I looooove these things. These little jars of joy. These parfaits that make you feel like you are the naughtiest b*tch to hit the paleo scene. Oh how I love them. And you will too.
So have you ever had one of those workouts that make you feel like your muscles are going to rip out of your legs? Or that your lungs have begun to make mucusy balls of fire that you incessantly cough up for hours post workout? Well I had one of those workouts yesterday at CrossFit Broadway. After doing 2 min rounds of 200m sprints with as many hang squat cleans right after, I thought I was going to pass out. I don’t know why I loved it, but I totally did. Maybe because I got a pedicure right after with 3 awesome ladies. But the workout did put a cramp in my style…I couldn’t fall asleep for a good hour because my body was so achy. I don’t really know why I told you this story but it was a big part of my day, ok?!?
Moving on. I have big plans this weekend. Big. I plan on going to Red Rocks to workout Saturday morning then going straight to the pool to get my tan on. If you’ve never heard of Red Rocks, google that sh*t. It’s one of the greatest places on earth. Then Sunday I plan on going to the farmers market and trying out a ton of food trucks. That’s actually all I got. Sorry for the terrible stories today. My b.
Blueberry Carrot Cake Parfaits
- Yield: 3-4 1x
Ingredients
- 2 large carrots, finely shredded
- 2/3 cup almond butter
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons raw honey
- 35 grams (or 1 heaping scoop) Vanilla Primal Fuel (or 2 tablespoons coconut flour if you do not eat or use protein powder)
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup Enjoy Life Mini Chocolate Chips (optional)
- 1 (14 ounces) can full fat coconut milk, refrigerated overnight
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon raw honey
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Shred carrots as thin as possible. Place in large bowl.
- Add almond butter and eggs and mix well.
- Then add honey, protein powder (or coconut flour), cinnamon, baking powder and salt and mix well.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Grease an 8×8 glass baking dish with coconut oil, pour batter into the dish and place in oven. Bake for 35 minutes or until the top of the cake has a nice crust to it.
- Let cool before cutting in bite sized cubes.
- Once carrot cake is cooled and diced, scoop out the coconut cream that has hardened and risen to the top of the can. (Leave behind the coconut water to use for protein drinks/shakes).
- Place coconut cream in a bowl and mix with fork or whisk to soften. Then add vanilla extract and honey and mix well to combine.
- Add fresh blueberries to a bowl with maple syrup and place in microwave for 2 minutes and 30 seconds then use a fork to mash up the blueberries. If you do not want to use a microwave, cook over a stovetop until blueberries explode.
- Now layer the parfaits. Carrot cake, coconut milk whipped cream, blueberry sauce, then repeat.
Notes
This will make 3 jars full depending on the size of the jar, but can easily serve 4 or more.
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Ummm… yes Please!!!
Do you just use your food processor’s shredding attachment for the carrots?
most of the time!
All good stuff – parfaits (which I never even considered could exist without long-forgotten cereals, cool!), excruciating workouts that bliss you out, and great pursuits for weekending. Enjoy!
How about using pumpkin in place of carrots?
that would probably work!
I have never had this thought before, but those photos make me want to lick my computer screen!
I am making these ASAP!
Gotta go get some blueberries!
Assuming you don’t eat all of these at once….does the coconut cream keep its form when the parfaits are refrigerated?
i would create them right before you serve them because the whipped cream gets a little soft and seeps into the carrot cake, but it’s still delicious either way!
hahaha oh boy, these look badass. i’ve been going through carrots like a maniac.
You list raw honey twice. Do we need 3 tbs plus 1 tsp?
yes, first for the carrot cake and then for the coconut milk whipped cream
I just made your carrot cake last night!! Totally getting blueberry’s today to make this fantastic little treat for tomorrow morning!
Blarg! Why must all these oven based treats fly out of my computer screen in AUGUST in AUSTIN! It’s going to be 106 today so maybe I could just put it outside for a while with a little tin foil over it.
Unfortunately, the heat of summer prevents me from using the oven. It causes spontaneous self-combustion.
I guess it’s good that the internet will still be around in a few months when it gets cold again.