When a sweet craving hits, being able to whip up something delicious and satisfying like this Peanut Butter & Chocolate Mug Cake is…amazing! Even better, it can be made in minutes?? Even better!
Just a handful of ingredients will have you doing the happy food dance as you scoop up spoonful’s of this yummy mug cake. It’s easily customizes, for example add in extra chocolate chips or leave them out all-together, drizzle chocolate overtop, add a layer of chips in the middle for a gooey center or add a scoop of whipped cream or ice cream. The options are plenty.
Make this directly in your mug or, do as I do and make it in a small bowl and they transfer it (that way I don’t end up with streaks on top of the mug as I mix it that may cook onto the mug).
Microwaves vary by strength of course however generally this cake can be cooked in about a minute.
Ingredients needed to make Microwave Peanut Butter Mug Cake:
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 TBS white sugar
- 2 TBS brown sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 egg
- 3 TBS peanut butter
- 2 1/2 TBS oil
- 3 TBS milk
- 2 TBS chocolate chips
Raw batter in the mug
Options when making a Peanut Butter Mug Cake:
- Leave out the chocolate chips and enjoy as is
- Instead of adding the cips in the batter, top with cholate frosting
- Top with a dollop of your favorite jelly
- Top the mug cake with whipped cream
- Drizzle warmed Nutella overtop or swirl it in
- Substitute applesauce for the oil
- Substitute Greek yogurt for the milk
- If you LOVE PB add in peanut butter chips for extra peanut butter taste
- Chop up a Reeses Cup and add it to the batter
I hope you enjoy this super easy mug cake recipe and it satisfies your sweet tooth in a flash!
Peanut Butter and Chocolate Mug Cake
Equipment
- microwave
Ingredients
- 2 TBS sugar
- 2 TBS brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 1/2 TBS oil (vegetable oil, olive oil or substitute apple sauce)
- 3 TBS milk
- 3 TBS peanut butter
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 TBS or more of chocolate chips
Instructions
- Spray a large mug (16oz) with cooking spray (or two 8oz mugs).
- In a small bowl, combine all ingredients and mix until smooth
- Place batter into one large mug or two smaller mugs and cook for 1 minute 15 seconds in the microwave) If you feel you need longer, place it back in another 10 seconds. If batter is split, a minute should do it in most microwaves. Cook each mug separately.
- Enjoy as is or top with additional chocolate chips, a drizzle of chocolate, Nutella, frosting or whipped cream.
