Katarina, the CEO and founder of Hävenly Baked Goods, moved to Boulder from Sweden in 2010 and soon her body had a hard time digesting the new food. She moved to organic produce whenever possible, and started exploring different gluten-free diets like paleo, Whole 30, and the Conscious Cleanse to see if anything could help. Every week she would bake fresh bread for Friday family dinners, and over the years she created wonderful gluten-free bread inspired by her Swedish heritage. Nutritious bread using whole ingredients like oats, buckwheat, coconut flour, coconut sugar and various seeds that smelled and tasted amazing. Bread that tasted so good, her children, family and friends couldn’t tell that it was gluten-free. To her surprise the bread tasted amazing right out of the oven as well as the following day. Occasionally there were left overs and Katarina would freeze the bread just to discover that it is delicious once thawed and tastes excellent when toasted.
Following her passion Hävenly Baked Goods was born in 2019 in Boulder, CO. As she continues to explore new recipes, she spread the word that gluten free-bread can taste great and make you feel even better. Hävenly takes great care in using sustainable packaging and to source organic and local products as much as possible.
Our Baked Goods
Our bread is delicious, nutritious, vegan, gluten and dairy-free. To some, it might come as a surprise that you can have bread that tastes like bread should and yet be gluten-free! You don’t have to toast our breads to enjoy them - but you can. They are delicious either way. You can freeze them and then reheat or toast them. We don’t use preservatives so we recommend storing in the refrigerator or freezer. Great for breakfast, with your soup, as a sandwich and to bring on that amazing hike. Big bonus: We use nutritious dense and clean ingredients that you can pronounce like buckwheat, oats, coconut, and different seeds. Our breads are so good we don’t hesitate to give them to our own kids!
We also offer bread mixes that allow you to easily bake Hävenly bread at the comfort of your home! We bake in a dedicated gluten-free and dairy-free facility that processes tree nuts (coconut flour). Precaution is taken to avoid cross-contamination.
Sustainability FAQ
We aren't perfect, but we are persistent. We commit to reviewing these practices every year to find new ways to reduce our footprint while nourishing our community.
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We believe a healthy ecosystem makes for better-tasting bread.
We prioritize sourcing flour, eggs, and seasonal produce from farmers within a 100-mile radius to support our local economy and reduce "food miles".
Whenever possible, we opt for organic ingredients.
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We have a "Second Life" program to ensure nothing goes to waste.
Day-old items are either turned into croutons, donated to local food banks, or sold at a discount.
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Yes. While we recycle standard glass, metal, and cardboard, we also pay extra for a specialized service through Ridwell to recycle plastic and double-layered film that many other bakeries might throw away.
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At our bakery and farmers markets, we offer fresh baked bread in recyclable paper bags.
For wholesale orders, we avoid single-packaging buns in plastic; instead, we use larger bags placed within recyclable cardboard boxes.
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Item descriptionOur goal is to move away from plastic bags as sustainable options become available. At this point, compostable bags are not accepted in Colorado because they conceal non compostable contaminants like plastic and trash which ruins finished compost.
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Baking is energy-intensive, so we "bake smarter" by optimizing our oven schedules to avoid heating the shop unnecessarily during off-peak hours.
We also minimize the use of supplemental heating or cooling in the bakery unless it is absolutely necessary for production.
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We utilize high-efficiency cleaning methods and have installed low-flow faucets to minimize our water footprint.