This chocolate mug cake is a great quick option if you’re craving an indulgent dessert or snack, but want to stick to your healthy eating plan.
Recipe: Mug cake
Prep and cooking time: 15 mins
Serves: 2
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp ground almonds or fine oats
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp milk or milk alternative
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- 1 egg or chia ‘egg’
- 2 tbsp 70-85% large chocolate chips or 3-4 squares, roughly chopped
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- 100g strawberries, sliced
Method
- Mix the almonds and cocoa powder in a large mug until well combined.
- Add the rest of the ingredients in order and a tiny pinch of salt, and mix well.
- Heat for 50-60secs (watching so it doesn’t rise above the lip of the mug). If it starts to rise to the top, pause the microwave, let it deflate and continue. Heat for a total of 2mins. It should stop rising after the first 1min but continue to watch for the final 1min.
Second Nature Special Tip:
Enjoy topped with a small handful of strawberries.
Hi. I don’t have a microwave. How would I cook? Thanks.
Love this. It’s really quite good 😊
Hi Lisa,
So pleased you’ve enjoyed this recipe!
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Do 2 people share 1 mug of this or do you split these ingredients between 2 mugs and cook it? Thank you.
Hi,
What is the carb count for this recipe if oats are used?
I have just tried this with a hint of orange & it’s not too bad. I added the zest of 2 clementines to the mix & swerved it with the clementine segments.
Can you say how much chocolate by weight, please? Some bars have eight squares and some have 20!
Thanks
Hi, I’d love to try the plan. My niece in Scotland told me about it and has lost over 1 stone.
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Hi. I am already on the programme. Can you please add this to the recipes.
I too am already on the programme and would like it to be in the recipes.
Also would it work without the cocoa powder but with ground almonds to replace the cocoa or coffee granules dissolved?