Mug recipes are the perfect little treat to satisfy your sweet tooth in just a few minutes. All of these recipes are so simple to make that anyone can make them! Here are just a few of my delicious favorites that I have acquired over the years!
1. Brownie in a Cup
-4 TBS flour
-4 TBS sugar
-2 TBS cocoa
-2 TBS oil
-2 TBS water
-1/3 TSP vanilla extract
Mix all of these ingredients into a mug and zap it in the microwave for one minute.
2. Peanut Butter Cookie in a Cup
-1 TBS butter
-1 TBS peanut butter
-1 TBS firmly packed brown sugar
-1 TBS white sugar
-2-3 drops vanilla extract
-Pinch of salt
-1 egg yolk
-3 TBS flour
Melt the butter, then add the sugar, salt, and vanilla and stir. Than add the egg yolk and flour and stir again. Zap it in the microwave for about 45 seconds.
3. Banana Mug Cake
-3 TBS flour
-3 TBS brown sugar
-1/2 TSP baking powder
-Dash of salt
-1 TBS melted butter
-1 egg, lightly beaten
-1 TBS milk
-1 banana (mashed)
-1/4 TSP vanilla
GLAZE
-1/4 cup brown sugar
-1 1/2 TBS butter
-1/4 TSP vanilla
-Splash of milk
Mix together your dry ingredients first, then add in butter, milk, banana, egg and vanilla until combined. Microwave for 3 minutes and set aside to cool.
For the glaze: Add all the ingredients in a bowl and microwave until it bubbles. After bubbling, stir all the ingredients together and drizzle over the top of the cake. Add sliced bananas on top if you would like!
4. Oatmeal Nutella Mug Cake
-3 TBS milk
-1 TBS olive oil
-1 TBS sugar
-3 TBS flour
-1 1/2 TBS plain dry oatmeal
-1 TBS sliced pecans
-1/4 TSP baking powder
-1/8 TSP salt
-1/4 TSP cinnamon (optional)
-Pinch of nutmeg (optional)
-1 TBS Nutella
Whisk olive oil, milk, and sugar in a mug. Then whisk in the flour, oats, pecans, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon and nutmeg, if you are using them. Put the nutella on top of the cake and apply some pressure so that it is partially submerged in the cake. Sprinkle pecans on the top. Zap in microwave for one minute.
5. Simple Yellow Mug Cake
-2 1/2 TBS butter
-1/4 cup sugar
-2 TBS milk
-5 1/2 TBS flour
-1 egg
-1 TSP vanilla extract
-1/8 TSP salt
-1 TBS Nutella (optional)
Melt the butter the mug, and whisk in the milk, sugar, and vanilla. Then add in the flour and salt. Zap for about 1 to 1 and a half minutes until the cake has about doubled. Spread nutella along the top and serve warm.
