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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Since I’m a new local (well moved from Fort Collins) and trying to find some good farmer’s markets in Denver, can you make any suggestions?
PS- Love love love your blog. (three loves might have been excessive. oh well.)
i like the pearl street one in Denver, but i haven’t gone to many other ones
OMG indeed!!! Cannot wait to make this!
Any other yummy suggestions on what else I could use instead of blueberries? (I despise them)…I will be making this……As soon as I’m out of Whole30 prison! LOL
blackberries would be great!
Damn that looks good! I’m going to improvise and use blackberries growing in my yard.
Juli what was the workout?
WORKOUT
15 mins to find a max: High Hang Squat Clean into Hang Squat Clean into Squat Clean.
In between Attempts perform 10 Toes to Bar
THEN, 5 sets of:
With a 2 minute clock:
Sprint 300 m
Max Effort Hang Squat Cleans (135#/95#)
REST 1 minute
Score is total Squat Cleans performed.
Hey Juli!
I so happened to have every ingredient in my apartment and made this right away. My boyfriend about flipped at how good this tasted. I shared this on my Charleston Paleo Facebook page so all the other members can try! Thanks for another great recipe:-)
How do you stay thin? I LOVE your blog. Thank you for all of these great recipes! AND seriously, How do you not gain weight with all of these yummy treats? 🙂 Do you limit to once a week?
lol i wouldn’t say once a week but i don’t eat everything that i bake. i try to give a lot away. it’s just all about moderation
Those look so good! Every time I try to bake with coconut flour my stomach feels really bad after. Is it something you just get used to? Other than almond, which we can’t use bc of an allergy, do you have any other suggestions?
i’m guessing you have an allergy if that’s how you feel so i would stay away from coconut flour. this bread will still turn out just fine without the coconut flour
Just made this with cherries, instead of blueberries. Fantastic!
This looks divine! I really appreciate your love and promotion of desserts in a sea of anti-dessert diet people, paleo or not.
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