This moist chocolate keto mug cake with a peanut butter core will satisfy your sweet cravings while keeping you in ketosis!
Treat yourself with this heavenly keto dessert while still reaching your weight loss goals.
Add all ingredients except the peanut butter into a bowl and whisk until your dough is smooth and without clumps.
Grease your microwave-safe mug with a plant oil or oil spray that doesn't have a strong taste (I almost always use coconut oil or sunflower oil).
Add half of your dough mixture to your mug.
Then, add the peanut butter and finish with the rest of your dough.
Make sure that your mug or bowl is at least double the volume of your ingredients because the cake will rise quite significantly.
Microwave for about 60 seconds.
(The cooking time in your microwave may vary - I recommend baking your mug cake for a shorter time period (50 seconds) first and continue baking for a few more seconds if needed. (To avoid dryness.)
You can test if your mug cake is completely cooked by pricking the center with a toothpick - if it comes out "clean" it's ready!
Optional: Serve with chocolate sprinkles or shredded, sugar-free chocolate.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180°C).
Follow the same steps as above.
Bake your mug cake for about 10-15 minutes.
You can test if your mug cake is completely cooked by pricking the center with a toothpick - if it comes out "clean" it's ready!
Optional: Serve with chocolate sprinkles or shredded, sugar-free chocolate.
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2 servings
1/2 mug cake
- Amount per serving
- Calories202
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 14.7g19%
- Total Carbohydrate 9.0g4%
- Dietary Fiber 5.4g20%
- Protein 11.0g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
Directions
Add all ingredients except the peanut butter into a bowl and whisk until your dough is smooth and without clumps.
Grease your microwave-safe mug with a plant oil or oil spray that doesn't have a strong taste (I almost always use coconut oil or sunflower oil).
Add half of your dough mixture to your mug.
Then, add the peanut butter and finish with the rest of your dough.
Make sure that your mug or bowl is at least double the volume of your ingredients because the cake will rise quite significantly.
Microwave for about 60 seconds.
(The cooking time in your microwave may vary - I recommend baking your mug cake for a shorter time period (50 seconds) first and continue baking for a few more seconds if needed. (To avoid dryness.)
You can test if your mug cake is completely cooked by pricking the center with a toothpick - if it comes out "clean" it's ready!
Optional: Serve with chocolate sprinkles or shredded, sugar-free chocolate.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180°C).
Follow the same steps as above.
Bake your mug cake for about 10-15 minutes.
You can test if your mug cake is completely cooked by pricking the center with a toothpick - if it comes out "clean" it's ready!
Optional: Serve with chocolate sprinkles or shredded, sugar-free chocolate.
*This post contains affiliate links. If you buy something through one of those links, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.
Thank you for supporting my site!
Thank you so much!!! I’m totally trying this tonight and have already pinned the mug recipe 🙂 I appreciate all the info too. Thanks Uliana!
Thank you so much!
Hopefully, your mug cake will turn out delicious! 🙂
Hi, I just found this recipe and your site! Love the look of this recipe but can’t do nut or seed butters. Would this recipe still work without the peanut butter? Is it just for taste or would I need to adjust the moisture if I omitted it? Thanks! SO many keto desserts and fat bombs use nut or seed butters and I haven’t been doing this long enough to find a replacement. Maybe no sugar added applesauce?
Hey Karen!
This recipe absolutely works without the peanut butter as well! Just omit it and you’ll be fine :)!
You can also check out my keto mug brownie, it’s similar to this recipe but has an even stronger chocolate-taste if you like that!
As for a replacement in general, I think there’s no one-size-fits-all answer, unfortunately.
A lot of things could work as a replacement, butter or coconut oil in some cases, sugar-free sauces like the one you mentioned and sometimes just omitting it altogether.
But it depends so much on the specific recipe that I’m afraid I can’t give a good answer to that.
But if you have any questions regarding another recipe on my site simply drop a comment on the specific recipe and I’ll try to recommend a suitable substitute! 🙂
Hope that helps!
Much love, Uliana 🙂