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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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Candy & Chocolate
Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Candy & Chocolate Recipes
White Choc Cookies & Cream Bars
Homemade Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free/Vegan Cookies & Cream Chocolate Bars TWO INGREDIENTS VERSUS TEN INGREDIENTS 2-INGREDIENTS:** -coconut butter -2 gluten-free oreo cookies, cream removed, or simple mills choc sweet thins - crushed -sprinkle cookie crumbs into mold or over parchment lined tray. Pour your melted coconut butter over top, then chill until set, & enjoy!! **This one is for super coconut lovers out there!! If you are not a fan of coconut, I recommend making the 10-ingr
3 days ago
2-Ingredient Chocolate Yogurt Mousse
This recipe kept popping up on my feed, and I was skeptical (I've fallen victim to so many bad 2 or 3-ingredient recipes...have you?) but I gave it a try and was pleasantly surprised. It's super neat how the texture changes as you stir it. Watch our video to see the magic happen: https://youtube.com/shorts/KkU3izTUKAs INGREDIENTS: -1 cup, chocolate chips/chunks of choice (I used df/v allulose sweetened 70% dark chocolate) -1/2 cup yogurt of choice, cold INSTRUCTIONS: -Melt th
3 days ago
Tru Fru Dupe | Blueberry-stuffed-raspberries
Forget buying the expensive trendy chocolate dipped fruit at the store. You can easily make your own at home and totally customize what fruits you use too! Here we used raspberries stuffed with blueberries (like a turducken but with fruit!), but you could easily do strawberries, or frozen pineapple or mango... How to: -Stuff large raspberries with wild blueberries (we used fresh raspberries and frozen wild blueberries) -Then pop in the freeze while you melt your white chocola
3 days ago
Chickpea Bark - Sweet Salty & Crunchy!
Sometimes unexpected combos work so beautifully together: If you have some extra chickpeas kicking around, give this a try! Adding crunchy roasted chickpeas creates an amazing sweet salty & crunchy combo. -Lightly spray/coat some drained chickpeas with oil, then roast (we did air fryer at 390F for 20 minutes and they were perfect!). -Then let cool, and add to melted chocolate with a good ol' pinch of flakey sea salt. -Chill until set, then break into pieces and enjoy!! Watch
3 days ago
Frozen snickers bites 🍫🍌🥜
Frozen snickers bites 🍫🍌🥜 Having fun making random frozen treats with bananas. They act like ice cream when frozen (aka “nice cream”) and pair so well with snickers flavours: caramel, PB & choc!! Feel free to sub your fav nut/seed butter if you don’t do peanuts. 🍌slice up a ripe banana 🍯top with a piece of medjool date for your “caramel” layer 🥜top with peanut butter, and peanuts 🥶freeze 🍫dip in melted chocolate & enjoy! Watch our video here: https://youtube.com/short
3 days ago
Heart Shaped Stuffed Dates 💝
Fun for Valentine's Day or Mother's Day! #valentinesday #mothersday Watch us make them: https://youtube.com/shorts/VpTGtLCUXqE
3 days ago
🍫🥜 4-Ingredient Reeses PB Cups
Did you know store bought Reese Peanut Butter Cups are super easy to make at home?!? AND healthier too? So let’s make our own. 🌱Dairy-free & vegan if you use dark chocolate or follow our “make-your-own” recipe below ⬇️Low carb if you use sugar-free syrup & sf chocolate. 4-INGREDIENT CUPS -1/2c natural smooth peanut butter (or sub another creamy nut butter) -1 tbsp maple syrup (sf maple syrup for low carb) -1/2 tbsp coconut flour & -1/2 cup dark chocolate of choice, dairy-fre
3 days ago
Easy 2-Ingredient Homemade Crunch Bars
Healthy Homemade Crunch Bars! Did you know store bought crunch bars are NOT gluten free & NOT vegan?!? SO let’s make our own. They're gluten free, dairy free, & refined sugar free, and so easy to make! Equipment: -Chocolate bar molds or parchment lined baking sheet, or muffin papers 2-INGREDIENT BARS -1 cup dark chocolate of choice, dairy-free/vegan or sugar-free if desired -1/2c puffed quinoa** or puffed rice* 5-INGREDIENT BARS (CHOC from SCRATCH) -1/2 cup cocao butter (or s
3 days ago
2-Ingredient Avocado Fudge Truffles 🥑🍫
This ultra-creamy chocolate fudge is made with just avocado + dark chocolate—no baking or cooking, and ready in minutes. Vegan, gluten-free, and secretly healthy 👀✨ Ingredients 🍫 80g 1/2 cup dark chocolate (use sugar-free for low carb fudge! I’m using df/v allulose sweetened dark chocolate) 🥑 1 ripe avocado Blend, chill, slice, and roll in cocoa powder for the easiest guilt-free treat. A 3x batch fits perfectly in a loaf pan if you have lots of ripe avocados you need to us
Dec 16, 2025
Peanut Butter Balls | GF • DF • Vegan • Better-For-You
Peanut butter balls were always my favourite cookie in our Christmas box growing up — but they were loaded with icing sugar 😅 This version is naturally sweetened, nutrient-dense, and totally guilt-free. ✨ Customizable & flexible • Swap walnuts for any nut you love • Use peanut, almond, or your favourite nut butter • Sub puffed quinoa for crispy rice • Or use crushed cornflakes for a Butterfinger-style twist 😍 Makes 16 Filling • ½ cup crispy rice (make sure your brand is g
Dec 15, 2025
Healthier Date Turtles 🍫🌰
Makes 6 These turtle candies have no caramel — and they’re still amazing. I use just two dates for all six so they’re perfectly sweet. Ingredients 2 medjool dates, pitted 12 pecan halves ¼ cup df/v dark chocolate, melted Flaky sea salt Instructions Slice dates into thirds and press flat Drizzle a quarter sized amount of chocolate, then add a pressed date Top with 2 pecan halves, and repeat with remains date pieces Drizzle with melted dark chocolate Finish with flaky sea sal
Dec 14, 2025
Cookie dough STUFFED chocolate bar | GF/V (low carb option) cookie dough recipe below
If you have pre-made cookie dough, this is really just a 2-ingredient stuffed chocolate bar recipe. If not, feel free to use our go-to gf/v cookie dough recipe, that we use for most of our choc chip cookie/dough projects. :) 🍪➡️Cookie dough recipe video here: https://youtu.be/k0Dvt62vWnE?si=OmBeY0dHqnvHRUVh 🍪🍫COOKIE BARK: If you don’t have/want to get deep choc molds, you can try this Easy Cookie Bark idea instead: https://youtube.com/shorts/56_tsUDWlNQ?feature=share 🍪❤️O
Dec 14, 2025
Cookie Bark | GF/V cookie dough recipe below (with low carb option)
If you have pre-made cookies/dough, this is really just a 2-ingredient chocolate bark recipe. If not, feel free to use our go-to gf/v cookie dough recipe⬇️, that we use for most of our choc chip cookie/dough projects. :) 🍫🍪Choc Bark Instructions: 1) Melt your chocoalte, then spread some on your parchment lined tray 2) Top with cookie pieces 3) Top with more melted choc then chill until set 4) Break or slice & enjoy!! 🍪⬇️CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH RECIPE: 2cups almond flou
Dec 14, 2025
Chocolate Salami (No-Bake Choc. Biscuit Dessert)
Easy • Vegan • Gluten-Free A decadent chocolate log studded with cookie pieces & nuts (and/or dried fruit), sliced to resemble salami—minus the meat! This version is fully dairy-free, vegan, low in sugar, and endlessly customizable based on your choice of chocolate, cookies, and mix-ins. Ingredients 1/4 cup coconut oil 85 g dairy-free/vegan dark chocolate chips or chopped chocolate bar (I used vegan/df allulose sweetened dark chocolate) 2 tbsp coconut sugar/sweetener of choic
Dec 12, 2025
Holiday Brownie Batter Truffles 🎄✨
Holiday truffles that taste like brownie batter? Yes, please. These chocolate brownie batter truffles are the perfect no-bake treat for gifting, parties, cookie boxes, or a cozy night in by the tree. Gluten-free, customizable, and extra festive! INGREDIENTS 1 cup almond flour 1/4 cup cacao powder 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted 3 tbsp granulated sweetener of choice (Use 4 tbsp if using allulose) 3 tbsp nut milk 1 tsp vanilla Pinch seas salt 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips or choppe
Dec 11, 2025
Butterfinger Peanut Butter Balls | GF / DF / V / RSF
A fun Butterfinger-inspired twist on the classic Christmas peanut butter ball—this time swapping rice crispies for crushed cornflakes. The result? A ridiculously good, ultra-crunchy treat you might love even more than the original! Makes 14 Filling: • 1/2 cup (128g) natural nut butter of choice • 58g crushed organic apple-juice-sweetened cornflakes (or any crunchy cereal) • 1/4 cup (60g) maple syrup • 1/8 tsp sea salt • 1/2–1 tbsp coconut flour, as needed Chocolate: • 1/2 cu
Dec 10, 2025
Viral Snickers Date Bark | Easy Dessert | 5 Ingredients | Gluten free | Vegan
We’re loving these simple whole food desserts that are quick & easy to make, and don’t even need an oven! See how we make them: https://youtube.com/shorts/7zv8cOsItsk INGREDIENTS: -10 medjool dates (we used organic ones from Costco) -2 tbsp nut butter (we used Costco’s mixed nut butter, but you could totally use creamy PB) -1/4c chopped nuts (we used sliced almonds, but you could use chopped peanuts) -sea salt, to taste INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Simply press pitted dates flat onto a t
Nov 24, 2025
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
Nov 18, 2025
Easy Homemade Turtles with Vegan Caramel Sauce
These are fun & easy to make at home! Follow along as we make some homemade chocolate turtle candies here: https://youtu.be/Y3PxmoZtubE Here's a link to our caramel sauce recipe (or make it even easier by grabbing a bottle of caramel sauce from the grocery store): https://youtu.be/L_caYTBpziA Enjoy!! ================================= Instagram https://www.instagram.com/marysmindfulbakes/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@marysmindfulbakes YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@marysmi
Nov 18, 2025
I made a Terry's Chocolate Orange | DIY Silicone Mold | How It's Made
If you’re dairy-free, vegan, gluten or wheat-free, nut-free, soy-free, refined-sugar-free you are just plain out of luck when it comes to Terry's chocolate oranges. And they're a holiday tradition in my husband's family. So I thought it would be fun to make my own!! You could make it df/v/gf/sf/keto depending on the chocolate/mix-ins you use - the possibilities are endless. 🍫🍊 Ingredients for Terry's Chocolate Orange: * Sugar * Cocoa mass * Cocoa butter * Skimmed milk powde
Nov 17, 2025
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