During one particular snowstorm, when I not feeling the urge to eat an icy cold protein smoothie I played around in my kitchen while sipping coffee. I came up with this velvety chocolate mug cake.
Hot food in cold weather, and cold food in hot weather makes sense, duh!
Chocolate always calls to me when I get the urge to bake. An old standby recipe for a one-minute chocolate mug cake came to mind. For a while, I was on a kick one winter where I ate one every afternoon. That recipe, unfortunately (or fortunately for this post) was long forgotten. After a bit of experimentation, I came up with this decadent “One-Minute Chocolate Cake”
This cake tastes indulgent, yet it fits into a consistent nutrition lifestyle. It may even satisfy that old familiar chocolate/sweet craving. Move over oatmeal and eggs, chocolate mug cake is here for breakfast.
Bonus: Take this to work! The dry ingredients can be mixed ahead. At break time, add the kiss and liquid, cook in the microwave.
Note: For vegans, omit Half &Half and increase water to 1/2 cup.
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Ingredients:
- 1 scoop vegan protein powder* (whey turns nasty in the microwave)
- 1 Tbsp. each cocoa powder (Not dutch processed!), almond flour, flax seed, and half&half cream
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp. powdered pure stevia
- 1 chocolate kiss
- 1/3 cup water
Directions:
- Spray a coffee mug with non-stick spray and set aside.
- Mix the remaining ingredients and put in a mug.
- Cook in Microwave for 1 minute.
- Grab a spoon and eat.
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