Vegan Protein Mug Cake

Vegan protein mug cakes are perfect for snacking or dessert, this single serve protein mug cake is gluten free and dairy free and so simple. Ready in under 5 minutes and easy to customize so you never get bored.

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword banana protein mug cake, vanilla protein mug cake, vegan mug cake, vegan protein mug cake

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 2

Total Time 3

Servings serving

Calories 379kcal

Author Samantha Rowland

Cost $2.02 Recipe/$2.02 Serving

Ingredients

3 tbsp. almond flour $0.27
1/2 serving vegan protein powder $0.96
1 tbsp. maple syrup $0.31
1/4 cup dairy free milk $0.14
1/2 tsp baking powder $0.03
1 tbsp. almond butter (or peanut butter or sunbutter) $0.23
1 tbsp. dairy free mini chocolate chips (optional) $0.08

Instructions

To the ramekin or mug, add the almond flour, protein powder, maple syrup, dairy free milk and baking powder. Stir well ensuring no lumps.
Add the nut butter to the batter and mix well.
Add the chocolate chips and stir to incorporate.
Microwave for 1:30 seconds
Allow to cool after cook 3 minutes (best to let cool 5-10 minutes)

Notes

How to make a vegan vanilla mug cake without protein:

Omit the protein powder and replace it with more almond flour (the total amount of almond flour would then be 1/2 cup). You will want to be sure to make this in a mug, as the almond flour cake will rise and expand over the top of a ramekin and make a mess in your microwave.

Other flavors you could make:

Banana Walnut Chocolate: Add ½ a banana finely chopped and 2 tbsp. chopped walnuts along with the chocolate chips.
Peanut butter and jelly: Use peanut butter instead of almond butter in the cake. Add 2 strawberries, chopped to the batter. Top with peanut butter and more strawberries or strawberry jam.
Lemon blueberry: Add the zest from ½ a lemon and 2-3 tbsp fresh or frozen blueberries to the batter. Top with coconut butter, maple frosting or dairy free yogurt + maple syrup.
Carrot cake: Add 1/4 cup shredded carrots + 1 tsp. cinnamon + 1/8 tsp ginger to the batter. Top with coconut butter, maple frosting or dairy free yogurt + maple syrup.
Chocolate cake: Replace 1 tbsp. of the almond flour with 1 tbsp. cacao powder and use chocolate protein powder.

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