Gluten & Sugar-Free Quinoa Brownie Bites with Sugar Free Ganache (2024)

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January 27, 2014 by Brenda Bennett 25 Comments

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Quinoa Brownie Bites are nut, gluten, sugar- free andlow calorie too!

Would you ever think a brownie bite would look so good made without flour? Subbing quinoa for the flour in these little bites makes for a fudgy and moist bite of chocolate goodness! Quinoa is a fabulous gluten free seed that cooks in 15 minutes and is a great alterative to rice and even pasta in traditional dishes. Trying it for a dessert wasn't a new idea for meas I had my Cocoa Quinoa Bar recipe to work with. I wanted to remove the dates used as a sweetener to make it sugar free. The results are a perfectly little bite that takes the edge off when you need a little chocolate to curb a craving without going overboard on your calorie budget for the day.

The chocolate ganache was a new idea as the little brownie bites needed some shine and bling! Once you make the ganache you can pour it over the bites or even over a cake or on ice cream. The ganache sets up and slightly hardensin a short time so you can easily transport these in a airtight container to bring to a birthday party or friends house.

Make these for your kiddies for afterschool and they will do any chore you ask. I've done it. It works. 🙂

Notes on substitutions:

If you can't find sugar-free chocolate chips from Whole Foods, you can also use unsweetened carob chips that are still slightly sweet and add a nice flavor. The brand I found at Whole Foods for the sugar-free chocolate chips was by Lily's, sweetened with stevia.
You could also look for chocolate chips or a chocolate bar that has the highest amount of cocoa in it, maybe 80-90%. You may need to add more stevia if the chocolate is too bitter for you.
If you need an allergy friendly chocolate chip, Enjoy Life is a great brand I've used before for my boys.

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Gluten & Sugar Free Quinoa Brownie Bites with Sugar Free Ganache

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time35 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Servings: 24

Calories: 102kcal

Author: Brenda Bennett| Sugar-Free Mom

Ingredients

1 cup dry quiona rinsed, drained
2 cups water
¼ teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 teaspoon liquid vanilla stevia
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ cup milk
2 tablespoon flaxseed meal
1 ¼ cup sugar free chocolate chips
½ teaspoon baking powder

Sugar Free Ganache

¼ cup heavy cream
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon powdered stevia
4 droppers vanilla liquid stevia
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Instructions

Bring water and quinoa to a boil.
Cover and reduce heat to a simmer.
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Cook for 12-15 minutes until water is absorbed.
Add salt and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, whisk eggs until frothy.
Add stevia and extract together with eggs.
In a food processor combine quinoa, cocoa powder, milk, flax seed and chocolate chips.
Process until combined well then add egg mixture, baking powder and process again.
Pour mixture into 24 mini muffin cups.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Cool slightly then loosen edges with a knife.
Remove and cool on a wire rack.
Once cooled add sugar free chocolate ganache.

Ganache

Heat cream, vanilla extract, and stevia over low heat in a sauce pan.
Once it comes to a gentle boil turn off heat and whisk in cocoa powder until smooth.
Pour over brownie bites or as a chocolate syrup over ice cream.
Allow to set before serving or storing in airtight container.

Notes

Weight Watchers PointsPlus: 3*

Nutrition

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About Brenda

Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.