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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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Lemon Curd Thumbprint Cookies - Updated & Made Mini! (3x the cookies!) 🍪🍋☀️
Yesterday’s lemon thumbprints disappeared too fast & I was asked to make more. SO this time we’re making them minis - it makes 24 tbsp sized minis instead of just 8 larger cookies. I also tweaked the recipe a teeny bit (feel free to use either). I added some tapioca for a smoother dough with less cracking when thumb printing, and a splash of vanilla (cuz vanilla makes everything better!). Other than that, it’s the same recipe, same curd, and same process. Since they’re smalle
3 days ago
Lemon Curd Thumbprint Cookies | Gluten-free & Vegan
With the heatwave over here it felt appropriate to abandon my carrot series for some bright & cheery lemon recipes! ☀️🍋 So here’s lemon recipe 1 & 2 combined in a delicious lemon curd thumbprint cookie that we’ve made without gluten, grains, dairy, eggs or refined sugars. (And watch out they’re kid approved - you may need to hide them in your fridge if you don’t want to share 🙃🙌🏻). 🍪 Lemon Almond Cookie Ingredients 2 cups almond flour 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/8 tsp salt 3 t
5 days ago
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
6 days ago
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
7 days ago
🥕🍪 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
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
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
No Knead, Fluffy Keto Flax Bread
I was obsessed with my 3-ingredient flax bread and making it on repeat, but with a few more ingredients, and only a couple extra steps (but without the kneading and messy hands!!), this has quickly become my new fav. It’s SOOOOO fluffy. INGREDIENTS ►230g ground golden flaxseed, ground ►18g psyllium husk powder ►16g baking powder ►1/2 tsp sea salt ►180g egg whites (from about 6 large eggs) ►2 tbsp apple cider vinegar ►1 cup (240mL) tap hot water Blender dry ingredients super w
Jan 10
Choc Brownie Mug Cake | gf/v/keto
This is my go to snack/dessert when I have a chocolate craving. It's easy to put together, quick to cook, and oh so yummy by itself or with a scoop of df ice cream or coconut whipcream. As is, this is gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, egg-free, vegan, sugar-free, low carb/keto, but feel free to swap the sweetener & chocolate to your liking: another sf sweetener, coconut sugar, cane sugar - anything granulated. Enjoy!! CHOC BROWNIE CAKE: -1 tbsp protein powder (I’ve tried t
Jan 4
3-Ingredient Chia Bread?
My 3 ingredient flax bread has become a staple around here. And you asked if it can be done with ground flax versus whole flax, and golden versus brown, or even swapping chia??!? I have done all variations of flax with success, so let’s try chia! 3-Ingredient Flax Bread version 2.0 INGREDIENTS 250g flax/ground flax (golden or brown) or chia seeds! 40g ground psyllium husk/psyllium husk powder 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 1/3 cups hot water (tap hot, not boiling) INSTRUCTIONS ►
Dec 28, 2025
Easy Coconut-Flax Bread | Gluten-Free · Keto · Vegan · Egg-Free
This unbelievably simple bread comes together in just 5 minutes—no yeast, no grains, no eggs! It’s packed with fibre, rich in omega-3s, and loaded with essential vitamins and minerals like thiamine, copper, iron, and potassium. With approx. 1g net carb per slice, it checks all the boxes: gluten-free, grain-free, yeast-free, starch-free, dairy-free, egg-free, vegan, paleo, and keto-friendly. 🙌 It toasts beautifully, holds together well, and tastes amazing straight from the lo
Nov 30, 2025
✨Copycat Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bar made gf/df/v/sf
A soft & chewy, better-for-you gf/df/v/sf copycat blondie studded with dried cranberries, orange zest, and dairy-free white chocolate—topped with a tangy cashew “cream-cheese” frosting, more cranberries, and a drizzle of white chocolate. Makes: 8×8 pan (or half batch in a 4×8 loaf pan) Cashew “Cream Cheese” Frosting Ingredients 1 cup raw cashews, soaked 4 hours or quick-soaked in boiling water 20 minutes ¼ cup coconut cream (thick scoop from top of chilled can) 3 tbsp lemon
Nov 27, 2025
3-Ingredient Coconut Macaroons
GF • Dairy-Free • Refined Sugar-Free • Low Carb • Vegan Option Chewy coconut dreams — just 3 ingredients! Ingredients 30g aquafaba (or 1 large egg white), room temperature 4–6 tbsp granulated or powdered sweetener of choice (allulose, monkfruit, coconut sugar, etc. I used 4 tbsp allulose for an under-sweetened treat - use more for a sweeter macaroon) 3/4 cup shredded coconut (add +2 tbsp only if the dough feels too wet) – I used fine, unsweetened dried coconut but medium work
Nov 27, 2025
Trying Nowhere Bakery: Gluten-Free, Paleo & Vegan | California, USA
California-based Nowhere Bakery: 100% gluten-free, grain-free, soy-free, dairy-free, refined-sugar-free, processed-oil-free, and also vegan. Perfect if you have non-nut food allergies/restrictions and live in the USA (they deliver to continental USA). But we live in a "border town" and have wonderful friends across the river that let me order to. :) Watch our unboxing/taste test and our thoughts: https://youtu.be/UkFYrFeFcB4 Cookie 1: The Choc Chip Cookie 2: The Tag Cookie 3:
Nov 18, 2025
✨🍫Brownie Baked Oats (+ an almond flour swap!!) #FallIntoShorts Day 12
Don’t like the texture of overnight oats? Try blended baked oats instead! They taste like a brownie! You simply combine everything in a blender, then bake it for a cozy, easy, chocolatey breakfast. And I’ll tell you a secret - I also tried it swapping out the oats for almond flour & I thought it was EVEN yummier!! It’s almost like eating cake for breakfast. Double Chocolate Baked Oats INGREDIENTS ►1/2 cup (52g) rolled oats or 52g oat flour** (see below for swap) ►2 tbsp cocoa
Oct 27, 2025
🍮 Caramel Biscoff Cheesecake (without biscoff cookies!!) No-Bake & Vegan #FallIntoShorts Day 11
This gluten-free, dairy-free/vegan cheesecake tastes like a cozy latte and a biscoff cookie had a baby ☕🍪 AND you don’t need to find a gluten-free biscoff cookie substitute to make this. We have all the biscoff spices to give you that cozy flavour without them. BUT if you feel like making some biscoff cookies to add some decoration/cookie crumbs on top feel free to make your own cookies with our biscoff cookie recipe here: https://youtu.be/7s4nKDTcgsM?si=BPj6Zr-V-AxjJK-6 Mak
Oct 26, 2025
🍊🍫🍰 Chocolate Orange Almond Cake | GF DF SF-option Day 1 of #fallintoshorts
Who else loves the combo of chocolate & orange? The whole orange cake is wonderful by itself, but chocolate ganache puts it over the edge…. 🍫🍊🍰🤤 Whether we credit this recipe to Claudia Rosen (the OG that first made it with whole oranges) or to Nigella Lawson (who made it beyond famous & used whole clementine), this is a beautiful gluten-free/grain-free recipe that’s perfect for fall/winter. I happen to have oranges so we’re going with Claudia’s version this time, but add
Oct 14, 2025
Coconut Almond Nut Bars | Grain-Free Granola Bars
Makes: 10 bars with silicone granola bar mold NUTS 1cup sliced/slivered almonds* 1/2cup walnuts, roughly chopped* 1/2cup large coconut flakes (aka “coconut chips”) 1/2cup desiccated coconut *you can sub these for your fav nut/mixture of nuts - this is just my base recipe HONEY MIXTURE 1/2tsp cinnamon/pumpkin pie spice (I used our pumpkin pie spice mix) 1/2tsp vanilla 1/4tsp salt 2tbsp coconut oil 1tbsp coconut butter (I used our DIY coconut butter) 1tbsp almond butter 3tbsp h
Oct 10, 2025
Streusel Coffee Cake with Cinnamon Sugar Ripple & Coconut Butter Glaze
Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Refined Sugar Free, No Starch, Keto/Low-Carb-Friendly The perfectly cozy fall coffee cake, with warm cinnamon sugar streusel and cinnamon sugar ribbon, topped with a creamy coconut butter drizzle. Use your go-to granulated sweetener to easily customize this for your lifestyle: make it easy with white/brown sugar, use your fav sugar sub for a low-carb/keto/diabetic-friendly version, or use coconut/maple sugar for a paleo RSF version. ⬇️ RECIPE ⬇️ Keto-
Sep 11, 2025
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