Gluten free, paleo, vegan, egg free, peanut free, no bake and SO easy to make!
No one will ever guess that such fudgy chocolate balls could possibly be 100% free of sugar, butter, and flour.
Shhhh… no need to tell anyone they’re healthy. 
Healthy?
Who, me?
Since creating recipes is my full-time job, I try at least two new recipe experiments every day, and this was one of the successes of last week.
Today, I’m working on chocolate chunk cookies, molten chocolate pudding cake, and chocolate raspberry truffle ice cream.
So basically, it’s going to be one big chocolate fest.
But that’s no different from any other day!
I’m also working on some non-chocolate recipes, and of course I have to cook actual meals as well…
I’ve gotten really good at multitasking in the kitchen; it’s not hard to make a bunch of things at once if you’ve already made a mess.
German Chocolate Fudge Bites
(Makes 10-14 balls)
Inspired by my Hot Fudge Brownie Larabars
- 3/4 cup pitted dates (120g)
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/16 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp cocoa or cacao powder
- 2 tbsp shredded coconut
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup raw pecans
- optional: feel free to add some chocolate chips
Blend all ingredients together very well. I recommend using a food processor for best results, as they’ll be very sticky in a blender. Squish the dough together – I transferred the dough to a plastic bag then smushed it together in the bag. It’s much less messy this way! Roll into balls, cookie-cuttered shapes, or bars… or you can even use it for a pie crust!
Link Of The Day:
Thank you for this awesome recipe! These turned out yummy and chocolatey and was exactly what I needed since I wanted a good chocolate dessert but without the refined sugar and cream. All the sweetness comes from the dates and it’s packed with fiber and natural goodness!
I made these last night but added a little sugar free caramel, granola, and mashed banana to hold it all together. It was amazing! Thanks!
I made these with half walnuts and half cashews since that’s what I had and they’re delicious! Toddler approved too – he stole a second one off the counter 😉
I made these tonight, and LOVED them! My four-year-old boy loved them too. I brought them to the table for dessert, and my son had a mini butterfinger candy bar in his hand. He took a bite of the Butterfinger, then tried one of these German-Chocolate Fudge Bites. He put the Butterfinger down and reached for another German-Chocolate Fudge Bite! I will definitely be making these again.
This are DEE-licious! I have made a few times in my Vitamix and it is do-able HOWEVER it is really annoying to scoop it all out of the bottom under the blade and also- for some reason if you do not get it right up to full speed (like you do when making almond butter) and tamper it, the almonds become ROCK HARD. Cant bite them at ALL.
I went off sugar a few weeks back and was craving something with chocolate. I just made these. I didn’t get an overwhelming fudge flavor like I was hoping for. I added some olive oil to help them mix up right & switched the pecans to macadamia nuts. In the future this could easily be fixed by soaking the dates with a little bit of water 15 min prior to blending. These were really good, not too sweet, and reminded me of the filling you might find in those fruit & nut boxed candies. I would make these again with some sort of melted chocolate mix to dip these in. I feel like a hard chocolate shell would be a great finishing touch.
So, I was quite skeptical about the concept; but I’ve been looking desperately for a “healthy” treat that I won’t feel guilty about, IF I decide to partake of it on a daily basis. My Nanny made a fantabulous German Chocolate Cake when I was little, so I decided I would take my foray into healthier desserts a bit further with this chosen one. (I’ve already made your cookie pie, which my healthfood averse fiance’ inhaled.) Anywho, I was very pleasantly surprised! I LOVE them. I did add 2T of chocolate chips to the concoction. With my addition and making 10 balls, the nutritionals are 97 calories and 5.8 grams of fat. I can have two of them for less calories and fat than a candy bar AND get in some health benefits while I stuffing my face! I am totally stoked to try more of your recipes and will never doubt said recipes again!
I love this recipe and have made it many times. It totally satisfies my German chocolate cake loving, diabetic husband. Thank you so much
These were sooooo good! They tasted like brownies! I can’t get enough of these!
These taste WONDERFUL… And are very addictive