Quick and easy homemade chocolate fat bombs – with just 3 ingredients and NO baking required!
What Are Fat Bombs?
Low carb, keto and vegan friendly no-bake treats, fat bombs are typically made with ingredients such as nut butters or coconut oil, cocoa powder, cream cheese or avocado, and little to no sugar.
You might have recently been seeing fat bombs trending ALL over facebook and social media, and so many of you have commented or emailed me to ask if I have any fat bomb recipes here on the blog.
It turns out that I’ve actually been a fan of the concept since long before it became popular.
One of my favorite snacks a few years ago was to simply freeze balls of coconut butter – I called them coconut melties, which I still think sounds like a much more appealing name than fat bomb. Oh well.
And one of my current favorite snacks is to mix peanut butter with chia seeds and cocoa powder then roll it into balls.
Or just eat the dough… depends on how lazy I feel!
Also Try This Popular Keto Cake Recipe.
Fat bombs are the perfect snack for anyone who tends to like desserts that are extremely rich but not super sweet.
Since they’re so low in sugar, fat bombs are great for eating any time of the day, either on their own or as part of a meal – breakfast, afternoon, post-workout, or as a nighttime healthy snack instead of chips or ice cream.
Are Fat Bombs Healthy?
I know people have very different views on how much fat to eat in a day, so while my own diet is pretty high in fat—as shown in the post I wrote on What I Eat In A Day—it will of course depend on your own personal views and dietary needs.
These treats are not only high in heart-healthy fat, they’re also completely free of refined carbohydrates and sugar, and the fat helps you to feel full and satisfied with just a small amount, so it’s not like cookies or candy where you could eat a ton and yet somehow still be just as hungry as before you started.
As with anything, moderation is key for these, but they’re so filling that it’s much easier to feel satisfied even after just a small amount.
If you’d prefer a lower-fat chocolate treat, I recommend these Low Fat Raw Chocolate Fudge Balls.
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Fat Bombs, Keto Bombs, Or Fat Fudge?
They’re actually just three different names for the same thing. You definitely don’t need to be on a low carb or ketogenic diet to enjoy them, and I’m not endorsing or advocating for any particular diet in this post.
Although my own diet isn’t low carb and you won’t see me giving up my Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies any time soon, I am still crazy about these high fat treats as well!
(Note: If you are on a low carb diet and find yourself craving chocolate chip cookies, be sure to try these Keto Cookies.)
One of the best parts about the recipe is that it’s so easily customizable to make different fat bomb flavors.
Try using different sweeteners, add a few drops of pure vanilla or pure peppermint extract, change up the nut butter or sub coconut butter for either the nut butter or oil.
Fat Bomb Flavors – The Recipes
The above link includes recipes for different flavors such as Peanut Butter, Pistachio, Strawberry, Gingerbread, Banana, and Coconut Fat Bombs.
One of my favorites is peanut butter fat bombs because they taste like a Reese’s peanut butter cup, but if you want something lower in carbs, they are great with macadamia nut butter as well.
These Chocolate Fat Bombs Can Be:
Vegan
Paleo
Low Carb
No Bake
Soy Free
Gluten Free
Sugar Free
*If you need the keto fat bombs to be nut free, simply use this recipe for Sugar Free Chocolate Chips instead of the recipe below, and freeze in either an ice cube tray or a small container, then cut up into squares. Store leftovers in the freezer, because coconut oil melts at room temperature.
Fat Bombs (Keto, Vegan, No Bake)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup nut butter of choice or coconut butter
- 1/4 cup cocoa or cacao powder
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- stevia to taste, or 1 tbsp liquid sweetener of choice
- optional, I like to add 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
- Stir all ingredients together until smooth. If too dry (depending on nut butter used), add additional coconut oil if needed. Pour into a small container, ice cube trays, candy molds, or this silicone mini cupcake tin. Freeze to set. Because coconut oil softens when warm, it’s best to store these in the freezer.View Nutrition Facts
Notes
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Thank you for posting such a great informative article. I learned lots of things from this post and will continue reading to gain extra knowledge from this blog.
I’ve tried several other fat bomb recipes while being on an egg fast and this is the best one. I used natural crunchy peanut butter and swerve powdered sugar to taste. It was so good I didn’t miss sweets at all.
I’ve been on low carb for 6 months, I do eat carbs on the weekends, and have done 2 egg fasts that lasted 4 days each time. I went from 220 to 177 in that time. I don’t go to a gym. The egg fasts helped me lose 5 pounds each time- worth it if you’re trying to lose fast or jump start a stall. Never did the bullet proof coffee, I just use hwc. Got my physical and cholesterol is 143. Everything looked good. This way of eating is the only one that has ever worked for me. Btw, I’m 49 and menopausal so it’s been nearly impossible to lose weight before. Hope this helps someone.
Made these last night. They were amazing! I confess I added a tad more honey cos I like em a bit sweeter. My 4 year old daughter is loving these as well! You are the best Katie!
Hello, can I use honey or maple syrup if I do not want to use stevia?
thank you!
Yup, you can! Those would be the liquid sweeteners, and it’s Katie’s preferred option as well 🙂
Can I use Xylitol and if so how much?
I’m sure you could, but we haven’t tried so you’ll have to experiment!
Jason
These Chocolate Fat Bombs are “Da Bomb”. So yummy i made mine with macadamia nut butter so rich and creamy. I must say, I tried them before ei froze them and thought it needed something else. I added the 1/8 of teasopoon of Himalyan Sea Salt and it went from just okay to amazing. Brought out that chocolaty flavor. Sea salt is a must for me.
Definitely trying it with sea salt now. Thanks for the tip!
There’s a mention of using avocado in a fat bomb; is there a recipe here somewhere that uses avocado as a base?
There is! Here’s the link below, and for a keto version just replace the maple syrup with additional avocado or coconut butter, and sweeten with a keto approved sweetener.
https://lett-trim.today/2014/06/11/5-ingredient-avocado-fudge-bites/%3C/a%3E%3Cbr /> Jason (media relations)
What are the macros per one serving?
Hi, full nutrition facts are linked right under the ingredients/instructions 🙂
Jason
I’m definitely making one of these. And thanks for sharing
taste good it delicious thanks
If you allergic to all things coconut, is there an alternative substitute?
https://lett-trim.today/2019/03/11/keto-brownie-bombs/%3C/a%3E 🙂
love to read this nice post, thanks for nice sharing
My favorite fat bomb recipe! I always double the batch. Used 1 tbsp of monk fruit sweetener and definitely,my favorite sweetener. I also you found small ice cube trays (about the size of a chocolate covered cherry) that have a Silicon bottom These pop out very easy and just the right size. Found the trays at TJ Maxx.
I cant open the nutritional info. Can you please provide?
Also I wasnt sure how many it’s supposed to make. C
Hi, what error message are you getting when you click the nutrition link?
Jason
I just made these. I doubled the recipe and added a tsp of vanilla. Instead of Stevia I added 3 Tbsp of powdered monkfruit sweetener, which seemed to be the right amount for the doubled batch. It made 13 1-inch sized bombs. They were delicious! 3 net carbs per bomb, according to MyFitnessPal (that will vary depending on the size of your bomb). These were very simple to make, literally took 5 minutes to prep. Thanks for the great recipe!
Really this is what I was searching. Good article