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 can i use in place of almond butter? Sadly, i am allergic to tree nuts.
sunbutter
what can i use instead of coconut. I am allergic to it. Txs
you really need the coconut cream for this recipe 🙁 there’s no changing that part. i’m sorry!
Made them, loved them, didn’t want to share them. Def are easier to made than it first looks. This dessert is going to the top of my list! Thank you!
I made these and they turned out incredible! We’ve been Paleo for just a few weeks now, and a dessert this delicious keeps me from even caring about any of the refined sugar treats I used to eat. Thank you so much for sharing!!
This is by far the MOST delicious thing I have EVER tasted! Thank you for helping to stay on the Paleo track soo much easier with amazing recipes like this! Even my husband, (who loathes the day I turned the family Paloe) LOVES this!
Recipe is genius. I had hip pain for years. Turned out it was a herniated disc in lumbar region causing the pain. Either way you should get it looked at. Pain is not right.
I had hip pain for a year and no one could solve it, until I went to a physio that works on pelvic floor issues. Essentially my pelvic floor and wall were so tight they were not working correctly and also pulling on hip ligaments. I now do trigger point therapy (yep internally) and voila finally no more hip pain. I can feel it creeping back after a lot of kettlebell work but 2min of trigger point massage gets rid of it. Just a different point of view, cause I tried dry needling, massage, osteo, physio and was In a lot of pain.
And yum those bars look amazing….
I love the recipes I see posted on Facebook but I don’t see a way to pin them on Pinterest directly from this page. Am I missing the pin button??
sorry, i had to take that down back when I had some issues with my website. I’ll try to get that back up on the site asap!
These are delicious!!!!!! Thank you so much.
I loved these! So good, I can’t wait to make them again. My favorite part was the crust, and I can’t help but think of all the possible ways to change this up. I think I might make key lime bars using recipe.
Also, I just started my family on a paleo diet about 3 weeks ago, and I’m blogging about it just to show what an average, unhealthy family might experience during this major lifestyle change. So far it’s been good, and I’ve featured so many of your recipes on my blog. I wouldn’t have survived this far without you, so thanks! By the way, my blog is cleanupyourhealth.blogspot.com