Three-ingredient Paleo fat bombs to help fuel your workouts!
I had a kick-ass workout after I ate two of these Fat Bombs the other day. There’s a societal rule that you can only say kick-ass in 2014 if you were born in the 80’s right? I need pre-workout snacks if I do weight-training in the afternoon (which is the only time I ever do it), but I can’t eat something heavy because then I’m never hungry for dinner, so then I don’t eat after my training, and then I don’t see any strength gains in the gym. The circle of life for a girl whose muscle wastes faster than your grandma’s grandma.
They say you should eat fat for performance before you engage in strenuous exercise. Afterwards, keep the fat low and the carbs and protein up. Apparently. Who knows, but I know I personally REQUIRE carbs after I work out or I am a hungry beast the next day. I will eat all the sweet potatoes in Chicago.
These fat bombs actually contain some carbohydrate from raisins and coconut flour, so they’re easier to digest & are chewy too!
My workout was what I call a “100-90-80 Countdown”. Choose a different plyometric or weight exercise to do 100 times (or 100 seconds), then another one for 90 times or 90 seconds, etc. Repeat circuit twice.
100 jumping jacks
90 high knees
80 jump ropes
70 mountain climbers
60 skaters
50 plank jumps
40 squats jumps
30 triceps dips
20 burpees
10 pushups
1 mile sprint interval on treadmill (7 mph rest to 9 mph sprint in 1 min intervals)
Then I pushed a big heavy object across the gym 6 times and did my “10-Minute Abs Circuit” where I do an exercise for 1 minute and go immediately into a next. Intense I know. I only do this once a week.
1 min each of
X Sit Ups
Bicycles
Mountain Climbers
Side Plank – left
Side Plank – right
V-ups (bent knee)
Russian Twists (15 lb weight in hand)
Full sit-ups
Forearm Plank
Leg Raises
Fit Fat Bombs
Makes 8 cups | Ready in 20 minutes
½ cup coconut oil, softened
¼ cup coconut flour
½ cup raisins
- Mix all ingredients together in a bowl until smooth. Pour into silicone cups or muffin tin. Freeze until hardened, about 20 minutes. Store in refrigerator for several days.
12 Responses
What could we sub for raisins?
Any dried fruit or you can leave them out!
Hmmm. Do you think this would be good with carob powder? I’m not sure I can eat that much coconut oil straight. Is a serving 1 or 2 cups?
1 cup and carob powder can’t replace the coconut oil but you can definitely add some to make it chocolate flavored!
Can I add collagen peptides to these? If so, how much do you think? Does the recipe need adjusted? I REALLY want to make these but I need to incorporate more collagen! Thanks!
You can also add collagen to smoothies and baked goods. I would add no more than 1 tablespoon at a time to make sure the texture doesn’t get gritty.
Hello there. I would like to print this recipe but I don’t see the printer icon. Is it possible to print but maybe I am overlooking the feature?
These taste great, but for me, all of the coconut flour settles at the bottom. Is that preventable? Either way, I’m making them again!
Try using softened but not melted coconut oil next time – I updated the recipe to reflect this easy change!
How did you get a slightly-brown color?
coconut flour can be a light tan color but it could have also been the lighting that day! I took this photo on my iPhone as it was one of the first blog posts several years ago.