Strawberry Cheesecake Fat Bombs – 4 Ingredients!
Made with just four ingredients, these Keto Strawberry Cheesecake Fat Bombs are a delicious and super simple dessert, with plenty of healthy fat and just 1 net carb!
Cream Cheese Fat Bombs Recipe
When a dessert craving hits on keto, you don’t have to avoid dessert all together! This cream cheese fat bomb is your answer.
They have the rich, creamy, lushness of strawberry cheesecake, except they’re made into the perfect portion size and they help you get your fat in for the day.
What’s a Fat Bomb?
Before we get too far, let’s chat about what a fat bomb is. A fat bomb is any bite-sized snack that’s very low in carbohydrates, but high in fat.
They can be sweet or savory, like nutella fat bombs or pepperoni cheese crisps.
Fat Bombs usually serve the purpose of helping keep a person in ketosis, but you don’t have to be following a Keto diet to enjoy them! Fat is an important part of every person’s diet, so feel free to snack away.
When making a fat bomb it’s important to have good quality fat. In this recipe, we use cream cheese as our fat, but in other fat bombs you might use coconut oil.
Strawberry Cheesecake Fat Bombs
The cool thing about these fat bombs is that they really taste like strawberry cheesecake! They’re no bake, creamy, and lightly sweet!
And did I mention you only need four ingredients? Yup, they’re just that easy. Trust me, once you make this dessert, you’ll come back time and time again!
The trick to this recipe is using freeze dried strawberries! With all of the moisture dehydrated from the strawberries, they’re full of flavor and don’t add extra water to the recipe making the texture weird.
You can definitely use fresh or frozen strawberries, but they can get a little runny and wet, fair warning. I’ll tell you how to do it both ways!
Ingredients
- Cream cheese: Make sure you buy full fat cream cheese. This is where our good fat comes from, and it’s what gives the fat bombs the unmistakeable cheesecake flavor.
- Freeze dried strawberries: Look for freeze dried berries without added sugar! You can substitute fresh strawberries or frozen strawberries if you’d like, but using freeze dried strawberries keeps the fat bombs from becoming watery or gooey.
- Vanilla extract
- Keto-friendly sweetener: You’ll need Monk fruit sweetener, swerve, stevia, erythritol or any other Keto-friendly sweetener you like and can tolerate.
To make these Paleo: Use a Paleo friendly (dairy free) cream cheese, like Kite Hill. Substitute any Paleo friendly sweetener you prefer, like maple syrup or honey.
Before you start, take the cream cheese out of the refrigerator and set on the counter for about an hour to soften it to room temperature.
Alternately, remove the cream cheese from its wrapper and microwave in a bowl for 30 seconds at a time, just until softened.
How to Make Cream Cheese Fat Bombs
Here’s how you’ll make your cheesecake bites.
- Pulse the freeze dried strawberries in a blender until it’s broken down into a powder.
- Add the softened cream cheese, strawberry powder, vanilla extract, and sweetener to a mixing bowl.
- Use a fork to stir and mix it well. You can use a hand mixer to get it extra fluffy, but I find it makes it more like cream cheese frosting consistency.
- Once it’s mixed, give it a taste to see if you want it a little sweeter and additional sweetener about 1/2 teaspoon at a time.
- Use a small cookie scoop or two spoons to form the mixture into bite sized pieces (about two tablespoons). Or you can use a silicone mold if you’ve got one! Transfer to a plate or baking sheet, and place in the refrigerator or freezer for about 20 minutes to chill them.
*If you’re using fresh strawberries, mince then mash them up with a fork. If you’re using frozen strawberries, let them defrost first, drain any excess liquid, then mash with a fork.
To store leftovers: Transfer the fat bombs to a zip top bag or glass container. Seal tightly and set in the freezer for up to three months.
Grab one or two fat bombs whenever you need a sweet treat, a quick dessert, or if you need to get more fat in for the day.
Fat Bomb Flavors:
There are tons of options for other fat bomb flavors. You can try peanut butter, chocolate, mocha, or lemon! Let me know in the comments which one you want us to make next.
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Keto Strawberry Cheesecake Fat Bombs
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 0.5 ounces freeze dried strawberries about 4-5 pieces, or substitute 6-7 fresh strawberries
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon monk fruit sweetener or substitute any Keto-friendly sweetener you prefer
Instructions
- Allow the cream cheese to come to room temperature, or remove it from the foil wrapped and microwave it for about 30 seconds to soften it.
- Add the freeze dried strawberries to a blender or food processor. Pulse until broken down into a powder.
- Add all ingredients to a medium sized bowl. Mix with a fork until fully combined.
- Use a large scoop, or two spoons to form the mixture into bite sized balls, and transfer to a plate.
- Set the plate in the refrigerator or freezer for about 20 minutes to fully chill them. Once frozen, transfer to a zip top bag or glass container and store in the refrigerator or freezer until you're ready to eat them.
