These chocolaty Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Pops are a delicious kid-friendly treat for Valentine’s Day, bake sales, or anytime! Grab some lollipop sticks because you are going to love making this easy cake pop recipe!
This cake pop recipe makes a fun project to do with young kids because there are so many easy steps! If you love chocolate as much as we do, you will want to check out all of my delicious gluten free chocolate dessert recipes.
Have you tried making gluten free cake pops yet? They are a wonderful dessert that is great if you only want a small portion of dessert. (Not to mention they are super cute and fancy!!)
Valentine’s Day is around the corner, so I couldn’t resist decorating these chocolate cake pops for the holiday. You can use any type and color of sprinkles you like. This chocolate cake pop recipe can be enjoyed all year long!
Here are my favorite Gluten Free Desserts for Valentine’s Day. Any of these desserts would be awesome anytime though :-).
What are Cake Pops?
Cake pops can be linked back to lovely donut holes. Donut holes are usually glazed or covered in delicious chocolate. They are a tasty breakfast treat we have loved for years. They started the idea and helped it spread.
The main purpose of cake pops is to use up a stale or extra cake! The good news is that cake pops are more dense and sweeter than the original cake. They are perfect for kid’s parties, birthdays, holidays, special treats or just a little snack for yourself.
These gluten free cake pops can:
- reduces food waste (aka use up leftover cake!)
- gives you a second dessert
- will make you a hit of the party
- lets you play with your hands :-).
Dress them up in melted chocolate of any flavor or color, add sprinkles or piped frosting. Even turn them into characters. Since they are on sticks it is less mess and more deliciousness.
Making cake balls is perfect for those who like to play with their food!
You take gluten free chocolate cake (like in this easy Gluten Free Chocolate Cake recipe) and smoosh it up with your hands. Trust me, kids love this part!
There are lots of types of vanilla frosting for cake pops. For this recipe, I used vanilla frosting to bind the smooshed up cake. You can use this chocolate buttercream frosting recipe or this vanilla cream cheese frosting recipe.
(And if you don’t feel like making frosting, you can buy frosting at your store. Just make sure you choose a good gluten free frosting.
How to make gluten free cake pops:
First, add broken up cake to a bowl. Time to get those hands dirty. I had some extra cake from when I made these Gluten Free Chocolate Raspberry Trifles, so I used that for this recipe.
Next, add vanilla frosting to the smooshed cake. Mix well so that you have a “cake paste” mixture.
Roll chunks of cake batter into balls and lay out on a baking dish lined with wax paper. Add lollipop sticks. Now here is the secret…take the sticks back out and spoon some melted chocolate into each hole.
Put the sticks back in and refrigerate for 30 minutes to solidify. This will keep the sticks attached to the cake balls when you dip them into the chocolate.
Melt chocolate. Dip each pop into the melted chocolate and dust with your favorite sprinkles. Place back on the wax paper and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Enjoy!!
TIP: Make sure your cake balls are room temperature before dipping them into the melted chocolate to prevent cracking!
How long do cake pops last?
Cake pops will last up to 4-5 days in the refrigerator. You can get them to last longer by freezing them. You can freeze the cake balls, then defrost them when you are ready to dip them in chocolate and eat them.
Why did my cake pops crack?
If you dipped cold cake pop balls into hot melted chocolate, it will cause cracking. When your cake balls are dipped in chocolate and warm a bit after refrigeration, they expand a little, which will crack the chocolate.
How big should cake pops be?
Cake pops can be made in any size, but note that the larger they are, the heavier they are and the higher the risk of them breaking off the stick.
What kind of frosting is best for making cake pops?
Any frosting will work to make cake pops but it is important to check ingredients to ensure you use a gluten free frosting.
More Delicious Gluten Free Dessert Recipes:
Things You Need To Make This Recipe:
- Lollipop sticks
- The best melting chocolates.
Easy Gluten Free Cake Pops
Step by step tutorial to make homemade gluten free cake pops.
Ingredients
- 2 cups gluten free chocolate cake, baked
- 1/2 cup frosting
- 1 1/2 cups dark chocolate
- sprinkles, optional
Instructions
- Add cake to a bowl and use your hands to smoosh it up.
- Add frosting and mix with your hands until it forms a ball
- Break off small bits of cake pop dough and roll into balls. Place on wax paper.
- Melt chocolate.
- Dip a lollipop stick into the melted chocolate, then stick into each cake pop.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Remove from the refrigerator, re-melt the chocolate.
- Dip each cake pop into the melted chocolate. Cover with sprinkles if you like.
- Place in the refrigerator 1 hour until chilled.
Notes
*Note, you can use any cake flavor to make these gluten free cake pops!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 358 Total Fat: 19g Saturated Fat: 8g Trans Fat: 1g Unsaturated Fat: 9g Cholesterol: 11mg Sodium: 163mg Carbohydrates: 46g Net Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 3g Sugar: 37g Sugar Alcohols: 0g Protein: 3g
Laurel Hazleton
How many does this recipe make
Sandi Gaertner
Hi Laurel, it depends how large you make the cake pops. I ended up with 15 medium sized cake pops.
Natalie
Chocolate pops?! That sounds AMAZING! I have made gluten-free chocolate balls by hand like this recipe but never thought about making in into pops. What a very creative idea!!!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Natalie 🙂
Debra C.
What is it about cake pop that makes it more fun? Not sure but I know we all love them! I also love your gluten free delicious version – looks so amazing!!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Debra 🙂
Healthy World Cuisine
Love how easy these sound to make. Don’t even have to turn on the oven! We area all about that! So cute for a Valentine’s Day party! Just pinned!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much…I don’t know why I used to be intimidated by cake pops before.
Katie | Healthy Seasonal Recipes
Not only have i never made cake pops (gluten-free or no) but I never knew how to do it. I love your step-by-step photos! So much easier than I imagined.
Sandi Gaertner
I am so glad to help.
Amanda
My daughter and I will be making these for Valentines Day together. I can’t wait!
Sandi Gaertner
That is wonderful! Enjoy 🙂
Karen @ Seasonal Cravings
Cake pops are my favorite and I never make them. They always look like so much trouble to me! You make them look totally doable!
Sandi Gaertner
Glad to help Karen 🙂
Joyce
These are so cute! I don’t know if I would be able to share them! haha 🙂
Sandi Gaertner
LOL it can be really hard to share these 🙂
Rae
I rarely have enough cake scraps to be able to make cake pops because my husband usually scurries away with them. I think I should make these for Sunday. 🙂
Sandi Gaertner
LOL, sounds like you just need to make extra cake 🙂
Pam Greer
What a great way to use up some stale cake, not that cake gets much of a chance to get stale around our house! I love how cute they are and that by changing the sprinkles they can go with any holiday!
Sandi Gaertner
LOL, I like the way you think…you are also totally right. Cake never seems to last long here either!
Catherine
Dear Sandi, these cake pops are so pretty! I love how easy cake pops are to make too..always a fun treat to have during holidays and special occasions.
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Catherine 🙂