Healthy Moist Chocolate Mug Cake

white plate with small mug sized chocolate cake. Dallop of peanut butter and chocolate chips sprinkled on top.

This healthier version of this moist chocolate mug cake will be ready within minutes, curb the chocolate cravings and all under 200 calories. Simple ingredients include flour, oil, sweetener, cocoa, vinegar, vanilla and chocolate.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 1

Total Time 6

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings serving

Calories 177 kcal

Equipment

1 microwave safe mug or microwave safe glass bowl
measuring utensils

Ingredients

2 tbsp all purpose flour
2 tsp vegetable oil or coconut oil, etc.
2-3 tsp sweetener stevia, sugar, honey
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp cocoa
1/8 tsp baking soda
1/2 tbsp white vinegar
2 tbsp water
pinch sea salt
1-2 tbsp chocolate chips

Instructions

grease your mug or microwave safe bowl. Add all of the dry ingredients. Whisk them together.
Next, add the wet ingredients to the mug/bowl. Mix well. Top with 1-2 tbsp of chocolate chips.
This will depend greatly on the power of your microwave but cook for approximately 1 minute. There is no egg in this recipe so if it is gooey in the middle, you can enjoy it that way safely.

Notes

Substitutions:

Substitute vegetable oil with coconut oil, canola oil, etc. if you wish.

Regular sugar can be used, stevia, honey, etc.

Don't skip the vinegar-it is what makes it moist and is the leavening agent.

Top with peanut butter, whipped cream, ice cream.

Nutrition information will vary on sweetener choice, oil choice and amount of chocolate chips. (I used vegetable oil, 1 tbsp of chocolate chips and Stevia to calculate the nutrition info)

Nutrition

Serving: 1mug cakeCalories: 177kcalCarbohydrates: 27.9gProtein: 2.7gFat: 8.8gSaturated Fat: 3.7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1.9gMonounsaturated Fat: 1.9gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 156.4mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 9.3g

Keyword healthy cake, mug cake, vinegar cake

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