Keto Birthday Cake Balls

Keto Birthday Cake Balls are an easy low carb dessert that the whole family (including picky kids) will love!

I know everyone else would likely call these Keto Birthday Cake Fat Bombs…

But I just always hated the name “Fat Bomb” so I've stuck with balls in all of my recipes, lol. 

These are honestly one of the simplest keto desserts you'll ever make. If you are baking challenged, then this recipe is for you.

You can't burn it because there is no cooking involved so don't worry, you've got this.

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For the dry ingredients in this recipe, you simply need some almond flour, powdered sweetener of choice (I use a powdered monkfruit/erythritol blend), xanthan gum (optional) a pinch of salt and some sugar free sprinkles.

Almond flour is your best option for this recipe because it's got the best flavour and taste when it comes to no bake desserts BUT coconut flour can also be used and I've added some tips below on how to substitute it because it won't be a 1:1 swap.

Powdered Monkfruit/Erythritol Sweetener is my favourite in no bake desserts as I mention below, because it just blends so well and has a great flavour. I use it in almost all of my recipes for this reason.

Next the xanthan gum's purpose is to give the dough a slight “chew” and it just gives the dough a soft and smooth texture BUT it is not necessary to make these. You can totally still make this recipe if you don't have it.

The Sugar Free Sprinkles in this recipe are made by a company called “Stoka Nutrition“.

These sprinkles are great to have on hand, especially if you have kids in the family. Sprinkles make any dessert better!

Thankfully, they were kind enough to give me a 20% OFF discount to share with you guys if you do decide to try them or any of their other products (I did a full review of their product line HERE if you are interested).

Use the code SAMMYSAM at checkout to apply the discount.

For this recipe you'll also need some cream cheese, some vanilla extract and almond extract.

The cream cheese creates an awesome no bake keto cake batter that's easy to roll into balls and the extracts help give it the birthday cake flavour we all know and love!

Overall, these keto cake bites or cake balls or keto birthday cake fat bombs..whatever you want to call them, make a perfect quick and easy dessert that I'm sure you'll enjoy! 

Other Keto Birthday Cake Recipes You May Like:

• Keto Funfetti Birthday Cake Bars
• Keto Funfetti Birthday Cake
• Keto Funfetti Mug Cake
• Keto Birthday Cake Cookies
• Keto Unicorn Bark

Ingredients You'll Need To Make Keto Birthday Cake Balls

• Almond Flour – my favourite flour to bake with and for no bake keto desserts! If you don't have this, look at my tips below for using coconut flour instead.
• Powdered Monkfruit/Erythritol Sweetener – in my opinion, this is the best sweetener for keto desserts but especially no-bake ones because it's so fine that it blends in seamlessly without leaving any weird “crunch” to your desserts.
• Vanilla Extract 
• Almond Extract – This is option but I feel it really helps with the “birthday cake” flavour!
• Keto Friendly Sprinkles – These are made by Stoka Nutrition. They are honestly my favourite! I recently wrote a review on all of their products, which you can find here. Make sure if you try these that you use my 20% OFF discount “SAMMYSAM” at checkout!

Tools You'll Need To Make Keto Birthday Cake Fat Bombs

• Low Carb Substitution Guide –This is totally optional but if you like my recipes, I now have a $5 guide available with all of the substitutions I use to create every recipe on my site. You can use this to convert old traditional recipes and create new keto recipes! You can purchase it here and/or read more if you are interested.  I appreciate your support so much guys!
• Food Scale (optional but this is my favourite food scale, literally lasts a year on one set of batteries, I've had mine for ~4 years now and it's never once let me down, PLUS it will give you nutrition facts for tons of food items based on their weight and you can even add your own)
• Parchment or Wax Paper

Tips For Making Keto Birthday Cake Balls

• If you find your dough is too dry to roll into balls, just add an extra 1/2 – 1 tbsp of softened cream cheese.
• You can also make these cake balls using half softened butter and half cream cheese for more of a buttery cake flavour.
• If you really want to make these fun for a birthday or for your kids, add a couple drops of baby blue or pink food colouring to your glaze!

Can I Make These Keto Birthday Cake Fat Bombs With Coconut Flour Instead of Almond Flour?

• Yes, you can make these with coconut flour (although, I recommend almond flour if you can get your hands on it/do not have an allergy!) Instead of using 3/4 cup of almond Flour, you can replace it with 4 tbsp or 28g of coconut flour (add another 1/2-1 tbsp if the batter isn't thick enough).

Storage Instructions For Low Carb Birthday Cake Balls

• Store these Keto Birthday Cake Balls in ziplock or airtight container in the freezer between layers of wax our parchment paper once the glaze has set.
• You can also store them in the fridge for a softer texture (although, I recommend freezing them to preserve them longer, then letting them thaw in the fridge instead)

Keto Birthday Cake Balls Recipe

Serves: 8 birthday cake balls

Ingredients:

Cake Balls

• 3/4 cup almond flour, 85g
• 3 tbsp powdered monkfruit/erythritol sweetener, 48g
• 1/8 tsp xanthan gum (optional, just helps with texture)
• pinch of salt
• 3 tbsp cream cheese, softened, 45g
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/8 tsp almond extract
• 1-2 tbsp sugar free rainbow sprinkles, 10g (use SAMMYSAM for 20% on the Stoka Nutrition website)

Glaze

• 1/4 cup powdered monkfruit/erythritol sweetener, 60g
• 1 1/2 – 2 tbsp light cream (if you use heavy cream, you'll need more because it will cause it to thicken)
• 1/8 tsp vanilla extract
• extra sprinkles for topping

Directions:

1. In a bowl, whisk together almond flour, powdered monkfruit/erythritol sweetener, xanthan gum and salt.
2. Add the cream cheese and extracts and mix well until a soft dough forms.
3. Add your sprinkles to the dough and mix again.
4. Line a plate with parchment paper.
5. Roll the dough into 8 balls and place them onto the parchment paper.
6. To make your glaze, combine the three glaze ingredients above in a small bowl. Whisk until smooth.
7. Take one of your cake balls and using a spoon, dip it into the glaze, moving it around to coat. 
8. Place the glazed cake ball back on the plate and immediately top with sprinkles.
9. Repeat this process for the rest of the cake balls.
10. Place the finished cake balls into the fridge or freezer to set (depending on how solid you want the centers to be). After 30min you can serve. Enjoy your Keto Birthday Cake Balls!

 

Store these in a ziplock bag in the freezer once the glaze has hardened

OR place in an airtight container between layers of wax or parchment paper in the fridge or freezer. 

Nutrition for 1/8th of recipe: 95 calories | 8g fat | 1.3 NET carbs | 2.6g protein | 1.1g fiber

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