Chocolate chip coconut crispies
*Try saying that 5 times fast 😉
Hey hey hey 😀 How’s your weekend going? Hope it’s been lovely so far.
Last night, I met up with some friends to take a High Heel Fit class.
My heels of choice:
Rainbow flip flops 🙂 {Taken off when I got into the studio}
I decided to dance barefoot because it was my first time and knowing my luck (and clumsiness, haha), I would be the one to eat marley. <—the type of dance floor
Here’s the premise of the class:
-SO many types of dance require the women to dance in heels: ballroom, LA music videos, Broadway, etc.
-Each week, they focus on a different style of dancing and choreography so that you can become more comfortable dancing in heels
It felt so amazeballz to REALLY dance again. From the stretches we did in the beginning, I was mentally transported back to college dancing days and we did the splits to warm up. Um, it’s been a while haha 😉
Last night, we did a lyrical-style Lady Gaga dance to “Edge of Glory”, using free-standing ballet bars to crawl and reach in between, kick over, etc. I loved it.
Here’s a video from one of the previous Heel classes so you see what it’s like 🙂
Sassy.
This morning, I woke up early to make some healthy treats to take to work. These would be perfect for a holiday weekend BBQ or party, and took about 10 minutes to put together.
Chocolate Chip Coconut Crispies
(gluten-free; contain honey, so not totally vegan- but maple syrup could be used instead)
Some ingredients:
1. Spray a 7×11” baking dish with nonstick spray
2. In a mixing bowl, combine:
– 2 C crispy brown rice
-1 C gluten-free oats (or regular old fashioned oats)
-1/3 C unsweetened coconut
-1/4 t cinnamon
-pinch of sea salt
3. In a small saucepan heated on medium, add:
-1/2 C cashew butter (or nut butter of choice)
-1/4 C honey (or maple syrup)
-1/4 C coconut oil
-1 t vanilla
Stir until smooth and foodgasmic
4. Add the cashew butter mixture to the dry ingredients and mix well. Stir in 1/3-1/2 C mini chocolate chips –if you put them in the freezer for a while first, they won’t melt like mine did- and press down into the baking dish.
5. Set in the fridge or freezer to harden, cut into squares and feast 🙂
I’m off for my marathon Saturday (salsa, level 3 cardio-strength and ZUUUUUUMBA!) and then it’s the weekend for me too 🙂
Enjoy your day and I’ll see ya later!
xoxo
Gina
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that class looks fun and those treats look so yummy!!!! I think its going to be a winner with my kids <3 thanks!
What a fun way to work out! I love workouts that incorporate the ballet bar- I do this program up in Portland at a studio called Barre3 which combines the ballet bar with pilates for a fun and full on toning workout.
These look so amazingly delicious!!! Have a fun weekend!
Mmmm…those chocolate coconut crispies look delicious! Have a great weekend, Gina! 🙂
Class (and the dance) looks like a lot of fun!
What a fun idea–dancing in heels sounds hard! Those chocolate coconut crispies sound yummy! 🙂 Hope you have a great weekend!
I miss dancing so much, and you just made me miss it even more with that video!
Ahh that class reminds me of my cheer days and learning routines (except in heels and not sneakers ha!)! Looks like a blast =D
What a great idea for a dance class. I used to dance when I was younger and I miss it a lot. I feel like I don’t have the rhythm or even memory to catch on the dance routines quickly, like I used to be able to when I was younger. I guess the best way to improve on that is to get back in it! That really makes me miss dancing now!
I hope your class was fun!!!
that looks like so much fun!!
You definitely know yummy dessert 🙂
Have a great weekend!
That class sounds great! Happy weekend!
I can barely walk in heels, let alone dance in them! I love watching So You Think You Can Dance, and I’m always stunned at the fact that they do all of that IN HEELS! It looks like a really fun class.
it is all about having fun and that class nails it! I hear ya on the shoes…I am all about comfy shoes when dancin!
This recipe is great, works for me, No corn syrup or preservatives (as you know bars like this always have garbage in them, even Fiber One!)…yours are a win-win. 🙂 I have a similiar recipe too. 🙂 People always love em. 🙂
Gina that recipe looks and sounds STELLAR!! I love that it’s nobake, too!
The the cashew butter mixture….I could just pour that into a glass and drink that. For.Real.OMG.
I have a variety of no bake bar recipes that start out with melted PB, butter, some sort of syrup like agave/maple/honey, vanilla, brown sugar…and pour that over some dry ingredients. I love recipes like that and like what you made.
And I have been wearing Rainbows for about 10 years! I buy a new pair every year or 18 mos…as I literally wear the bottom to a paper thin layer. I live in them year round!
I’ve taken classes very similar! It doesn’t feel like exercise, it feels like fun!
That class sounds so fun and the protein bars look AMAZE! Gaaaah! I just love cashew butter!
Looks like fun! I’d love to take a dance class.
I actually tried to say “flip flop fit” five times fast. It did not go well.
That looks so fun! Thanks for the video – I was having a hard time envisioning it!
That class looks super fun!
I almost wish I hadn’t just baked some peppermint chocolate chippers, or else I’d make that dessert! Looks fab!
Those treats look yummy!!
I loooooove Rainbows! So comfy!!
hahaha loved that you just used amazeballs! Do you read PerezHilton??
Those squares/bars look tastearama! I hope you had a good day at work 😀
That class looks like so much fun 🙂 And those bars sound really good…I love a new gluten-free treat! Thanks for sharing.
Wow that class looks absolutely terrifying to me! But very cool! 🙂 Dancing is definitely not my forte! I’m telling myself it’s just because i’m tall but I think it’s more down to my utter lack of coordination! 😀
Looks like a super fun class!
WOW, those crispies sound incredible!
side note: have you seen the Rainbows w. crystals? My roomie just got a pair — so cute — and I think they look Fitnessista-ish 😉
what?! i haven’t seen them! on the prowl…..
haha
Were your’s bars? I made it and mine came more like cereal. I think it would need something like marshmallow creme or something gluey to hold it together, maybe? It was easy, quick and it’s good, though! I pressed the frozen choc. chips and some almond slices on the top, with some extra coconut. It looked terrific, it just didn’t slice but more crumbled. But it was just for home so no biggie! Thanks for the recipe.
did you chill it? i put it in the freezer and they hardened really well
I did, but only in the frig. Maybe that’s the difference. I also used Coach’s Oats, which might’ve made things different, too.
I made three blog recipes yesterday. One went straight in the trash (a Mama Pea recipe, oddly), the other (Dr. Furhmans’ Anti-Cancer soup) was a major fail but I’m going to choke all 1.5 gallons of it down because it has too many veggies to throw out, and this one. So being crumbly was minor! Like I said, at least it was quick, easy and tastes great!
Hey, totally unrelated, but when I put on my makeup I always think to myself I should thank you for the Buxom and Nars recs. LOVE them! And then I think I should suggest you wear high SPF sunscreen on your face through your pregnancy, if you’re not already. I think we have similar skin and I got terrible melasma from pregnancy (also in AZ) and it’s still here 12 years later.
good to know that mine was the least of the fails 🙂
so glad you’re liking the makeup! i’ve been wearing origins spf 25- do you think i need to go higher?
You’re probably ok if you watch for dark splotches, and if your mom didn’t have it. I’d wear hats for long periods in direct sun. TJ’s sells a cheap, zinc-based (no chem.) sunscreen, if you do decide to step up the SPF. If you do get melasma, CoverFX brand at Sephora has great products to hide it.
Half my pan of spoon-bars is gone.
thank you!
That video made me miss your class. I have my month at Breakout to use – I need to get in there! Of course I will probably end up standing there like a dork and watching in awe all of the amazing dancers.
whatever! come to zumba with me 🙂 you’ll love it
I would for sure fall on my face too. Cashew butter makes everything better. End of story
Dancing in heels is so painful! My feet are always numb after a night out of dancing. 😛 It sounds like I need that class!
The bars look delicious. I can’t believe how long your nails are lasting. Mine lasted 2-3 days. What is your secret? I think I’m really rough with my hands 🙁
mine have been lasting about 2 weeks! do you put clear polish on after?? also, do you clean your nails w nail polish remover before you stick them on?
oooh that dance looks like loads of fun. It’s kind of like the Pussycat Class at my studio Sedusa Studios. Though we haven’t used chairs in any of the classes I’ve taken, unless it was the Chair Lap Dance lol.
Quick question. I love wearing flip flops, but lately I’ve noticed that they have been hurting my feet (ankles, heels, arches). I was wondering if you knew of any flip flips that were stylish but comfy to wear for both pregnant and non alike?
my rainbow flip flops are the comfiest ones and i love the arches in them
these look delish! do you need to store these in the fridge?
Just made my own version of your crispy bars with Rice Twice cereal, flax crunchies, peanut butter/sunflower seed butter, and peanuts instead of shredded coconut (only because I’m out!)… they’re in the freezer now! 🙂