Sweet & Savory Fat Bombs Review
Did you ever have one of those days where you feel like you could walk a mile – barefoot - in the snow – for a morsel of something sweet? Keep your boots on cowgirl! The cookbook, Sweet & Savory Fat Bombs is your ticket to those sweet snacks you crave.
Fat Bombs are bite-sized bursts of happiness – think donut holes. When your energy takes a slump, one of these sweet bad boys will pep you right up. Savory fat bombs satisfy hunger pangs between meals.
At first taste, you may think these fat bombs are too scrumptious to be Keto. Not so, all the recipes in Sweet & Savory Fat Bombs are Keto-friendly. File sweet and savory fat bombs under non-guilty pleasures. All of them are abundant in healthy fats and low in carbs.
Martina Slajerova is the author of Sweet & Savory Fat Bombs, which features 100 recipes. She looks beyond counting carbs to developing recipes with healthy fats, sans sugar or artificial sweeteners. Instead Martina relies on Keto approved ingredients such as coconut oil, natural sweeteners and almond flour. Also, the fat bombs are gluten-free and grain-free.
That Martina’s an accomplished photographer is evidenced by visual elements as strong as her recipes for fat bombs. (A photo with each recipe.) We like the complete nutrition profile that accompanies each recipe.
If you’re a newbie at dieting the Keto way, Chapter One – Keto Diet in a Nutshell and Chapter Two - The Basics will address many of your concerns. Martina explains that fat bombs do not serve as meal replacements, plus you’ll find lists and explanations of typical ingredients.
In Chapter One, Martina poses the question “Why Fat Bombs?”. She clarifies that fat bombs are not candy bars or junk-burgers from a fast-food drive through; they are different from what most people perceive…and healthier. She contends that it can be “tricky” to take in enough healthy fats. The fat bombs are low in carbs and protein and high in fat.
Martina emphasizes that the sweet and savory fat bombs are not generally meal replacements but are to enhance your fat intake as desired, for a quick-fix of energy dips or before and after workouts. (any fat bombs suitable for meals are pointed out in the book)
Martina crushes it with recipes for sweet and savory fat bombs that satisfy just about anyone’s taste buds. For example, you can choose from chocolate, fruits, salty or sweets. You can experiment with unusual textures and flavors such as, strawberry basil or orange cream sickle.
It’s refreshing to find an author who is nutrition conscious and passionate about scientific research. It’s obvious that Martina knows her stuff and the photographs validate that she has developed all the recipes in Sweet & Savory Fat Bombs.
Chapter Three concentrates on Sweet Fat Bombs, i.e. Red Velvet Truffles. Martina uses erythritol, stevia or Swerve instead of table sugar. Erythritol is a sugar alcohol. While the body absorbs it, erythritol is not metabolized. It tastes sweet like sugar; unlike table sugar erythritol does not cause your blood sugar to spike.
Stevia is developed from a plant of the same name. It is from 100 to 200 times sweeter than table sugar, yet it contains no carbs, calories or artificial ingredients. Some users have reported a bitter aftertaste. “Disgusting” is the common, one-word description for stevia that we found in Keto forums.
Swerve Sweetener contains all-natural ingredients. It is non-GMO, non- glycemic and does not have calories or carbs. Sweet-wise, it measures cup-for-cup with sugar and has the same capability to caramelize. Swerve markets their branded sweetener as the “Ultimate Sugar Replacement”.
But taste is subjective. Natural sweeteners will taste different when used by different people. It’s a good idea to experiment with the alternative sweeteners recommended by Martina.
Chapter Four speaks to Frozen Fat Bombs. Yes, you can have Keto-licious ice cream, in addition to such delicacies as lemon cheesecake and pumpkin pie. Then, there is Chocolate Covered Coconut Ice Bombs. Talk about good juju!
In Chapter Five of Sweet & Savory Fat Bombs you’ll find recipes for mouth-watering liquid fat bombs. What could make your day better than the sensational smoothie? Pick your preference from flavors such as, raspberry, chocolate almond, key lime, fat-burning vanilla or pumpkin pie.
Also, check out recipes for luscious hot chocolates, white or dark and Keto coffee.
Chapter Six addresses savory fat bombs i.e. Bacon, Artichoke and Onion, Cheesy Jalapeno or Chorizo and Avocado.
Savory fat bombs make awesome appetizers and your dinner guests (non-Keto folks adore them) will want seconds, maybe thirds.
In reviewing the Sweet & Savory Fat Bombs cookbook, it’s apparent the typical pantry won’t contain some of the top-shelf ingredients. For example, macadamia nuts, desiccated coconut, cacao butter, erythritol and more.
Idea: Keep a separate Keto Shopping List of ingredients for sweet and savory fat bombs recipes that call your name. You may either make one shopping trip or just purchase necessary items for 2-3 recipes.
Certain items aren’t budget-friendly. Consider tabbing these fat bomb recipes to use for special occasions (like that dinner party where you want to impress important people).
Fat bomb fundamentals include:
- full-fat dairy
- erythritol, stevia or Swerve
- nuts and seeds
- coconut
- coconut oil
- cacao butter
Commonly Used Ingredients:
- vanilla
- matcha (Ground green tea)
- herbs and spices (your preferences)
- various coconut products – coconut flour, butter, milk
If you can’t find an ingredient in your grocery stores or health food stores, order it on the Internet. It may surprise you that many ingredients are cheaper online.
You will also need silicone candy molds. They come in way cute shapes such as hearts, flowers, squares and stars. In a pinch, use your mini-muffin pans.
Most users comment that sweet and savory fat bombs are easy to make and taste great. Picture this – “Seriously, this book made my heart do summersaults. Simple recipes…helluva punch of flavor”.
But we also found negative reviews on Amazon, “too many ingredients in most recipes”, “…tasting like a stink bomb”, “recipes complicated, which defeated the purpose of making fat bombs”.
Nevertheless, the Sweet & Savory Fat Bombs cookbook achieved 4.5 out of five stars on Amazon., Not too shabby!
Our Verdict
Because the typical Western diet is dependent on sugar and carbs, the Keto diet is one of the most difficult to follow. You will be seriously carb deprived and sugar is a thing of the past.
And that’s why the Sweet & Savory Fat Bombs cookbook has you at “hello”. Cute little fat bombs are like a vein of gold among an otherwise rocky diet. Order this cookbook and have the ultimate autonomy to ferret out your favorite fat bombs.
We fancy the fat bomb as Keto with attitude!
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