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These fat bombs may look like coconut truffles but they are savoury! These bite-sized cheese fat bombs are packed with flavour from sun-dried tomatoes, herbs and olives, all rolled in parmesan cheese.
Adding freshly chopped herbs, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic and olives gives them a strong Mediterranean kick - you won't even know these are fat bombs! :-) Why use fat bombs? Have a look at my post here.
Hands-on Overall
Serving size 1 piece
Nutritional values (per serving, 1 piece)
Net carbs1.7 grams
Protein3.7 grams
Fat17.1 grams
Calories164 kcal
Calories from carbs 4%, protein 8%, fat 88%
Total carbs2 gramsFiber0.4 gramsSugars0.7 gramsSaturated fat10.3 gramsSodium280 mg(12% RDA)Magnesium9 mg(2% RDA)Potassium96 mg(5% EMR)
Ingredients (makes 5 fat bombs)
- 1/2 cup cream cheese, full-fat (100 g/ 3.5 oz)
- 1/4 cup butter or ghee, softened at room temperature (55 g/ 2 oz)
- 2-3 tbsp freshly chopped herbs (basil, thyme and oregano) or 2 tsp dried herbs
- 4 pieces sun-dried tomatoes, drained (12 g/ 0.4 oz)
- 4 olives, pitted, kalamata or other type (12 g/ 0.4 oz)
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp salt or to taste
- 5 tbsp grated parmesan cheese or other Italian hard cheese (25 g/ 0.9 oz)
Instructions
- Cut the butter into small pieces and place in a bowl with the cream cheese. Leave it on a kitchen counter for 20-30 minutes to soften. Mash with a fork and mix until well combined. Add the chopped sun-dried tomatoes and chopped kalamata olives.
- Add freshly chopped herbs (or dried), crushed garlic and season with salt and pepper. Mix well and place in the fridge for 20-30 minutes to solidify.
- Remove the cheese mixture from the fridge and start creating 5 balls. You can use a spoon or an ice-cream scooper. Roll each ball in the grated parmesan cheese and place on a plate. Eat immediately or store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to a week.
- Enjoy!
Ingredient nutritional breakdown (per serving, 1 piece)
| Net carbs | Protein | Fat | Calories |
|---|
| Cream cheese, soft (full-fat) |
| 0.6 g | 1.4 g | 5.6 g | 49 kcal |
| Butter, unsalted, grass-fed |
| 0 g | 0.1 g | 9.2 g | 81 kcal |
| Basil, fresh |
| 0 g | 0.1 g | 0 g | 1 kcal |
| Sun-dried tomatoes (in oil, drained) |
| 0.4 g | 0.1 g | 0.3 g | 5 kcal |
| Kalamata olives |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0.6 g | 6 kcal |
| Garlic, fresh |
| 0.4 g | 0.1 g | 0 g | 2 kcal |
| Pepper, black, spices |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 kcal |
| Salt, pink Himalayan rock salt |
| 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | 0 kcal |
| Parmesan cheese |
| 0.2 g | 1.8 g | 1.3 g | 20 kcal |
| Total per serving, 1 piece |
| 1.7 g | 3.7 g | 17.1 g | 164 kcal |
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