📋 Red Velvet Christmas Brownie Balls Recipe

red velvet brownie bite split in half with dish of red velvet brownie bites in the background

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📋 Red Velvet Christmas Brownie Balls Recipe

These festive and delicious Red Velvet Christmas Brownie Balls can be made from scratch or with a red velvet brownie mix. They are the perfect festive addition to your holiday baking tray!

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American, Canadian, North American

Keyword balls, bites, brownie, red velvet

Special Diet Vegetarian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 40

Total Time 1 15

Servings brownie balls

Calories 254kcal

Author Terri Gilson

Equipment

9X13 pan

Ingredients

Brownies: OR: SUBSTITUTE 'RED VELVET BROWNIE MIX'

1 cup salted butter
3 large eggs
1 ¾ cups sugar
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup cocoa powder
½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 ½ tablespoon red food coloring use no- taste red- I buy Wilton brand at Michaels Arts & Crafts or Americolor super red
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
OR: SUBSTITUTE 'RED VELVET BROWNIE MIX' FOR THE ABOVE INGREDIENTS

Brownie Bites:

1 cup chocolate frosting I use store-bought Betty Crocker whipped chocolate icing
1-2 12 oz/340g -packages of candy melts- color of your choice. I use white and chocolate * I use Wilton brand
4 teaspoon vegetable shortening

Garnish:

sprinkles/sparkling sugar of your choice

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Brownies: OR: SUBSTITUTE 'RED VELVET BROWNIE MIX'

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9"x 13" pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Pour into a large bowl. Whisk 3 eggs in another medium mixing bowl.
Add the sugar, vanilla extract & cocoa powder to the melted butter and combine.
Melt chocolate chips in a saucepan and add to the sugar mixture. Add the whisked eggs to the sugar mixture and then the flour. Add red food colouring. Add brownie batter to prepared pan. *If using a box mix, bake as per package directions
Bake brownies at 350 degrees F/176 degrees C for approximately 40 minutes until middle is set (and tester comes out clean and the edges are have separated from the pan.) Let the brownies cool and remove cooled brownies from pan and break into pieces.

Brownies Balls Assembly

Place brownie balls in your food processor and process to crumb, or you can by hand (but needs to be a fine crumb).
Mix together with icing. Then form into balls (about 1 ½ ") ** It really helps to have wet hands when you do this part! Place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and refrigerate for about 10 minutes. You will really have to compress the balls to get them to stick. Add more icing as needed, 1 teaspoon at a time.
Meanwhile, melt candy melts on low in pot on stovetop with shortening, stirring frequently. OR you can melt in microwave on ½ power (5 on my microwave). Heat up again as it begins to set, as necessary. ***Be careful not to get melted candy melts anywhere near water or overcook because the candy melts will seize.
Dip brownie balls in melted candy melts. I use a technique similar to video in notes (see video in notes- "How to coat a brownie ball in candy melts") Then place them on a wax paper (or parchment paper covered) baking sheet.
Sprinkle on festive sprinkles, sparkling sugar or other decorations before they harden. Then refrigerate for a few minutes if you want them to harden quickly.

Notes

*Please see post contents for important recipe information, substitutions and tips!

🎥 VIDEO

Video - How to coat a brownie ball

Note: reduce the time by 20 minutes if you are using a box red velvet brownie mix

Nutrition Facts

📋 Red Velvet Christmas Brownie Balls Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 254 Calories from Fat 108

% Daily Value*

Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Cholesterol 48mg16%
Sodium 106mg5%
Potassium 75mg2%
Carbohydrates 34g11%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 25g28%
Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A 320IU6%
Calcium 11mg1%
Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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