Ingredient availability and substitution: I typically buy coconut flour, oat fiber, collagen, and xanthan gum online. I buy flaxmeal from Walmart. You should be able to find coconut flour and xanthan gum locally too. Oat fiber and collagen are harder to find in stores, although collagen is becoming more prevalent. If you don’t have the flours listed, your resulting mix won’t act the same in recipes so I don’t have any great foolproof suggestions. Coconut flour and oat fiber in particular are hard to substitute for. (Some people use psyllium husk in place of oat fiber, but I haven’t personally tried that and I think results can vary depending on the recipe.) You can probably use almond flour in place of the flaxmeal, but your mix will not be nut free. You can use glucomannan in place of the xanthan gum if you prefer.

“I can’t eat __. Can I still make your mix?” If you can’t have one or several of the flours I mentioned due to allergies, don’t let that hold you back! Use this recipe as a springboard and make a mix of the flours that you CAN have. Do a little experimentation to see how your mix acts in recipes and how much you need to use.

Making this baking mix without coconut flour: Alyse from @fuelingthechaos on Instagram gave me permission to share how she makes my baking mix without coconut flour! Alyse replaces the coconut flour with an equal mixture of sunflower seed flour, golden flaxmeal, and oat fiber. She says, “I sub this blend the same way it was recommended on your blog (3/4 cup per 1 cup of [THM] Baking Blend…sometimes I’ll add a little bit more if needed, but that’s my usual starting point) and it’s worked well in everything I’ve tried it in. It is also important to note that the sunflower seed flour can interact with baking soda and cause a green color if that chemical reaction takes place.”

Plain whey protein powder: I recommend using this mix with collagen or plain whey protein powder in case you use it in savory recipes, but I have made it with (unsweetened) vanilla whey protein powder with success. The amount is small enough that the taste isn’t very noticeable. I wouldn’t recommend sweetened or chocolate protein powder though….

Allergy info: For a gluten free baking mix, use gluten free oat fiber. Egg free. For a dairy free baking mix, use collagen instead of whey protein powder. This recipe is nut free as written. (Most people with nut allergies can have coconut products, but check with your doctor first to make sure.)

You can find this recipe in Necessary Food (page 157) as well as Convenient Food (page 345). I updated the nutrition information and tidied things up here on the website in March 2021.