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Red Velvet Cake Balls

August 17, 2026 Total time: 1 hr 15 min Makes: 20 cake balls

These taste exactly like the filling of a red velvet cupcake rolled into a bite, without the actual cake or the frosting doing most of the calorie damage. No oven involved, just a food processor and a fridge.

The sugar-free white chocolate shell is what sells it, it snaps clean when you bite in and keeps the whole thing genuinely low in added sugar. I keep a batch in the freezer and pull a couple out when the craving for something red-velvet-flavored shows up.

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Red Velvet Cake Balls

No-bake red velvet cake balls made with cocoa, allulose, and a sugar-free white chocolate shell, no oven and no frosting required.

Prep 25 min
Cook No cook
Total 1 hr 15 min
Yield 20 cake balls

Ingredients

  • 2.5 cups (200g) vanilla wafer cookies, finely crushed (about 50 wafers)
  • 3 tbsp (15g) unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 4 oz (113g) light or reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tbsp granulated allulose or monk fruit sweetener
  • 1 tsp red gel food coloring
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 oz (113g) sugar-free white chocolate or white chocolate melting wafers, for coating

Instructions

  1. Pulse the vanilla wafers in a food processor until they form fine crumbs (or crush in a zip-top bag with a rolling pin).
  2. In a large bowl, mix the cookie crumbs, cocoa powder, and sweetener together.
  3. Add the softened cream cheese, red food coloring, and vanilla, and mix with a spatula or your hands until a uniform red dough forms.
  4. Roll into 20 balls, about a tablespoon each, and place on a parchment-lined tray. Chill for 30 minutes.
  5. Melt the sugar-free white chocolate in the microwave in 20-second bursts, stirring between each, until smooth.
  6. Dip each chilled ball in the melted coating with a fork, tap off the excess, and set back on the parchment.
  7. Chill until the coating is fully set, about 20 minutes, before serving.

Nutrition (approximate, per serving)

Calories90
Fat5g
Carbs9g
Fiber1g
Sugar4g
Protein1g

Estimated from the ingredients listed above; actual values will vary with brands and swaps.

Tips & swaps

  • Gel food coloring gives a truer red than liquid drops without watering down the dough. Liquid works too, just expect a slightly softer dough.
  • The dough is much easier to roll cold, do not skip the first chill.
  • Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
  • No sugar-free white chocolate on hand, a dusting of extra cocoa powder or crushed freeze-dried strawberries works as a coating swap too.

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