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Mediterranean Cheese Balls

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These cheese balls may look like coconut truffles but they are far from it! 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.

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Serving size 1 piece

Allergy information for Mediterranean Cheese Balls

✔  Gluten free
✔  Egg free
✔  Nut free
✔  Pork free
✔  Avocado free
✔  Coconut free
✔  Fish free
✔  Shellfish free
✔  Beef free
Pescatarian
Vegetarian

Nutritional values (per 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 cheese balls)

  • 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

  1. 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. Mediterranean Cheese Balls
  2. 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. Mediterranean Cheese Balls
  3. 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. Mediterranean Cheese Balls
  4. Enjoy! Mediterranean Cheese Balls

Savory Mediterranean Fat Bombs
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4.4 stars, average of 86 ratings
Savory Mediterranean Fat Bombs
These tasty low-carb, bite-sized cheese balls are packed with flavor from sun-dried tomatoes, herbs and olives, all rolled in parmesan cheese.
Hands on10m
Overall45m
Servings5
Calories164 kcal
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Ingredients

  • 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Enjoy!

Nutrition (per serving, 1 piece)

Calories164kcal
Net Carbs1.7g
Carbohydrates2g
Protein3.7g
Fat17.1g
Saturated Fat10.3g
Fiber0.4g
Sugar0.7g
Sodium280mg
Magnesium9mg
Potassium96mg

Detailed nutritional breakdown (per 1 piece)

Net carbsProteinFatCalories
Total per 1 piece
1.7 g3.7 g17.1 g164 kcal
Cream cheese, soft (full-fat)
0.6 g1.4 g5.6 g49 kcal
Butter, unsalted, grass-fed
0 g0.1 g9.2 g81 kcal
Basil, fresh
0 g0.1 g0 g1 kcal
Sun-dried tomatoes (in oil, drained)
0.4 g0.1 g0.3 g5 kcal
Kalamata olives
0 g0 g0.6 g6 kcal
Garlic, fresh
0.4 g0.1 g0 g2 kcal
Pepper, black, spices
0 g0 g0 g0 kcal
Salt, pink Himalayan rock salt
0 g0 g0 g0 kcal
Parmesan cheese
0.2 g1.8 g1.3 g20 kcal

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Martina Slajerova

I changed the way I ate in 2011, when I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s, an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid. I had no energy, and I found it more and more difficult to maintain a healthy weight.

That’s when I decided to quit sugar, grains, and processed foods, and to start following a whole-foods-based ketogenic approach to food.

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Comments (19)

These sound so awesome!   It is hard to find fat bombs that are not made for people with a sweet tooth!

why not feta cheese ?

My Greek partner would ask the same question! You can add feta (or use in place of part of the cream cheese) if you like 😊

Delicious!! At first I found the amount of butter to be overpowering but I quickly got used to it 😉 In addition to eating these on their own, I also plopped some on top of my salmon dinner and it melted into a delicious sauce. And then I added it to asparagus and yum. And then I made a loaf of keto bread just so I can use it as a spread...
I clearly love this recipe. Thanks for coming up with something so wonderful!

I love that idea, almost like a cross between compound butter and cream cheese dip 😊

How many fat bombs would you use per day when trying to lose weight?

Hi Hillary, that depends on how you use them. They are high in fat and can easily add up and exceed your energy requirements. They can help with weight loss if you use them in moderation as a quick source of energy, e.g. when you don't have time to cook. Do not use fat bombs only to increase your fat intake if your goal is to lose weight.

These are tastey! Do you know the calories? Although I understand keto diet focuses on net carbs, fat and protein, my APP I use to track my food and exercise requires a calorie measurement. Please and Thanks!

Hello Debbie, calories are listed as "kcal". I hope this helps!

Is it 2 tsp of each individual herb, or is it 2 tsp total herbs?

Hi Kasey, it refers to total amount.

I love the savory fat bombs. I've  made several batches now of the Savory Salmon Fat Bombs. Love them.

Thank you Mary, glad you like them! 😊

i think rolling these in crushed pecans or other nuts would be awesome too! Going to be making these ASAP. Thanks for sharing. Jewel

Oh yes! I actually made another batch with blue cheese & crushed walnuts 😉

I love my sweet fat bombs but this was a great change of pace. Going into the rotation! Thanks!

Thank you Amy, hope you like these! 😊

Can't think of anything else than coconut, love it! 😊 So tempting to try these since they don't look savoury at all 😊

Thank you Elizabeth, hope you like them!