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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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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


Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Cups 🍪🥜🍫
We tried Billie Eilish’s ooey gooey PB cookie recipe this week, and they were super delicious, but we had leftover cookie dough (we only baked half the recipe) so my daughter suggested we make Reese peanut butter cups but with the cookie dough ➡️ cookie cups. Super easy no bake recipe, kid friendly, and ended up tasting very much like Reese PB cups (but with the extra choc chips from the cookie dough, and who ever said no to extra choc chips?!?). What you need: 1) some cooki
Jan 11


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


🍫🥜 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
Jan 4


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
Jan 4


Chocolate Orange Bark 🍊🍫
It's chocolate orange season!! So let's make a refreshing healthier version that's dairy-free & vegan! And skip the Terry’s choclate orange. 2-INGREDIENT OPTION -1 cup dark chocolate of choice, dairy-free/vegan or sugar-free if desired -2-3 mandarin oranges, peeled & separated into segments 5-INGREDIENT OPTION (CHOC from SCRATCH) -1/2 cup cocao butter (or sub coconut oil, but it will add a coconut flavour) -1/2 cup cocao powder -2-3 tbsp maple syrup (or sub honey or your fav
Jan 4


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


🍪 Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies | Almond Coconut | Low Carb
Here’s an easy, super soft & chewy gluten-free almond-coconut-flour chocolate chip cookie recipe, that’s also grain-free starch-free low-carb & keto, as well as refined-sugar-free & paleo, egg-free dairy-free & vegan!! And no chilling required. Bake ‘em right away & enjoy!! Follow along as we bake them: https://youtu.be/_oXFIWH8lNQ This batch makes 2 cookies (but you can 2x, 4x or 16x the recipe for more!! I’ll list some alternate batch sizes below ⬇️) ⬇️ RECIPE ⬇️ 🍪🍪 1/4 c
Nov 17, 2025


🍫+🍊 2-Ingredient Terry’s Chocolate Orange Cups | #FallIntoShorts Day 19
Last year I went all out and DIY’ed my own molds to make a dairy-free version of Terry’s chocolate orange. But it was a labour of love. (You can see that step-by-step video here: https://youtu.be/IY6-RtF2eW0?si=1l4eZx0HaLORdzXC ) If you aren’t as crazy as I am, here’s a much easier chocolate orange dessert, that takes just 2 ingredients, less than 5 minutes of effort, and makes a fun orange cup. They're rich & creamy chocolate meets bright, fresh orange — naturally gluten-fre
Nov 3, 2025


Soft & Chewy Italian Amaretti Cookies 2 Ways | #FallIntoShorts Day 18
Soft, chewy, and naturally gluten-free — these Italian Amaretti Cookies are pure almond bliss! 🍪✨ Customize them your way: choose your favourite granulated sugar or sweetener, and make them with egg white or aquafaba (yep, that magical liquid from a can of chickpeas!). Perfect with coffee or as a quick dessert. ☕ PART 1 video: https://youtube.com/shorts/IZv6v7axvqI?si=YVHokW-7rrJrAYPq PART 2 (aquafaba version): https://youtube.com/shorts/hAMjDDGr2ww?feature=share Makes about
Nov 2, 2025


😍🍫Vegan Sweet Potato Brownies #fallintoshorts Day 14
These vegan sweet potato brownies are the gooeyest, fudgiest, and most decadent brownies you’ll ever try — and they’re totally gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free! 🍫✨ Perfect for using up leftover cooked sweet potatoes and cozy fall baking. Naturally sweetened with maple syrup and packed with rich chocolate flavour — you’d never guess they’re made with real, wholesome ingredients. Ingredients: ►1 large sweet potato, cooked* & cooled (mine was 314g without skin)
Oct 29, 2025


🍨🍫🥜 Day 31 of Healthy Summer Treats | Vegan Snickers Ice Cream Bars
I know we hit our Day 30 of 30 Days of Healthy Summer Treats yesterday, but I had one more I really wanted to share (and I may have saved the BEST for LAST) so here’s a bonus recipe: a Day 31!! We’re making healthier Snickers inspired, vegan caramel nut ice cream bars. ====INGREDIENTS=============== Peanut Butter Caramel Ice Cream: 1 can full-fat coconut milk 1/4 cup natural peanut butter (or another nut/seed butter) (optional: add a scoop of vanilla or unflavoured protein po
Jul 9, 2025


🍓🍰😋 Day 21 of Healthy Summer Treats | 3 Ingredient Strawberry Icebox Cake
Today we’re making a 3-ingredient, 5-minute, no bake, 12-layer strawberry icebox cake. All you need is whipcream, graham crackers and fresh strawberries. After you’ve layered your icebox cake, it simply chills in your icebox (aka fridge) until the cookies have softened (about 3-4 hours or overnight). It’s perfect for a summer party or picnic. And if you feel super ambitious, we have links to our coconut whip cream and gf/v graham cracker recipes below. Enjoy!! INGREDIENTS: ►
Jun 29, 2025


Day 12 of Healthy Summer Treats: Mandarin Orange Sorbet 🍊| #SummerOnShorts
Turn frozen mandarin oranges into a super delicious & refreshing summer treat!! You make this 1-ingredient orange ice cream/sorbet in a blender or a food processor. Simply peel and separate your mandarin range segments and freeze on a tray or cutting board. Then blend/process until smooth. It may take some stamping in your blender or stopping & scraping the sides of your food processor, but stick with it - it’s totally worth it!! You get the creamiest, super-concentrated-oran
Jun 20, 2025


Healthier Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs: Reese’s, Butterfingers & high protein
We made Healthier Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs 4 ways just in time for Easter: an almond flour Reese’s version, a coconut flour version, a Butterfinger one, and a high protein one too! Make them all for a fun assortment of treats or just make your favourite! They’re gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar free, vegan, and can easily be made low-carb/keto, and/or nut-free too! Watch the full video plus all our tips here: https://youtu.be/qjflPGkmiek&list=UULFTbe_P7qBYg0h5MUVrgF
Apr 16, 2025


🍋 Iced Lemon Loaf | Healthy Starbucks copycat | Vegan & Gluten-Free
We had a taste of summer weather here this week (20 degrees Celcius!! & shorts & t-shirt weather) and I was vibing lemon stuff. So we made a bunch of fun lemony stuff at our gf/df bakery and I really felt like making a healthier Starbucks Lemon Loaf dupe for us, complete with the creamy lemony glaze. Yum! Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/mBPEn_bWpfk?si=xD85GtRb5Y3uXm35&list=PL2aqa_VNUFljLW7ub_lnxlgUV1GwcOKfk 🍰 Lemon Loaf Zest of 2 lemons (approx 2 tbsp) - treat as
Mar 23, 2025
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