Keto Fat Bomb Recipe with Cinnamon and Almond Butter

Name: Keto Fat Bomb Recipe with Cinnamon and Almond Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 stick butter; ½ cup crunchy almond butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ½ teaspoon cinnamon

September 28, 2020 by Dr. Josh Axe, DC, DNM, CN

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Not only can following the keto diet help you lose weight and support overall metabolic heath, but eating high-fat and low-carb also means you get to enjoy a whole lot of delicious food!

That being said, some people struggle with either eating enough healthy fats while on the keto diet, or finding quick and easy keto snack options (or sometimes both). Luckily, the keto fat bomb recipe below has you covered. With only four ingredients and no baking involved, these easy-to-make keto fat bombs will help keep you fueled and satisfied between meals.

What Is a Fat Bomb?

Making the adjustment to not just eating fat, but embracing fat in your diet, can be tough. And if you’ve ever wondered, “How do I eat more fat on keto?”, keto fat bombs are key.

Keto fat bombs are small “energy bites” made with high-fat and low-carb ingredients including coconut, coconut oil, nuts, seeds, cocoa and avocado.

Do you need fat bombs on keto? While they aren’t a necessity, keto fat bombs are definitely a convenient and tasty way to snack on some filling, healthy fats when you’re crunched for time. They’re super simple to make and also versatile, so you can switch up the flavor depending on which ingredients and tastes you like best.

Do fat bombs help you lose weight? They can, if you include them in an overall healthy ketogenic diet (one’s that very low in carbs and emphasizes healthy fats which serve as a source of energy). They can assist you in meeting your fat needs and getting into ketosis, while also quelling hunger.

Healthy Ingredients

Keto fat bombs are quite similar to energy balls, but instead of using oats, grains and sweeteners, they’re packed with healthy fats like nut butters, grass-fed butter and other tasty, high-fat foods.

Here’s a bit about the healthy ingredients used in this keto fat bomb recipe:

Grass-fed butter: Butter is about 80 percent fat and contains around 400 different fatty acids, along with fat-soluble vitamins, including vitamins A. On the keto diet, fats of all kinds provide your body with much-needed fuel and also help with blood sugar stability and appetite control. Butter is an especially good source of saturated fat and cholesterol, which may sound scary but are actually beneficial components of a high-fat keto diet, since they help your body produce ketone bodies.

Almond butter: Nuts and seeds, including almonds, supply you with some protein and fiber in addition to fat (mostly unsaturated fats), along with phytosterol antioxidants and essential nutrients like vitamin E, manganese, magnesium, calcium and others.

Cinnamon: This nutrient-rich spice, which has been used medicinally around the world for thousands of years, boasts a wide range of other health benefits, including having antibacterial, antifungal and anti-diabetic properties. It contains antioxidants and beneficial compounds such as cinnamaldehyde, cinnamic acid and cinnamate which are supportive of metabolic health, heart health and more.

How many fat bombs can you have on keto? One or two is generally a good serving size, providing you with a decent amount of fat and protein. More than two may wind up contributing more carbs to your diet than you’d like.

When should you eat fat bombs on keto? Whenever they work best for you, most likely between meals as a quick snack or perhaps in the morning to hold you over until you eat a late breakfast.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 fat bomb
Calories: 133
Total Carbohydrates: 2g
Fiber: 1g
Sugar: 0.5g
Total Fat: 14g
Unsaturated Fat: 9g
Saturated Fat: 5g
Trans Fats: 0g
Protein: 2.5g
Cholesterol: 20mg
Potassium: 82 mg (2 percent DV)
Sodium: 55mg
*Vitamin A: 235 IU
*Vitamin C: 0mg
*Calcium: 6 mg (0 percent DV)
*Iron: 2mg (11 percent DV)

*Percentages are based on a diet of 2000 calories a day.

How to Make Keto Fat Bombs

Here’s the basic ingredients that you’ll need in order to make this keto fat bomb recipe: grass-fed butter, crunch almond butter, vanilla extract and cinnamon. That’s it! There are optional add-ins such as coconut pieces, cocoa nibs and nuts/seeds.

To make the balls, use a small saucepan over medium-low heat to melt the butter and almond butter, stirring to combine. Remove the pan from the heat and add in the vanilla and cinnamon (plus any other additions), stirring until all the ingredients come together.

Then line a muffin pan with liners and equally distribute the mixture into the pan. Freeze for 30 minutes to 1 hour or until they set and harden a bit. Then dig it!