This weekend didn’t feel like a weekend. Probably because I was stuck inside for most of it. It snowed like 3 feet. Not really, probably like 16 inches, but I’m pretty sure my car only comes 5 inches off the ground, no it’s not a ghetto low rider, well maybe, but I seriously couldn’t even pull onto the street. I spent 30 minutes cleaning off my car to only make it 2 feet into the street. Ok, that was an exaggeration. I made it like 4 inches into the street. So my friend Sergio had to take me under his wing and drive me everywhere. I love feeling 15 again. Relying on others to grocery shop, work, and workout is really fulfilling.
But the weekend still turned out pretty fun. Laura, Sergio and I played the 3 best friends card and did everything together. We went to breakfast together, went grocery shopping together, then helped each other pick out outfits. Well Sergio sat there and rolled his eyes as I took 12 shirts out of my closet. I hate dressing up. My PaleOMG shirts are way easier to sport. And my boobs are way more comfortable in sports bras. You just can’t always wear a sports bra with real people clothes. Dumb.
So I wore my big girl bra to a show we went to see downtown. We saw Passion Pit or Passion Pit’s DJ or a person from Passion Pit. I don’t really know. I think I’ve heard like 2 Passion Pit songs so I didn’t really know what to expect. But I was pleasantly surprised by feeling like an old fart. The venue was bumping with teenagers who were excited to get out of their parents house and be able to dry hump while on hallucinogenic drugs. What better way to spend your Saturday night eh?!?! Drugs are weird. Teenagers making out while trying to dance to some kind of beat is weirder.
Guess what else I did this weekend?! Sweated my ass off while shoveling our sidewalk. Maybe we shouldn’t have waited until it was complete ice slush. And when I say we, I mean me. Laura sat and watched. And took pictures. I did an overhead squat with a shovel just to be really creative and original. I should send that pic into the main site. I’M SURE they would totally use it. Wanna see it?! Sh*t yeah you do.
I’m watching Dirty Dancing. I love watching movies that I’ve seen a hundred times. They get more corny every time I watch them. This guy just walked up to Baby and said ‘This danish is pure protein”….like what? Missing some of those lines in movies makes me really develop of disappointment in myself. A line like THAT and all I remember is ‘Nobody puts Baby in the corner’?? That’s stupid. You disappoint me JB.
OH!!! And I did handstands in my house. No big deal.
Sweet Potato Brownies
- Yield: 5-8 1x
Ingredients
- 1 sweet potato
- 3 eggs, whisked
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1/3 cup raw honey
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons coconut flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Time to bake that sweet potato. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees, use a fork to puncture holes all around it, then throw in the oven for 25-30 minutes. (I’m sure you could microwave it, but I like the ole fashioned way. I’m just so ole fashioned)
- Once your sweet potato is soft and cooked through, peel off the skin and mash it up in a bowl. And turn your oven down to 350 degrees.
- Now add your wet ingredients: eggs, coconut oil, honey, and vanilla to the bowl and mix together.
- Then add your dry ingredients: coconut flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and chocolate chips.
- Mix well to incorporate all that goodness.
- Pour into an 8×8 glass baking dish
- Bake for 30-35 minutes.
- Let rest to cool a bit.
- Eat those b*tches. Try not to eat them all in one sitting. Like what may have happened in my kitchen….oops.
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OMG 🙂 I am going to bake these, as soon as I figure out what Good Life choc chips are….I am in Australia… And don’t think we have em here, Juli, any hints for something else xxx
Dark chocolate chips would work just fine!
Holy crap! I made these twice in the last 2 days. The first time I thought I would be “clever” and just throw it all in a blender and blend it…made the consistency to light and airy for a brownie. The second time I got fancy and (this may sound disgusting) used bacon grease instead of coconut oil (cuz thats how I roll) and topped them with home made candied bacon ( essentially bacon fried with maple syrup) Dear lord these are a bit too good!! AND they seem to become denser and chocolatier (sp) when stored in the fridge. SO AWESOME!! My 4 year old (pickiest eater on the planet and avid hater of anything potato, even french fries!! LOVES THESE!!)
oh and I used 1/2 cup maple syrup instead of honey, and sprinkled some sea salt on with the bacon …just ate 3 for breakfast….and MAY have eaten 3 or 4ish for dinner last night….
I’ve been baking long enough that I should know to make adjustments for recipes created in the arid mile-high city and lowly, humid Texas 🙂 Plus, I prefer my brownies a bit more cake-like. That said, the flavor of these was outstanding and I ate a few (exact number not important) burning fingers and tongue in the process. Will definitely make these again with my personal adjustments.
It’s my birthday this week and I’ve been very very good for the last month. I deserve these so I will make them. I will enjoy them and will feel no guilt when I eat the entire batch and have to make more so others can share the love.
Just made these while on vacation in Ormond Beach, FL. AMAZEBALLS AND AWESOMESAUCE GIRL!!! Your recipe made my hubby think about going Paleo! Well almost. What a great dessert following the speckled sea trout we caught and pan-seared in coconut oil with sautéed squashes and fresh sliced tomatoes over a bed of spinach. A great refuel after visiting a box at the beach – East Ormond Beach CrossFit with Melissa Kiel, RAWK!!!
This paleo thing is new for me so going to the natural food store to get the ingredients was really fun. I’ve been struggling because veggies and meat don’t quite make good substitutes for the cookie dough I’ve been so used to having. 🙂 But these brownies are the BOMB!!! You have NO idea how happy you made me today when I tasted these delicious, moist, scrumptuous treats! I’m going to keep going down your recipe list and trying new things to keep from going crazy. I can’t thank you enough!
I can’t wait to try this once im off the whole30!
katy–i just completed my Whole30, and these were my first treat to myself. they are SO good! they are worth the wait!
i doubled the amount of cocoa to make them more chocolatey–taste the batter after you add each extra T to see if it’s how you like it–and baked them in individual portioned muffin cups.
OMG I am in love!! I just made these and I hope my husband likes them because if he doesn’t I have no one to blame when they are all gone!! Thank you for another awesome recipe =)
Any suggestions on how to make these without the honey? My box is doing a challenge right now and we can’t have honey. Not sure about the choc chips either.
You could try without Krystle, but i’m not sure they’ll be any good, just try them when the challenge is over!
I used Birch Xylitol instead of the honey and cacao nibs for a nice crunch! Yummy☺