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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What would be a good lower carb/sugar alternative for the dates in the crust? crushed pecans?
not sure
For part 1 of the topping, do you use the coconut water at the bottom of the can after you take the cream off the top for part 2 of the topping? Or do I have to get a seperate can of just coconut water/milk?
yes, use it from the bottom of the can you opened
I had a torn labrum in my hip – OWIE! – but thanks to Dr. Brian White I am, slowly, getting back to XF. He is a hip genius. It’s all he does. I can’t recommend him enough.
These look amazing and I can’t wait to try them.
Thank you for your blog and recipes. I travel all of the time for work and your meals allow me to have great food on the road.
I’m probably just a complete spaz, but is there any neat trick to getting the coconut ‘cream’ out of the can without getting the water evahreywhere? Do you pour the water out first? It seems like every time I try this I make a huge mess – if that’s fairly normal, that’s fine, but if anyone has advice I would mos-def appreciate it.
I also nearly had a conniption looking at the photo for this recipe, so much yummmm – as soon as the Whole30 is over these are gettin’ MADE.
You can poke a knife in the cream down to the bottom then pour the water out. I just usually scoop it right out and leave the water behind
Mmmm this sounds amazing! Have you coconut cream by Aroy D in the carton? That stuff is like so creamy it’s solid…. I’m totally going to try this recipe with that cream. Sin. Ful.
I haven’t. Yum!!
I think that is more like coconut butter so you might get different results.
It’s actually not like coconut butter! It’s like a really thick coconut milk and when refrigerated, it’s like a more dense whipped cream. It’s amazing for sure.
I feel like it’s bad that I’m seventeen and my hip flexors hurt when I squat…. Darn squats
Juli, I just wondered if you could give me some quick advice. I’m finally going to invest in a cheap food processor (so I can actually set about making your recipes which require one) — what sort of minimum size should I aim for? I don’t want to get a cheap mini one that winds up being too small.
I have a 9 cup cuisinart and i absolutely love it!!
Juli,
Your posts are always fun to read, and recipes fun to try. I want to thank you for mentioning your hip issues as it has been a constant problem for me. By bringing it up, it has created a conversation from your readers….and given me new things to try that I haven’t already, in hopes to get relief.
Now, I must go make these bars. 🙂
So obviously, everyone and their dog is going to give you advice. Most of which involves so much action and money (acupuncture, therapy, books…blargh..LOL) but mine involves little more than lying down! Yay!
So I have the same problem…super stiff hip flexors that no amount of stretching or poking at with balls helps….so I took my troubles to the Rumble Roller guys when I was at the Games a couple weeks ago.
He gave me this awesome (lazy) advice: Lay in “Supported Corpse Pose”. If you’ve ever done yoga, that would be the pose where you just lie on your back with your arms near you sides. But instead of lying on the floor, you put a foam roller under your hips. You bend and straighten your legs with the goal of having straight legs for a minimum of 5 minutes. It’s a bit painful on the lower back, but it TOTALLY stretches out your abdominal muscles that lead to your hip flexors which is usually the problem (according to the RR guy).
So legs up to relax, legs down to feel the stretch. I do this 3-4 nights a week while watching Dexter or Weeds. Works like a charm, no more hip flexor problems!
Juli, These were a hit at the local concert in the park last night. I made them immediately after the post, kept the container between to ice bags and served last night, Amazing! Thank you.