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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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Frosted Avocado Brownies | V & GF
If you have one avocado you need these small batch avocado brownies in your life - we put half the avocado in the batter which ends up so rich and decadent and delicious. I could eat it by the spoonful and there’s no ingredient in it that says you can’t (I didn’t lick all the spatulas clean…). Then after it’s cooled, we use the other half of the avocado to make avocado frosting, which is essentially chocolate avocado mousse on top of your fudgy, avocado brownies. And they’re
Jan 31
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
Sweet Potato Walnut Brownies with Fudgy Frosting
🍠🔥✨ Small-Batch GF / DF / Vegan These vegan sweet potato brownies are ultra-gooey, deeply fudgy, and topped with a rich 2-ingredient chocolate frosting. They’re completely gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, and refined sugar-free, yet taste like the most decadent brownies ever 🍫✨ Perfect for cozy baking and using up leftover cooked sweet potatoes, these brownies are naturally sweetened with maple syrup and packed with rich chocolate flavor — you’d never guess they’re made wit
Jan 11
Chocolate Sweet Potato Frosting
This 2-ingredient vegan chocolate sweet potato frosting is rich, silky, and ultra-fudgy — and you’d never guess it’s made with real sweet potato. It blends into the creamiest, most decadent chocolate frosting that’s naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, and refined sugar-free, with no added oils or powdered sugar 🍫✨ Perfect for spreading, swirling, or eating straight off the spoon, this frosting is deeply chocolatey with a luscious, truffle-like texture. I’m using it to
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
White Choc Cookies & Cream Bars
Homemade Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free/Vegan Cookies & Cream Chocolate Bars TWO INGREDIENTS VERSUS TEN INGREDIENTS 2-INGREDIENTS:** -coconut butter -2 gluten-free oreo cookies, cream removed, or simple mills choc sweet thins - crushed -sprinkle cookie crumbs into mold or over parchment lined tray. Pour your melted coconut butter over top, then chill until set, & enjoy!! **This one is for super coconut lovers out there!! If you are not a fan of coconut, I recommend making the 10-ingr
Jan 4
Healthy 3-Ingredient Rice Crispy Squares
With maple syrup and almond butter, I thought these would be perfect for my kid with braces (instead of sticky marshmallows) & bonus you get to avoid over processed ingredients like corn syrup, they come together super quick, and are endlessly customizable (sub your fav cereal, a diff nut/seed butter or sticky sweetener of choice!!). They have a similar texture but without the sticky pull. I was quite impressed, though I felt like they took much longer than 30 minutes to set
Jan 4
🍫🥜 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
Soft & Gooey Banana-Date Sticky Buns | GF/DF/V
Watch the step-by-step video here: https://youtu.be/l2XuXBvGvoc Banana sticky buns are my nostalgic go-to for using up way too many ripe bananas. When I was little, my mom used to make Banana Sticky Buns from the Bisquick cookbook. (Sidebar: do you remember when every baking brand had its own cookbook? The Robin Hood flour one will forever be my favourite.) When I first started my YouTube channel, I tried to gluten-free-ify that recipe. And while it was… fine? It definitely
Jan 1
Caramel Cornflake Brownies (GF/DF/RSF)
These Caramel Cornflake Brownies are inspired by Crumbs & Doilies / Cupcake Gemma — but made gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar–free! They are everything you could want in a holiday treat - it starts with a rich fudgey chocolatey brownie, and is layered with an addictively crunchy almond butter caramel cornflake topping.… unreal, and oh so dangerous. Brownies 2 eggs 1 cup granulated sweetener of choice (I used coconut sugar) 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted 1/2 cup almond
Dec 14, 2025
Chocolate Chip S’mores Cookie
Easy chocolate chip cookie with a cozy fall twist - Simply build a s'more on a baking tray, top with cookie dough & bake for a warm & gooey s’mores cookie treat. Watch us make some: https://youtube.com/shorts/5bdYc8J6Btw?si=VdKET009EshO2FOh You need: -Cookie dough (store-bought or use one of our gf/df/v recipes linked below) -Graham crackers (for gf use Schar or make our recipe linked below) -Marshmallows (for v use Dandies, for keto use Max Mallow, OR make your own - recipe
Nov 29, 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
✨🥥 Nut’ola: Oat-Free Granola | Gluten-Free • Grain-Free • Vegan
Meet Nut’ola — a delicious, crunchy no-oat, no-grain granola ! It’s made mostly from nuts, lightly sweetened, and endlessly customizable. Swap out the almonds or pecans for your favourite nuts or seeds (hemp hearts, pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts, peanuts, cashews — go wild!). Add cozy spices like 1 tsp cinnamon or chai spice , and mix in whatever you love — dried fruit, cocoa nibs, or chocolate chips . Watch us make it: https://youtube.com/shorts/pqGVyNlBKdk?feature=share 🌰 Ba
Nov 18, 2025
🍨🥒 Zucchini Ice Cream | No Churn | Dairy Free/Vegan
Refreshing, lightly chocolate flavour with cinnamon undertones that pairs so well with our zucchini oatmeal cookies. Feel free to leave out either, or add a bit more cocao to make it more chocolatey. Because we planned to use these for ice cream sandwiches with our oatmeal cookies, I didn’t want the choc to overpower the cookie flavour. This paired really nicely together. It’s super easy, no ice cream machine required! Just use a food processor or blender for smooth & creamy
Nov 18, 2025
Homemade Vegan White Chocolate Recipe | PLUS Low Carb Option That Actually Works!!
Follow along and watch our step-by-step video here: https://youtu.be/juXmCOKIq7w Chocolate is usually made in a wet grinder/mill to get it super smooth and creamy (that’s what we do at our bakery), BUT you can make a decent version at home with your blender!! This recipe is for a dairy-free/vegan white chocolate bar (which uses coconut milk powder in place of regular milk powder), and it also lets you choose your sugar (here we’re using allulose for sugar-free version)!! I’ve
Nov 18, 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
Fudgey Almond Flour Brownies | Tim Hortons Gluten Free Dairy Free Copycat
You asked to take the Tim Horton's Brownie Copycat recipe and convert it to gluten-free and dairy-free. So I made a bunch of test batches (some that failed epicly, lol), but this one turned out so fudge & killer!! OMG I'm obsessed. PLUS, it's made without refined oils, and can easily be made without refined sugars (or even low-carb keto if you use a sugar-free sweetener & s.f. choc chips!). We made these with a 50:50 mix of allulose and coconut sugar. Original Recipe: - 1/2 c
Nov 17, 2025
🌰 Better-for-You Nutella (Vegan + Sugar-Free)
Skip the store-bought spread — this creamy, chocolatey better-for-you Nutella lets you choose your sweetness! Make a naturally sweetened version (with maple syrup, dates, or coconut sugar) or go sugar-free and low-carb with your favourite sweetener substitute. Made with just a handful of wholesome ingredients — roasted hazelnuts, cacao, coconut oil, and a pinch of sea salt — it’s dairy-free, soy-free, and refined sugar-free , perfect for spreading on your favourite homem
Nov 13, 2025
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