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Dig into a fluffy Chocolate Chip Mug Cake that is unbelievably healthy. Whipped up in under 5 minutes, this cookie mug cake is the perfect single serve treat to satisfy your cravings.
A chocolate chip cookie turned into a cake. Say hi to your new favorite dessert recipe!
We all have different personalities. There is the early bird, the night owl, the introvert and the chatty. But two things are common to (almost) all humans: we are lazy and we like dessert.
Well, at least I do. Especially at night, after an exhausting day at work, when all I want is something sweet. If most of the times I satisfy my cravings with a huge yogurt bowl, sometimes I indulge in a dessert. That meets my expectations, indeed. It has to be healthy, delicious and if it is easy even better.
That’s why I love mug cakes so much! From 100 calorie chocolate cake to mug brownie, there were already plenty of options on my blog. And with this healthy chocolate chip mug cake, now there is literally a recipe for anyone!
Why you will love this recipe
Fluffy, peanut buttery healthy chocolate chip mug cake in 3 minutes…I got your heart on this recipe. And if not yet, I am going to do it now. Here are four simple reasons why you will love this chocolate chip cake in a mug.
- Comforting and delicious: Warm, moist, fluffy, and full of gooey chocolate chips, every bite is a burst of flavors. It is definitely the perfect recipe to satisfy your sweet tooth.
- Healthy and vegan: Made with wholesome ingredients and no egg, this vegan chocolate chip mug cake is loaded with nutrients such as fibers, minerals and vitamins. No refined sugar, white flour, oil or butter!
- Convenience: A quick and easy dessert, this eggless cookie mug cake comes together in just 3 minutes with a common ingredients. Effortlessly and with minimal kitchen cleanup.
- Portion control: As it is single serve, this cookie cake is perfect for those who want to indulge without overeating. No risk of having a whole wedding cake on your own!
The ingredients
A handful of simple ingredients come together to make an eggless chocolate chip mug cake that is moist, delicious and healthy at the same time. Here is all you need for this recipe; head over to the following section for the substitutes.
- Applesauce: The applesauce adds natural sweetness, improves the texture and replace eggs.
- Oat flour: Both store-bought and homemade oat flours work, gluten-free if it is necessary.
- Almond flour: Made from ground nuts, the almond flour adds a nutty flavor and provides a good amount of plant based protein, healthy fats, fiber and nutrients to the cookie cake.
- Nut butter: This recipe requires a creamy nut butter of your choice, preferably without added sugars. I used smooth peanut butter but also almond butter, cashew butter or sunflower seed butter work.
- Maple syrup: The maple syrup acts as sweetener while providing additional health benefits.
- Baking powder: Baking powder acts as a leavening agent, helping the dessert rise and become fluffy.
- Vanilla extract and salt: These two ingredients enhance the flavor profile of the vegan cookie cake.
- Milk of choice: Milk is added to provide moisture and create a batter-like consistency. You can use any type of milk, such as cow’s milk, unsweetened almond milk, soy milk, oat milk or any other dairy-free milk.
- Chocolate chips: This recipe uses extra dark chocolate chips without added sugars. Feel free to substitute with other options, such as extra dark chocolate chips or semi-sweet chocolate chips.
The substitutes
- Replace the applesauce with half mashed banana or one whole egg.
- Substitute oat flour with whole wheat flour, spelt flour or all purpose flour.
- Use more of your favorite flour instead of almond flour.
- Opt for 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil or melted butter instead of nut butter. Or use sunflower seed butter, if you are allergic to nuts.
- Replace maple syrup with any other sweetener, such as honey, agave syrup, date syrup, brown sugar or coconut sugar. Also calorie-free sweeteners such as erythritol work, but they may slightly change the mug cake taste.
How to make chocolate chip mug cake
In a microwave-safe mug, combine the applesauce with nut butter, maple syrup and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth. Once smooth, add all dry ingredients: oat flour, almond flour, baking powder and a pinch salt. Spoon in 2 tablespoon milk and stir until combined. Finally, fold the chocolate chips into the mug cake batter.
Place the mug in the microwave and cook on high for approximately 1 minute, or until the cake has risen and is set in the center. Microwaves may vary, so total time may change accordingly.
Carefully remove the mug from the microwave (it will be hot!) and allow the cookie cake to cool for a minute or two before serving.
Oven-baked mug cake
If you don’t have or don’t want to use a microwave, you can make this healthy mug cake with chocolate chips in the oven. Place the batter in an oven-safe ramekin and bake in hot oven at 180°C (350°F) for 12 to 20 minutes.
Serving ideas
For a rich and fluffy mug cake, I recommend serving right after making. When warm, this cake is so moist and the chocolate chips are incredibly gooey. You can enjoy it alone or with some toppings for the best experience. Here are some ideas for you:
- A drizzle of peanut butter
- Strawberry jam
- A scoop of vanilla ice cream
- More chocolate chips
- A dollop of yogurt
- Whipped cream
FAQ – Cookie mug cake
For the best result, be sure to make this single serve cake in the right mug, with a proper size. Your microwave-safe mug should have a capacity of about 8-ounce (250 ml). If it is too small, the cake will overflow. If it is too big, instead, it will turn out dry.
Indeed! To make a protein cookie mug cake replace part of the flours with protein powder. My recommendation is to opt for vegan protein powder or casein. Although also whey works, I prefer the previous two options because they do not dry out when heated.
If you don’t like it, you can substitute the nut butter with one tablespoon of vegetable oil or melted butter. And if nuts are the problem (allergy), opt for sunflower seed butter or tahini.
For a gluten-free recipe, use certified gluten-free oat flour, almond flour or any other GF flour.
More healthy mug cake recipes
- 100 calorie chocolate cake
- 3 ingredient chocolate mug cake
- Keto protein brownie
- 3 ingredient banana mug cake
- Blueberry protein mug cake
- Healthy brownie in a mug
Watch the video recipe
Chocolate Chip Mug Cake
Equipment
- microwave or oven
- microwave-safe mug or mini microwave-safe bowl
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp (45 grams) unsweetened applesauce, or mashed banana
- 1 tbsp nut butter, peanut butter, almond butter or preferred nut butter
- 1 tbsp maple syrup, or honey
- 1/3 tsp vanilla extract, optional
- 2 tbsp oat flour, or all purpose flour
- 2 tbsp almond flour, or more oat flour, all purpose flour
- ⅓ tsp baking powder
- a pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp milk of choice
- 1 tbsp chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a microwave-safe mug, combine applesauce, nut butter, maple syrup and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth.
- Once smooth, add oat flour, almond flour, baking powder, a pinch of salt and milk. Stir until combined; then fold a tablespoon chocolate chips into the mug cake batter.
- Place the mug in the microwave and cook on high for approximately 1 minute, or until the cake has risen and is set in the center. Microwaves may vary, so adjust the cooking time accordingly.
- Carefully remove the mug from the microwave (it will be hot!) and allow the cake to cool for a minute or two before serving.
Oven-baked Chocolate Chip Mug Cake
- Follow the same instructions as above but bake in hot oven at 180°C (360°F) for 12 to 20 minutes.
This is the best microwave mug cake I’ve ever tried! And I’ve tried a lot. It’s the closest one to actual cake texture. I used just oat flour but I bet it’s even better with almond and oat mix.
Hey dear Alex!!
Thank you very much for your nice comment, I am incredibly happy to hear that you liked this mug cake recipe. Yes indeed, with oat flour it’s already very tasty…But almond flour is a game changer. I highly recommend giving it a try when you have some almond flour at home!
Thank you very much once again.
I wish you a great day and start to the new week.
All the best,
Matteo
Extremely delicioussss!!! ??
Thank you very much for your nice comment!!!
Hi, Matteo ?. How are you? I’m fine. Happy New Year ?. Today I tried chocolate chip mug cake ? that I made. Mmmmmm ?! It tested very delicious ?, well-flavored, healthy, aromatic, tempting, and heavenly ?. I loved it ?.
Hey dear Ana,
thank you for your comment and your wishes. Happy new year to you as well.
I am doing great, what about you?
So glad to hear that you liked my chocolate chip mug cake recipe. It is definitely delicious 😉
Have a great day,
Matteo