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Brownie Rum Balls Made Easily

This was an experiment inspired by a recipe I saw to make chocolate covered rum balls from stale brownies.  Well, I had some stale Atkins Brownies in my pantry. By stale, I mean over two years old and usually these things get pretty hard by that point.  As it turned out, they weren’t as hard as I thought they might be, but just a little dry.

But they wouldn’t work for recipe I originally saw, so I transformed them into these delicious Brownie Rum Balls that are wonderful and the next best thing to the real version.  Plus, they are easy to make.

Brownie Rum Balls

… or Bourbon Balls or Brandy Balls

5 Atkins Brownie Bars, stale are fine (1 pkg)
5 tablespoons Almond Flour
3 tablespoons rum, bourbon or brandy (to taste)
3 tablespoons sugar substitute
3 to 4 tablespoons Powdered Sugar Substitute

Break or cut the brownies into five or six pieces each and put in a microwavable bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds. Stir and microwave another 20 seconds, then stir again, until the brownies are all melted and can be blended together.

Add almond flour and granulated sugar substitute and stir together, then add rum (bourbon or brandy) and mix together until it all holds together in a dough. The dough will be moist but able to shape. If it is too moist add a little more almond flour.

Put wax paper or parchment paper down on a baking sheet. Use a teaspoon to get about 1/2 teaspoon of the dough and roll into a ball. Place on the paper. Repeat with the rest of the dough. The balls should be about 1/2 inch in size and you should get about 35 to 36 balls from the dough.

Let sit and dry a little, then put powdered sugar substitute on a saucer and roll each ball in the powdered sugar, then put back on the paper to dry.

Once dry the balls can be put in a wax paper lined box or a tin until ready to eat.  Makes  35 or 36 balls.

Nutrition Info: per ball (35 per recipe)
     Calories: 30.2 Fat: 1.5 g Net Carbs: 0.4 g Protein: 1.9 g

Tip: If you don’t have powdered sugar substitute, you can make it by putting 1/4 cup sugar substitute in a blender and blending until it is powdered. OR you can simply roll the balls in granulated sugar substitute.