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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
Cookie Monster Protein Ice Cream
🩵🍪🍦(with or without a Ninja Creami!) A dairy-free, plant-based version the viral Cookie Monster Protein Ice Cream with home made protein cookie dough balls for added protein. No cottage cheese here!! Feel free to swap the cookie dough for store-bought chocolate chip cookies for an even easier (but lower protein) version. Blue Vanilla Protein Ice Cream 🩵🍦Ingredients 1 cup canned full fat coconut milk 1/2 cup almond milk 1/4 cup maple syrup 1 scoop vegan protein powder (*s
Aug 15
Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
It's officially zucchini season again, which means gardeners everywhere are quietly leaving giant zucchinis on their friends' doorsteps—we just had another box appear while we were out. 😂 So let's make Chocolate Zucchini Muffins! 🍫🥒🧁 They're rich, chocolatey, and packed with melty chocolate chips in every bite. The zucchini keeps them incredibly tender, but you'd never know it's there. They're gluten-free, easy to make, and can even be made low-carb with sugar-free sweete
Aug 1
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
🍌🍫 Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Oil-Free What’s a recipe you make so often, that you could make it in your sleep? You pretty much have it memorized! Maybe you pull the recipe just to check a few ingredients, or oven time & temperature? For me, it’s these almond flour chocolate chip muffins. They’re requested so often, I can pretty much make them from memory. Sometimes it’s in muffin form, sometimes it’s in loaf form. Sometimes with nuts, sometimes with cocoa powder. But it’s the
Jun 28
Banana Snack Cake with Cashew Cream Cheese Frosting
A soft almond flour banana cake topped with tangy cashew cream cheese frosting, crunchy walnuts, and a cashew butter caramel drizzle. Gluten-free, dairy-free, grain-free, and perfect for snacking. 🍌✨ Ingredients Banana Cake 3 medium ripe bananas, mashed 3 large eggs ⅓ cup maple syrup 1 tbsp vanilla extract 2 cups (260g) almond flour 3 tbsp coconut flour ¾ tsp baking soda ½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp sea salt 1 tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp nutmeg ½ cup walnuts, chopped Cashew Cream Cheese
Jun 16
Rhubarb Crumble | GF DF V
My plan for this crumble was to swap out the typical strawberry pairing, with honey crisp apples that balance the tart rhubarb perfectly. But I sent one of my 3 honey crisp apples to school with my daughter this morning - oops!! So I’m making an Apple-Berry-Rhubarb version instead. Rhubarb pairs really well with almost any fruit (peaches, pears, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, apples, etc) so choose your fav, or a mix of them! Then we top it off with a mountain of but
May 26
🍓✨ Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Bars | Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Vegan
It’s rhubarb season again — and that means crumble season!! But everything is better in hand-held form, so we’re turning it into crumble bars this time. Sweet strawberries balance the tart rhubarb perfectly, all layered with a buttery oat-almond crumble that’s gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, and completely irresistible. This recipe makes one loaf pan, but you can easily double it for an 8x8 pan. CRUMBLE INGREDIENTS: 1 cup almond flour 1/2 cup gluten-free rolled oats 2 tbsp co
May 25
Lemon Coconut Energy Balls
Welcome to episode 14 of my Leon series, and if lemon desserts are your thing, you need these! They’re easy to make, no bake, naturally gluten-free & ready in minutes - these lemon coconut bliss balls taste like sunshine. Ingredients 1 cup (88g) fine desiccated coconut, plus more for rolling 1 cup (120g) almond flour 3 tbsp maple syrup Zest from 1-2 lemons (I used 1.5) 2 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp coconut oil 1 tsp vanilla ¼ tsp sea salt 1/8 tsp turmeric (optional) Instructions
May 12
Carrot Cake Balls with Coconut Vanilla Shell
This is officially my last carrot recipe for the season. It was over 80F in my little bakery when I made these the other day! My tubs of coconut oil that are usually fully solid were fully liquid. Feels like spring/summer is finally here - is it time for a lemon/citrus series?!? But I’m jumping the gun. These are absolutely addictive no-bake carrot cake truffles. I bet you CAN’T eat just one. (Cuz I ate 6 or 7…) Makes 19 tbsp sized cake truffles 🍰 TRUFFLE CENTRES 6 tbsp waln
Apr 14
Homemade Cereal Part 2: Reese Puffs Chocolate Peanut Butter Cereal Balls
Since we just made a cocao puffs recipe, I thought a Reese puffs was a logical next step. I swapped the almond butter to peanut butter, and the cocoa powder for almond flour (or for even more PB flavour use some PB2 powder). Mix, scoop and roll, like before BUT without the cocao powder that helps crisp things up, we bake these a TOUCH longer to get them crunchy like the chocolate ones. Then pour them together & enjoy!! Cinnamon Toast Crunch next?!? 👀 Chocolate Puffs 1/3 cup
Apr 10
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
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