Low Carb High Fat (Keto)
These Chocolate Coconut Almond Fat Bombs are about the fourth fat bomb recipe that I have made. Fat bombs have become a staple in my house.
When you are eating a low carb high fat diet, or keto diet, fat bombs are a great way to get healthy fats into your diet, like avocado and coconut oil. They also satisfy your hunger.
Even if you aren’t on a keto diet, fat bombs make a great sugar free snack. I am actually taking a break from eating a keto vegan diet, but I will still be posting low carb recipes.
You can see a bunch of my Keto Vegan Recipes in a round-up, or see all of the them in my Vegan Keto category page.
I have always liked to make swaps in recipes, like using cauliflower rice instead of white rice, or using zucchini noodles in place of pasta.
You will find many of those recipes here, next to more indulgent comforting recipes. It’s all about balance.
Pantry Staples
These Keto Almond Joy Fat Bombs came about because I was out of my Raspberry Chocolate Fat Bombs, and I needed some more fat bombs ASAP.
So these were another one of those look-into-my-pantry-to-see-what-I-can-find recipes. I have many of those!
The recipes that I have created using pantry staples have become some of my favorites. I love to make them because I have to work within a set of rules.
They are some of the simplest recipes on the blog, sometimes using as little as three ingredients.
I had a professor in college tell us that when we make rules for ourselves, we come up with more ideas.
She was talking about creating rules for art, but I have found it applies to creating recipes as well. Smart woman Maria was.
Crunchy and Chocolaty
These sweet chocolaty treats are crunchy with cacao nibs, coconut flakes, and sliced almonds. Sometimes I like to eat them with a dab of peanut or almond butter on top to add a savory touch.
These are not too sweet, but more like a dark chocolate. I used stevia to sweeten them, which has become a staple in my house.
If you have not used stevia before, I highly recommend giving it a try. I didn’t like it at first, but it has grown on me.
There’s a fine line of having just enough stevia vs. having too much. Once you have too much, it gets bitter, and there’s no going back.
Of course, that’s not totally true because you can always add more of the other ingredients, but if you are putting it in something like coffee, then you have to be careful.
I am talking about like the LAST cup in the pot and not enough almond milk to make your Cup A Joe recover from the I crossed the stevia line.
Once you have used stevia for awhile, you will not only understand where I am coming from, but you will know where your own stevia line is.
For example, for my morning cup of coffee I only add about five drops of stevia to eight ounces of coffee mixed with about two ounces of unsweetened almond milk. That’s the perfect amount of sweetness for me.
Other Vegan Fat Bomb Recipes
Chocolate Coconut Almond Fat Bombs
These keto fat bombs are the perfect treat! Chocolate coconut fat bombs with almond, what’s not to love!
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Chocolate Coconut Almond Fat Bombs
These healthy sweet Chocolate Coconut Almond Fat Bombs are a great way to add coconut oil into your diet!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1/2 cup coconut butter, melted
- 1/4 cup cacao powder (or cocoa powder)
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 10 drops stevia (or 1/2 teaspoon erythritol)
- 1/4 cup crushed sliced almonds
- 1/4 cup unsweetened finely shredded coconut
- 1/4 cup cacao nibs
Instructions
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Mix coconut oil, coconut butter, cacao powder, almond extract, vanilla extract, and stevia or erythritol together. If using erythritol: heat in microwave or on stove for 1-2 minutes until erythritol is dissolved. You may want to taste to check that there are no crunchy erythritol crystals.
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Add in crushed slivered almonds, coconut flakes, and cacao nibs. With a tablespoon, fill mini cupcake liners or an ice cube tray, putting 1 tablespoonful in each. Store in fridge.
*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different results.
Anmaria Djong says
I just love every dessert with chocolate and coconut in it. My favorite ingredients and this is going to be a hit dessert for my family. Can’t believe it’s sugar free too..superb!! What could be healthier than this?
Willow Moon says
I love chocolate and coconut together too, they are one of my favorite combos!
Helene says
These sound so amazing and are the perfect treat when you’re trying to prep your body for summer! I can’t wait to make them!
xo, Helene
Rachel Ritlop says
Omg these look so delicious! Totally appeals to my sweet tooth!
Jeni says
Chocolate and coconut? Yes please! I am thinking these would make a great road trip snack. We’re going on a looonnnngggg trip next month, in fact, and I think these might be one thing the whole car can agree on!
Willow Moon says
They would definitely make a great road trip snack! I would store them in the cooler so they don’t melt.
Quinn Caudill says
Sounds like a healthy version of one of my favorite candy bars.
candy says
I have a friend who is a coconut fan and would love to receive some homemade goodies. These are perfect.
Willow Moon says
I hope they like them!
valerie says
wow those sound amazing ..look yum too, I am trying to get my son to do the Keto diet, he needs to get healthy!
Thanks for sharing
Valerie
Kate says
These look delicious! THey must taste similar to a mounds candy bar. Yum!
Willow Moon says
I have been vegan for 18 years so my memory of a Mound’s bar is very faint. I know these aren’t going to be as indulgent, but I love them.
Victoria says
I used to be so fearful of eating fat. Now I’ve learned more about a healthy diet and how necessary fat is for every function of your body. I’d love to try these…they look delicious and like a good healthy fat for snacking mid day!
Willow Moon says
Thanks Victoria! It’s funny how things change, I used to stay away from fat too.
Cassie @ Be Forever Healthier says
I’m currently drooling while reading this! Looks so so good! Definitely going to give them a try. Such a good combination of flavours!
Willow Moon says
Thanks Cassie!
Ashley says
Yum!! These look amazing! I am obsessed with anything chocolate and coconut!
Santana Bland says
These sound so delicious and healthy! I cant wait to try them!
The Rimsky Project says
These look so delicious! I can’t wait to try them out! 😀
Cait Weingartner says
These look so good that it’s hard to believe they are healthy too! I can’t wait to try them!
Sara says
Just made these! They’re in the fridge now!! Do you know the nutrition facts for this? Or have any estimates? Just curious about the carbs for my keto diet.
Willow Moon says
Hi Sara! Per serving I have 80 calories, 7.76 grams of fat, 1 gram net carb, and 0.66 grams of protein. But I always like to tell people to also check it out for yourself because a.) I could have made a mistake, and b.) different companies can have different nutritional info. Which I found to be true with two different brands of coconut flakes. Anyway, it gives you a starting point. Hope that helps! Cheers!
Michelle says
One question…what is the fat and carb count per serving? I’m a real stickler on my keto lifestyle. Thanks in advance!
Michelle says
Disregard my question as I see you already answered it in an earlier post. I will definitely be adding these treats to our keto menu!
Lora says
Cocoa butter only 1/2. 1/2 of what?
Willow Moon says
1/2 cup. Thanks Lora for catching that. I swear I read through these many times before publishing, but I think I added the Amazon link after I published, and it erased the “cup”. No one has said anything even though I get tons of pageviews from this recipe! Thanks!
Laura says
Yumm, need to try these!
Marlene says
What can be used instead of coconut butter. I love coconut and want to try these
Willow Moon says
If you love coconut, than you will probably like coconut butter, but if you really want a substitute than possibly a nut butter would work. I have only made these with the ingredients listed, so I don’t know how they will come out with anything else.
Skipper Carmen says
Could you tell us the carb content? Please!
Willow Moon says
1 gram net carb as per my notes in the comments above.
Sandy says
What is the nutritional value??
Willow Moon says
I don’t have a nutrition calculator, but the net carbs, etc. are listed in the comments above.
Chris says
Could I use maple syrup instead of the 10 drops stevia or 1/2 teaspoon erythritol? My kids don’t like the taste.
Willow Moon says
Definitely! I think they would taste great with maple syrup. I would start with a small amount and taste as you go. I have never made them with maple syrup so I don’t know how much you would want to add.
Tree says
Chris If you made them with maple syrup, please let us know how much you used and how they turned out. Thanks!
Tina Bonitatis says
I’d like to know about how the maple syrup comes out too. I do not have coconut butter and haven’t
seen it in the store I go to. I have everything else but my problem with Stevia is that I have the packets and I can’t judge how much to use. I did overdo it on my recipe and it did taste bad, so I’d rather use maple syrup.
Melissa says
Can you tell me the carb count per bomb. I made them and they are amazing but am being asked to share this info and I can’t because I dont know.
Willow Moon says
Thanks Melissa! I put the net carbs in the comments above in response to another reader.
Shawna says
These have become a staple in my house! I am not on a keto diet, but love that they are sugar free. What a great snack!
Willow Moon says
Thanks Shawna!
Ellie says
I’m allergic to nuts & peanuts. Coconut doesn’t bother me. Can someone tell me what to sub for almond extract? Would I just do more vanilla extract? Thank you!
Willow Moon says
You could just leave it out.
Boatner says
I think I’ll leave out the almond extract and maybe put in pecans instead of almonds. I did put unsweetened baker’s chocolate in the food processor for my “nibs”… not bad.
Mindi says
Is 1/2 tsp erithritol the right amount? Seems very minimal for that much cocoa.
Willow Moon says
Yes, but you could always taste to see if it’s sweet enough, and if not add more. I am a dark chocolate kind of girl, so I prefer my chocolate to not be too sweet.
Nadia says
Hey all, can I substitute Coconut Butter for real butter? Or per the previous comments, just use peanut butter or almond butter as a 1/1 substitute?
Janice Whitaker says
Good afternoon, I just came across this page for the fat bombs and have two questions.
1. I’ve looked on these remarks and cannot find where you’ve answered this question. May I use butter to replace coconut butter?
2. If erithritol is left out, and I put no other sweetener in does that effect anything in the bomb except for sweetness?
Thank you,
Janice
Willow Moon says
Hi Janice, I would think that butter would be okay except that it may change the consistency. I’ve been vegan for about 20 years so I have never tried it. As far as the erythritol, yes it’s for sweetness. You could use another sweetener if desired.
Julia says
I had a hard time getting the cocoa powder to mix with the butter and coconut oil? Any suggestions?
Willow Moon says
You could try heating the mixture.
lacey says
Hello is the serving per tablespoon? TIA
Willow Moon says
Yes