These no bake brownie fudge balls are a healthy fudge-like brownie bite, high in protein and just 80 calories each, they’re a perfect little chocolate treat!
Alright guys, you asked for them and so here they are.
I have to say, this might’ve been the first time that while editing pictures, I was seriously questioning my sanity with throwing these out into the internet. I mean seriously. Look at them. I wasn’t kidding about the poop reference.
I actually hate potty humor. It’s gross, it makes me uncomfortable and I deal with enough real life “potty issues” living with a man (and a dog that thoroughly enjoys coating her whole body with shit) that I don’t need it thrown into normal conversation as an attempt to be funny.
But….these balls. There’s just no denying the similarities. And if you’re thinking “oh, it’s not so bad.” I give you this picture.
The ground flax seed just puts it over the edge, no?
Every time I’ve pulled this picture up on the computer while editing and writing this post, I’ve either cringed or laughed out loud. It’s a weird mix of emotions.
So here’s the low down on these. Despite their appearance, they are complete fudgy, salted brownie, truffle like bliss for less than 80 calories a poop pop and over 5g of protein each.
I know I’ve sung the praises of the raw brownie bite thing before (and those are still very good) but these might actually be better.
I only have two regrets.
1. their unfortunate appearance.
2. not making more than six.
Make them, eat them, just don’t take pictures of them and post them on the internet. One set of pictures of these is enough.
No Bake Brownie Fudge Balls
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup oat flour
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour
- 1 scoop chocolate whey protein powder
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons ground flax seed
- 1 tablespoon smooth peanut butter
- 1/2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, depends how much you want to play up the salted chocolate combination, I used 1/2 but you could definitely taste the salt
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients except water in a food processor and process until completely mixed together.
- Slowly drizzle water in while food processor is on until a ball just starts to form. You may not need all the water.
- Transfer dough to a small bowl and freeze for 30 minutes.
- Remove from freezer and roll into balls.
- Keep refrigerated.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Gina Matsoukas is an AP syndicated writer. She is the founder, photographer and recipe developer of Running to the Kitchen — a food website focused on providing healthy, wholesome recipes using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets both digital and print, including MSN, Huffington post, Buzzfeed, Women’s Health and Food Network.
Honestly, they still look good. They look very fudgey :D
hahaha even though these look like poop, the fact that they’re FUDGE balls is all i need to know to gobble them up! btw, weird (creepy?) you were in my dream last night..it was quite interesting hahaha i’ll have to tell you offline about it…
Why do dogs feel the urge to roll around in anything that stinks, namely the freshest pile of poop? When it happens, all you can do is stare before grabbing the paper towels and say “mmmmmmoooooooooh no” Very disheartening ;) Your no-bake balls look fun and great (yes, despite their appearance) as they always do. I’m glad the recipe makes 6 because I’d likely eat the whole batch regardless of yield. Thanks!
HA! Despite their appearance, they sound ridiculously tasty! I’m a sucker for anything chocolate and the fact that it’s got a protein boost too? Genius!
ahhah they still look completely delicious despite their appearance. lots of foods are just impossible to make look appealing- stews, most meat, all brownies etc.
Yum!!! I wish this work crap was over so I can come home at a normal time and make balls!! These look fantastic!!! I’m going to make them this week!!! Love your Balls Gina!!
My last attempt at a similar recipe yeilded potty-humor comments from my husband – as long as they taste good! Making less-than-visually-appealing treats decreases the likelihood of them disappearing from the fridge without my knowledge. :)
I made something similar a while back, except not near as healthy as these. They look so good!
Appearance issues or not, I’m still making ’em! (But I’m going to make them into mini logs to put on my oatmeal and show the Mr!)
I actually think they look pretty appetising…maybe it’s just from previous experience of such things, knowing they will taste amazing makes you look at them in a whole new light! Do you mind me asking…which plugin do you use for recipes within posts?
It’s called Easy Recipe and it really lives up to it’s name! I did try and use the recipage html for inserting the recipe into the post but it kept breaking my feed for some reason. I was the only one it was happening to which was weird. But honestly, I like this format better anyway even though it’s kind of double the work.
Didn’t even know there was a recipage one! Cool thanks I’ll try out the Easy Recipe one!
ziplist is ridiculously easy as well, though it requires you to use photobucket or flikr.
I use Ziplist because it indexes them to Google search. Does Easy Recipe do that too?
Cat, how come you need photobucket or flickr? I just upload the pic via wp dashboard and then copy the link and past it in the recipe.