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3 Ingredient Brownie Bites – Healthy Paleo & Gluten Free Snack

August 15, 2014 by Denise 12 Comments

Enjoy this quick and easy recipe for 3 ingredient brownie bites. Paleo, gluten free and dairy free, a healthy and delicious snack.

You might also like these superfood fruit & nut bites!

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I love brownies. I really, really love brownies. But they don’t love me. Both the flour and the sugar bother me sometimes with stomach aches and headaches. That and the fact that I can’t eat just one.

So when I’m craving a brownie-like treat, I make these yummy 3 ingredient brownie bites. It’s an easy and healthy treat that I keep in freezer and just grab one or two to satisfy my sweet tooth.

The 3 ingredients I used.

They are incredibly simple; almost like a chocolate Lara Bar. All you need are dates, walnuts and cacao powder and you can get them all on Amazon. However you can substitute any nut you like and use regular baking cocoa if you don’t have the cacao powder. 

Healthy Brownie Bites Recipe

  1. First you want to take out the pits in the dates if they have them.
  2. Then add them to a bowl and pour boiling water over them and soak for 5 minutes.  This is to soften them.
  3. When ready to use, drain them but keep the water for later.
  4. In the meantime take the walnuts and process them in a food processor.
  5. Then add in the cocoa powder, mix and then the dates. 
  6. This will make a sticky dough that you can then roll into the brownie bites. I like to keep mine in an air tight container or baggie in the freezer. (Please scroll down for the recipe card)

As you can see below I have kept some plain, some were rolled in the cacao powder and the rest in toasted coconut. 

I make a batch and freeze them so I can grab one or two when I’m in the mood. Also in my opinion, they are as sweet as brownies so you can be quite satisfied with just a few. 

Similar healthy recipe you might like.

Below is another recipe I made quite few years ago that you might also like. They are little fruit and nut bites made with superfoods! I made them as a healthy Christmas gift!

These superfoods fruit & nut bites are a fun and healthy gift you can give your family. Only a few minutes to make and lots of combinations to try.

Hope you enjoy these as much as I do! They really will satisfy your sweet tooth in a healthy way. No flour, no white sugar, no eggs and no dairy! Enjoy.

Note I recently redid this recipe and got 16 out of it. So the nutritional information for 1 ball without any coating is:

160 cals / 6.1g fat / 13.4g carbs / 3.1g fiber / 3.1g protein

You might also like my friend Cassidy’s keto brownies!

Enjoy this quick and easy recipe for 3 ingredient brownie bites. Paleo, gluten free and dairy free, a healthy and delicious snack.
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3 Ingredient Brownie Bites (Paleo, gluten free)

Enjoy this quick and easy recipe for 3 ingredients brownie bites. Paleo, gluten free and dairy free, a healthy and delicious snack.
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword brownie, dates, healthy snack
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 16
Calories 160 kcal
Author Denise Wright (MyLifeCookbook.com)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dates
  • ¼ cup cacao powder can use baking cocoa powder
  • 1 cup nuts I used walnuts

Instructions

  1. Add boiling water to the dates and let soak for 5 minutes.

  2. Drain the dates but reserve the water for later.
  3. In a food processor, chop the nuts until they are a fine crumb like mixture. I use whatever I have on hand; almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, cashews or pecans. Walnuts seem to work the best in my opinion.
  4. Add cacao powder and mix through.
  5. Lastly add the dates and process until it forms a dough like consistency. Add a bit of the date water if it’s too dry. Add just a little at a time so it doesn’t get too moist.
  6. Take out the dough and form into little balls or press mixture into a small pan and cut into squares.

    You can also roll in cacao powder or toasted coconut flakes.

  7. Store in the refrigerator or freezer.

Adapted the recipe from  Skinnyms.com.

Enjoy this quick and easy recipe for 3 ingredient brownie bites. Paleo, gluten free and dairy free, a healthy and delicious snack.

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Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. You should always do your own calculations if you are concerned about the accuracy of this or any recipe. I use the Lose It app for all of my nutritional information because I have for years.

Comments

  1. Veena Azmanov

    November 29, 2019 at 4:04 am

    Nutritious, delicious and yum. Great Snack Box option

    Reply
  2. Veena Azmanov

    October 30, 2019 at 7:03 am

    Healthy Bites for a healthy Tiffin. I am
    making my snack box ready.

    Reply
  3. Veena Azmanov

    December 12, 2018 at 5:40 pm

    I love how simple and easy these are. I could eat them all day. Dates are my favorite and of course date and walnut is a classic combination.

    Reply
    • Denise

      December 13, 2018 at 8:17 am

      Sometimes I eat too many! LOL

      Reply
  4. Gloria

    December 11, 2018 at 8:44 am

    Well how can you pass up HEALTHY brownies? What a great treat to have with my afternoon latte. In fact, since they are healthy I will take 2 thanks. I know my grandkids would love to help me make some….and eat them too.

    Reply
    • Denise

      December 11, 2018 at 7:05 pm

      You can’t pass them up! Well at least I can’t. 😉

      Reply
  5. Cathy

    December 02, 2018 at 9:41 pm

    Can’t wait to make these! Do you have nutrient information? Happy holidays!

    Reply
    • Denise

      December 03, 2018 at 8:36 am

      Hi Cathy, this is an old recipe so I need to update it! I’ve added the nutritional information is about the recipe card. Hope you like them! I actually forgot about this recipe and now I want to make them again. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Rachelle

    September 23, 2017 at 11:47 pm

    I’m thinking that shredded coconut would be a good sub for the nuts to make this aip compliant.

    Reply
    • Denise

      September 25, 2017 at 6:14 am

      Great idea Rachelle. If you try it out let me know!

      Reply
  7. Wendy

    May 23, 2016 at 10:39 am

    This looks amazing. I am finding all sorts of delicious things to do with dates! Thank you for posting your idea.

    Reply
    • Denise

      May 24, 2016 at 8:10 am

      Hi Wendy,
      I just got back from vacation so sorry I didn’t get back to your sooner. I too am loving dates. It’s something my
      dad used to love growing up and I thought they were gross. Now I can’t get enough of them. Thanks for stopping
      by and leaving a comment… I truly appreciate it!

      Reply

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