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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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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
Our Super Easy Fresh Cranberry Sauce - Thanksgiving 2023
You have no excuses to use canned gelatinous cranberry sauce - making your own is super easy and you'll never go back to canned!! Ingredients: I bag of cranberries 1/2c maple syrup 2 oranges pinch salt Directions: Divide the cranberries: add all but 1c cup of cranberries to a medium sauce pan. Keep the 1 cup aside for later. Zest both oranges and juice one orange and add to saucepan. Add maple syrup and salt and bring to boil over medium heat. Turn to low heat, and simmer unt
Nov 28, 2023
Apple Crisp Recipe (2 ways)
With apple season finally here (we got some yummy apples from Lee & Maria's this week, and also picked out first apple from our new Honeycrisp tree in our backyard!) I've dusted off my mom's old apple crisp recipe, and given it a gluten-free, refined-sugar-free overhaul. Hope you like it! I make it two different ways: 1. As one bigger crisp: This makes enough for a 8x8 baking dish, and is great for sharing. For that, we like to bake it in a square 8x8 pyrex baking dish. 2. On
Sep 11, 2023
Grain-Free, Corn-Free Sorghum "Popcorn"
Photo: organic air-popped popcorn (left), with organic pan-popped sorghum (right). If you're looking for a grain-free/corn-free alternate to popcorn, give this recipe a try! It uses organic pseudo-grain sorghum in place of corn kernels, for a healthier alternative, and uses pretty much the same technique as stove-top popcorn. (We tried in the air-popper but the sorghum kernels are so light, they flew out before popping). Have you heard of sorghum? It's a nutrient packed pseud
Jan 8, 2023
Our Favourite Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Ever wonder what to do with all those seeds (after you've carved your Halloween pumpkins, or made some pumpkin pies)? Every Halloween we try different recipes roasting the pumpkin seeds. This year, this was the winner! We tried several different recipes from adding paprika & garlic powder, to everything bagel spice, to these guys. The secret... white vinegar! These were an attempt to make salt & vinegar flavoured pumpkin seeds (cuz our kids love S&V potato chips). And althoug
Oct 31, 2022
"Oats are mischievous"
You know I love listening to podcasts. From health, to food, to parenting & kids, to business; I listen to sooo many. Last week Dr. Steven Gundry (the author of some really great books like Plant Paradox, Energy Paradox, etc) spoke about oats. He called them "mischievous". Most of us know that there can be cross contamination between oats and gluten, since farms will use the same processing equipment to harvest their grains. This is why gluten-intolerant people are told to lo
Aug 22, 2022
Let’s Talk Cashews (And Poison Ivy?)
Although cashews can make a great, creamy, dairy-free substitute (great for making “cheese” sauces or “cheese”cakes or super creamy “nice” cream, we don’t use cashews (or peanuts) at our bakery and here’s why: Cashews are the second most common nut allergy out there, second to - you guessed it - peanuts. What’s funny, is neither peanuts nor cashews are actually nuts. Peanuts, which actually grow underground, are considered legumes. And cashews are botanically considered a “dr
May 2, 2022
Ingredient Spotlight - Cassava & Tapioca
We’re back for another ingredient spotlight this week! We get so many questions about our flours, since we don’t use the typical gluten-free flour blends with rice, or potato, or oat flour. At our bakery, we use varying ratios of almond flour, coconut flour, cassava flour, and tapioca flour to get different textures for our baked goods. But what exactly is cassava flour and tapioca flour? And where does it come from? Tapioca and cassava come from the same plant - a plant call
Apr 4, 2022
Ingredient Spotlight - Almond Flour
Almond flour is a common and popular substitute in wheat-free baking. It’s low in carbs, packed with nutrients and has a slightly sweeter taste. Almond flour may also provide more health benefits than traditional wheat flour, and it’s a very important ingredient here at Mary’s Mindful BakeHouse, as our main grain-free/gluten-free flour. Almond flour is made from ground almonds , after blanching and sifting to remove the skins, and results in a fine flour. Almond meal, on the
Mar 21, 2022
Ingredient Spotlight - Canadian Maple Syrup
One of our most commonly used ingredients (right after almond flour and tapioca) is organic maple syrup. We use it as a sweetener, a healthier replacement for processed sugars, but did you know it has health benefits too? Pure maple syrup is high in anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatory properties. FUN FACT: It has the same anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatory properties as green tea!! It contains nutrients like: Manganese that helps in energy production. Riboflavin that helps
Mar 14, 2022
Chocolate Avocado Breakfast Pudding
Creamy, chocolatey pudding, made easy with only 3 ingredients. Add some optional toppings for crunch, and you’re all set for a sweet-tooth-satisfying breakfast, full of healthy fats to keep you full until lunch. I love to make a bunch of these and freeze them for easy on-the-go breakfasts, when I don't have time to make something (Farmer's Market mornings!!). It's also great for when all your avocados and bananas go ripe at the same time, and you don't know what to do with th
Jan 17, 2022
DIY Tortilla/Pita Chips Recipe
Sticking with this week's "Creation Giveaway" theme, these make-your-own pita/tortilla chips are so quick & easy, you can make them in your oven in the time it takes to reheat leftover curry/soup. Or use them with your favourite dip or humus!! I don't know about you, but I totally miss corn. I used to put corn in my soups, our chili, and tortilla chips with salsa, dips or guac is just awesome. (And fresh Lafferty's corn on the cob!!! OMG. Don't we have the best corn here in E
Jan 10, 2022
Healthier Sugar Swaps to Start 2022
These days we are completely overrun with refined sugar. Not just in the obvious places like sodas, fruit drinks and candy, but it also hides in processed foods and pasta sauces, and all sorts of places you wouldn’t even think to look. The average child today consumes way more than the recommended limit of 25 grams (or 6 teaspoons) a day!! Refined, added sugars can lead to sugar cravings & weight gain, energy crashes & metabolic diseases, headaches, inflammation, and many oth
Jan 4, 2022
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