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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 to 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 in
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Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream/Popsicles
POV: love my Creami and now it’s PSL season ➡️ 🎃🥧🍨 I couldn’t wait for cozy fall flavours but I’m not ready to pack away my Ninja Creami quite yet… So let’s make pumpkin pie ice cream!! This is basically our deconstructed paleo pumpkin pie in ice cream form. We start with our 2 ingredient coconut date ice cream*, add extra pumpkin pie ingredients, and then crunchy cookie mix-ins to complete the perfect pie vibe. WITHOUT A CREAMI: you do NOT need a ninja creami - you can fo
Sep 16, 2025
Plum Crumble Bars | gf, df, vegan
We recently bought WAY too many yellow plums from a local farm market, and after eating our fill of them fresh/as is, it’s time to start turning them into yummy baked goods. I brainstormed several ideas, like a frangipane tart, or plum cake, before landing on this recipe. I didn’t feel like taking the time to develop my own recipe for this one, so I grabbed my trusty Bakerita cookbook by Rachel Conners. Her recipes always deliver, are gluten-free, refined-sugar free, dairy-fr
Aug 26, 2025
🍔 Red Lentil Buns | Easy Food Processor Recipe
Here’s a super easy homemade bun/flatbread recipe, made with a few simple ingredients. We’re using red lentils, psyllium husk and baking powder. These are gluten-free, grain-free (if you make your own baking powder like me!), egg-free, dairy-free, and vegan, and packed with nutrients. Watch our full step-by-step video here: https://youtu.be/b6EDCvAvWdU And watch to the end to see how to sub out all or some lentils for quinoa!! INGREDIENTS •1 cup red lentils (soaked in water f
Aug 17, 2025
XMAS in July Crack
Christmas Crack (aka “saltine cracker toffee” or “easy cracker candy”) Yesterday was July 25, aka Christmas in July, aka an excuse to break our some holiday recipes without having to wait until December!! SOooo we made some Christmas crack, with super easy homemade almond flour crackers. ==Xmas Crack== -about 20 saltine or ritz-style crackers (Schar makes a gf version!), 1 cup pretzels /pretzel sticks (glutino makes a gf version), graham crackers, or almond crackers (or our s
Jul 26, 2025
Easy Almond Flour Crackers #glutenfree #vegan
We’re making these today, because it’s July 25, aka Christmas in July, aka an excuse to make holiday recipes like Christmas crack!! (Watch for part 2 for that recipe!) 1 1/2 cups almond flour 2 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp water 1/4 tsp sea salt Xanthan is optional: you can add 1/4 tsp here for stronger crackers. Since ours were going into Christmas Crack, I didn’t add xanthan -Combine, and roll to 1/8th inch thick, cut with pastry cutter/pizza cutter/knife as desired -Bake 350F for
Jul 26, 2025
🩵🍨 Day 30 of Healthy Summer Treats | Blue Matcha Ice Cream/Ninja Creami Recipe
Today we’re making ice cream bars with blue matcha aka butterfly pea flower. Did you know blue matcha is full of anthocyanins, antioxidants and zinc for immune & inflammation support, has a relaxing effect, lowers blood pressure, gives skin & hair a healthy glow, and may even boost metabolism (all while eating ice cream!?!? I’m in!!) 🩵🍨Here’s how we’re making ours:: ► 1 can full fat coconut milk ► 1/4-1/3 cup maple syrup (or sweetener of choice) ► 1 tsp vanilla ► 1 tsp blue
Jul 8, 2025
🥥💛 Day 28 of Healthy Summer Treats | 2-Ingredient Healthy Dole Whip
Today we’re making Dole-Whip inspired popsicles! They’re so easy to make, and so much better-for-you!! (Have you SEEN the long list of their ingredients?!?) Here’s how we’re making ours:: - 3 cups (420g) 🍍pineapple (fresh or frozen) - 1 cup full fat 🥥 coconut milk Steps: ► Add to your blender/blender jar & blend until smooth ► Pour into popsicle molds (or if you’d like a scoopable ice cream instead- pour into ice cube trays) ► Freeze 3-4 hours until frozen, or overnight
Jul 6, 2025
☕️🍰Day 27 of Healthy Summer Treats | Tiramisu Icebox Cake
An easy tiramisu-y flavoured no-bake icebox cake. No espresso or ladyfingers required, and perfect for a summer party, get together or picnic. Ingredients: ► 1 batch of gf/v graham crackers (our recipe is linked below, or use 9-12 of your fav store bought ones) ► 1 cup sweetened df whip cream (our recipe is linked below, or use store bought whipcream of choice, or Coco Whip ► 1 cup df yogurt, unsweetened, plain ► 2 shots of espresso, or 1 cup of coffee, cooled ► cocoa powder
Jul 5, 2025
🍓🍮🍪 Day 26 of Healthy Summer Treats | Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries
Today we’re making a scrumptious treat with fresh strawberries. This combo of juicy strawberries filled with a creamy vegan cheesecake filling that I could (and do) eat by the spoonful!), topped with crunchy gf Nilla wafer crumbs is SOOOO perfect. YOU WILL NEED: 🍓Fresh strawberries 🍮Vegan “liquid cream cheese” (recipe below) 🍪GF/V Nilla wafers or graham cracker crumbs (recipes linked below) HOW TO ►Prepare your liquid cheesecake and cookie crumbs (recipes ⬇️ ) ►Wash,
Jul 4, 2025
🍪🍫 Day 23 of Healthy Summer Treats | Edible Protein Cookie Dough & Choc-Dipped Bites
Cookie Dough: 1 1/2 cups almond flour 1/2 cup unflavoured protein powder (or more almond flour) 1/4 cup liquid sweetener of choice (I used half liquid allulose, half maple syrup) 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 tsp sea salt 1/2 cup chopped chocolate/chocolate chips of choice (I used dark allulose chips) ► Combine, scoop, eat!! That’s it. ► Want to go EXTRA? Make then into bite-sized balls, and dip them in melted dark chocolate. Pop them into the fridge/freezer u
Jul 1, 2025
🍓🍨Day 22 of Healthy Summer Treats | the BEST Strawberry Ice Cream/Ninja Creami recipe
Super refreshing, creamy strawberry ice cream made with REAL strawberries. With just 4-ingredients you can make THE BEST strawberry ice cream in your own house, without an ice cream machine (and without a Ninja Creami too - see below for how to make it without an Creami). Strawberry Ice Cream: ► 1 can full fat coconut milk ► 2 cups strawberries, fresh or frozen* - see fun science fact below ⬇️ ► 1/4 cup maple syrup/honey/sweetener of choice (taste after blending & add more if
Jun 30, 2025
🍫✨ Day 15 of Healthy Summer Treats: Frozen Protein S’mores #SummerOnShorts
These are SO UNDER-RATED, OMG! Don’t make these unless you’re prepared to eat the entire batch. 😂😅 Our homemade almond flour graham crackers are perfectly sweet & crunchy, paired with a snappy allulose-sweetened vegan dark chocolate layer, and a marshmallowy layer with added protein - these could be on repeat all summer long. 🍫✨ TIP: try to mix the Coco Whip as little as possible (just enough to get the protein powder mixed in) or it can deflate and get really runny. BUT e
Jun 24, 2025
🤎🍫 Day 14 of Healthy Summer Treats : Healthy Chocolate Fudgsicles #SummerOnShorts
These healthier chocolate banana fudge pops are soft and fudgy and everything you loved in your childhood fudgesicles (but better cuz they’re guiltfree!) Don’t like banana? Or want a lower sugar/carb version check out the tip below. 👇 Fudge Pops: ► 3/4 cup full fat coconut milk (about half a can) ► 2 ripe bananas* (see below for no-banana sub) ► 1/3 cocoa powder ► 3-5 tbsp maple syrup/honey/sweetener ► 2 tsp vanilla ► pinch sea salt Instructions: Combine & mix until smooth P
Jun 22, 2025
🍓🍰🍨Day 13 of Healthy Summer Treats | Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bars/Popsicles #SummerOnShorts
Creamy df/v strawberry ice cream coated in crunchy cookie/berry crumbs. 😋🍓🍰🍨 Full recipe (and link to our homemade gf/v Nilla cookie recipe) below 🫶 Strawberry Ice Cream: ► 1 can full fat coconut milk ► 2 cups strawberries, fresh or frozen* - see fun science fact below ⬇️ ► 1/4 cup maple syrup/honey/sweetener of choice (taste after blending & add more if your berries aren’t super ripe) ► 1 tsp vanilla Shortcake Crumbs: ►1 cup gluten-free vanilla cookies (golden gf oreos,
Jun 22, 2025
Day 9 of Healthy Summer Treats: 🍓🍮 Fruit Skewers & Cheesecake Dip #summeronshorts
Today we’re making some fun tulip fruit skewers out of strawberries and green grapes, to go with a super easy dreamy creamy vegan cheesecake dip made in a blender (also goes great with some Nilla wafer cookies for dipping). YOU WILL NEED: 🍓 Strawberries (each berry makes 2 tulips) 🍇 Green grapes (you need 2 grapes per tulip skewer) 🍡 Small wooden skewers or toothpicks 🍮 Vegan cream cheese dip (recipe below) 🍪 Nilla wafers for dipping too (optional but also delicious! Rec
Jun 18, 2025
Day 8 of Healthy Summer Treats: 🍪🍨 Ice cream cookie cups - eat your bowl.
We’re making some fun cookie cups to serve ice cream sundaes! You don't even need a spoon AND you can eat your bowl. 😉🙌🏻 STEPS: ► Shape your cookie dough onto the backside of a muffin tin to make a cup shape ► Bake per cookie instructions & let cool ► Carefully pop off your cookie cups and fill with your favourite ice cream & toppings & enjoy!! RECIPE: ► Make them using your fav choc chip cookie recipe OR we used our easy one bowl gluten-free vegan chocolate chip cookie do
Jun 18, 2025
Day 5 of Healthy Summer Treats: 🍪🍨🍪 Protein Cookie Dough Ice Cream Sandwich #SummerOnShorts
These yummy ice cream sandwiches are easily customizable to suit your dietary needs (Swap out the sweetener make it vegan, RSF, low-carb, etc - I’m using half maple syrup, half liquid allulose here). And choose your fav ice cream (or use one of our recipes linked below - feel free to toss in an extra scoop of protein powder to boost the protein there too, plus it helps with the ice cream freezing texture). 🍪Cookie Dough: -1 1/2 cups almond flour -1/2 cup unflavoured protein
Jun 16, 2025
Day 2 of Healthy Summer Treats: 🍪🍫Protein Cookie Dough Bark #summeronshorts
Cookie Dough: 1 1/2 cups almond flour 1/2 cup unflavoured protein powder (or more almond flour) 1/4 cup maple syrup or liquid sweetener of choice (I used half liquid allulose, half maple syrup) 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 tsp sea salt 1/2 cup chopped chocolate/chocolate chips of choice (I used dark allulose chips) Topping: 1 cup chopped chocolate/chocolate chips of choice (I used dark allulose chips) Flakey sea salt, optional -Combine cookie dough ingredient
Jun 16, 2025
Gluten-Free Vegan Churros (Fried or Baked!) at Home
These churros are crispy on the outside and the perfect combo or pillowy and chewy that you expect from a churro. Plus they’re gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, egg-free, refined-sugar-free, vegan & paleo. And you can fry them (traditional way) or bake ‘em (easier, healthier, & less clean up!). INGREDIENTS======= Churros: 1/2 cup almond flour 1/4 cup tapioca flour Pinch of sea salt 1/2 cup water 2 tbsp coconut sugar* 1 tbsp coconut oil Cinnamon Sugar Coating: 1/4 cup cocon
May 4, 2025
Decadent Chocolate Caramel Tarts | gluten-free & vegan
I am a SUCKER for anything chocolate OR caramel, but put them together, and OMG…. In this dessert we’ve got a perfectly tender fuss-free almond flour shortbread crust, oogy gooey no cook date caramel filling, topped with decadent chocolate fudge ganache. Wow. Perfect for an elevated dessert after a special dinner (Valentine’s/Galentine’s is coming up!! 😉💝), or just cuz you love chocolate & caramel as much as I do… Watch the full process/video, for more tips & tricks, and fo
Feb 3, 2025
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