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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LOVE these! I just put a batch in the oven. I’ve been individually wrapping them and putting them in the freezer. That way I don’t devour the entire pan in one sitting. I can grab one out of the freezer and enjoy it as my late afternoon sweet treat…guilt free! Thanks for the awesome recipes.
girrrrrrl, your ass is awesome! you are so fit (and inspiring!) I’m so excited to make these! i recently decided i was lifting enough weight to eat some carbs (maybe it’ll help my brain work?) I’m curious if coconut flour gives anyone else bloating? or terrrrrrible gas?? people will need to watch out around me the next few days because these brownies look worth it! thanks
no gas for me with those. chocolate sometimes does it though..
Coconut flour is really high in fiber and ALWAYS gives my family gas an bloating when we eat too much.
I am making these right now…. why do I keep thinking that bits of bacon would be delicious in the brownies!?
because you’re smart
THANK YOU FOR ROCKING FATHERS’ DAY! These are delicious. No weird texture. Very chocolatey. Super moist. Even the nephews with Celiac loved them.
Wholly mother of paleo! These are delicious. I made them last night and I am grateful that I mustered up the self-discipline to only have one… now I am having another with my cup of coffee this morning. So good! Thanks. 😀
So I am not much of a baker, or food preparer in any sense really, but I decided to be wild and try out this recipe. Not only did I love them, but my roommate, best friend, and fellow CFers as well. I made a second batch a week after the first and have been demanded to bring them to our upcoming cookout at our CrossFit gym. Thank you so much for the recipe, you’re amazing!
I made these last night. My first paleo baking adventure, they turned out pretty damn good. Will these make my butt look big? I sure as hell hope so.
It’s worked for me.
These are fantastic! I made them for a scholarship fundraiser where we had to make enough samples for 300 people. I ended up doing eight 13 x 9 pans. I have sent a number of people to this site for the recipe. Thanks for so many wonderful ones.
Holy moly that’s a lot of brownies! Thank you so much for the support John!
I’m mildly disappointed. I thought I was pretty funny…… and then I read your blog. I only laugh at truly funny sh#$t and when I read your recipe posts, there is mediocre to extreme and abundant laughter involved. Your talented and I’m a big fan. Thanks for that. Anyways, about this recipe, it’s great. I’m a chocolate whore so I added more cocoa and I also made them into little mini cupcakes and filled the centers with yummy stuff. I like to get creative…mainly only in the kitchen. So thanks Julie, you’re pretty rad 🙂
i just made these and im having to make a 2nd batch because my roommate wants to take them to work….oh and my boss wants to meet and or marry you, we are both in fitness. just a short drive over to texas 🙂