I. Love. Cheescake. And now, I don’t have to feel guilty about it!
Check out this recipe for Paleo Strawberry Cheescake that I found on Lisa’s Nutrition Blog. If any of you try and make this, give us a shout out in the comments section and let us know how it tastes…
Paleo Strawberry Cheescake
Crust
1 cup Walnuts
1 cup Pecans
5 Medjool Dates
1 tsp Lemon Juice
1 tsp Vanilla
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Sea Salt
Soak the nuts in water for at least one hour. Drain nuts and place all ingredients in a food processor and process until fine. The mixture should look crumbled and begin sticking together. Press crust mixture into the bottom of a 9 inch spring form pan. (You can try putting your hands in two small ziploc bags and pressing it in with your hands, as it works really well and doesn’t make a mess.) Set aside and make filling.
Cheesecake Filling
2 cups Raw Cashews
16 oz. Strawberries
3/4 cup Coconut Oil (when liquid)
1-2 tbsp Agave
1 tsp Lemon Juice
1/4 tsp Sea Salt
Soak cashews in water at least one hour. Place coconut oil jar in a pan of hot water to melt into liquid form. Drain cashews and place in the food processor along with the agave, lemon juice, and sea salt. Begin to process the cashews while slowly adding in the liquid coconut oil through the top. Process until mixture is smooth. Add the strawberries a few pieces at a time, blending until smooth. Pour mixture over the prepared crust, cover with wax paper (you can also use Glad Press-n-Seal.) Place in the freezer until firm, about 3 hours or overnight, this will set the mixture. Remove and place in the refrigerator at least an hour prior to serving. Makes 16 servings.
Today’s Workout
Buy-in: Be warm before class!
Technical WOD: Power Clean
Cleans are a common movement in crossfit wods and done right are a great way of developing power through the hips and legs. The “power” part of the power clean refers to the fact that the bar will not be caught on the shoulders in a full squat position – it will be propelled upwards high enough with the hips and legs that the catch occurs with only a quarter squat.
1. Hang Power Clean – from pockets to shoulders
- 4 x 3 with light load or bar
- focus on arms straight until bar is traveling upwards
- elbows out then quickly around to full rack
2. Hang Power Clean – below knee start
- 4 x 3 with light load or bar
- smooth and slow to pockets, explode up
3. Power Clean – from floor
- 4 x 3
- smooth and slow up from floor, past knees to pockets then explode
Cash-Out: “The Big Easy”
- 4 rounds for max total repetitions: •30 seconds max pullups •30 seconds rest •30 seconds max double unders •30 seconds rest.
- Consider adjusting the number of rounds if you are not used to this volume of work with pullups
Zone 2: scale to single skips (divide total skips by 2 when calculating score)
Zone 1: scale as needed
