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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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Zucchini Fritters/Pancakes | Low-carb | Keto | Gluten-Free | Dairy-Free
It's zucchini season!! Anyone else have far too many zucchinis that they know what to do with? That's why you're here, right? These fritters (or do you call them "pancakes"?) are so healthy & delicious that I gobbled them up in one sitting (and I'm NOT a big zucchini fan - I hate how it gets mushy when cooked). They're pretty quick & easy to make, and you could prep a HUGE batch to use up all your zucchini, then freeze them for a quick snack/side through the week. We also jus
Aug 18, 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
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
UPDATED Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread
So it's that time of year again! Lol! Anyone that knows anyone with zucchini plants are now being given all their extra zucchini. We didn't get our seeds planted early enough this year, so I thought we were going to miss out, but a friend of a friend, has been giving us BAGS of them (so many I brought some to my parents' house). Here's one of our favourite ways to use zucchini which dates back to my grandparents baking us zucchini bread when I was a kid. My mom told me last w
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
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
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
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
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
🍒✨ Maple Syrup Orange Cranberry Sauce | Fresh & Easy
You have no excuses to use canned gelatinous cranberry sauce - making your own is super easy and you'll never go back to canned!! Watch how easy it is: https://youtube.com/shorts/b57pDkBj3Xc?feature=share Growing up with Dutch parents, we always had homemade applesauce on the table for Thanksgiving and Christmas—a bright, refreshing contrast to all the rich dishes. So years later, when I watched Bobby Flay whip up cranberry sauce on TV and tried it myself, I had that same aha
Nov 28, 2023
Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread Recipe
In our house, zucchini season calls for double chocolate zucchini bread!! Back when I was little, my grandma would make us zucchini bread, using zucchinis they had grown in their backyard garden. Now we do it every time we get too many zucchinis, but with a healthier take on it. Gluten-free, dairy-free, and no refined sugar. No fancy steps or equipment required, and it's all mixed in one bowl, so easy clean up too. INGREDIENTS 1 large or 2 smaller zucchinis (after shredding y
Jul 30, 2023
Gluten Free & Actually Crunchy Battered Fish
Being English, fish & chips was a big part of my husbands' life. We used to have a "fish fry" almost every Sunday evening. But when I went gluten-free, I switched to pan-fried (unbuttered) fish that I would eat when he would do a fish fry. And slowly the fish fry tradition kind of fell away. Now, whenever my parents come to visit, he uses it as a "excuse" to do a fish fry, and I started working on a gluten-free batter. It took a few tries to get a batter that was tasty, and a
Mar 27, 2023
Grain-Free, Corn-Free Sorghum "Popcorn"
Photo: organic air-popped popcorn (left), with organic pan-popped sorghum (right). If you're looking for a grain-free/corn-free alternate to popcorn, give this recipe a try! It uses organic pseudo-grain sorghum in place of corn kernels, for a healthier alternative, and uses pretty much the same technique as stove-top popcorn. (We tried in the air-popper but the sorghum kernels are so light, they flew out before popping). Have you heard of sorghum? It's a nutrient packed pseud
Jan 8, 2023
Our Favourite Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Ever wonder what to do with all those seeds (after you've carved your Halloween pumpkins, or made some pumpkin pies)? Every Halloween we try different recipes roasting the pumpkin seeds. This year, this was the winner! We tried several different recipes from adding paprika & garlic powder, to everything bagel spice, to these guys. The secret... white vinegar! These were an attempt to make salt & vinegar flavoured pumpkin seeds (cuz our kids love S&V potato chips). And althoug
Oct 31, 2022
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