Healthy Almond Chocolate Mug Cake

A healthier chocolate cake that goes from zero to done in about ten minutes! This almond chocolate mug cake is so easy to make and is gluten free, grain free and dairy free.

Healthy Almond Chocolate Mug Cake

This gorgeous almond chocolate mug cake comes together in MINUTES! Easily made in the microwave, it's gluten free, grain free, dairy free and paleo friendly.

4.94 from 48 votes

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Course: Desserts and Sweets

Cuisine: chocolate, dairy free, gluten free, grain free, paleo, vegetarian

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 2

Total Time: 7

Servings: cake

Calories: 348kcal

Ingredients

3 tbsp almond meal a.k.a. ground almonds or almond flour
1 and 1/2 tbsp cacao powder
1/4 tsp baking powder (gluten free)
1 small pinch salt
1 large egg
1 tbsp maple syrup or honey
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp vanilla extract - OPTIONAL but lovely for flavour

Instructions

To start - you can make this cake in the mug you'll cook it in, or you can make it in a small bowl and then pour it into a mug or ramekin to cook it.
Place the dry ingredients (almond meal, cacao, baking powder) into a small bowl/mug. Stir a little to combine.
Add the egg, maple syrup, olive oil and vanilla to the mixture. Whisk with a fork until you have a smooth cake batter.
Pour batter into the mug or ramekin you're going to cook it in (if it's not in there already). Make sure the mug/ramekin isn't filled to the brim - you'll need at least 2cm left at the top so it doesn't spill over.
Place mug/ramekin in microwave. Cook for 60 seconds - it will puff up a lot while cooking and then settle. Check on the cake. It will probably still be a little undercooked. Cook for a further 15-30 seconds until done to your liking (microwave ovens can vary a lot).
Serve immediately while it's nice a warm. Add toppings if you like!

Notes

*If the cake batter seems far too thick - say, more like a pudding than a batter - you can add 1-3 teaspoons of any kind of milk e.g. almond milk to thin out the batter a little.

*You can substitute another liquid sweetener in to this recipe e.g. coconut syrup, date syrup or rice malt syrup. Rice malt syrup isn't as sweet-tasting, so you may need to increase the quantity slightly if you're not satisfied with the result.

*This is also really yummy with a pinch of cinnamon and/or some chocolate chips stirred through as well!

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Nutrition

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