No Bake Dark Chocolate Whiskey Cake Bites! Oh yes, you heard me! Booze bites! These rich and decadent dark chocolate whiskey cake bites are so delicious and simple to make with REAL ingredients. Gluten free and non alcoholic versions as well. Great for dessert or fun party snacks. Cheers!
So I might be a tad selfish with this dark chocolate whiskey cake bite recipe today, but hear me out because I make up for it later. Ok?
You see, chocolate whiskey cake as been on my recipe bucket lists. Just for kicks and to see if I could make it gluten free! Let’s face it, gluten free cake, that actually tastes like cake, is hard to find these days, unless it’s almond cake. Plus I’m always intrigued when booze is involved in a recipe. I digress… anyways, when cooking or baking with spirits or liquor, it’s hard to know what is gluten free and what is not gluten free. It’s also hard to know how much grain is removed in the fermentation process. Bottom line, it really comes down to the brand and how/where it’s made.
Whiskey may be made from gluten grains, but most of the gluten is removed to 20 ppm; which according to most Celiac Disease experts, is probably safe to drink for most Celiacs. So even though the final product (distilled drink) does not contain gluten, the company is not allowed to display or advertised “gluten free” on their label, labeled as gluten-free. Everyone responds and reacts to gluten differently, so it’s best to figure that out for yourself first. You know? Here’s a list of gluten free whiskey brands if you need them and a complete list of gluten free Alcoholic Beverages!
Okay, that being said, I FOUND A GLUTEN FREE WHISKEY brand that reacts well with us (health wise) and used it in these oh so amazing no bake CHOCOLATE WHISKEY CAKE BITES (aka Healthy Bites)!!
HOW TO MAKE DARK CHOCOLATE WHISKEY CAKE BITES:
There is no protein powder in this bite ya’ll. Just pure cocoa, almond flour, coconut flour, honey, and some other super duper healthy ingredients. Oh and melted dark chocolate. Then once the bites freeze, you roll them in more cocoa and coconut sugar!
These chocolate whiskey cake bites really “take the cake” on all my no bake healthy bite recipes thus far! Haha, I may be exaggerating and getting a little corny, but you get the point. They are adult friendly and perfect for the Holidays. And don’t worry, I gave you a non-alcoholic substitute in the recipe as well. I wouldn’t want you to eat a whole batch and get buzzed now, right? Wink Wink. See, my chocolate whiskey cake selfishness pays off, right?
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Dark Chocolate Whiskey Cake Bites
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 28 1x
Description
Dark Chocolate Whiskey Cake Bites {No Bake, Gluten Free}
Ingredients
- â…” cup unsweetened 100% cocoa powder
- â…” cup coconut flour
- ½ cup almond meal
- ¼ to ⅓ cup smooth creamy almond butter
- ¼ cup dark chocolate (melted). For vegan option use Enjoy life dark chocolate
- 1 tbsp or .5oz gluten free single malt whiskey (see notes for alternative)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp butter extract (optional)
- ½ cup maple syrup, honey, or agave nectar
- Dash of sea salt
- extra cocoa powder and coconut sugar for rolling
Instructions
- In large bowl, add in all your dry ingredients. Then mix in your nut butter, and last the melted chocolate, maple syrup (or honey) and extracts. Mix well ( I use my hands) and roll into bite size balls. NOTE: If you are using a thicker honey, you might need to add more to get batter to stick. Maple syrup is thinner to work with.
- Place in freezer to harden.
- Once the bites have harden, coat the bites with extra cocoa and a coconut sugar if desired. Freeze or keep in refrigerator to maintain freshness.
Notes
See this list for gluten free whiskey brands
If you want to make these alcohol free, just replace the whiskey with ½ teaspoon rum or bourbon extract.
- Prep Time: 10 min
Um… here’s where I’m being selfish (again). I want to give these bites away in a giveaway but I also got so distracted with other things that I forgot to get another prize to go along with this giveaway. I was in my own world and totally forgot! Shameful!
Here’s where I make up for my selfishness.
Instead of a prize, I thought I’d giveaway a box of Healthy Bites; maybe some chocolate whiskey cake flavors or other flavors I have in stock. PLUS —-> another CUSTOM ORDER BOX for you to win or to ship to someone else as a Christmas/Holiday present. That means you can order whatever flavor/dietary preference you want! Does that sound good? Does that totally make up for forgetful behavior? Haha. Please say yes! Because, tis the season for GIVING!
Go ahead, take a bite! Cheers, literally!
Nutrition TIP OF THE DAY summary: If a food or product is measured below 20 ppm with gluten; it is shown to be safe to drink for most Celiacs, but not certified gluten free. Everyone responds differently to gluten, so take that into consideration if you are cooking/baking for gluten free friends.
I just made these and they are Amazing! Easy to make and store.. Thank you for sharing..
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Made these this weekend. Easy and delicious! However, the coconut sugar did not stick to the whiskey balls at all. Any idea why not or how I can make the sugar stick? As good as they were, I think they would be even better with a sugar coating along with the cocoa powder coating.
hey sue! did you roll them in coconut sugar before or after you froze them? I find that rolling in them before you freeze works best. Or coat in a little bit of coconut oil and then roll and then freeze. Make sense? Keep me posted!
Hi there,
These sound really yum!! Unfortunately I cannot have cocoa or dark/milk chocolate.
Do you know if I could perhaps use something like white hot chocolate powder in place of cocoa, white chocolate in place of chocolate, and white chocolate liqueur in place of the rum?
Also I can only tolerate a small amount of nut product -could I perhaps use a rice bran margarine in place of the almond butter?
I am really keen to try and make a version that I can eat =)
I think all would work except maybe the rice bran margarine. Cam you use sunflower seed or soy nut butter? I bet those would work. You just need something with the same consistency and hold as almond butter. Does that make sense?
You are doing a great service for people suffering from depression and/or obesity who have no clue that gluten sensitivity or celiac might be at the root of their problem and gluten free might be a solution more powerful than Zoloft et al. Thank you!
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thanks so much hashi
These look wonderful! I love no-bake cake bites!
me too! so easy and delish!
On the must must make list it goes. That whiskey tough !
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it’s the best! cheers to that!
These look absolutely GORGEOUS! Love that they are gluten free!
Yes! and grain free! so you can eat more. haha
Everything you need in life, in a cake bite! Love it.
This is soooo tempting! Pinning to try ASAP!
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Seriously love every little thing about these!!
YOU ARE GENIUS!!!! these look so good and definitely take the cake hehe. must make them! Miguel is a huge bourbon fan so I know he’d love these too 😉
oh yes! bourbon balls for the win!! miguel is smart. I miss you!
if i won the giveaway, i’d be a little selfish and keep it for myself 🙂
of course i’d share with friends though! i’d go with a flavor that included cacao!
also, i’m already subscribed 🙂
yay!!!! selfish is okay to me
All you bites are amaze-balls (lol see what i did there) but I’d like to win a pumpkin flavor or maybe birthday cake flavor! I would probably keep em for myself! but i’ll share with my parents of course. I also can’t wait til you start shipping again.
haha i did see that. love amaze balls and YOU
Love you too. You continue to be an inspiration to me!
I would love to be selfless and say I would give it all away but… I would definitely share! As for flavors? Hmm anything with chocolate. Or peanut butter. Or caramel. Or…
I like your style!
This sounds amazing. I would love to try this flavor. I cannot wait until you start shipping again.
I really think you could do monthly subscription boxes – with 3 dozen bites (3 flavors) plus shipping charges and charge us all one flat reoccurring fee every month. I’d pay it.
trust me! i’m working on it. Ugh, i hate FDA rules. LOL!
Yum, I love the looks of this!
Everything about these is amazing. It’s like a cocktail, dessert and healthy snack all rolled into one thing. Oh wait it is!
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Gah! I’m in love with these photos! Okay and your bites. And you.
Bye.
The Salted Caramel Snickerdoodle Bites sound delicious to me, but I would gift it and probably best to ask what she wants!
I would most def. give these bites to my Dad… He’s been my rock the last few weeks & has done everything in his power to comfort the boys & I.
i love that! Dad’s are the best!
Oh these sound delicious!
Mhmmm, booze and chocolate…
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These look amazing!! They remind me of rum balls my grandmother makes around the holidays- but gluten free, yay! Thanks for this recipe can’t wait to make them! All the ball recipes look tasty though. The snickerdoodle and PB butterscotch are other ones I really want to try.
love the snickerdoodle too!
These makes me so happy! I would want a double batch of these… Or maybe one rum one whisky 😉 and I would share with David of course!
I’d love something like a rum ball! Love these GF treats- it’s so hard around the holidays!
If I won the custom bites I would want last months pumpkin flavor! or the trail mix flavor 🙂
Dark chocolate and whiskey together?! Be still my heart 😉
swooooon! you’d love!
My favorite type of chocolate cake is a dark chocolate cherry cake. I found it on Allrecipes a few years ago and most of my family requests it for birthdays.
If I were lucky enough to win you balls, I would be WAY to selfish to gift them. I would keep them ALL for myself 😉
yay! i like your idea!haha
O goody, yes please! I love seeing alcohol in recipes! It is so intriguing and really provides so much depth to the flavors!!! And woohoo for GF whisky 😉
you and me both friend
You KNEW I would comment on this post! I lvoe that you included the link to the GF whiskey list! That’s ingrained in my mind at this point, but I referred to it often in the early days of my GF eating. 😉
Ha! Scrolled right past the giveaway part before I posted this! But hey, I’m enterred. Id have commented anyway because WHISKEY. 😀
yes because youre the one that got me intrigued with whiskey in food! and to drink! so cheers! ps I ran out of that cassava flour. I thought I had another bag, but i didnt, so I didn’t get to ship any to you. BOO! sorry, if i get more I will!
Whiskey balls. If I didn’t love you before… I REALLY love you now.
for you! <3 always. BOOZE BALLS!
These are brilliant! chocolate and single malt whiskey are two of the best foods ever, so of course I would get these and eat them all (ok, maybe I’d share with my Scotch-loving husband 😉 ).
yay for scotch loving husbands and balls… i mean bites! haha.
I would definitely go for the boozy balls.
Just subscribed to the newsletter, can’t believe I wasn’t already subscribed!
hoooooray! thanks!
I subscribed and holy cow I would love any flavor!! Thanks for the giveaway!
Your balls are always just so perfect. All men are jealous. LOL
bahaha, totally!
Anything dark chocolate I’m down for! These would be such a hit as a gift or at a holiday party!
totally!! best gift ever! haha
Surprisingly or not really…my favorite chocolate cake is from Costco! It weighs about 20 pounds, but gosh darn it is good! XOXO
I feel like you and my husband are related! Costco everything!!
Whoa man, these sound amaz…balls :). I bet these taste SO GOOD! I do love all things chocolate, that’s for sure. My favorite chocolate cake from way long ago was my grandma’s Milky Way Cake. It is definitely as rich (and unhealthy) as it sounds!
BALLS!!!! Nothing says I love you more than whisky balls! Hehehe sorry I had to! Your photos, amazing! I love mint chocolate cake and then of COURSE red velvet (if that counts)….
I would be grateful for any flavor & I would gift the box. 🙂
I’m already subscribed to your newsletter! (Because, duh, I love you!) And I really really loved the gingerbread bites that you made for the holidays a few years ago, so I’d totally go for a box of those 😉
oh yes, those were good! i still owe you bites. SO come visit!
I used to love rum balls and haven’t had them in years. I’d love to see if these are similar and would like to try them for sure!
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YUM!! These look so good. I never think to bake with whiskey or alcohol since I’m gluten-free, but I bet it adds such nice flavor. I hope I win so I can try some 🙂
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it really is magical!
What a perfect Christmas recipe! I am trying this out this season FOR SURE.
yea! keep me posted Jess!
Holy yum! I would totally want this flavor, you know, nut-free of course 🙂
Those look amazing! You are making so many great recipes, I need to come over for a visit 😉
come visit! it’s warmer here anyway! haha
You’re so FANCY. These sound epic.
i bet my family would go crazy over these, not that they aren’t crazy enough lol! I am so tempted to dip these into even more chocolate! Sound like a plan? 😉
I’m a huge fan of anything chocolate and peanut butter. They all look amazing and would love to be surprised if I won. I would probably try the first batch and then order more for gifts for the holidays. I love supporting small businesses bloggers and giving personal, healthy gifts 🙂
You are my favorite person ever. Of course I would get this flavor!!!!
you are mine!
I would like the protein peppermint chocolate flavor! I love your bites recipes!
Oh my gosh, YES! You’ve done it again with another incredible little sweet bite. I love that you’ve included whiskey in these…just in time for the holidays! 🙂
Booze in recipe always intrigues me as well.
I would like to eat the boozy ones and pretend I didn’t know it was in there. 🙂
you are allowed!
Thank you for posting this. Alcohol is something I’ve been avoiding because I wasn’t sure what was safe. Love the balls too!
it can be tricky! i know. Glad to share!
Healthy chocolate cake bites with booze sound good even this early! All your flavors are so fun though 🙂
If I won the custom bites, I would want a white chocolate chip blondie flavor, if possible (since you’re a whiz in the kitchen, I’m sure it’s more than possible, haha).
YUM! sounds good to me!
I subscribed to the Cotter Crunch newsletter.
I would order trail mix bites with holiday m & ms to be festive and give them to a coworker to thank them for their support and helping me debrief after stressful days as a school psychologist. Have a great day girl 🙂
love that mollie!