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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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🍯 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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
GF/DF Homemade Chicken Nuggets
Come along as we try to gluten-free & dairy-free our favourite chicken nugget recipe (plus some of my ramblings/explanations of how/why I’m doing it a certain way). If you want the exact/original recipe, you can find it in Nick Giovanni’s cookbook: Knife Drop. We’ve been loving everything we’ve made from his book so far, but it’s not gf/df, so we’re going to see if we can convert some of them over for those of us with dietary restrictions, in a new series we’re going to call
Feb 27, 2024
DIY Bread Crumbs - They're SUPER Easy
Need gluten free bread crumbs for a recipe at home? Did you know how easy it is to make them yourself? Never buy them again AND you can switch them up and season them to your liking! INGREDIENTS: Gluten free bread (that's it!! unless you want to add some salt, and maybe some herbs/spices like Italian seasoning) DIRECTIONS: If your bread is not already stale, leave it out overnight to get stale. OR to shorten the time it takes, you can put the bread on a sheet tray and bake it
Feb 27, 2024
Happy French Toast Day - Recipe
Today is National French Toast Day!! Growing up french toast was one of my fav meals, and I would make it for dinner sometimes too. Use our new fluffy sandwich bread for a great gf version. Make it super fun by adding lots of toppings for everyone to mix & match and make it their own. Ingredients 4 slices of fluffy sandwich bread, defrosted and lightly toasted or left out to get stale so it holds up to the egg/milk mixture. 2 eggs splash of milk of your choice (we use coconut
Nov 28, 2023
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