This chocolate chip protein mug cake with cottage cheese is made in just 1 minute in the microwave. It tastes like a rich dessert yet it's a healthy breakfast or snack. This easy recipe is also eggless, low-carb, and can be vegan!
How to Make Protein Mug Cake
- In a single-serve blender, add the oat flour, protein powder, cottage cheese, sweetener, and almond milk. Blend the mixture until smooth. Add the baking powder, blending for 2-3 seconds or just until homogeneous. Do not overbeat! TIP: If not using cottage cheese, you can whisk in all the ingredients directly into the mug or ramekin.
- Pour the mixture immediately into a wide mug or ramekin and stir in 1 tablespoon of the chocolate chips. Then, add the remaining tablespoon of the chips on top.
- Microwave for 60-90 seconds or until your high-protein mug cake expands to the top of the mug or ramekin. Make sure to check every 10 seconds after 30 seconds, or until the center is set or firm. Serve right away and enjoy!
Love mug cakes? Try our chocolate lava mug cake, peanut butter mug cake, and chocolate fudge cake in a mug.
Other Easy Protein Recipes
- Cookie dough protein balls
- Protein cookie dough recipe
- Homemade Protein Bars
- Protein avocado smoothie
- Pumpkin spice protein shake recipe
- Shamrock protein shake recipe
- Protein overnight oat recipe
- Protein ice cream recipe
- Pumpkin protein cake pops
- Protein donuts
Tips for Making This Protein Powder Mug Cake
- Always add a moisturizer to your protein mug cakes such as nut butter, a neutral oil, full-fat cottage cheese, full-fat Greek yogurt, applesauce, banana, or pumpkin puree. It will add moisture especially when cooking with whey or casein; otherwise, your cake will become dry or rubbery.
- Baking powder should be the last ingredient to be added and never overbeated!
- Cook your mug cake as soon as you finish blending or mixing the ingredients.
- Use a wide mug or ramekin that won't be more than two-thirds full to avoid overflowing.
- Use a microwave-safe mug and don't overcook your mug cake.
FAQs
Your protein mug cake can become dry or rubbery because you either didn't use enough fat or a moisturizer such as banana or applesauce or if you overcooked it!
Yes! Whey protein powder has a higher concentration of protein and fewer carbs but it can easily dry out your mug cakes if not combined with a fat or a moisturizer. On the other hand, casein or plant-based protein powders tend to make cakes less dry and are a safer option to add to your microwaved cakes.
es! You can mix all the ingredients and place the mixture in a covered mug in the fridge for up to 24 hours. However, only stir the baking powder into the cake batter right before cooking your mug cake in the microwave.
Protein Mug Cake Recipe
Equipment
- 1 wide mug or ramekin
- 1 single-serve blender or a whisk
- 1 microwave
Ingredients
- 4 Tablespoons oat flour It will make this cake slightly chewy. I haven't tested this recipe with almond flour.
- 2 Tablespoons vanilla protein powder I used a sugar-free whey isolate protein powder. For a vegan protein mug cake, use a vegan protein powder; however, it will change the texture a little).
- 1 Tablespoon full-fat cottage cheese or replace with full-fat Greek yogurt or peanut butter. For a vegan recipe, use vegan yogurt.
- 1 Tablespoon sweetener stevia in the raw, honey, or maple syrup for making it vegan. TIP: If you have a sweet tooth, add 1-2 extra tablespoons of your sweetener of choice. If liquid (honey or maple syrup), it will take a little longer to cook your protein cake in a mug.
- ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk or another plant-based milk
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 2 Tablespoons chocolate chips (or more chocolate) I used semi-sweet chocolate chips but you can use either milk or dark chips or use vegan chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a single-serve blender, add the oat flour, protein powder, cottage cheese, sweetener, and almond milk. Blend the mixture until smooth. Add the baking powder, blending for 2-3 seconds or just until homogeneous. Do not overbeat! TIP: If not using cottage cheese, you can whisk in all the ingredients directly into the mug or ramekin.
- Pour the mixture immediately into a wide mug or ramekin and stir in 1 tablespoon of the chocolate chips. Then, add the remaining tablespoon of the chips on top.
- Microwave for 60-90 seconds or until your high-protein mug cake expands to the top of the mug or ramekin. Make sure to check every 10 seconds after 30 seconds, or until the center is set or firm. Serve right away and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Nutrition
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