I don’t want to toot my own horn, buuuut TOOT TOOT. That sounded like that coffee commercial with the creep guy with straggly blonde hair. Instead it’s with a creep female with straggly brown hair. So much less creepy. But for real, these are delicious. And way easier to make than you’d think.
The guy next to me at the coffee shop is talking to himself saying that he hates this place and America. Much more cursing was involved in that conversation to himself. Good ole’ Denver.
So my hips have officially shut down. That sounds weird. But for real. I can’t squat. My hip flexors and hips won’t allow me to. I stretch them everyday, I use a lacrosse ball, I get them popped and poked at, and they just don’t work. I take long car rides somewhere and can barely walk afterwards because they hurt so bad and are so tight. It’s hard enough to air squat but when I try to squat with any weight, I can’t even get out of the squat. It’s crazy. I’ve never experienced anything like this. I don’t know how I could have injured both hips, but they are pissed. And I am frustrated. I’m heading to Lake Powell soon and I want to do some workouts on a paddleboard. I saw at the Big Sky competition, they did a 21-15-9 of overhead squats with the paddle on a paddle board and push ups. How fun is that? Super fun! I’m going to have to squat like the old days, above 90 degrees. How boring. Shucks.
I hate that I have an obsession with horizontal stripes on workout shirts. And going out shirts. So really, any shirt. They really do nothing for me. Oh wait, yes they do. They embarrass me. But I can’t stop purchasing them. I need a personal stylist.
I got a kimchi burger with tempura avocado from Park Burger last night. I’m so naughty. It was delicious. Kimchi is so good. I once had a boyfriend whose mom was Korean and would take us to these amazing Korean restaurants where I had no idea what anything was on the menu. The pictures didn’t help either. So his mom would order and everything would turn out fantastic. Not knowing what your eating can be so invigorating. Frightening, but invigorating. Anyways, she would even make kimchi for my parents. Adorable. And so fancy. Kind of.
I leave for Lake Powell tomorrow. NBD!!!
Berry Cream Bars
- Yield: 8 1x
Ingredients
For the crust
- 5 dried dates, pitted
- 1 cup almond butter
- 3/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 2 tablespoons raw honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
For the toppings (part one)
- 2 teaspoon coconut milk/water
- 1/2 cup raspberries
- 1/2 cup blackberries
- 1 tablespoon raw honey
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
For the toppings (part 2)
- 1 (14 ounce) can of coconut milk (placed in refrigerator overnight), only use the cream on top, leave behind the coconut water/milk at the bottom
- 1 tablespoon raw honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place dates in food processor and pulse to break down into pieces.
- Then add almond butter, coconut, honey, vanilla extract and salt and pulse turn on to blend until ingredients are well combined.
- Line a bread pan with parchment paper, add ingredients from the food processor and press down until even throughout. Place in freezer while finishing the rest of the ingredients.
- Scoop out the coconut cream that has settled at the top of your canned coconut milk and place in the bowl and back in the fridge.
- Place 2 teaspoons of coconut milk/water that is at the bottom of the can, into a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Add raspberries, blackberries, honey and lemon juice in the pan and mix together. Let simmer for less than 5 minutes or until the berries become just slightly soft. You don’t want a soup. Let cool.
- Now mix together the coconut cream, honey, and vanilla extract in the bowl that you placed in the fridge.
- Once the berries have cooled, finishing the layers. Add the coconut milk mixture on top of the crust, spread out evenly, then pour the berries on top, once again evenly.
- Place in the freezer for 1+ hours to harden a bit. And serve.
- *To store these, store them in the fridge. The coconut milk will melt fast.
Notes
Yields 8 bars
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I don’t have a health food store locally, although my local grocer is adding more organics, I haven’t found organic coconut milk yet. I’ve tried making my own coconut milk, and it does separate nicely. Since I’ve never bought canned coconut milk ,I’m not sure what the consistency should be, like really thick cream?
Anyhow, I hope you feel better. I’m currently having hip issues as well, but in my case I think I either pulled a groin muscle or my hip flexor is messed up. I think it may be low back related like RE ned above. I do yoga and it helps a lot to open up the hips.
NBD?? Nut Butter Diva!!!
No big deal!
Hey, I deal with the same tight hips and chronic low back pain. Sitting is a killer. We were not designed to sit! Stand and move as much as possible. Also look into Aaron Mattes Active Isolated Stretching (AMAZON). It has worked WONDERS for my tight hips and low back. I’m much more flexible now!
Definitely going to try these…
PS- LOVE Park Burger, finally tried the New Yorker on Sunday to break out of my bacon/guac ways (sans sauekraut) and about died it was so good. Plus their sweet potato fries are by far my favorite 🙂
I found you on instagram! I love your blog so much!!! you are hilarious.
So making these over the weekend! I’m home alone without my boyfriend so that means I can dirty up the kitchen. Nice!
Is all coconut milk used in this recipe, the kind from the can in the Asian section of the grocery store? I get confused with that versus the coconut milk in the fridge section??? Help! I wanna try these! Thanks! 🙂
yes, in the asian section. in a can. not out of the carton
I remember a time when my hips were all I could think about, because they hurt so much!!! I visited the chiropractor a gazillion times to no avail. I had to quit my marathon training. I never think about my hips anymore because they’re no longer angry. They were just begging for rest, I guess.
Ive had the same problem with my hips for the last 3 months.. I just couldn’t get low in my squats. Was going to the chiropractor, massages non stop, stretching and doing everything and nothing was working. Finally went to this girl named Jena,( massage therapist/physical therapist) and she did a number on my quads.. It was so painful, but when I got off the table I tried to squat and what do you know, my ass hit the grass! Been rolling out my quads everyday and doin hop strengthening exercises and I’ve been doing so much better! It’s amazing how much tension was put on my hip flexors because of all the knots and how tight my quads were. Just a suggestion.. Worked for me:)
I don’t know if you’ve tried this or not, but lay on your stomach on a soft ball and massage you psoas with it from the bottom of your rib cage down to your groin. Also work on the origins and insertions of you adductors. If that doesn’t do it I highly recommened having intra-pelvic floor work done. They basically do trigger point work on all the muscles from the inside, in places you normally can’t reach. Not for everyone, but it changed my life. I had the worst hip pain… couldn’t even do air squats and haven’t had issues since