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This chocolate Brownie Truffles recipe is made from scratch, easy to make, and one of our favorite holiday treats! They are fudgy, soft, and completely addicting!
Want more dessert recipes? Try White Texas Sheet Cake, Chocolate Mug Cake, or Butterfinger Bars!
Why I love this recipe:
- Crowd Pleaser: You can't beat easy, homemade, gooey, fudgy brownie rolled and dipped in chocolate! These are dangerously good.
- Easy: This brownie truffles recipe is quick and fun to make, and I love having my kids help with them!
- Made From Scratch: I love how this recipe is homemade and uses all pantry ingredients you probably have on hand!
How to make Brownie Truffles:
Make Brownies: Prepare and bake brownies according to recipe instructions. Do not over-bake them! This recipe works best with soft and warm brownies so they're easy to roll into balls.
Form Into Balls: Once brownies have cooled enough to handle, use a fork to crumble them up. Scoop 1 heaping tablespoon into your hands and press together to form into a ball. Should make about 35 balls.
Melt Chocolate: Place chocolate chips in a double boiler (I make my own by placing a heat proof bowl over a pot of simmering water), or in the microwave, stirring often until melted and smooth.
Dip In Chocolate: Drop brownie balls into the bowl of melted chocolate and use a fork to coat it on all sides, then lift up and allow excess chocolate to drip off into bowl.
Enjoy: Place brownie bites on prepared pan and top with sprinkles if desired. Allow brownie truffles to set up at room temperature, or refrigerate for a few minutes until chocolate sets.
Make Ahead and Freezing Instructions:
To Make Ahead: Make this brownie truffles recipe ahead of time and store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to a week.
To Freeze: Place brownie balls in an airtight freezer safe container or bag and freeze for up to one month.
More Candy Recipes to Try:
- Oreo Balls
- Homemade Caramels
- Chocolate Covered Marshmallows
- Peanut Butter Balls (Buckeyes)
- Chocolate Fudge
- Caramel Popcorn
Brownie Truffles Recipe
Equipment
- Cookie Scoop optional
Ingredients
Brownies:
- 1 pan Brownies*, baked in a 9×13 inch pan
- 3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips*, , Guittard or Ghirardelli
- chocolate spinkles, optional
Instructions
- Prepare and bake brownies according to recipe instructions. Do not over bake them, as this recipe works best with soft, warm brownies.
- Place a piece of parchment paper on a baking sheet and set aside.
- Form into balls: Once brownies have cooled enough to handle, use a fork to crumble them up, scoop 1 heaping tablespoon into your hands and press together to form into a ball. Should make about 35 balls.
- Melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler (I make my own by placing a heat proof bowl over a pot of lightly simmering water), or in the microwave, stirring often until smooth.
- Coat in chocolate: Drop brownie ball into the bowl of melted chocolate and use a fork to coat it on all sides, then lift up and allow the excess chocolate to drip off into bowl.
- Place on prepared pan and top with sprinkles if desired. Allow to set up at room temperature, or refrigerate for a few minutes until chocolate sets.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I originally shared this recipe in December 2014. Updated December 2017 and June 2023.
Have these in the oven now, after 20 minutes they are still soup! Followed the recipe, but they are not turning out at all. The edges are baking but the center is still liquid. The batter tasted really good though!
Hi Katie, I’m not sure what happened…are you sure you used the correct amount of flour and leavening agents?
Okay, so cake balls and Oreo truffles typically have frosting or cream cheese to bind the crumbs together into balls prior to dipping. No binding agent here? Is it that the brownies are moist enough to hold form on their own?
Hi Janelle, yep, as long as the brownies aren’t overcooked, they will hold together great because of their own fudgey/moist texture 🙂
These look really good! Will have to try some time.
If you wish to make brownie truffle from scratch, you must first invent the universe – Carl Sagan
Nonetheless, I shall promptly head to the kitchen to try to imitate your great recipe, ignoring Carl the Great 😀
Can you just use the boxed brownie mix?
Yes, you could definitely use a boxed brownie mix! 🙂
Im confused as to what chocolate to melt in the microwave? The chocolate chips or the bakers chocolate? Rhe recipe doesnt speicify only says chocolate.
I’m confused about that, too. I’m just going to use the unsweetened chocolate.
Both get melted in the microwave. The bakes chocolate first, for the brownies. The melted chocolate chips are for dipping the brownie balls in. 🙂
Oh…. Got it, thanks! I used a box brownie mix so I wasn’t tuned into that difference 🙂 My brownies balls are freezing now, can’t wait to see how they turn out!
Update… they are AMAZING!!! I had to add a stick of butter to make the melted chips the right consistency to dip the brownie balls; next time I’ll get blocks of semisweet chocolate.
Just grabbed one out of the fridge, these are REALLY SWEET. They are really delicious after I got over the initial shock of the amount of sugar in one bite! I’m going to take them to work tomorrow to share and I’m sure they will be loved. Thanks!!
How long can these stay fresh in a sealed container? Can they be frozen?
Hi Trish, I would only freeze the brownie part–not the completed dipped chocolate brownie–you could freeze the brownie part and then dip them the day of.
Also, I’ve stored the dipped truffles in my fridge for the past week and they’re still amazing!
and why wouldn’t you freeze the whole thing… I won’t have time to,dip them Christmas day !
You could try freezing them whole–the chocolate just may not defrost very well. I haven’t done it for that reason but you could try!
Ooh these look so good! I am a HUGE brownie fan so I will definitely have to try these. Pinning
These look like the perfect little treat! Yum!