Easy White Chocolate Lava Mug Cake in a Microwave
A quick and easy White Chocolate Lava Mug Cake made in a Microwave. This healthy chocolate lava cake has a white chocolate center made with cashew butter and chocolate chips and is perfect for an instant gooey mug cake dessert. No oven or baking needed!
Stating a fact here: making a molten chocolate lava cake in a microwave is not as easy as I thought.
I’ve tried and test tested healthy mug cakes before and have that part nailed down - the light airy and fluffy texture. But getting a gooey molten chocolate center in a mug cake does not work the same unless you add a ton of the ‘bad ingredients’.
After a lot of experimenting, I found the key for this recipe: Cashew butter (or another nut/seed butter) stirred with a bit of coconut oil + chocolate chips.
So now the runny melty filling remains in place, instead of dropping to the bottom or drying out.
Easy White Chocolate Lava Mug Cake in a Microwave
Recipe details
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp Whole Wheat Pastry Flour, about 21g
- 1 Tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa Powder, 5g
- Stevia Sweetener, 2 Tbsp sugar worth (Use your brand’s Conversion Chart)
- ¼ tsp Baking Powder
- 1½ Tbsp Almond Milk, Unsweetened
- 1 Egg
Molten Lava Filling:
- 1 Tbsp Cashew Butter
- ½ tsp Melted Coconut Oil
- ½ Tbsp White Chocolate Chips, or Chopped White Chocolate
Instructions
- Lightly grease a 1 cup (8 oz) ramekin or mug and dust the inside with cacao/cocoa powder.
- In a bowl, mix flour, cocoa, sweetener and baking powder.
- Add in milk and egg and stir or whisk lightly to form a smooth batter. Do not over-mix, or the cake will be too dense; Small lumps are okay.
- Transfer ¾ of the batter into the mug/ramekin.
- In a small bowl, stir together cashew butter and coconut oil.
- Add nut butter blend and chocolate chips into ramekin.
- Pour remaining batter on top and spread.
- Microwave on high for 45 seconds or until the top is set and dry to touch. Microwave additional time at 5 second intervals if needed.
- Let cool a few minutes, invert onto a plate and dig in!
Tips
- Do not over-mix the batter or the cake will be too dense.
- Nutrition details on my website: www.haylskitchen.com/easy-white-chocolate-lava-mug-cake-in-a-microwave
Comments
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Is there a way to make this without a microwave. I'm opposed to using them. Thanks, it looks scrumptious!! I appreciate your culinary research on our behalf.
Hi how many calories?