These quick and easy Flourless Fudge Brownie Bites make the perfect little healthy snack for any time of day! Made with just 6 real-food Paleo ingredients, you can keep these on hand for an easy, feel-good solution to any chocolate craving.
I went through something like 4 batches of this recipe before finally deciding to post it! Why? Well, at first, it was because it seemed a bit too basic and “easy” to even be considered a recipe. I know, that’s silly. We all want more easy recipes, so easy is a good thing!
Second, I wanted to try a couple of variations of this recipe to see if I could make it, er, prettier. You see, brownie bites might taste awesome, but, they are less than impressive to look at – although maybe that’s because I was too busy popping them in my mouth one by one to notice and/or appreciate they’re appearance.
Anyway, by round 3 I finally decided these were worthy of sharing, but not of course until I made one more batch, just to make sure.
I’m definitely not feeling sorry for myself for having made 4 batches of these over the past month – they’re now a staple in my everyday life that I’m not about to give up anytime soon!
I’ve varied the recipe 3 times, and, honestly do not have a favorite version – they all came out delicious, fudgey, perfectly chocolatey and really satisfying as a little treat after a meal. Any meal, really, they’re healthy enough to be “breakfast dessert” so don’t feel an ounce of guilt for grabbing one or two any time of day.
I’ve stored these in the freezer and also the fridge, and once again, both ways work! In my opinion, they do taste better when chilled for awhile (I think most Paleo desserts do) and for summer I’d say go freezer, all the way. In fact, you could probably put these on sticks and call them fudgesicle cake pops or something and they would be perfect. See how the wheels start spinning?
Anyway, this is a great basic recipe for flourless fudge brownie bites with or without the stick, the chocolate chips, or any other add ins you want to throw in. I’ve found keeping mine simple makes the richness of the dark chocolate stand out, but the mini chocolate chips add a nice sweetness too. As you’ll see in the recipe below, you can also make these with or without coconut cream – without the coconut cream they will be a bit more dense, and less “round looking” when they bake, but equally as flavorful and fudgey. You can’t lose, is what I’m saying! Not to mention they’re one-bowl and bake up so quickly, there’s no excuse not to try!
Flourless Fudge Brownie Bites {Paleo & Dairy Free}
Easy Flourless Fudge Brownie Bites {Paleo & Dairy Free}
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/2 cup organic refined coconut oil melted and cooled to almost room temp
- 1/4 cup organic unsweetened canned coconut cream*
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder or raw cacao powder
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Mini chocolate chips to top** I used Enjoy Life Brand
Instructions
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Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a mini muffin pan with mini baking liners
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In a large mixing bowl whisk together the egg, maple syrup, vanilla and coconut oil until very smooth (I used a hand blender for this step) If using coconut cream, blend it in now as well***
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Slowly blend in the cocoa powder until fully combined and very smooth. The batter should have a thick pudding consistency at this point.
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Spoon into the mini muffin liners 3/4 of the way up, then sprinkle on mini chocolate chips if using. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes (or until just set), remove from oven and cool completely on wire racks.
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Store in the refrigerator or freezer for the best texture and flavor. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
*Optional but recommended - I used this brand. You can also use just the thick part of full fat, canned coconut milk if you don't have cream!
**Optional but delicious and so cute!
***Blend or whisk the coconut cream so it's smooth prior to adding
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What treats/sweet snacks do you have on hand basically always?
Have you tried/cooked/baked with coconut cream?
Hellllllo heaven! These look SO good and SO simple! Yum!
Thanks! They totally are!
Hi I made these today. Very tasty but a bit crumbly. Any ideas why? Do you think adding another egg might help? Very yummy thank you.
I think another egg would make them too cake, sort of like a mini muffin, but you could do that for an extra binder. For me, keeping them frozen makes them fudgier and not crumbly!
Thanks I have put in freezer, will let you know.
OMG YES. These are happening today!
Love how fudgy these look, sort of like brownies for breakfast 😀
Pinning!
Instead of putting them in muffin liners, can I put it all into a pan to bake?
not sure that would work with this, but maybe a loaf pan lined with parchment?
Thank you! If I did this, would the baking time take the same amount?
Yes it would take longer, not totally sure how much longer though so I’d suggest watching and taking it out once it looks nearly set.
Thank you so much, I can’t wait to make this!
Hi Michele,
I love your Flourless Fudge Brownie Bites.
I would love to feature it in our website GreenThickies. I will not be posting the actual recipe, but I will only use one image from the post, title, a small quote and link directly back to your post.
Will that be all right?
Thanks 🙂
Katherine,
Greenthickies
I made this last night and they are wonderful! My only question is if you may have established nutrition information?