Healthy Chocolate Fudge Cake in a Mug (5 Ingredients)
Equipment
- microwave
- bowl
- Mug
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup mashed banana
- 2 tablespoon peanut butter creamy
- 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoon sweetener of choice
- 4 tablespoon chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mash the bananas and then stir in cocoa powder, peanut butter, and sweetener of choice until homogeneous. Stir in half of the chocolate chips.
- Pour into a 10-ounce mug (it will fill halfway up maximum). Add the remaining half of the chocolate chips on the top.
- Microwave for 1 minute and 20 seconds to 2 minutes, or until cooked and well set. Let cool for at least 5 minutes before enjoying either warm or at room temp. If you want, serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
Recipe Notes
- Peanut butter: for any other nut butter, or Nutella
- Chocolate chips: raisins, chopped nuts
- Sweetener: sugar, brown sugar, maple syrup, xylitol, etc
- Cocoa powder: protein powder
- Banana: ¼ cup mashed banana = ⅓ cup applesauce
- Coconut flakes
- Chopped nuts
- Spices
- Almond or vanilla extract
- Flavored chocolate chips (peanut butter, mint, butterscotch)
- To avoid spill, be sure to use a mug that is large enough, as the batter will rise a lot in the microwave. I suggest using at least a 10-ounce mug for this recipe.
- Keep a close eye on the mug cake as it is in the microwave.
- Cook it just until the center is just set. The final cooking time will depend on: 1)The potency of your microwave. On a 1200 Watts microwave it takes around 1 minute and 20 seconds to 2 minutes. 2) If your mug is wider than taller. Wider mugs will have the cake batter spread out and so, it will cook faster than if in a deep or tall mug. In addition, it will take more time to bake (about 15-18 minutes) than cook it in the microwave (1-2 minutes).
Nutrition
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