Cinnamon and cardamom fat bombs

Name: Cinnamon and cardamom fat bombs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 3 oz. unsalted butter; 1/2 cup unsweetened finely shredded coconut; 1 tsp ground cardamom (green); 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Small, but delicious. With familiar flavors of vanilla, cinnamon and cardamom, this is the perfect keto snack and goes great with a cup of coffee or tea.

June 10 2016 recipe by , photo by in Recipes, Dessert, Dessert/Snack, Snack

Cinnamon and cardamom fat bombs

Small, but delicious. With familiar flavors of vanilla, cinnamon and cardamom, this is the perfect keto snack and goes great with a cup of coffee or tea.

USMetric

10 servingservings

Ingredients

3 oz. 85 g unsalted butter
½ cup (1½ oz.) 120 ml (45 g) unsweetened finely shredded coconut
1 tsp 1 tsp ground cardamom (green)
1 tsp 1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ½ tsp vanilla extract

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Instructions

Instructions are for 10 servings. Please modify as needed.

Bring the butter to room temperature.
Roast the shredded coconut carefully, over medium high heat, until lightly browned. This will create a delicious flavor, but you can skip this if you want. Let cool.
Mix together butter, half of the shredded coconut and spices in a bowl. Chill mixture in refrigerator for 5-10 minutes, until slightly firm.
Form into walnut sized balls. Then roll the balls into the remaining shredded coconut.
Store in refrigerator or freezer.

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56 comments

1
Jan
June 11 2016
Very good! I've been looking for a sugar-free fat bomb.
2
Apicius
June 13 2016
What a great recipe. Agreed that it's good to see a fat bomb without sugar or fake sugars.
3
Steph
August 19 2016
Pinch of vanilla? Not vanilla extract?

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Kristin Berglund Team Diet Doctor
August 22 2016

Pinch of vanilla? Not vanilla extract?

Hi Steph!

Yes, vanilla extract. Changed the recipe. Thank you!

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Steph
August 25 2016
Thanks for response Kristin!

I have another few more questions...

How many balls do we make? And what is the serving size?
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Elle
September 5 2016
These fat bombs are delicious. Is it possible to concoct some more fat bomb recipes please. x
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Kathi
October 11 2016
I just made these and they are delicious. Personally, I don't like cardamom but I love cinnamon and vanilla. So I put loads of cinnamon and fresh vanilla into the butter and I also used roasted coconut flakes. Really tasty and I'll definitely do these again. :-)
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Jen
January 8 2017
Yucky butter mess. I had to add significantly more cinnamon, cardamon, vanilla to even get a little flavour. Need at least double the coconut to go with that amount of butter. Finally had to add a few drops of real maple syrup to make this palatable.
9
Grizell
February 13 2017
The bombs Bombed. Horrible!
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Ryan
February 26 2017
Ya this is just basically eating butter... gross
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Claire
April 3 2017
Could we substitute you half the butter for half cream cheese?
it would make the texture better and i think you could actually make smaller snack siballs because they would hold better.

what about listing some variations?

- rolled in nuts
- companies do cooking grade aromatherapy oils such as peppermint, lemon, lime, aniseed, orange, rose etc
12
Melissa
August 31 2017
I don't like coconut, so what is something that can be used as a substitution instead?
13
Mary
January 27 2018
Half butter, half cream cheese. I also added 2 drops of stevia (for 2 servings) Delicious!!!

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raman
February 9 2018
You guys the fat bombs appear to all be made out of butter, are we supposed to eat these or put them into something??? Im kinda confused cuz eating butter and coconut does not sound appealing at all. THanks in advance for the advice!!
15
Dana
March 14 2018
How many calories?
16
Susan
March 14 2018
Hi... read the above comments. I used 2x coconut, and spices. Putting mixture in fridge for about 15 minutes , and spraying coconut oil in my hands seem to help make the rolling-dipping process less gooey! I also used a melon baller. Hope these comments help!
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Barbara
May 8 2018
Put mine in the freezer for a fast chill before forming balls, thanks to the input here. Helped some, but I ended up using it as a topping on other recipes.
18
Nava
June 4 2018
I liked the flavor but they didn't form into shapes even though I added coconut.. Ended up putting everything in a jar and into the fridge to eat with a teaspoon
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Fats
June 17 2018
I did not think much of these, not a lot of flavour. I did however neglect the vanilla as I had none, so this may have been the problem. I will try again with vanilla and add double the spice. I think ginger may be the go, so may try that as well. Was unable to roll into balls, so placed in silicon mini muffin trays and this was easy.
20
Redrickshaw
June 17 2018
Enjoyed eating these. Love cardammon so will add double next time. Handy to have in the fridge.
21
Libby
July 24 2018
Ugh, awful. So much worse than eating a blob of plain butter. I followed the recipe exactly and couldn't believe how gross these bombs are. Was sure I'd need to eat a proper cardamom pastry to cleanse my palate after this atrocity. I will not be using recipes from the "cook" again!
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Leslie
August 6 2018
Mary got it perfect!!! I did half butter half cream cheese , doubled the spices sbd doubled the toasted coconut flakes. Added a single packet of Truvia for a bit of sweetness and ....perfection. Thanks again for the modifications, Mary!!
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june
August 14 2018
AWFUL!!! Was there something missing from this recipe like eggs?
I doubled the coconut and ended up with something that tasted like a stick of butter rolled in coconut.
This recipe is a complete waste of time and a stick of butter!!
It was also my first Diet Doctor recipe, so verrrrrrry disappointed.
I hope the other recipes are better than this!!

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Edie
August 15 2018
June,
A good place to start is with the 2 week Challenge
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Amy
August 26 2018
These were good! I had to place in the freezer for about 15 min once mixed in order to roll them out.
26
Ang
September 3 2018
When are you supposed to eat these?
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Ann
September 15 2018
Way too much butter - just a sloppy greasy mess. Even after adding another CUP of coconut it still wouldn't form a ball.

I agree!! Same thing happened with me - terrible recipe.
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Amy B
October 6 2018
How does this have a 4 star review? It is just butter! Tastes terrible. A few ingredients missing for sure. Don’t waste the ingredients
30
Telmo
December 4 2018
Just followed the recipe and loved it! Absolutely delicious. Everything mixed perfectly. 5 stars from me.
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Leigh
January 11 2019
Yuk! I love cardamom, vanilla and cinnamon. But these are like eating a bland textured butter. Kind of disgusting.
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Ágúst
January 14 2019
Decided to try this recipe. Was not disapointed, loved it!
33
Jen
January 15 2019
After reading comments, decided against making these...sounded easy, but all that butter and comments were a turnoff!
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Jillen
January 24 2019
Can i use ginger in place of cardamom, seeing it's from tbe same family?

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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
January 25 2019
We have not experimented with alternative ingredients in this recipe.
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Katie
February 1 2019
I doubled the recipe and only got 12 "walnut sized" balls. I think somethings off a bit on measurements/yield. And how much does constitute a "serving"?

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Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor
February 1 2019
A single batch should yield 10 servings.
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Ashley
February 3 2019
Very disappointing. Needed WAY more coconut. Also larger flaked coconut does not work. No flavor. Tasted like eating crunchy butter. Could not form into balls.
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Heather w
February 5 2019
Impossible to form balls. Second recipe off the website and second that has been terrible!
40
Neal
February 7 2019
This base recipe is extremely bland and there's not nearly enough coconut. I added a lot more coconut and then sprinkled the final product again with cardamom and cinnamon to give them some additional flavor. They could use more vanilla as well. Next time I'll also use salted butter.
41
Arlene
February 24 2019
I made them, but a little different. I used almond extract and added a tablespoon of Swerve. Man, they were good! Better than an Almond Joy!
42
Brenda
March 25 2019
Look around there’s another one way better it’s coconut oil instead of butter! Gotta make sure to refrigerate or freeze then it’s fantastic! Just need to search! I agree butter one sounds unpleasant I won’t be making it!
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Chrissy
May 9 2019
These are great! I was looking for a fat bomb without sweeteners, and this worked perfectly. It satiates the hunger without triggering sweet cravings. I stirred in half the coconut while it was still warm to help it incorporate into the butter. Then I chilled the mixture while the rest of the coconut cooled to make it easier to roll into balls. I'll make a double batch for the freezer next time I make these.
44
Chiara
May 28 2019
Great fat bombs! I added a tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder and they turned out delicious :)
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Janice Engle
May 30 2019
Add cream cheese to fat bombs some sweetener. Freeze balls. Yum.
46
Nichola
July 28 2019
Done these today, added a little more cinnamon and Vanilla and little more coconut and they taste lovely.

I was expecting a Butter taste as most of the comments stipulated it was eating a stick of butter lol but they do not taste like butter.

You dont get many out of mixture I got 5 decent sized ones which would be enough for me tbh but I'd assume you double up ingredients if you want more out of mixture.

All in all I like them 👏👌

A quick and easy snack for me
47
Kimberly Guarnaccia
September 5 2019
I'm so confused by this recipe. I followed it exact and there is no way I'm getting 10 "walnut" sized balls out of it. Maybe 1.5. Hmmmm.
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Angela
September 5 2019
I like the flavors in this, but not the butter so much. I think it's too much butter flavor for me. The next time I make it, I will sub part coconut oil and/cocoa butter... Something like that. And for sure you can't use salted butter in this! Haha! It was yuck when I just used the salted that I had. But I love that there's no sugar, no chocolate for a change (I do love choco just not all the time), and no nuts/nutbutter (also get super bored of nuts!). So I really like the change of pace here! I will just tweak it for myself ;)
49
Marie-Sophie
December 9 2019
Pure delish. I roasted the coconut and I used salted butter but I also added monk fruit sugar inside and outside with the coconut coating. Heaven.

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Marie-Sophie
December 9 2019
(monk fruit sugar = not real sugar)
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maruchymonroig
August 15
Love them. I made them with coconut butter. The rest was exactly as the recipe. They are delicious and satisfying. 10 servings. Thank you!

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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
August 15

Love them. I made them with coconut butter. The rest was exactly as the recipe. They are delicious and satisfying. 10 servings. Thank you!

Great! So glad you enjoyed them!
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4aip48
September 2
I made them following the recipe except used Kerrygold salted butter instead of unsalted butter. That’s what I had available. I think the salt enhanced the other flavors. I like it. Haven’t tried the combo of butter and cream cheese, but that sounds good.
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auralovesgatsby
September 15
Love these! I did add 1/2 tsp of swerve, used salted buttet, and added Penzeys Cake spice instead of the cinnamon and cardamom (working with what I had). It only made 8 balls for me, but maybe my idea of a walnut is bigger than intended.

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Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
September 15

Love these! I did add 1/2 tsp of swerve, used salted buttet, and added Penzeys Cake spice instead of the cinnamon and cardamom (working with what I had). It only made 8 balls for me, but maybe my idea of a walnut is bigger than intended.

Glad you enjoyed this one!
57
Summer
September 21
These delicious fat bombs are perfect for me! The real delicious taste of Keto eating: you'll succeed so much more easily if you can learn to give up the taste of sugar....I see a lot of people are adding different kinds of fake sugar to them. The naturally slightly sweet tate of vanilla, cardamom and cinnamon are what make me prefer them to the many artificially sweetened fat bombs out there.
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Gemma Griffiths
September 22
These are literally the worst thing I’ve ever eaten in my life. If you like tucking in to butter straight out the tub, this is for you. All others... AVOID

Cinnamon and cardamom fat bombs

Cinnamon and cardamom fat bombs

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