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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 too 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 i
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Naturally Coloured Homemade Edible Glitter
Here's an easy DIY recipe to make your own, clean, no gelatin/vegan, naturally coloured edible glitter. Have fun making your own glitter mixes!! Want to see how we did it (and one recipe that failed...) https://youtu.be/UEOVby5amQY?si=P5Xta2ZAOeXD8lTS&list=PL2aqa_VNUFljHkAE7zNe2y_zhXRTjKrsr Ingredients -120mL (1/2cup) cool or room temperature water (not hot!) -1 tbsp (15mL or 8g) tapioca starch (can substitute cornstarch) -colour (we used 1 tsp organic beet powder, turmeric,
Jan 13, 2025
Making the "BEST KETO ALMOND VEGAN BREAD" from Lowcarbrecipeideas
I have been on the hunt for some new starch-free bread recipes (I think starting to be sensitive to tapioca starch, which is in almost ALL gluten-free bread recipes to lighten them and make them more fluffy and like "regular" gluten bread). We've tried the 3 ingredient flax bread, which was so simple and yummy: https://youtu.be/c8zBnny85dQ?si=splC1V5eBDEYDL_4 We've tried the life changing/seed bread, also yummy, but in a chewy dense way: https://youtu.be/o3TgTjvLWYE?si=jyP-_I
Dec 9, 2024
🧇 Buckwheat Blender Waffles
Gluten free, dairy free & vegan option too!! The vegan version of these were my Go To breakfast for a long time when my kids were little. I’d scale it up, and batch make a LOT of them on a Sunday and freeze them for quick and easy breakfasts during the week - just pop them in the toaster frozen and you’re good to go! Lately I’ve been trying to increase my protein at breakfast so I’ve recently tried this recipe with 2 eggs and with 4 eggs and they’ve both worked out great. So
Dec 1, 2024
🍞 Seed Bread 2.0 WITHOUT OATS | No Yeast | Vegan | Gluten Free
After posting the Life Changing/Adventure Bread recipe, you guys asked if it could be made without oats. The recipe looked forgiving enough, so we gave it a go, and it turned out great!! Here's our Adventure Bread/Seed Bread 2.0 with flax and hemp in place of rolled oats. In case you'd like to watch our video: https://youtu.be/yDhn8USYmAw INGREDIENTS: DRY -1 cup sunflower seeds -1/2 cup hazelnuts or almonds, rough chopped -1 cup ground flaxmeal -1/2 cup hemp seeds -1/2 cup wh
Nov 5, 2024
VIRAL Chickpea Nutella Recipe
The "Viral Chickpea Nutella" tastes more like a "Chocolate Brownie Batter Protein Spread". But it was still quite delicious, and is a great nut-free, oil-free & vegan alternative. https://youtube.com/shorts/gn4g3VCR3T8?feature=share RECIPE 1 16 oz can chickpeas, drained & rinsed 4 medjool dates, pitted, and soaked in hot water so they blend smoother 1 tbsp sweetener of choice, or an extra date if you like things sweeter 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1/4 cup dark chocolate 1/2 teaspoon
Nov 5, 2024
Crispy 5 Seed Keto Crackers | No Sesame | Sweetened Chocolate Option too!
Protein-packed thin & crispy, healthy 5 seed crackers. They're keto, low-carb, vegan & gluten-free; with no flour or oils, just seeds, are so fast & easy to make. This is another one of those things that I kept buying, even though they’re just SOOOOO easy to make. But once you make them, you’ll be hooked, because they’re easy & quick & so customizable. Try our sweetened version too!! You can watch us make them here: https://youtu.be/GEAOfr_52Ng ============== BASIC RECIPE: 1/
Nov 3, 2024
🥞🧇 Super Easy Blender Waffles/ Pancakes (GF/DF/V)
I made these easy blender waffles/pancakes at the bakery this week, while hanging out with my daughter. She likes pancakes, and I prefer waffles so this batter does double duty, and can easily do both!! Toss it all in a blender, and you're ready to go. It's THAT easy! https://youtube.com/shorts/YioozhXjoRc?feature=share Using a 1/4cup scoop, this makes 9-10 mini waffles/pancakes INGREDIENTS 2 ripe bananas 2 cups (160g) of rolled oats 1 cup (240mL) plant milk of your choice (w
Nov 3, 2024
How to Make Easy Homemade Elderberry Syrup with Dried Elderberries to Boost Immune System for Cold & Flu Season
Elderberry syrup is an easy to make home remedy known to boost immune system, reduce cough & cold symptoms and shorten the duration. Which makes it great for back-to-school and cold & flu season!! NOTE: Raw/uncooked elderberries can be poisonous. Cooking eliminates this toxin. Do NOT consume raw/uncooked berries. We used dried, and cooked 25+ minutes. Makes 1.5-2 cups INGREDIENTS: -1 cup dried organic elderberries -4 cups filtered water -2 thumb-sized pieces of fresh ginger,
Oct 26, 2024
Baking Pan Equivalents (my personal cheat sheet)
Ever go searching in your cupboards for a specifc pan you need for a recipe, and you don't have it? Or do you change batch sizes all the time, like I do? (I like to test 1/2 or 1/4 batches of new recipes before commiting to a whole batch and possibly wasting ingredients). So I use this chart to guide me to pick a new pan. There are other charts out there, that give you volume/cup measurement, but this gets tricky, because if you don't keep your pan area similar, your bake tim
Oct 21, 2024
3-Ingredient Flaxbread | Gluten-Free, Keto, Vegan
This gluten-free bread uses just 3 main ingredients, comes together in less than 5 minutes (not including bake time), and has under 0.4g net carbs per slice*. It’s full of fibre, high in healthy omega 3’s, loaded with vitamins & minerals (including thiamine, copper, iron, potassium), while also low in carbs, gluten-free, grain-free, wheat-free, flourless, yeast-free, oil-free, starch-free, keto, paleo, egg-free, dairy-free & vegan = all the things! It slices & toasts nicely,
Sep 30, 2024
🍯 How To Make Whipped Honey (1-Ingredient & 2-Ingredient recipes)
Creamed honey, spun honey, and whipped honey, are all names for the same thing: crystallized honey that has been whipped until fluffy. https://youtu.be/JvX77F3zbGg Don’t throw out your honey when it has crystallized! Give it a second life & stretch your dollar by whipping it & turning it into the creamiest DIY whipped honey. It sounds so fancy but all we do is tip it into a mixing bowl (use at least 1 cup honey for best results) and whip it for about 20 minutes on medium/hig
Sep 28, 2024
How To Make Coconut Butter | Just 1 Ingredient!
Stop paying for expensive coconut manna and make your own at home in minutes with our homemade coconut butter recipe! https://youtu.be/6a10QQZ212I INGREDIENTS: -2 or more cups of unsweetened dried coconut aka desiccated coconut NOTE: Make sure it’s dried coconut, fresh will not work EQUIPMENT: -food processor, high speed blender,(or even your coffee grinder in small batches!) STEPS: -Add your coconut to your blender and blend until it starts to clump -Stop and scrap sides as
Sep 28, 2024
No Churn Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream with Choc. Hazelnut Swirl | No Ice Cream Machine
Here’s a delicious yet easy dairy-free/vegan no churn ice cream recipe you can make at home. NO special equipment needed. You COULD even mix this by hand with a whisk if you don’t have a hand mixer. It's based on the dairy-based no-churn recipes that use full fat whipping cream, combined with sweetened condensed milk to make a fluffy ice cream base. We swapped out many of the ingredients & amounts to make it df/v/paleo, used a flavour combo inspired from Nick DiGiovanni’s Kni
Aug 17, 2024
2-Ingredient DF/V Sweetened Condensed Milk & Bonus 2-Ingredient Fudge Recipe
Do you ever find a recipe you want to make but it calls for sweetened condensed milk? Now you can make your own dairy-free/vegan version, and choose whichever sugar/sweetener you like!! It's a super easy 2-ingredient recipe (and saves you buying that $12 can of vegan condensed milk from the store). 🥛🍶🥄 Ingredients: -1 can (1 3/4c) full fat coconut/df milk -2/3c choice of sugar Steps: 1. Combine & stir to dissolve sugar. 2. Heat & let simmer for 20-40 minutes until thicker
Jul 27, 2024
DIY Magic Shell Recipe: 2 Ways
#dairyfree #vegan #easyrecipe #frozendessert Have fun dipping your frozen treats this summer, or simply pour some over your ice cream for a crunchy magic chocolate shell. Watch the video to the end for some fun & easy ideas to use it too! Video: https://youtu.be/meUmv_DdQrQ METHOD 1: 1-2 cups choc chips*** 1 spoonful of coconut oil Melt in microwave in 30sec bursts until melted, then top or dip all your fav frozen treats!! ***Use your favourite chocolate chips and this can ea
Jul 3, 2024
No-Cook Olive Oil Salted Caramel Sauce
So easy, and delicious. This no cook olive oil salted caramel sauce comes together with a bowl and a spoon or fork. Perfect last minute caramel sauce for an ice cream sundae. #easyrecipe #dairyfree #vegan Ingredients: -1/4c "frozen" maple syrup (in the freezer at least 20 minutes beforehand) -1/4c olive oil -pinch of sea salt Steps: -put your maple syrup in the freezer for at least 20 minutes before starting this recipe -combine ingredients in a bowl/container/glass/etc -
Jun 27, 2024
Our Vegan Caramel Sauce Recipe
Easy Coconut-Milk Caramel Sauce | Paleo | No Refined Sugar #caramel #vegan #dairyfree This is our bakery's GO TO caramel sauce for salted caramel sundae sauce, filling & drizzling salted caramel & turtle cupcakes, and so much more!It's easy to make and comes together quite quick. Just be sure to use a large enough pot, as I've walked away and come back to a boiled over mess many times. ;) We're sharing this recipe so you have a refined-sugar-free caramel sauce option to make
Apr 27, 2024
Easy ONE BOWL Chocolate Chip "Kookies" & Make A Viral "Crookie"!!
We’re making a gluten-free/vegan/paleo version of the “Crookie” (Croissant + Cookie) that has been going viral all over social media. And BONUS you also get our Chocolate Chip Kookie Recipe to make at home whenever you like!! :) #paleo #glutenfree #vegan #chocolatechipcookies Watch our full video here: https://youtu.be/A5xfJUDeudc&list=UULFTbe_P7qBYg0h5MUVrgFOPg Where you can get GF croissants in our area: Choko Mocko, Ajax, Ontario, Canada https://choko-mocko.com (just out
Apr 11, 2024
GF/DF Homemade Chicken Nuggets
Come along as we try to gluten-free & dairy-free our favourite chicken nugget recipe (plus some of my ramblings/explanations of how/why I’m doing it a certain way). If you want the exact/original recipe, you can find it in Nick Giovanni’s cookbook: Knife Drop. We’ve been loving everything we’ve made from his book so far, but it’s not gf/df, so we’re going to see if we can convert some of them over for those of us with dietary restrictions, in a new series we’re going to call
Feb 27, 2024
DIY Bread Crumbs - They're SUPER Easy
Need gluten free bread crumbs for a recipe at home? Did you know how easy it is to make them yourself? Never buy them again AND you can switch them up and season them to your liking! INGREDIENTS: Gluten free bread (that's it!! unless you want to add some salt, and maybe some herbs/spices like Italian seasoning) DIRECTIONS: If your bread is not already stale, leave it out overnight to get stale. OR to shorten the time it takes, you can put the bread on a sheet tray and bake it
Feb 27, 2024
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