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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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5-Ingredient Oat Cookie Energy Balls
These energy bites are a great make-ahead snack to keep on hand. And they taste like an oatmeal cookie! Packed with whole food energy, fibre, and protein to keep you going when you need a quick energy boost (or when hungry kids come home from school!) Ingredients: ► 1 cup gf oats (I used quick cook, but you can also use rolled) ► 1/2 cup ground flax ► 1/2 cup almond butter ► 6 tbsp maple syrup ► 1/2 cup df/v chocolate chips Instructions: Add ingredients to a medium bowl & mix
1 day ago
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
7 days ago
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
Shawarma Tofu Rice Bowl
Another delicious (and easy!) tofu recipe, as I try to incorporate more tofu into my life for 2026. Why? At the risk of TMI - tofu has been identified in some health studies as having a positive impact on peri-menopausal symptoms. This nourish bowl was inspired by this video https://youtu.be/MKg_ofp1NOs?si=5X1A-r_o8MXPLUHr by Healthy Foodie PH on YouTube, but I simplified it even more so you can use pre-cooked rice, (since I had a stash in my freezer). So the only real cooki
Feb 24
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
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
🤍💖 3-Ingredient Raspberry Truffles
These vibrant little truffles are fresh, fruity, and the perfect no-bake treat 💕 A fun break from classic chocolate truffles! The filling is made with freeze-dried raspberry powder, coconut milk, and vegan white chocolate, then dipped in melted white chocolate and finished with a pretty drizzle + a sprinkle of raspberry powder. Tip: white chocolate is thinner, so I usually do a second dip for that perfect coating ✨ This batch makes 8 one-tablespoon truffles, but feel free to
Jan 25
Reeses Peanut Butter Hearts - high protein or regular
Watch our video here: https://youtube.com/shorts/lKlMQsydcrM?feature=share Naturally sweetened, better for you, Reese’s peanut butter hearts for Valentine’s Day 💘🍫 - made 3 ways so you can make your fav!! 1️⃣ ALMOND REESES 1/4 cup(64g) peanut butter or nut butter of choice 3/4 cup (74g) almond flour 1/4 cup (60g) maple syrup* pinch sea salt 2️⃣ COCONUT REESES 1/2 cup (128g) peanut butter or nut butter of choice 1/2 cup (56g) coconut flour 1/4 cup (60g) maple syrup* pinch
Jan 22
🥑🍫 Bakery-Style Chocolate Avocado Pudding 2.0
Do you remember our 2024 chocolate avocado mousse? It was delicious, but since then I’ve added another ingredient: coconut oil - for that smooth, bakery-style texture. No avocado flavour. Just chocolate. Rich, silky vegan chocolate pudding that actually tastes like dessert 🍫 Chocolate Avocado Pudding 2.0 ► 2 ripe avocados ► 1/2 cup almond milk ► 1/2 cup cocoa powder ► 1/3 cup maple syrup or liquid sweetener of choice* ► 2 tsp vanilla ► pinch sea salt ► 2 tbsp melted coconu
Jan 21
Healthier Twix/Millionaire Bars
They are essentially the same thing - just fully dip it and it’s a Twix. Either way it’ a three-layered cookie bar with a shortbread cookie base (almond coconut in our case!), a caramel filling (almond butter date caramel!), and chocolate topping. - with Twix" typically being the American term and "Millionaire's Shortbread" being the traditional UK term for the same dessert. Cookie Base: ►3/4 cup almond flour ►1/3 cup coconut flour ►1/4 cup coconut oil, melted ►2 1/2 tbsp ma
Jan 19
Chocolate Speckled Protein Ice Cream (NO PUDDING MIX!) | DF Ninja Creami
Instead of adding whole chocolate chips to your ice cream recipe, try this hack!! If you melt your chocolate chips, and add them half-way through the mixing process, it will freeze into little flecks like you would get in a store bought mint chip ice cream. Perfectly spread throughout your dairy-free/vegan protein vanilla ice cream, with some snappy chocolate bits in each bite. Enjoy!! Ingredients ► 1 cup canned coconut milk ► 1/2 cup almond milk (or your choice plant based m
Jan 14
Ferrero Rocher Energy Balls
These chocolaty hazelnuty no bake oat energy balls will be giving you ferrero rocher vibes, but in healthier oat/granola ball form. They’re also gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar free & vegan. We start by making a chocolate hazelnut oat energy ball, stuff it with a whole hazelnut, then dip it in chocolate hazelnut coating. Energy Balls ► 1 cup gf quick oats ► ½ cup almond butter ► 6 tbsp maple syrup ► ¼ cup crushed hazelnuts ► ¼ cup ground flax ► 3 tbsp cocao powder ► 1
Jan 12
Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Cups 🍪🥜🍫
We tried Billie Eilish’s ooey gooey PB cookie recipe this week, and they were super delicious, but we had leftover cookie dough (we only baked half the recipe) so my daughter suggested we make Reese peanut butter cups but with the cookie dough ➡️ cookie cups. Super easy no bake recipe, kid friendly, and ended up tasting very much like Reese PB cups (but with the extra choc chips from the cookie dough, and who ever said no to extra choc chips?!?). What you need: 1) some cooki
Jan 11
DIY Nestlé Ice Cream Dibs 🍫🍦
Single bite ice cream nuggets, dipped in chocolaty coating - these are so fun & perfect for a summer treat. Here we're using our no-churn ice cream recipe to make some copycat Nestle Dibs (chocolate dipped ice cream bites). Here's how to make these dairy-free/vegan hazelnut swirl dupes: Ice Cream Ingredients: ► 2 cans full fat coconut milk, chilled overnight ► 1 cup sweetened condensed milk (we used our homemade recipe with cane sugar) ► 1 tbsp vanilla ► 1/2 tsp salt (helps
Jan 11
Sweet Potato Walnut Brownies with Fudgy Frosting
🍠🔥✨ Small-Batch GF / DF / Vegan These vegan sweet potato brownies are ultra-gooey, deeply fudgy, and topped with a rich 2-ingredient chocolate frosting. They’re completely gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, and refined sugar-free, yet taste like the most decadent brownies ever 🍫✨ Perfect for cozy baking and using up leftover cooked sweet potatoes, these brownies are naturally sweetened with maple syrup and packed with rich chocolate flavor — you’d never guess they’re made wit
Jan 11
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