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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 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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DIY Magic Shell Recipe: 2 Ways
#dairyfree #vegan #easyrecipe #frozendessert Have fun dipping your frozen treats this summer, or simply pour some over your ice cream for a crunchy magic chocolate shell. Watch the video to the end for some fun & easy ideas to use it too! Video: https://youtu.be/meUmv_DdQrQ METHOD 1: 1-2 cups choc chips*** 1 spoonful of coconut oil Melt in microwave in 30sec bursts until melted, then top or dip all your fav frozen treats!! ***Use your favourite chocolate chips and this can ea
Jul 3, 2024
No-Cook Olive Oil Salted Caramel Sauce
So easy, and delicious. This no cook olive oil salted caramel sauce comes together with a bowl and a spoon or fork. Perfect last minute caramel sauce for an ice cream sundae. #easyrecipe #dairyfree #vegan Ingredients: -1/4c "frozen" maple syrup (in the freezer at least 20 minutes beforehand) -1/4c olive oil -pinch of sea salt Steps: -put your maple syrup in the freezer for at least 20 minutes before starting this recipe -combine ingredients in a bowl/container/glass/etc -
Jun 27, 2024
DF/V Grimace Shake || aka a Blueberry Raspberry Vanilla Milkshake
After trying a McDonalds grimace shake recently (on our drive home from Toronto after the Gluten Free Garage), my kids had the WORST stomachache (and I didn't dare touch it), so we thought we'd make our own at home, sans tummy aches (dairy-free/vegan). Grimace shake video: https://youtube.com/shorts/KuDILlqMDiw?feature=share Whipcream recipe video: https://youtu.be/s_N9svqDq8M Here's what we used: 1 cup organic frozen wild blueberries 1/2c organic frozen red raspberries 1/2c
Jun 25, 2024
Easy Strawberry Shortcakes
It’s strawberry season here!! And what better way to enjoy fresh field strawberries than strawberry shortcake with light & fluffy coconut whip cream? Feel free to grab a can of your fav whip cream from the store, or use our recipe to make your own. Ingredients: 1cup+2tbsp almond flour 6tbsp tapioca flour or arrowroot 1/2tsp baking powder 1/4tsp sea salt 1/4cup coconut oil/palm shortening/vegan butter (we used coconut oil) 1/4cup milk of choice (we used unsweetened almond milk
Jun 22, 2024
Paleo "Snickers" Date Bites?
Make these stuffed dates for a super-easy, delicious, paleo, Snickers-like treat. Let me know if you try these with peanuts & PB. I used a pecan, and almond butter, since we're a peanut free facility. They even kinda LOOK like snickers inside too! This is WAY better than the VIRAL TikTok date bark recipe. Even faster, AND easier, BETTER texture, and BETTER ingredient proportions = 100% tastes like a snickers, even without peanuts (we used a pecan, and almond butter). Ingredie
Jun 18, 2024
Mary & Anjee's Oven Baked Falafel Recipe
Last week I flew to Grand Cayman to visit my friend, and she treated me to brunch at the South West Collective (Cafe) on the waterfront in Georgetown, where I ordered “Happy Eggs”, “Life Giving Toast” & Beet Falafel. (I made a YouTube short about it here: https://youtube.com/shorts/fEArBW3fgcI?feature=share ). They were sooooo good it inspired us to make falafel at her house later in the week, not once, but TWICE!! (TBH the first batch wasn’t falafel enough, so we HAD to give
Jun 16, 2024
1-Ingredient Red Lentil Wraps (if you don't count water!)
While visiting my friend last week, she really wanted to make some wraps to go with our dinner. She happened to have red lentils on hand, so this is what we made: Ingredients: 1 cup red lentils, rinsed 2 cups water Directions: Combine lentils & water, and let sit 2-3hours Puree in blender until smooth Cook in oiled pan about 1/3cup to 1/2cup at a time, swirling your pan to get the batter thin (or you can spread it around with a spatula) We found we needed to cook these longer
Jun 15, 2024
Funnel Cake Recipe with Strawberries & Ice Cream | Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Vegan
Strawberry season AND fair season is here!! So let’s make a gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan version of the fair treat: funnel cake! Top it with some fresh field strawberries and a couple scoops of your favourite ice cream for a delicious summer dessert. INGREDIENTS -Oil of your choice, for frying (we like to use organic red palm fruit oil) TOPPING: -Sweetener of your choice, for dusting funnel cake (we used organic cane sugar, powdered in a blender) -Fresh field strawberries &
Jun 12, 2024
Gluten-Free Dream 2024!
Inside Canada's largest gluten free festival & visiting GF Toronto bakeries Are you gluten-free & live near Toronto? Then you just missed one of the biggest gluten-free events this year!! BUT... there's one coming up in London in June!! Come see what it's like inside The Gluten Free Garage (so you know what to expect when you come out next year!! or to decide if you want to visit the upcoming show in London) and after we're done there, we head off to visit a few other gluten-
May 30, 2024
Mary-ified Banana Butterscotch Sticky Buns
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/9oQ9kzuH4VI I remember this recipe fondly from my childhood. Warn, pecan-filled banana sticky buns were the BEST. The original recipe was actually in the OG Bisquick Cookbook (do you remember when companies made their own cookbooks - the Robin Hood Flour one was great too!), and it called for just Bisquick and banana to make the dough. How easy is that? But, here we’ve gluten-free-dairy-free-ified it. And is actually vegan too (depending
May 23, 2024
“Best Banana Coffee Cake” (Mary-ified!)
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/9oQ9kzuH4VI INGREDIENTS -1/2c shortening/coconut oil/vegan butter, softened -3/4c coconut sugar -1 3/4c flour (we used Ardent Mills gluten free flour blend, new to our Costco) -2tsp baking powder (we used our home-made corn-free baking powder - 2 parts cream of tartar, 1 part baking soda) -1/2tsp sea salt -1/2tsp cinnamon -pinch nutmeg (because it’s high eugenol content adds a deeper banana flavour!) -1/4tsp baking soda -2 beaten eggs -2
May 23, 2024
Is the Ninja Creami worth it? We think Yes!
If you know our bakery, then chance are you or someone you know has at least one dietary restiction. The new Ninja Creami machine might be perfect for you, as it lets you make custom "ice cream" recipes at home, in small'ish quantities that can cater to your different dietary needs. You can take a couple of simple ingredients (avoiding the not-so great additives of store-bought , pre-freeze them for 24hrs in their special tubs, and spin them on demand, right when you want som
May 16, 2024
Sweet Potato "McDonalds Hashbrown" Fritters
I had some frozen grated sweet potato in my freezer that I wanted to use up, so I put these fritters together, and they were so good! BONUS: I froze the leftovers, and they reheat amazingly in the airfryer too!! Here's how to make them: Ingredients: about 4 cups grated sweet potato (I used our food processor attachment) 1/4c almond flour 1/4c cassava flour (or you can sub tapioca or another "starchy" flour here. I just like that cassava is a resistant starch) 2 eggs (or I've
Apr 29, 2024
Caramel Pecan Clusters
Sugar-Free "Turtle" Candy Recipe | Dairy-Free & Vegan | Low Carb This is "Turtles" Candy without the sugar, and without the dairy!! You can watch the full YouTUbe video here: https://youtu.be/_2adUd44D7A&list=UULFTbe_P7qBYg0h5MUVrgFOPg Feel free to sub our coconut sugar based caramel sauce if you don't want to use allulose: https://youtu.be/L_caYTBpziA&list=UULFTbe_P7qBYg0h5MUVrgFOPg Makes: 12 Ingredients: 1/2 cup allulose* (see note below) 6 tbsp coconut milk, full fat (from
Apr 27, 2024
Our Vegan Caramel Sauce Recipe
Easy Coconut-Milk Caramel Sauce | Paleo | No Refined Sugar #caramel #vegan #dairyfree This is our bakery's GO TO caramel sauce for salted caramel sundae sauce, filling & drizzling salted caramel & turtle cupcakes, and so much more!It's easy to make and comes together quite quick. Just be sure to use a large enough pot, as I've walked away and come back to a boiled over mess many times. ;) We're sharing this recipe so you have a refined-sugar-free caramel sauce option to make
Apr 27, 2024
Easy ONE BOWL Chocolate Chip "Kookies" & Make A Viral "Crookie"!!
We’re making a gluten-free/vegan/paleo version of the “Crookie” (Croissant + Cookie) that has been going viral all over social media. And BONUS you also get our Chocolate Chip Kookie Recipe to make at home whenever you like!! :) #paleo #glutenfree #vegan #chocolatechipcookies Watch our full video here: https://youtu.be/A5xfJUDeudc&list=UULFTbe_P7qBYg0h5MUVrgFOPg Where you can get GF croissants in our area: Choko Mocko, Ajax, Ontario, Canada https://choko-mocko.com (just out
Apr 11, 2024
2 Ingredient Chocolate Snack Cake!! Paleo, Low Carb & Nut-Free
I was skeptical with the 2 ingredient brownies, but they proved me wrong, so here we tried the 2 ingredient chocolate cake, separating the eggs, and whipping the whites to make the cake fluffy. And this one actually worked too! Ingredients: 1 1/3c chocolate chips* also works with sugar-free choc chips! or white choc chips 4 eggs Directions: Preheat your oven to 350F and line a 8x8 baking pan with parchment Melt chocolate chips in 30 second increments until melted, then let co
Apr 8, 2024
Gluten-Free Vegan Speculoos & Cookie Butter Recipe
Delicious, spicy, creamy cookie butter - like the real thing but better! No gluten, no soy, and totally vegan too. One batch of the cookies makes enough for one batch of cookie butter, plus some extra that you can enjoy dipped in your new homemade cookie butter. Because the cookie butter contains coconut milk, I store the spread in the fridge, and let sit at room temp to soften before using. Speculoos Cookie Ingredients: 1 1/2c gluten free flour (we used 1/2c each tapioca, mi
Mar 22, 2024
Gluten Free Mini Egg Brownie Cookies
Fudgey chocolately brownie cookies, with crushed mini eggs just in time for Easter. For a dairy-free version, swap out the mini eggs for a dairy-free chocolate chip or other mix-in (like Unreal quinoa gems) for a super yummy df fudge brownie cookie (the cookie dough itself is df). Makes 18-20 large cookies Here's what you'll need: -2 eggs -100g dark chocolate, melted -168g of coconut oil (about 3/4c) -180g of coconut sugar (about 1c) -1 tsp of vanilla -80g of gluten free flo
Mar 11, 2024
TikTok Pasta Chips - Made GF & DF!
PASTA CHIPS! Latest TikTok Trend: Made with cooked pasta, tossed in olive oil & spices and air fried until crispy. Serve with your fav dipping sauce! But we’re doing TWO ways: garlic Parmesan, and a gf df version with nutritional yeast - will they be as good? You Can Watch Our YouTube Short Here: https://youtube.com/shorts/Qrz51ttiZmI?feature=share Here’s how we made ours: Regular Garlic Parm: -boil pasta per packaging instructions, then drain & toss with olive oil, garlic, s
Mar 6, 2024
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