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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 Overnight Oats | Dessert for Breakfast Day 4
Are you loving easy breakfast meal prep that taste like dessert? Here’s another healthy overnight oats recipe you can prep in advance in less than 5 minutes. And if you know you’re going to have a busy week, you can prep a couple jars at the same time (they keep well in the fridge for 3-4 days). Pumpkin Pie Overnight Oats | Dessert for Breakfast Day 4 Oats: 1/4c pumpkin puree 1/3c rolled oats 1 tbsp chia seeds 1 tbsp syrup/honey/sweetener of choice 1/3c milk of choice 1/2 tsp
Oct 17, 2024
Better Peanut Butter Balls
Does anyone else make these yummy treats around Christmas? As a kid I used to help my family make them every year. They were always my favourite and the first treat I would choose from the Christmas cookie tins. But why do we need to wait for Christmas? Let’s make a healthier version that we can enjoy all year. We’re swapping icing sugar for maple syrup (and less of it!), butter for coconut oil to make them df/v, and using dark chocolate for dipping. Then optionally add some
Oct 17, 2024
3 Dessert Inspired Overnight Oats Recipes You're Gunna Want On Repeat
I knew I had a busy week coming up this week, prepping for Canadian Thanksgiving weekend at our bakery (making oh so many pies, my back & wrists hurt!) so I prepped lots of overnight oats for easy grab n go breakfasts to make sure I was getting a good protein-packed start to my day. Here's three of them: (Protein) Cookie Dough Layered Tiramisu Walnut Banana Bread Below are the basic recipes for them, but for full steps/details, you can check out our YouTube video here:...
Oct 13, 2024
No Bake Choc Chip Oatmeal Energy Bites
These yummy little no-bake energy balls taste like chocolate chip cookie dough, and come together in one bowl, in just a few minutes. You can keep a batch in your fridge to snack on throughout the week, or throw some in your bag when you’re on the go, or add to your kids’ lunches (you can use sunbutter so they're nut-free!). Did you know we have a YouTube channel? You can watch our video of us making some energy balls here: https://youtu.be/UJrFU7nmgGE?si=-XMbPG0JkwqeBpWr Or
Oct 11, 2024
3-Ingredient Flaxbread | Gluten-Free, Keto, Vegan
This gluten-free bread uses just 3 main ingredients, comes together in less than 5 minutes (not including bake time), and has under 0.4g net carbs per slice*. It’s full of fibre, high in healthy omega 3’s, loaded with vitamins & minerals (including thiamine, copper, iron, potassium), while also low in carbs, gluten-free, grain-free, wheat-free, flourless, yeast-free, oil-free, starch-free, keto, paleo, egg-free, dairy-free & vegan = all the things! It slices & toasts nicely,
Sep 30, 2024
🍯 How To Make Whipped Honey (1-Ingredient & 2-Ingredient recipes)
Creamed honey, spun honey, and whipped honey, are all names for the same thing: crystallized honey that has been whipped until fluffy. https://youtu.be/JvX77F3zbGg Don’t throw out your honey when it has crystallized! Give it a second life & stretch your dollar by whipping it & turning it into the creamiest DIY whipped honey. It sounds so fancy but all we do is tip it into a mixing bowl (use at least 1 cup honey for best results) and whip it for about 20 minutes on medium/hig
Sep 28, 2024
The BEST Vegan Chocolate Avocado Mousse
Rich & creamy, decadent (and healthy!!) chocolate dessert made with avocados. It could not be easier!! https://youtu.be/QyG3qUCTNeA INGREDIENTS: -2 ripe avocados -1/2 cup almond milk -1/2 cup cocao powder -1/3 cup maple syrup or sweetener of choice or 8 soaked dates -2 tsp vanilla -pinch sea salt Combine in food processor and blend until smooth. Divide into bowls or jars and enjoy! #vegan #dairyfree #paleo #lowcarb #healthyrecipes #avocado #chocolate
Sep 28, 2024
How To Make Coconut Butter | Just 1 Ingredient!
Stop paying for expensive coconut manna and make your own at home in minutes with our homemade coconut butter recipe! https://youtu.be/6a10QQZ212I INGREDIENTS: -2 or more cups of unsweetened dried coconut aka desiccated coconut NOTE: Make sure it’s dried coconut, fresh will not work EQUIPMENT: -food processor, high speed blender,(or even your coffee grinder in small batches!) STEPS: -Add your coconut to your blender and blend until it starts to clump -Stop and scrap sides as
Sep 28, 2024
Irresistible No-Bake Peanut Butter Bars
Super easy to make, no bake chocolate PB bars, that taste like a Reese's cup! Watch us make them: https://youtu.be/ZhjTYEVjpJ8 BASE LAYER: 2 cups almond flour 1 cup smooth peanut butter (or sub your fav nut or seed butter) 1/3 cup maple syrup (use sugar-free syrup for sugar-free PB bars!) 1/4 cup coconut oil or ghee, melted 1 tsp vanilla extract pinch sea salt TOPPING: 1 cup dark chocolate chips (or sugar-free for sugar-free PB bars!) 2 tbsp PB Combine base ingredients, and s
Sep 14, 2024
5 Minute No Oat Oatmeal
I’ve been loving this oatless oatmeal recipe, and have been making it on repeat for weeks, with various toppings & mix-ins. It's a great breakfast for those looking to reduce carbs, increase protein, or just to find an alternative to oatmeal. BONUS: it takes less than 5 minutes to make!! Watch our video here: https://youtu.be/tfG7T3R6QqA&list=UULFTbe_P7qBYg0h5MUVrgFOPg This recipe will make 2-3 servings (depending on what toppings/mix-ins/how much additional protein you add).
Sep 2, 2024
The BEST Zucchini Oatmeal Cookies
Another sweet zucchini recipe, because, let's face it, we're still buried in zucchini over here, and maybe you are too, lol! These are soft & chewy, gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, refined sugar free, and so delicious! Packed full of whole oats, chocolate chips and zucchini. Let's make some: INGREDIENTS 1c gf flour blend 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp sea salt 1 tsp cinnamon (or just do 1/2 tsp if you want a less strong cinnamon flavour) 1/2c coconut oil, not melted (or use vega
Aug 27, 2024
Oven Baked Breaded Zucchini Chips
Here’s the last video of our zucchini series so far!! Hopefully these help you find new & delicious ways to use up all your zucchini. This last one is a super quick and easy oven-baked breaded zucchini chip recipe, that is so addictively crunchy on the outside, and soft & creamy on the inside (and this is coming from someone who wasn’t a big fan of zucchini - maybe I just never had it prepared this way!!?!) INGREDIENTS: 1 medium zucchini 1/4c plant milk (we used almond milk)
Aug 18, 2024
Healthy Multi-Seed & Nut Bread aka “Life Changing Bread” Recipe
This was inspired by my recent visit to The Southwest Collective when I was visiting my friend back in April 2024. One day that week, her husband took the day off work, to watch their two young kids so we could go out together alone for brunch. I asked if they had a gluten-free bread option to go with my meal. The server said they had “Life Giving Bread” (but now I’m wondering if they had said Life Changing Bread and I heard them wrong). You can watch the short here:...
Aug 17, 2024
Layered Popsicles: Rocket Pops 🚀 & Watermelon Popsicles 🍉
It's summer, so we're making some fun & refreshing popsicles you'll be happy to share with your kids. Both are fruit-based, dairy-free & have no refined sugars. ==================================== YouTube Video**: https://youtu.be/CPOZ6wpakOg 🚀 Rocket/Bomb Pops ❤️🤍💙 Here's a healthier, refined-sugar free version of the layered bomb pops from our childhood. When I was a kid, our neighbourhood had Dickie Dee ice cream carts that would bike around in the summer, ringing a bi
Aug 17, 2024
No Churn Vegan Vanilla Ice Cream with Choc. Hazelnut Swirl | No Ice Cream Machine
Here’s a delicious yet easy dairy-free/vegan no churn ice cream recipe you can make at home. NO special equipment needed. You COULD even mix this by hand with a whisk if you don’t have a hand mixer. It's based on the dairy-based no-churn recipes that use full fat whipping cream, combined with sweetened condensed milk to make a fluffy ice cream base. We swapped out many of the ingredients & amounts to make it df/v/paleo, used a flavour combo inspired from Nick DiGiovanni’s Kni
Aug 17, 2024
Snickers PB Froyo Bites | High Protein Healthy Treat
Peanut butter Reese's frozen yogurt bites were amazing! So we're trying it with a date layer for caramel/snickers vibes!! Super easy, and a healthier dessert/sweet treat for the summer. YouTube Short here: https://youtube.com/shorts/jvYIRFRrmck?feature=share Recipe: 1 cup yogurt of choice (if you go with plant based yogurt: the thicker the better, for a less icy consistency when frozen) 1/4 cup peanut butter powder (you can totally sub for regular PB or another nut butter her
Aug 17, 2024
Rocky Road Fudge (or make 2-ingredient fudge & add your own mix-ins!!)
Decadent | Dairy-free | Vegan | Refined Sugar-Free This fudge is decadent, and super easy to make! No cook, & no thermometer needed! BASIC 2-INGREDIENT FUDGE: -1 cup sweetened condensed milk (see note below**; we used our homemade coconut-sugar-sweetened condensed milk here) -1 cup semi-sweet or dark choc chips (we used vegan coconut-sugar sweetened chips here from Healthy Crunch) Steps: Melt in microwave in 30s bursts until smooth, stirring each time Pour into lined loaf pan
Aug 16, 2024
2-Ingredient DF/V Sweetened Condensed Milk & Bonus 2-Ingredient Fudge Recipe
Do you ever find a recipe you want to make but it calls for sweetened condensed milk? Now you can make your own dairy-free/vegan version, and choose whichever sugar/sweetener you like!! It's a super easy 2-ingredient recipe (and saves you buying that $12 can of vegan condensed milk from the store). 🥛🍶🥄 Ingredients: -1 can (1 3/4c) full fat coconut/df milk -2/3c choice of sugar Steps: 1. Combine & stir to dissolve sugar. 2. Heat & let simmer for 20-40 minutes until thicker
Jul 27, 2024
Frozen yogurt bites with raspberry & pistachio!
These choc. dipped yogurt bites have been going viral lately, and for good reason: they're super easy to make, totally customizable, and pretty healthy too. Here's how we made these ones: Ingredients: 1 cups plain greek yogurt or plant based yogurt 1/2 cup frozen raspberries (since they’re frozen, they speed the freezing process!!) 1tbsp honey (swap for your fav sweetener instead, or leave out if you use sweetened yogurt) 2tbsp crushed pistachios, plus more for sprinkling 1.5
Jul 4, 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
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