Yep. That just happened.
I LOVE these bars. Pure joy in a bit. Or 18. Whichever route your mouth takes you. These would be perfect for a Saint Patty’s Day celebration! Why? Because I said so. And I was too lazy to create a paleo corned beef and cabbage recipe. Mainly because I didn’t want to eat it. I’m sure it’s delicious, but I’d rather eat caramel bars all day, every day. And I can do all that because it’s my blog. Winning!
I saw a full camouflage truck today. Complete camo. Yeah. That was a good idea.
The other day, my friend Missy gave me the idea of making vanilla chai almond butter. And I did it. And ate it all in one day. I wish I were lying. Thankfully I didn’t make a ton of it because I knew I would be alone in the house with it later that night, but it still stared at me for a good 30 minutes, until I consumed all of it.
I totes have a new crush. Not a man, sadly. I have come to terms with the fact that I will never meet the man of my dreams in Colorado. It’s just fact. I will have to go somewhere far from here to find a normal, attractive, incredibly fantastic man. Who is single. That’s a must…as you’ve heard from my past rants.
Holy balls, tangent, my new crush. Back on it. Her name is Joy, Joy the Baker. My other friend Joy introduced me to Joy the Baker’s blog and I was instantly hooked. All because she’s hilarious, and has some awesome photography. How are all these blog people so good at photography and I suck ass? Probably because I don’t have a crazy amazing camera. Yeah, that’s it, it’s the cameras fault.
Sometimes, when I cook a lot of food, I can smell myself when I workout. Then I want to throw up, mid workout. Like today, while I am doing the Open wod 12.4. 150 wall balls smelling like bacon is sure to make anyone uncomfortable. So excited.
Oh and btw, I will be putting together a post of everything I eat in a day to post on Saturday. Had a few questions about what my daily food intake looks like. It really is different every day so hopefully this helps. You can also look back at my first post about what my day usually looks like! It’s pretty boring. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Caramel Pecan Bars
- Yield: 5-6 1x
Ingredients
For the crust
- 1.5 cups pecans
- 3/4 cup almond flour/meal
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1 egg, whisked
- 1 tablespoon raw honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
For the caramel
- 12–14 medjool dates, pitted and soaked in water for an hour
- 5–6 tablespoons canned coconut milk
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
- Add your pecans to a food processor and blend until you get more of a meal or flour, then add your melted coconut oil, raw honey and vanilla until you get a very delicious pecan butter.
- Add that pecan butter to a large bowl then add your almond flour/meal, baking soda and powder and salt, then add your egg and whisk all ingredients together.
- Grease a bread loaf pan with coconut oil and then add your crust ingredients to the pan and use a spoon to spread out evenly.
- Put in oven and bake for around 25-30 minutes or until middle is cooked completely through. Use the toothpick method to test it.
- While the crust bakes, lightly clean out your food processor (I licked it clean so I didn’t have an issue having to use any dish soap. wow.) then add your dates.
- Turn on until dates have broken down (less than a minute) then add your coconut milk tablespoon by tablespoon to the dates while the food processor is still running. Then add your water as well.
- And add your vanilla extract and pinch of salt.
- Process until you get a caramel. BOOM.
- Once your crust is done baking, let cool for about 10-15 minutes.
- Top caramel over crust using a spoon to smooth out.
- Put in fridge for 30 minutes to an hour to set. Or consume right then really.
- Keep in fridge if you have leftovers!
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More Layered Caramel:
Salted Caramel Cookie Ice Cream Cups
Holiday Raspberry Caramel Tart
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AHHHH!!!! I used all of the rest of my dates making the apple bars, and wont be making it to costco until sunday. WHYYYYYYYYY
go there NOW
So, i looked at your picture and thought you had made a double layer bar – with brownies underneath. Then after reading the recipe i realized it was just the reflection off your dark plate that looks like a brownie (either i am dreaming of brownies all the time or you probably outta buy a crazy expensive camera that takes the picture for you already, woman! heehee j/k). Long story short I am making these immedietly and I might just splurge and put a brownie layer. Drooling…….
Meredith—-YOURE A GENIUS
I want to make these for breakfast RIGHT NOW but sadly my dates are in the freezer. I’m excited to make them though, they look amazing!
It sounds like you had great self control with the vanilla chai almond butter….we may have to seal the jar for Kelly and Ash because I don’t have self control and may open it on the plane home:)
I have had a jar of almond butter taunting me all week and didn’t open it so that’s improvement! Using it to make your apple bars this weekend….wooohooo! Gotta love food
Lol i had issues with that almond butter. It will be good when you’re here, I can pawn it off on you. Can’t wait for you to get here Missy!
You are an evil genius! Can’t wait to make. I think we all deserve these after 12.4. I just gotta make sure people are around so I can share or I will eat the entire pan. Zero self control.
You’ll definitely deserve them after that wod!!
Why do I read your posts while I’m at work and nowhere near a food processor, dates, almond butter and all of life’s necessities? I am dumb and now starving.
Also, just to give you a heads up – next time I visit CO I will be making an appearance at your gym and your kitchen. Don’t be surprised, or freaked out. kthanxbye!
Deal, just let me know when you’re heading out!!
you are my heroine!
I don’t know what that means, but I like it
LOVE Joy the Baker, she’s amazing…but unfortunately I shouldn’t eat most of what she cooks so instead I stare hungrily lol. Actually though these caramel bars look like something she’d make, which means I might actually make them…mmmm caramel.
I wish Joy and I could bake together, sh*t could get real
Wowzerooni!! These are amazballs awesomeballs incredible!!! Have had to remove myself from the kitchen and go workout while they set otherwise I would have eaten the whole batch out of the tin/blender.
Your ‘treats’ are just too tasty miss. How can I be a good paleo convert with deliciousness like this around? I am slowly converting my room mates on the sly aswell and this is going to go along way to turning them completely.
I love your recipes, I do also make lots of the meaty ones and they are always good. Thank you so much for the inspiration and keeping it real.
Good luck with 12.4……!
Vicks xxx
PS Meredith that brownie idea is inspired! Sounds amazing 🙂 x
That’s so freaking awesome you already tried them Vicki!! Glad you’re liking the treats!
Bars of course look awesome but knowing that you like cabbage and shredded meat, you might give corned beef and cabbage a roll. Definite winner.
I may someday Tom
If the truck was camo, how did you see it??
HEYYYOOO. That was dumb.
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