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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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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
4 days ago
🍓✨ 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
5 days ago
🥣 Cinnamon Toast Crunch: Homemade GF/DF Cereal Episode 3
As a kid my parents would only let us kids get sugary cereals as a “treat” when we were on vacation. And Cinnamon Toast Crunch was always my pick!! Sidebar: Toaster Strudels & Poptarts fell into that category too (only on our road trips) - so I’ll have to make a future series to make some of those yummy pastries but gf/df too! But back to my crunchy homemade cinnamon squares - this one took me three attempts to get it perfect… The first batch nailed the taste, but got instant
May 23
Lemon Creamsicle Popsicles 🍋🍦
The frosted lemonade was SOOOOO good that we HAD to try it as popsicles. And I’m so glad we did (it’s also a million degrees here today - and we have a heat warning in effect!!) - these frosted lemonade popsicles taste like a lemon version of an orange creamsicle! The perfect balance of zippy lemon, sweet & creamy, cold & refreshing - and they’re so very easy to make. These may just become your new favourite frozen treat. Ingredients 1 pint vegan vanilla ice cream (I’m using
May 19
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
Lemon Poppyseed Loaf
A single batch makes a beautiful poppyseed loaf, or double it & make it as a bundt cake (grease your bundt pan well instead of lining with parchment). Enjoy as is, serve with lemon curd & your favourite berries, or drizzle with a pretty lemon glaze!! Dry 1 1/2 cups (176g) almond flour 1/4 cup (25g) coconut flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp sea salt Wet 3 eggs zest from 2 lemons 1/2 cup lemon juice (from 2–3 lemons) 1/3 cup maple syrup 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted 1 tsp vanilla 3
May 8
No-Bake Lemon Cheesecake | Gluten Free, Dairy-Free, Vegan-Option
This cashew-based “cheesecake” is one of the easiest cheesecakes to make. The based gets blitzed in a food processor, the filling goes in the blender, then top it with your favourite fruit, jam, or in this case a fresh & zippy homemade lemon curd! NOTE: if you can’t eat cashews you can swap out cashews for another nut - macadamia nuts work really well here too. INGREDIENTS Crust: 1/2 cup pecans 1/2 cup almond flour 4 medjool dates, pitted 1 tbsp coconut oil, melted pinch of s
May 3
Lemon Raspberry Pavlovas
Yesterday we showed you how to make maple lemon curd, so today we’re making pavlovas with the 3 leftover egg whites. These pillowy maple pavlovas are crunchy on the outside, and perfectly chewy & marshmallowy on the inside. Topped with a bright & cheery lemon curd, and raspberry sauce. But you could also top them with coconut whip cream and/or fresh or freeze dried berries. Ingredients 3 large egg whites (room temp) pinch of salt 2/3 cup maple sugar (finely blended) 1 tsp pot
May 2
Lemon Curd 🍋 Maple Syrup Sweetened & Dairy-Free | Day 8 Lemon Series
Smooth & creamy, yet dairy-free AND sweetened with maple syrup instead of white sugar. This lemon curd is so delicious, you’re going to be spreading it on EVERYTHING. But we’re using it to fill maple sugar pavlovas (watch for that video soon!) If you cannot eat eggs, please check out our vegan lemon curd posted with our Day 1 lemon curd cookies here: https://youtube.com/shorts/CiAAZsHysBk Ingredients: 6 tbsp fresh lemon juice (about 2-3 lemons) 1/2 cup maple syrup or honey 3
May 1
Cookie Dough Brownies - GF & DF
I am interrupting my lemon series to bring you something chocolately, with these cookie dough layered brownies. We start with my trusty almond flour brownies, and while they’re baking, make a cookie dough layer (that you can protein boost if you like), topped with a fudgey chocolate layer, and possibly some flakey sea salt - or leave it off. Chill until the chocolate layer is set, then slice & enjoy!! Brownie Layer: 1 egg 1/2 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar sub of choice 1/4
Apr 28
Lemon Blueberry Donuts | Gluten-free & Vegan
Soft & cakey, yet incredibly moist, baked lemon donuts, with pockets of blueberries through-out, topped with a bright blueberry-lemon glaze. These are gluten-free, grain-free, egg-free & dairy-free and are refined-sugar free if you use the maple syrup glaze variation below. Enjoy! Donuts 1 1/2 cups almond flour zest from 1 lemon 2/3 cup tapioca/arrowroot starch 1 tsp baking soda 1/8 tsp salt 1/4 cup maple syrup 2 tbsp applesauce 3 tbsp avocado/olive oil 2 tbsp fresh lemon jui
Apr 27
Soft & Chewy Glazed Lemon Cookies 🍋 gluten-free & vegan
If you love lemon, you’re going to love these perfectly soft & chewy almond-flour based lemon cookies, topped with a lemony glaze. Simply combine in one bowl, scoop & bake, then top with one of two glaze options below. * 2 cups almond flour * Zest from one lemon * 1 1/2 tbsp tapioca starch (you can swap for another starch like arrowroot, cornstarch, potato starch, or just leave out if you like, but it will change the texture a bit) * 1/4 tsp baking soda * 1/8 tsp salt * 1/4 c
Apr 23
Lemon Olive Oil Cake MELTS in Your Mouth (No Flour, No Refined Sugar)
This might just be my favourite lemon recipe! It’s fluffy and soft, yet moist and so lemony, yet well balanced with the sweet glaze. TBH I keep going to the fridge and taking yet another bite as I edited the recipe video together, lol. You can watch that here: https://youtube.com/shorts/lloayY32ves?si=ylN-A73aFWjNEBcV If I’ve convinced you, here’s how you make it: 🍋 Lemon Olive Oil Cake Ingredients Wet 2 large eggs (room temp) 1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil 1/3 cup (80 ml) maple
Apr 20
5-ingredient Healthier Almond Joy Candy Bars 🥥🍫
Did you know how easy it is to make homemade Bounty/Almond Joy candy bars at home? But also healthier & vegan? It takes just 4-5 ingredients and a few minutes (minus the freeze time). I was planning to do a homemade/better-than-store-bought series with chocolate bars, & was shocked at how sad Almond Joys are these days. Most “chocolate” bars can no longer be legally called chocolate due to their cheap ingredients, and look at that sad almond… So let’s make our own with simple
Apr 18
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
Carrot Loaf Cake with Cashew Cream Cheese Frosting
Yes I know Easter is over, but I am still loving everything carrot & I hope you are too! Today I’m making an almond flour based carrot cake loaf, with freshly grated carrots, warming spices (like cinnamon, ginger & cloves), and topped with the creamiest cashew-cream-cheese frosting that I could eat but the tub. (Can’t/don’t do cashews - simply swap for an equal weight almonds or even almond flour). Carrot Loaf Cake Ingredients 1/3 cup (75g) coconut sugar 1/4 cup coconut oi
Apr 13
Chocolate Mousse “Flower Pot” Cups
Here’s how I made 100 gf/v chocolate mousse “dirt” cups for an easter-themed giveaway last weekend. A rich vegan chocolate mousse layered with gluten free cookie crumbs and topped like a cute little plant pot! https://youtube.com/shorts/QHEBKdp1POM?feature=share I needed 3 of these (video-sized) batches to get 100 cups, but have given you a scaled down version below so you can make 6-8 of these at home (you could even half it to make just 3-4 if you want even fewer). They’d b
Apr 7
🥕🍪 Carrot Cake Cookie | GF & V
These almond flour based carrot cake cookies are always a hit at Easter at my bakery. There’s soft-baked, deliciousness, topped with cute buttercream carrots. And while I can’t share our special vegan buttercream recipe, I will share the cookie recipe, as well as a few suggestions for alternate toppings. These are gf, df, vegan, and ref - but you can sub the coconut sugar out for cane sugar or a sugar substitute if you like. Not a fan of pecans - leave them out, or swap them
Apr 5
🥐 Almond Croissant Bars
Almond oat crumble bars, stuffed with a luscious almond cream filling - giving delicious & decadent almond croissant vibes in bar form. Crumble: ►1 3/4 cups almond flour ►1 cup gluten-free rolled oats ►1/4 cup coconut flour ►1/2 tsp cinnamon ►1/4 tsp kosher salt ►1/3 cup maple syrup ►1/3 cup coconut oil/shortening/vegan butter, softened ►1/4 cup almond butter Almond Frangipane Filling: ►2 eggs ►1/2 cup cane sugar ►1 cup almond flour ►1/2 tsp sea salt ►1/2 shortening/coconut o
Mar 18
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
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