If you have a sweet tooth like I do, this lemon cheesecake fat bombs recipe is going to be your favorite new low carb candy! These bright, citrusy fat bombs are everything dessert should be – fresh, creamy and delicious!
You’ll adore how these low carb snacks will cover your cravings while keeping your sugar intake to a minimum. I love, love, love low carb recipes like this one, that are so mouthwatering and satisfying, I forget they’re actually low carb desserts!
Let’s get started!!
What I Love About This Lemon Cheesecake Fat Bombs Recipe
This lemon cheesecake fat bombs recipe is an absolute low carb desserts favorite!
- 5 ingredients! And they’re inexpensive and easy to source to boot!
- Ready in just a few minutes – your sugar craving won’t even have time to win you over!
- Satisfies that sweet tooth in one delicious little bite, while adding almost no carbs to your daily meal plan!
Lemon Fat Bombs Recipe Notes
This lemon fat bombs recipe is so simple, I could text it to you! But anything can become a Pinterest fail – check out these healthy desserts tips to keep it simple and quick.
Ingredient Notes
Lemons – Fear not if you’ve never zested a lemon before. When you taste the bright, fresh flavor the zest brings, you’ll be brainstorming recipes you can add this simple addition to.
To zest citrus, hold the zester or fine grater in your non-dominant hand, and hold the fruit in your dominant one. It can be helpful to use a cutting glove to hold the citrus to keep all your fingertips intact. Zest only the yellow part – called the flavedo, and avoid the white pith…. that part is bitter and not great to add in to most recipes. Don’t worry – you’ll be a pro in no time!
Erythritol – Only have granulated on hand? Pulse it for a few times in your food processor or blender and voila – it’s powder! This calorie-free sweetener doesn’t affect blood sugar and is almost as sweet as regular sugar products.
Tools To Make
- Zester or fine grater – you can use either one to get the results you need
- Food processor – doesn’t need to be super strong, this creamy mixture comes together in seconds
- Silicone mold – a fat bomb mold (this one is my FAVE!) makes this recipe super simple, but you can also use a mini muffin pan.
Storing Tips
This soft and creamy lemon cheesecake fat bombs recipe stores well in the fridge and best in the freezer. Simply store in an airtight container with layers of parchment between.
The biggest benefit of storing them out of sight?? You won’t be tempted to eat them in one sitting!
Can You Freeze These?
These lush little low carb cake beauties store BEST in the freezer. The cold keeps the cream cheese in the perfect texture for satisfyingly bright healthy snacks. Plus, they’ll last longer!
Recipe Variations
Want to add some pep to your lemon cheesecake fat bombs recipe? Try these variations and satisfy any craving on the spot.
- Add fruit. Adding low carb fruits like pureed strawberries to this lemon cheesecake fat bombs recipe would make them even more sunny and summery! Or try these strawberry cheesecake fat bombs for a riff on the New York classic.
- Add coconut. Try mixing in some unsweetened/shredded coconut for lemon coconut fat bombs — They’re straight out of paradise!
- Mix in some chocolate. Turn these into lemon chocolate fat bombs by mixing in some cocoa powder or low carb chocolate chips.
More No Bake Dessert Recipes
Need all the fat bombs? Try these yummy no bake desserts!
- Cookie Dough Fat Bomb
- Sugar Free Chocolate Syrup
- Sugar Free White Chocolate
- Low Carb Fudge
- Sugar Free Whipped Cream
Lemon Cheesecake Fat Bombs
Print Recipe Pin RecipeIngredients
- 1/2 Cup Cream Cheese
- 1/4 Cup Unsalted Butter
- 1/4 Cup + 2 Tablespoons Swerve or Lakanto (see sweetener notes below) powdered
- 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
- 2 Tablespoons Lemon Zest lightly packed (this was about 3 lemons for me!!)
Instructions
- Add ingredients to a food processor and process until ingredients are liquid-like.
- Prepare your molds. I used a round silicone mold (which I LOVE!) if you'd rather not buy a new tool, prep a mini muffin tin pan with mini muffin liners.
- Evenly distribute fat bombs into your molds and place them in the freezer until firm (about 2 hours).
- Store in the fridge or freezer, and enjoy!
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Lindsey's Tips
- Lakanto, Swerve, or Erythritol. I stick to Lakanto and Swerve which are a 1:1 swap with traditional sugar. If using a different brand of Erythritol, keep in mind it's 70% as sweet as sugar, so you may need to add more to taste
- Molds. I used this silicone mold from Amazon!
- Storing. Store fat bombs in the freezer so they stay firm (and last longer!). Cream cheese based fat bombs stored in the fridge will get soft.
- Nutritional information is based on 1 fat bomb, if you divide this recipe into 18:
Theses recipes are wonderful but they only make about 6, not even close to 18 and the balls are pretty small making 6? Am I missing something?
Hi Lenore! What size did you make the balls? I used a mold (in the recipe notes above) that made 1″ balls and was able to make 18. Hope that helps!
I was not able to make 18 with the same 1 inch molds – mine turned out 14
Hi Gretchen! Thanks for letting us know! I may have filled my molds a little less ?
I added up the ingredients for the entire batch and it came to 11 grams of carbs. You are dividing these into 18 at 1 carb each. That is 7 more carbs. Am I missing some carbs in the ingredients or are you just rounding them off to 1 carb? Thanks!
Hi Candy! The nutrition calculator rounds up. I just checked the numbers in the calculator and we had 11g net carbs for the entire batch as well 🙂
I just made these but doubled the recipe so I can share with my Keto friends. I got 48 small bombs! I got some little silicone ice cube trays at Ross and they worked great. I also had to lick the food processor bowl for taste testing (mandatory) and it was delicious!! Thank you for the recipe I know everyone will love them!
Sounds great Marge! I’m so happy you enjoyed as much as I do! ?