are easy, portable, and can be made lower-fat using peanut butter powder—or keep it classic with your fave nut butter. Watch me make it for my roadtrip here: https://youtube.com/shorts/HMgINI-gx68?si=Ku0XwthqSdYuvyKa PB Choc Chip Overnight Oats 1/2 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup milk of choice or water 1/4 cup yogurt of choice 2.5 tbsp peanut butter powder or nut butter (I used PB
4 hours ago
✨🥥 Nut’ola: Oat-Free Granola | Gluten-Free • Grain-Free • Vegan
Meet Nut’ola — a delicious, crunchy no-oat, no-grain granola ! It’s made mostly from nuts, lightly sweetened, and endlessly customizable. Swap out the almonds or pecans for your favourite nuts or seeds (hemp hearts, pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts, peanuts, cashews — go wild!). Add cozy spices like 1 tsp cinnamon or chai spice , and mix in whatever you love — dried fruit, cocoa nibs, or chocolate chips . Watch us make it: https://youtube.com/shorts/pqGVyNlBKdk?feature=share 🌰 Ba
2 days ago
🎃🍁🍂 DIY Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix
It's fall, so we definitely need to make some pumpkin spice, so we can get to baking some pumpkin spice goodies!! We used it in our healthy Starbucks pumpkin loaf copycat recipe: https://youtu.be/oXrjEA0YGQs Here's how we make ours: 3 tbsp ground cinnamon (we love organic Ceylon cinnamon) 2 tsp ground ginger 2 tsp ground nutmeg 1 tsp ground allspice 1 tsp ground cloves Combine, and store in an airtight container. Feel free to double or triple this recipe if you LOVE pumpkin s
2 days ago
Homemade Vegan White Chocolate Recipe | PLUS Low Carb Option That Actually Works!!
Follow along and watch our step-by-step video here: https://youtu.be/juXmCOKIq7w Chocolate is usually made in a wet grinder/mill to get it super smooth and creamy (that’s what we do at our bakery), BUT you can make a decent version at home with your blender!! This recipe is for a dairy-free/vegan white chocolate bar (which uses coconut milk powder in place of regular milk powder), and it also lets you choose your sugar (here we’re using allulose for sugar-free version)!! I’ve
2 days ago
Dairy-Free Ninja Creami Protein Ice Cream plus Mix-ins | No pudding mix | Vanilla is vegan!
I couldn't find a Ninja Creami protein ice cream recipe that I could actually eat (they all have pudding mix, whey protein, or fair life milk!), so we came up with our own & they were delicious!! So here's our new basic vanilla protein ice cream recipe, and a slightly more complicated (just extra ingredients) chocolate recipe that you can change up (add strawberries, etc) or add fun mix-ins like cookie dough. If you need extra Creami pints and don't want to pay for the Ninja
2 days ago
DIY Brown Sugar | Brown Allulose | Brown Sugar Substitute
Make your own Brown Sugar Substitute Have you ever found yourself without brown sugar in your house, when you’re craving your fav cookie recipe - what do you do?? Did you know you can make it?!? All the manufacturers do is add molasses back into white sugar to make brown sugar, and you can too. Another reason to make your own: I have been LOVING allulose, and experimenting with it in all kinda of things, but I have not yet found a brown sugar version for deep and delicious, m
2 days ago
🌰 Better-for-You Nutella (Vegan + Sugar-Free)
Skip the store-bought spread — this creamy, chocolatey better-for-you Nutella lets you choose your sweetness! Make a naturally sweetened version (with maple syrup, dates, or coconut sugar) or go sugar-free and low-carb with your favourite sweetener substitute. Made with just a handful of wholesome ingredients — roasted hazelnuts, cacao, coconut oil, and a pinch of sea salt — it’s dairy-free, soy-free, and refined sugar-free , perfect for spreading on your favourite homem
Nov 13
🌾 Easy One-Bowl Flax-Millet-Sorghum Bread
I was craving something between our Millet-Sorghum Sourdough and our Starch-Free Keto Flax Bread — and this easy one-bowl loaf was born! It’s wholesome, hearty, and has a lovely nuttiness from the millet and flax. No starches, gums, or fluff-pretending — just simple, nutrient-dense ingredients. Fluffier than the 3-ingredient flax bread, but still beautifully rustic and satisfying. Free from: 🌿 Gluten 🌿 Grains (no rice, corn, or starches) 🌿 Nuts 🌿 Yeast 🌿 Dairy 🌿 Eggs 🌿
Nov 13
Lazy Cookie Dough Energy Bars | No Bake Chocolate Chip Granola Bars
Forget rolling energy balls — just press your mix into a pan instead! Chill, slice, and you’ve got easy Cookie Dough Energy Bars that are gluten-free, dairy-free, and no-bake. 🍫💪 Dry Ingredients: 1¼ cups rolled oats (use GF-certified) 1 cup unsweetened dried coconut ½ cup dairy-free chocolate chips ¼ cup ground flax ½ tsp sea salt Wet Ingredients: ½ cup almond butter (or any nut/seed butter) 6 tbsp maple syrup (plus more if needed) 1 tsp vanilla Optional Boost: Add 1–2 sco
Nov 11
✨🍚 Creamy Vegan Rice Pudding | 🍂 #FallIntoShorts Day 20
Get cozy with this creamy, dreamy vegan & gluten-free rice pudding — the perfect fall comfort dessert! Made with coconut milk and naturally sweetened to taste, it’s rich, warming, and endlessly customizable. Ingredients (Makes 2-4 servings) ½ cup short grain or arborio rice, rinsed & drained 1 can full-fat coconut milk 2–4 tbsp sweetener (maple syrup, sugar or sweetener of choice) 1 cinnamon stick or ¼ tsp ground cinnamon* pinch of sea salt 1 tsp vanilla Optional Toppings: R
Nov 5
🍫☕️DIY Hot Chocolate Mix | #FallIntoShorts Day 16
With the cool fall weather here, treat yourself to an over the top, chocolately, super rich & creamy homemade hot chocolate. Make a single cup, or make a bulk batch, to make it more often without having to pull all your ingredients & measuring spoons out every time! This creamy hot chocolate can be easily customized with your favourite sweeteners. I love using a milk frother for this!! But you can totally just stir it too. Enjoy! Single: 2.5 tbsp cocao powder 2 tbsp powdered
Oct 31
✨🍫Brownie Baked Oats (+ an almond flour swap!!) #FallIntoShorts Day 12
Don’t like the texture of overnight oats? Try blended baked oats instead! They taste like a brownie! You simply combine everything in a blender, then bake it for a cozy, easy, chocolatey breakfast. And I’ll tell you a secret - I also tried it swapping out the oats for almond flour & I thought it was EVEN yummier!! It’s almost like eating cake for breakfast. Double Chocolate Baked Oats INGREDIENTS ►1/2 cup (52g) rolled oats or 52g oat flour** (see below for swap) ►2 tbsp cocoa
Oct 27
🍂🍏Easy 4-Ingredient 5 Minute Caramel Sauce #FallIntoShorts Day 10
You are 4 ingredients & 5 minutes away from a vegan, no cook refined-sugar-free, homemade date-caramel sauce perfect for dipping apples or building that viral caramel apple cup! INGREDIENTS: 1 cup (about 200g) soft medjool dates, pitted* 1/2 cup milk of choice (I am using unsweetened cashew milk) 1 tbsp vanilla 1/2 tsp sea salt *if your dates are not super soft already, soak in hot water for 15 minutes, then drain, before blending your caramel sauce. INSTRUCTIONS: -combine in
Oct 25
🤍Fluffy Homemade Marshmallows | Sugar-Free/RSF
Homemade marshmallows are so much softer & fluffier than store bought, plus they only use a few simple ingredients (AND you choose the sweetener!! See notes below for swaps). After you’ve make them once, you’ll never go back… Watch our video here: https://youtube.com/shorts/1IKSjUEdWxU?feature=share INGREDIENTS: ►1/2 cup cold water (it needs to be cool/cold to bloom your gelatin) ►3 tbsp gelatin ►1/2 cup water (water temp doesn’t matter here) ►1 cup granulated sweetener of ch
Aug 18
Easy Almond Flour Crackers #glutenfree #vegan
We’re making these today, because it’s July 25, aka Christmas in July, aka an excuse to make holiday recipes like Christmas crack!! (Watch for part 2 for that recipe!) 1 1/2 cups almond flour 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp water 1/4 tsp sea salt Xanthan is optional: you can add 1/4 tsp here for stronger crackers. Since ours were going into Christmas Crack, I didn’t add xanthan -Combine, and roll to 1/8th inch thick, cut with pastry cutter/pizza cutter/knife as desired -Bake 350F for
Jul 26
Perfectly Snappy Graham Crackers | Gluten-Free & Vegan
These perfectly crispy, perfectly sweet graham crackers are gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, egg-free, vegan, starch-free and can be made sugar-free/low carb too. These are great for fun summer dips (s’mores dip, cookie dough dip, cheesecake dip), by itself, or made into s’mores or other layered desserts like frozen protein s’mores, strawberry ice box cake, or tiramisu icebox cake (watch our next video for that recipe!) INGREDIENTS: ►2 cups almond flour ►3 tbsp coconut su
Jul 2
Day 11 of Healthy Summer Treats: 🍫🥜2-Ingredient Chocolate Freezer Fudge
Super easy, creamy chocolate PB fudge (or sub your fav nut butter!) You’ll need: ►1 cup df/v dark chocolate or chocolate of choice (use s.f. for low-carb/keto!)* ►1 cup peanut butter/almond butter/cashew butter or other nut/seed butter of choice* *choose a chocolate & nut butter you love the flavour of, as they are the only ingredients. Instructions: ►Combine your chocolate & nut butter in a microwave safe bowl. ►Microwave in 30 second bursts until fully melted, then mix unti
Jun 20
1 Ingredient Lentil Wraps & Sheet Pan Flatbreads | Gluten Free & Vegan
Ever feel like wraps, but don’t have any around the house? Or maybe you’re looking for an easy, higher protein wrap or flatbread?? These are super easy, and so versatile. Add whatever herbs and spices, and turn it into wraps/flatbreads or even you new favourite pizza crust! ⬇️ RECIPE ⬇️ Makes 7 wraps using 1/3 cup scoop. Batter Recipe: -1 cup dried red lentils -1 cup water for the batter, plus 1-2 cups more for soaking Optional Add-Ins (for fun flavours!): -sea salt -dried or
May 30
2-INGREDIENT Ice Cream | Coconut Date | No Ice Cream Machine
I’m obsessed with this super simple 2-ingredient coconut date ice cream! It’s dairy-free, egg-free, vegan, refined-sugar-free, date-sweetened, uses just 2 whole food ingredients, and doesn’t require a fancy ice cream machine, or a Ninja Creami (though we’ll include those instructions below too!) Here’s what you need: 1 can coconut milk (full fat) 160g (7-9 dates) Medjool dates, pitted Here’s how you make it: Blend together ingredients in a high speed blender until super smoot
May 19
🧈 DIY Whipped Vegan Butter
A super quick & easy swap for butter in a recipe, you can do a straight swap for coconut oil, or Spectrum palm shortening, but in actuality real butter contains water (not just fat! It’s 80-82% fat, and 18-20% water) which can impact how your recipe bakes. Sometimes you need the water content in there to create steam and create lift (like in pastries, etc). To mimic butter, you can make this super fluffy vegan butter replacement at home in less than 5 minutes, and store it in
May 19
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