Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownie Balls

       New recipe for you all today! This not not the original recipe, I tweaked a few ingredients to make this recipe cleaner and 2 of the "processed" items I'm choosing to make homemade. This recipe will takes a bit longer but will be worth it!

These are the steps in which to take to make this recipe. Each recipe is listed below with instructions.

      Step 1- Make brownies ahead of time and set aside to cool.

      Step 2- Make chocolate chip dough balls

      Step 3- Flatten cooled brownies with palm, place dough balls in middle, wrap around and freeze     again.

      Step 3- Prepare bark, place toothpick or use fork on the dough wrapped brownie and dip in bark, place on baking sheet and sprinkle with chocolate chips or shredded coconut

               CHOCOLATE CHIP DOUGH RECIPE

3/4 C. Coconut Butter

3/4 Tbsp. Molasses + 5Tbsp Truvia

1 Tbsp + 2 Tsp Truvia

2 Tbsp milk 

1 Tsp Vanilla extract

2 Cups flour 

Pinch of salt

2 Cups chocolate chips


                  DIRECTIONS

Beat together butter and sugars till creamy. Add milk and vanilla extract, beat. Beat in flour and salt till dough forms. Stir in 1 Cup chocolate chips. Place foil on baking sheet and make 1 inch rounded balls with dough. Freeze 1 hr to make firm. When the dough is firm ( 1hr in freezer ) cut brownies Into 1 inch square pieces, flatten with palm. Place dough balls in middle, wrap brownie around dough and freeze another 30min.

                FUDGE BROWNIE RECIPE

3/4 Cup cooked black beans (prep according to directions)

1/4 Cup coconut oil

1/4 Cup evoo

2 Whole eggs

1/4 Cup cocoa powder
2/3 Cup sucanat 

2 Pkts stevia

1 1/2 Tsp vanilla extract

1/2 Cups chocolate chips

1/3 Cup oat flour (make you own with oatmeal)

1/2 Tsp salt

1/2 Tsp baking powder

                    DIRECTIONS

Pre-heat oven to 350, grease a 9x9 pan

Purée cooked beans with both oils. Place in mixer and add eggs, cocoa, sucanat, stevia and vanilla, mix. Melt half the chocolate chips and mix in. In a separate bowl mix oat flour, baking powder and salt, stir to combine. Add to bean mixture and mix together. Stir in remaining chocolate chips. Bake for 20 min or until done, set aside to cool. Flatten with palm when cool and wrap dough balls, freeze
for 30.

                  CHOCOLATE ALMOND BARK RECIPE

1/2 Cup 100% cacao natural and unsweetened

1/2 Cup unrefined coconut oil

1/4 Cup honey

1/2 Cup crushed almonds

                             DIRECTIONS

In a sauce pan combine cacao and oil, on low till melted. Add honey and stir constant for 2 minutes. Add almonds, stir. 

Note: You can use this recipe as it's own, simply like an 8x8 pan with parchment paper, place bark in after it's made and freeze till hard, take out break apart and place back in freezer to keep.

COCONUT ALMOND BARK RECIPE

1 1/2 Cups coconut butter

2 Tbsp coconut oil + 2 Tsp

1/2 Tsp almond extract

1/2 C toasted almonds, sliced

Pinch of rock salt

1 Cup unsweetened shredded coconut

                            DIRECTION

Heat  2 Tsp coconut oil in skillet and toast almonds, sprinkle with rock salt, set aside. Melt rest of coconut oil and coconut butter in a large metal bowl on top of a sauce pan with water touching bottom of bowl. Add extract and toasted almonds, stir. Use shredded coconut as needed if your using this as a bark recipe. If your using it to dip the cookie balls in sprinkle on top of the balls after dipped in bark batter. 

Note : you can use this as it's own recipe, simple like a 9x13 pan with parchment paper and after you make the bark, pour into pan and press shredded coconut ontop and place in fridge till done. Break apart and store in freezer or fridge.