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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darn, I have an egg allergy, how do I substitute and still have it be paleo?!
Dina: This is from care2 dot com / green living
To replace one egg:
1 tablespoon ground flaxseeds
3 tablespoons water (or other liquid)
Stir together until thick and gelatinous.
You can also use whole flaxseeds:
1 tablespoon whole flaxseeds
4 tablespoons water (or other liquid)
Process seeds in a blender to a fine meal, add liquid and blend well.
Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/flaxseed-egg-substitute.html#ixzz2LOUQ60lz
I made these for a 2nd time and added 1/2 tsp of finely ground instant coffee to the recipe… So tasty!
Juli,
Thank you for your Awesome recipes and great humor! I have made these Amazing brownies about 5 or 6 times and tonight I added an “icing” of sorts. I warmed some Almond butter (to make it easier to spread) and spread it on top of the brownie. Peanut butter could also be used but, to remain “Paleo” the almond butter is perfect! Holy crap!! You MUST try it this way! It is CRAZY GOOD!!!
So, are these healthy or not because I am telling myself they are okay?
You make that judgement Laura. I would much rather eat these than real brownies. And I don’t feel sick eating them. So I say yes. In moderation.
These were wayyy too coconutty.. Could i sub something else? Like walnut oil or Ghee?
Wow! I never thought I’d bake after going Paleo. Thanks for sharing your baking genius!! I subbed 3/4 cup pumpkin and these were awesome enough to taste “real” to my 5-year old!
I made paleo penang for dinner, and out of pure insanity, decided to try this recipe out at 9:30PM. After baking the sweet potato for 45 minutes (I guess my potater was a big ‘un) I am now in the home stretch: 15 minutes until I can take this delicious-looking thing out of the oven. I just might follow in your foot steps and eat the whole damn thing. I’m gong to take a leap of faith and give you 5 stars.
I was DYING for something sweet today and found this recipe. For once I had all the ingredients (except coconut flour, but almond flour worked great!) and that never happens. So I threw this together and now I can’t stop picking at them. Slowly eating a brownie or two or maybe 3 through the day is better than in one sitting, right? LOL
LOVE this recipe!! And so did my kids, which is even more amazing!
UNBELIEVABLY GREAT. Also unbelievably difficult not to eat the entire pan- CAUTION!
OMG indeed. These are RIDICULOUS!!! I accidentally used 2 small sweet potatoes instead of 1, so maybe had a little extra. Added extra cocoa, cut the honey to 1/4 c. and used chopped dark choc instead of choc chips. AMAZING.