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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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Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Snack Recipes
Healthy Cocoa Puffs Chocolate Cereal Balls
Ingredients 2/3 cup almond flour 2 tbsp cocoa powder 2 tbsp coconut sugar 1/4 tsp baking soda pinch of salt 2 tbsp almond butter 2 tbsp maple syrup 2 tbsp water/milk of choice 1/2 tsp vanilla Instructions Mix all dry ingredients Add wet ingredients & mix until combined Roll into small cereal sized balls (1/4 tsp scoops is perfect!) & place on a parchment-lined baking tray Bake at 325F for 10–12 min, then let cool completely. They crisp up as they cool. Add to a bowl with milk
Mar 25
2-Ingredient Banana Coconut Macaroons
This is an 2 ingredient recipe I can get behind - Ingredients 1/2 large ripe banana (the other half was too far gone even for banana bread 😅) 1/2-3/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut Instructions Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment. In a bowl, mash the banana until smooth . Stir in the shredded coconut until it forms a thick, sticky dough. Scoop tablespoon-sized mounds onto the baking sheet. Press slightly to shape (they don’t spread much).
Mar 16
Healthier Cookie Dough Bark
This no-bake chocolate cookie dough bark is incredibly easy to make and seriously satisfying. Creamy, chocolatey, and perfectly sweet, it hits all the right notes for an afternoon energy boost — made with wholesome ingredients and naturally sweetened. For a higher-protein version, simply swap out ½ cup almond flour for your favourite protein powder, and you’re go to go! Base * 1 cup almond or oat flour * ½ cup (128g) natural almond or peanut butter * 40mL (40g) maple syrup o
Mar 6
5-Ingredient Oat Cookie Energy Balls
These energy bites are a great make-ahead snack to keep on hand. And they taste like an oatmeal cookie! Packed with whole food energy, fibre, and protein to keep you going when you need a quick energy boost (or when hungry kids come home from school!) Ingredients: ► 1 cup gf oats (I used quick cook, but you can also use rolled) ► 1/2 cup ground flax ► 1/2 cup almond butter ► 6 tbsp maple syrup ► 1/2 cup df/v chocolate chips Instructions: Add ingredients to a medium bowl & mix
Mar 4
Chocolate Hazelnut Banana Bread
Banana bread is great!! We LOVE banana bread over here, but let’s make it EVEN better by making it marbled with chocolate hazelnut batter. We start by mixing up our trusty almond-coconut banana bread, then divide the batter in 2 bowls. We keeping some of it vanilla, and add cocoa powder, choc chips & chopped hazelnuts to the rest. Alternate scoops into a loaf pan, and top with more chocolate chips & chopped hazelnuts, then bake, and enjoy!! So pretty & so good! Batter Ingredi
Mar 2
Almond Butter Bars | Gluten-Free, Vegan, No-Bake
These no-bake chocolate almond butter bars are incredibly easy to make and seriously satisfying. Creamy, chocolatey, and perfectly sweet, they hit all the right notes for an afternoon pick-me-up — made with wholesome ingredients and naturally sweetened. Want a higher-protein version? Simply swap out up to ½ cup of the almond flour for your favourite protein powder. That’s my usual go-to — but they’re delicious either way! Base Layer 1 cup almond flour* ½ cup (128g) almond but
Feb 27
Chickpea Blondies from the Today Show 💫😍
I’ve been wanting to try these blondies since I first saw Samah Dada’s recipe - she even got to share her recipe on the Today Show! And says it’s her most popular dessert recipe, and it’s made with CHICKPEAS. Chickpea blondies were really having their moment a year or so ago (remember the Alix Earle viral chickpea blondies?) and I finally made some today, in between batches of naan, and date squares… They’re gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, egg-free, refined-sugar-free, a
Feb 25
Healthy Nuts & Seeds Granola | Oat-Free, Grain-Free, Vegan
I made myself a new batch of granola yesterday in between sourdough batches (luckily it’s super quick to put together and fits in my air oven so it doesn’t take up one of my big bakery ovens). This is my current “granola” obsession that I like to throw on my n’oat oatmeal , chia pudding or chocolate tofu pudding for a crunch factor. I really like the hearty-ness the almond butter adds, and all the chia seeds too. Feel free to double or triple this batch, and make 2 trays wo
Feb 24
4 Ingredient Single Serve Protein Cookie
I was feeling like an afternoon snack, and decided to try bake my 4-ingredient protein cookie dough balls into a protein cookie - remember those? I love them as a mix-in in a ninja creami pint. Simply combine, flatten, and bake. And enjoy for your afternoon pick me up! Each one packs about 18-22g of protein. Ingredients 2 tbsp almond butter * 2 tbsp protein powder ** 1 tbsp liquid sweetener of choice *** 1 tbsp chocolate chips of choice **** Instructions Preheat oven to 350°F
Feb 20
Easy Banana Fudge Thumbprint Cookies
Soft & chewy banana cookie, filled with an easy (but delicious!) 2-ingredient fudge. Simple & perfectly sweet. Makes about 8-10 cookies Cookie: 1 cup almond flour, plus more if needed 1 mashed ripe banana 1 tsp vanilla 1/8 tsp baking soda 1/8 tsp sea salt Fudge: 2 tbsp df/v dark chocolate/chips, melted 2 tbsp almond butter Instructions: Combine mashed banana and almond flour until a dough forms (add a sprinkle more almond flour if your dough is extra wet/sticky) Scoop into ba
Feb 17
Chocolate Tofu Pudding ✨🍫
This pudding is rich & creamy, high in protein, and secretly healthy - you could eat it for this breakfast (I am!!) And it’s made with tofu! All you do is blend tofu with maple syrup, cocoa powder , vanilla, and salt. And you’ve just made a decadent chocolate pudding that’s super simple, sneaky good and secretly packed with plant-based protein. Ingredients 1 block (10.8 oz) silken tofu ¼–⅓ cup cocoa powder* ¼–⅓ cup maple syrup* (or sub your fav sugar-free syrup for a low carb
Feb 4
Reeses Peanut Butter Hearts - high protein or regular
Watch our video here: https://youtube.com/shorts/lKlMQsydcrM?feature=share Naturally sweetened, better for you, Reese’s peanut butter hearts for Valentine’s Day 💘🍫 - made 3 ways so you can make your fav!! 1️⃣ ALMOND REESES 1/4 cup(64g) peanut butter or nut butter of choice 3/4 cup (74g) almond flour 1/4 cup (60g) maple syrup* pinch sea salt 2️⃣ COCONUT REESES 1/2 cup (128g) peanut butter or nut butter of choice 1/2 cup (56g) coconut flour 1/4 cup (60g) maple syrup* pinch
Jan 22
Chocolate Chip Cookie Baked Oats
When you want cookies... but it's breakfast time. 🍪✨ This tastes like a chocolate chip cookie, but it’s secretly baked oats Ingredients ► 1/2 cup rolled oats ► 1/4 cup almond milk ► 1/2 banana ► 1 egg ► 1 medjool date ► 1 tbsp almond butter ► 1/4 tsp baking powder ► 1/8 tsp/pinch cinnamon ► 1/8 tsp/pinch sea salt ► 1 tbsp df dark chocolate chips Combine all but choc chips & blend Pour batter into greased ramekin Top with chocolate chips and bake at 350°F for 25 minutes L
Jan 20
Ferrero Rocher Energy Balls
These chocolaty hazelnuty no bake oat energy balls will be giving you ferrero rocher vibes, but in healthier oat/granola ball form. They’re also gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar free & vegan. We start by making a chocolate hazelnut oat energy ball, stuff it with a whole hazelnut, then dip it in chocolate hazelnut coating. Energy Balls ► 1 cup gf quick oats ► ½ cup almond butter ► 6 tbsp maple syrup ► ¼ cup crushed hazelnuts ► ¼ cup ground flax ► 3 tbsp cocao powder ► 1
Jan 12
✨Blender Banana Bread
Almond + Coconut Flour | GF • Paleo • DF • Oil-Free Moist, cozy, and comes together in the blender (so the bananas are perfectly pureed & disappear into the batter - no banana chunks here). Made with almond & coconut flour so it’s gluten/grain-free, naturally paleo, dairy-free, and even oil-free if that’s your jam. 🍌🍫 Ingredients 2 ripe bananas 3 large eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract ¼ cup maple syrup or honey 130g / 1 cup almond flour 2 tbsp coconut flour 1 tsp baking soda ½ ts
Jan 6
Pumpkin Spice Protein Shake 🍂🍁 Dairy-Free & Vegan
1 cup almond milk 1/4 pumpkin puree 1/2 tbsp pumpkin spice* 1 scoop of protein powder 1 tbsp coconut oil or MCT oil 1 tsp vanilla 1 tsp maca root powder, optional Combine in blender, top with coconut whip cream & enjoy! *make your own pumpkin spice: https://youtu.be/o14Uyc5oDgs #pumpkin #PSL #proteinshake #dairyfree #vegan #pumpkinrecipes #breakfastrecipe #healthyrecipes #paleo #pumpkinseason #fall #autumn #healthy #fallvibes #pumpkinspice #pumpkin #autumnvibes
Jan 6
We made Billie Eilish’s gf/v Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie
Did you know that Billie Eilish shared her PB cookie recipe on TikTok?!? and it’s gluten-free, dairy-free, & vegan!! I made these famous cookies with my kids last night and they were soooo ooey gooey GOOD!! (and super kid friendly for them to help/make). Ingredients: 1 cup brown sugar (we switched it to coconut sugar) 1 cup peanut butter 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup oat flour (blend 1c oats in blender/nutribullet) 1 tsp baking soda 1/8 tsp salt 1/4 cup almond milk chocolate ch
Jan 6
Peanut Butter Ice Cream Pops 🍫🍦🥜
Making chocolate peanut butter ice cream pops is super easy, they're creamy & delicious, AND you DON'T NEED fancy popsicle molds for this recipe either. Ingredients: -1 can coconut milk, chilled in the fridge overnight so you can scoop off the cream -1/2 tsp vanilla -2 tbsp maple syrup -1/4 cup peanut butter (we used natural PB) Choc: -1 cup chocolate chips/chopped choc bar -1 tbsp coconut oil Topping: -chopped peanuts How To: -Scoop coconut cream off the top of the chilled c
Jan 6
Banana Donut Holes 🍌
Have one extra banana kicking around? Make some banana almond flour donut holes! This recipe was adapted from the viral 2 ingredient dough recipes using a banana and self-rising flour. But since the gluten-free world does not have self-rising flour (especially when using almond flour) we’ve added a few extra ingredients to make this work well. Ingredients 1¼ cups almond flour 1 tsp psyllium husk powder 1¼ tsp baking powder ½ tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp sea salt 1 medium ripe banana, m
Jan 5
Frozen Banana Pops
Delicious yet healthy frozen treat thats great for summer (or anytime you have too many bananas). My daughter LOVES these. Ingredients: Bananas Nut butter Dark chocoalte, melted Steps: Cut your banana(s) in half, and press popsicle stick into the end of each Spread with nut butter of choice, then pop in the freezer to set the nut butter Melt some dark chocolate, and dip or drizzle each banana with chocolate Store in freezer, & enjoy!! https://youtube.com/shorts/rC95G_Z1z7w
Jan 4
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