Healthy Mug Cake Desserts to Try

As a (predominantly) healthy eater, one of my biggest hurdles is the strike of a sugar craving. Although, I’ve done a good job of weaning myself off of sweets, there are those inevitable days where the thought of a brownie or chocolate chip cookie just can’t escape my mind.

Enter the healthy mug cake. Mug cakes and single serving desserts made in a mug are one of my absolute favorite things ever!
If you’ve never tried a mug cake before, you MUST give one of these recipes a try the next time that you want to “cheat clean.”

You only need a microwavable mug, a handful of ingredients, and literally five minutes (including prep!) to whip one of these treats up, and I promise that it will become a part of your standard snack and/or dessert rotation with no guilt!
                 

Peanut Butter Mug Cake

This healthy peanut butter mug cake from baking-ginger.com is incredibly delicious and can literally be made up in three short minutes. It is refined sugar free, gluten-free, and can be made to be vegan by swapping out the egg for a replacement flax egg.

Ingredients:

•2 Tbsp brown rice flour
•1/2 tsp baking powder
•1 egg/flax egg
•1 1/2 Tbsp melted coconut oil
•2 Tbsp almond milk
•1 tsp vanilla
•2 Tbsp honey/maple syrup (melted)
•2 Tbsp peanut butter
•Dark chocolate chips (as many as you want)

Instructions:

1. Combine the flour and baking powder in a bowl and whisk together.
2. Add in all the other ingredients (except the chocolate chips) and whisk until well combined.
3. Pour the mixture into a large mug (or 2 small mugs) and top with chocolate chips.
4. Place the mug in the microwave on full power for 2-3 minutes and allow it to cool slightly before devouring!