Keto Chocolate Mug Cake

5 from 2 votes

A healthy keto dessert, made in just a few minutes! These healthy chocolate cakes are made with coconut flour. This recipe makes 2 mug cakes. Share with a friend, or wrap the 2nd one up and microwave when another craving strikes. 3 NET CARBS PER CAKE

Prep Time5

Cook Time2

Total Time7

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chocolate mug cake, coconut flour mug cake, keto chocolate cake, keto chocolate mug cake, keto mug cake, low carb mug cake

Servings: servings

Calories: 227kcal

Author: Michelle Miller

Ingredients

2 tablespoon coconut oil
2 tablespoon almond milk
2 eggs
2 tablespoons coconut flour
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 tablespoons sweetener 3 T allulose or 2 T monk fruit/erythritol sweetener, or sweetened to taste with other sweetener
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
sugar free chocolate chips to top, optional

Instructions

Use coconut oil to grease 2 microwave-safe mugs and set aside. *If baking your mug cakes, be sure to use oven-safe mugs or baking ramekins.
Into a medium mixing bowl, add eggs, melted coconut oil, almond milk, and optional vanilla extract into a bowl and whisk to combine. I make this recipe in a separate bowl and then add to the mugs, which makes the mug cakes bake more cleanly. Feel free to make this directly in your mug.
Add in the coconut flour, sweetener, cacao powder, sea salt and baking soda. Stir in well, making sure to stir out the clumps of coconut flour until smooth.
Microwave the mug cakes for 1 minute – 1 minute and 45 seconds. Coconut flour tastes the best when it’s slightly undercooked, so it doesn’t dry out. The outside of the mug cakes should be cooked, and the center should be slightly underbaked.
Top the mug cakes with chocolate chips while the cakes are hot so they melt. Choose other toppings and enjoy while still warm!

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Notes

How to Prep Keto Mug Cakes

This recipe is for 2 mug cakes. Because of the simple ingredients in this recipe, it is best enjoyed hot or warm.

If you’d like to bake one mug cake and save the other to bake later, wrap the top of the 2nd mug with plastic wrap or foil and save for 1-2 days. This way your sweet treat is ready to go!

You can also keep the dry ingredients mixed together in small containers or plastic bags, and add egg, coconut oil, and almond milk when ready to make your microwave cakes.

Keto Chocolate Mug Cake Variations

This easy keto dessert recipe results in a moist cake that keeps blood sugar levels stable. If you love it, you might want to experiment to make your own favorite mug cake recipes.

Can I use Almond Flour? This recipe was developed with coconut flour. Coconut and almond flour (or almond meal) have very different properties, so it isn’t a 1-1 swap. If you want to try using almond flour, it will take about twice as much (1/4 cup almond flour).

Add More Flavor: Try adding almond extract or peppermint extract to make a different flavored cake.

Add Nuts: Add pecans, walnuts, or chopped almonds to the batter to give the cake some texture.

Peanut Butter Versions: For the easiest option, add a drizzle of natural peanut butter to the top of your mug cake. You can also add 2 T of powdered peanut butter (like PB2) and reduce the coconut flour to 1 T.

Make Egg Free: Replace a whole egg with 1 tablespoon of chia seeds soaked in 3 tablespoons of water. For the recipe, use 2 tablespoons of chia seeds and 6 tablespoons of water. This makes a thicker-textured dessert that’s more like a brownie than a cake.

Toppings for Mug Cakes

Add a nut butter drizzle. SunButter sunflower seed butter and almond butter are both lower in carbs.
Strawberries and raspberries are great low carb toppings for this delicious cake!
A sprinkle of shredded coconut (unsweetened).
Chopped walnuts or pecans, or even some chopped macadamia nuts.
A quick Keto “frosting” made by mixing 1 tablespoon almond butter, 1 tablespoon coconut oil, 1/2 tablespoon cocoa powder and 1/2 tablespoon powdered erythritol.
Whipped Cream! Add heavy cream to a mixer and whip until stiff peaks form. Add a little sweetener to taste if desired.
90% dark chocolate or sugar-free chocolate chips (these will melt if sprinkled on right away!).

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