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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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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
10 hours ago
Homemade Cereal Part 2: Reese Puffs Chocolate Peanut Butter Cereal Balls
Since we just made a cocao puffs recipe, I thought a Reese puffs was a logical next step. I swapped the almond butter to peanut butter, and the cocoa powder for almond flour (or for even more PB flavour use some PB2 powder). Mix, scoop and roll, like before BUT without the cocao powder that helps crisp things up, we bake these a TOUCH longer to get them crunchy like the chocolate ones. Then pour them together & enjoy!! Cinnamon Toast Crunch next?!? 👀 Chocolate Puffs 1/3 cup
4 days ago
Chocolate Mousse “Flower Pot” Cups
Here’s how I made 100 gf/v chocolate mousse “dirt” cups for an easter-themed giveaway last weekend. A rich vegan chocolate mousse layered with gluten free cookie crumbs and topped like a cute little plant pot! https://youtube.com/shorts/QHEBKdp1POM?feature=share I needed 3 of these (video-sized) batches to get 100 cups, but have given you a scaled down version below so you can make 6-8 of these at home (you could even half it to make just 3-4 if you want even fewer). They’d b
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
Healthy Cocoa Puffs Chocolate Cereal Balls
Ingredients 2/3 cup almond flour 2 tbsp cocoa powder 2 tbsp coconut sugar 1/4 tsp baking soda pinch of salt 2 tbsp almond butter 2 tbsp maple syrup 2 tbsp water/milk of choice 1/2 tsp vanilla Instructions Mix all dry ingredients Add wet ingredients & mix until combined Roll into small cereal sized balls (1/4 tsp scoops is perfect!) & place on a parchment-lined baking tray Bake at 325F for 10–12 min, then let cool completely. They crisp up as they cool. Add to a bowl with milk
Mar 25
2-Ingredient Banana Coconut Macaroons
This is an 2 ingredient recipe I can get behind - Ingredients 1/2 large ripe banana (the other half was too far gone even for banana bread 😅) 1/2-3/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut Instructions Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment. In a bowl, mash the banana until smooth . Stir in the shredded coconut until it forms a thick, sticky dough. Scoop tablespoon-sized mounds onto the baking sheet. Press slightly to shape (they don’t spread much).
Mar 16
Epic GF/V Magic Bars
These bars were made to be chopped up and put into Hello Dolly-inspired NYC/Chunky/Mega cookies at my GF/DF bakery. But I just HAD to give them a taste test for quality assurance purposes ;) and I thought you might like the recipe too. I made the base layer from scratch using my homemade graham cracker recipe that you already have, but pressed it into the 8x8 pan instead of rolling them as thin as possible. Next, layer on your fav chocolate chips, some pecans, and finally the
Mar 13
My Naturally Sweetened Caramel Sprinkles
Today I’m showing you how I make the caramel sprinkles for my bakery, that uses natural sweeteners like coconut sugar and maple syrup (no icing sugar here!). For these sprinkles we use powdered coconut sugar, along with tapioca (to act like the cornstarch that would normally be used), and water & vanilla. Then pipe them out, let them dry, and voila!! Homemade coconut sugar sprinkles. We add these on our salted caramel vanilla cupcakes. INGREDIENTS 1 1/4c ground coconut sugar
Mar 7
Healthier Cookie Dough Bark
This no-bake chocolate cookie dough bark is incredibly easy to make and seriously satisfying. Creamy, chocolatey, and perfectly sweet, it hits all the right notes for an afternoon energy boost — made with wholesome ingredients and naturally sweetened. For a higher-protein version, simply swap out ½ cup almond flour for your favourite protein powder, and you’re go to go! Base * 1 cup almond or oat flour * ½ cup (128g) natural almond or peanut butter * 40mL (40g) maple syrup o
Mar 6
Chocolate Hazelnut Banana Bread
Banana bread is great!! We LOVE banana bread over here, but let’s make it EVEN better by making it marbled with chocolate hazelnut batter. We start by mixing up our trusty almond-coconut banana bread, then divide the batter in 2 bowls. We keeping some of it vanilla, and add cocoa powder, choc chips & chopped hazelnuts to the rest. Alternate scoops into a loaf pan, and top with more chocolate chips & chopped hazelnuts, then bake, and enjoy!! So pretty & so good! Batter Ingredi
Mar 2
Almond Butter Bars | Gluten-Free, Vegan, No-Bake
These no-bake chocolate almond butter bars are incredibly easy to make and seriously satisfying. Creamy, chocolatey, and perfectly sweet, they hit all the right notes for an afternoon pick-me-up — made with wholesome ingredients and naturally sweetened. Want a higher-protein version? Simply swap out up to ½ cup of the almond flour for your favourite protein powder. That’s my usual go-to — but they’re delicious either way! Base Layer 1 cup almond flour* ½ cup (128g) almond but
Feb 27
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
4 Ingredient Single Serve Protein Cookie
I was feeling like an afternoon snack, and decided to try bake my 4-ingredient protein cookie dough balls into a protein cookie - remember those? I love them as a mix-in in a ninja creami pint. Simply combine, flatten, and bake. And enjoy for your afternoon pick me up! Each one packs about 18-22g of protein. Ingredients 2 tbsp almond butter * 2 tbsp protein powder ** 1 tbsp liquid sweetener of choice *** 1 tbsp chocolate chips of choice **** Instructions Preheat oven to 350°F
Feb 20
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
Turtle Ice Cream Bark
Let’s make ice cream bark a thing! Like the viral TikTok yogurt bark, but made with ice cream & fun toppings - this one is “turtles” inspired with our caramel-y 2-ingredient date-sweetened ice cream, crispy chocolate, crunchy pecans, and our no cook caramel. You could even use a protein ice cream to boost the protein content (for that, see protein option in ice cream recipe/video. There’s also a lower sugar version and a chocolate option too). Here’s what I used for this bark
Feb 5
Chocolate Tofu Pudding ✨🍫
This pudding is rich & creamy, high in protein, and secretly healthy - you could eat it for this breakfast (I am!!) And it’s made with tofu! All you do is blend tofu with maple syrup, cocoa powder , vanilla, and salt. And you’ve just made a decadent chocolate pudding that’s super simple, sneaky good and secretly packed with plant-based protein. Ingredients 1 block (10.8 oz) silken tofu ¼–⅓ cup cocoa powder* ¼–⅓ cup maple syrup* (or sub your fav sugar-free syrup for a low carb
Feb 4
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
🤍❄️Snow-Day Date Hot Chocolate
There’s nothing better than coming inside from the snow, cheeks cold and hands frozen, and wrapping them around a warm mug of hot chocolate ☕️❄️ With the winter storm hitting so many of us, this feels like the perfect moment for a cozy, homemade treat—made with simple ingredients and naturally sweetened with dates. Ingredients 1 ½ tbsp cacao powder 2-3 soft medjool dates, pitted (use 2 for lightly sweet, or 3 for café-sweet) pinch of sea salt ½ tsp vanilla 1 cup unsweetened a
Jan 26
Shawarma-Spiced Shaved-Tofu Wrap
I have been playing with tofu recipes over here for Veganuary. It has been fun and quite delicious!! I have 100% LOVED the viral shaved/shredded tofu methods. But not so much the tempeh (please send me your fav way to prepare tempeh if you have one! I'm still open to trying new ways to prepare it). And am really looking forward to silken tofu dessert test recipes in the next days - fluffy vegan chocolate mousse?!? My husband was trying the viral doner kebab techinique using s
Jan 25
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