BRRRR! Need a quick chocolate fix after working or playing outside? This 5 minute chocolate chunk banana bread mug cake might be your answer! Mix up the ingredients in a small bowl, pour into mug and bake in the microwave for about 1 1/2 minutes. How easy is that?
You just mash an overripe banana, sweeten it with some honey or maple syrup. Add basic ingredients – coconut oil (I used vegetable oil) egg, vanilla, flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Fold in chunks of your favorite chocolate bar or chocolate chips. Done! I added a few chocolate chips on top to make it pretty and because more chocolate is always the right topping! You could also top with coarse sugar or a cinnamon-sugar mixture.
Try this if you want something sweet and quick! It could be for breakfast, an afternoon snack or late-night dessert. Enjoy this fun and easy bread mug cake!
For the recipe and complete instructions, click on the link below:
https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/banana-bread-mug-cake/
Here are two more mug cakes you might like to try:
Snickerdoodle Mug Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup milk, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons salted butter, melted and cooled
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Layering and Topping
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- coarse sugar or turbinado sugar, optional
Instructions
Layering and Topping
- Mix sugar and cinnamon together and set aside.
Cake
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon. Blend in milk, butter and vanilla until the batter is smooth. Into a 10-ounce microwave-safe mug scoop about 1/3 of the dough in the bottom of the mug. Sprinkle a spoonful of sugar over the dough. Repeat the layering two more times, ending with the cinnamon and sugar on top. Add a sprinkling of coarse sugar or turbinado on top, if desired.
- Microwave on high 1-2 minutes, or until the cake is done. Let cool for just a few minutes – the cake is best enjoyed shortly after it is cooked.
Notes
Brownie-in-a-Mug
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 dash salt
- 1/4 teaspoon expresso powder, optional
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients in a mug and microwave on high for 40 seconds. This makes a gooey brownie,microwave a little longer for a set brownie. Enjoy!
Stay Warm and Cozy!
