After a busy day at school, this chocolate mug cake is my favorite quick dessert. It’s basically a microwave cake in a cup, and it’s so quick and easy to make!

When you’re craving chocolate cake but don’t want to go to the work of baking a full cake, this mug cake is just what you need. It’s the perfect serving size for an individual portion. This mug cake cooks in the microwave in just one minute!

My chocolate mug cake has no egg. I have found that the cake has a better, more fudgy texture without the egg. You also don’t have to worry about whether or not a raw egg has cooked through all the way when you make this cake without egg.

How to Make Chocolate Mug Cake

This microwave chocolate cake is easy to make. To make it even quicker, have all of your ingredients and measuring spoons ready before you begin. You will also need two small bowls to mix the ingredients and a mug to cook your mug cake in.

The first step is to melt the butter in a small bowl in the microwave. Then set the melted butter aside while you whisk together the dry ingredients.

In another small bowl, whisk together the flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, granulated sugar, and salt.

In the same bowl, add the milk, some vanilla, and the melted butter. Stir until everything is mixed together. You might see a few small lumps in the cake batter and that is ok.

Stir in the chocolate chips, and scoop into a small mug.

Microwave the cake in the mug for 45 seconds. If it still looks very wet on top, microwave for 15-30 seconds more. Take your chocolate mug cake out of the microwave and let it cool for a few minutes. It will be very hot when it first comes out of the microwave.

Enjoy your fudgy mug cake, served right in the mug!

Tips for this Microwave Mug Cake Recipe

• If you have white whole wheat flour in your kitchen, you can use it instead of all-purpose flour. You won’t taste the difference, and your cake will be healthier.
• In this recipe, you might not know what measurement a pinch of salt is. Pour a little salt into your hand. Take your thumb and another finger a grab a big pinch. That’s a pinch of salt!
• Sometimes I stir up the mug cake batter right in the mug instead of in another bowl. It can be tricky to mix it all the way because of the shape of the mug, though. That’s why I suggest you mix the batter in a small bowl and then scoop it into a mug. You can always microwave it right in your microwave safe bowl, too.
• Your mug cake will probably take between 45 seconds and 1 1/2 minutes to cook, depending on the strength of your microwave and the size and shape of your mug.
• You can sprinkle a few more chocolate chips on top after microwaving your cake, for even more chocolate flavor.

More Easy Dessert Recipes

My easy cinnamon toast recipe is another favorite when you need a quick snack. You might also like my fruit and yogurt popsicles. Make a batch and then you can grab one from the freezer when you need a quick healthy dessert!

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Chocolate Mug Cake

An easy chocolate mug cake that tastes like a brownie in a cup. This chocolate cake in a mug is a delicious microwave dessert that even a kid can make!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword chocolate mug cake, microwave mug cake, mug cake recipe

Prep Time 7 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 minute minute

Total Time 8 minutes minutes

Servings 1 serving

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons all purpose flour or white whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon chocolate chips

Instructions

• Melt the butter in a small bowl in the microwave. Set aside.
• In another small bowl, whisk together the flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, sugar and salt until well combined.
• Add the milk, vanilla and melted butter to the dry ingredients and stir until the mixture is almost smooth. It's ok if there are just a few small lumps in the batter.
• Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Scoop the batter into a small mug.
• Microwave for 45 seconds. Check the mug cake and if it still looks very wet on top microwave for 15-30 seconds more. This chocolate mug cake takes about 1 minute to cook in my microwave, but all microwaves cook differently. Be careful when you take the mug out of the microwave because it will be hot.
• Let cool for a few minutes and then serve.

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Kids will think these fruit popsicles are a treat, but they are also a healthy snack. Made with just yogurt, fruit and a touch of honey, these popsicles are sweet and refreshing. I made these popsicles with strawberries and pineapple, but you can use your favorite kinds of fruit.

If you’ve never made homemade popsicles, I’ll show you that it’s not difficult at all. There are just a few easy steps to get your popsicles made and in the freezer.

These homemade popsicles are a great snack or dessert on a hot day! Since they’re made with fruit and yogurt, you can even serve them for breakfast.

How to Make Popsicles

This recipe requires a blender or food processor. If you are a kid, be sure to ask an adult to help you.

To make this recipe, first put the strawberries and pineapple in the blender. Blend until the fruit is a smooth puree.

Next, in a small bowl, stir together the yogurt and honey. Add the yogurt mixture to the blender and use a spoon to stir it up a little bit. If you want to see swirls of fruit and yogurt in your popsicles, only stir the yogurt in partially. If you mix the yogurt in all the way, your popsicles will be a solid color instead of swirled.

Carefully pour the fruit and yogurt mixture into popsicle molds. I used these popsicle molds. If you don’t have popsicle molds, you can use small paper or plastic cups instead.

If your popsicle molds have a slot to hold popsicle sticks, you can put the sticks in right away. If not, freeze the popsicles for two hours and then put the sticks in. You will want to freeze your popsicles for six hours total before you eat them.

How to Remove Popsicles from Molds

Once your popsicles are completely frozen, you will need to take them out of the molds before you can eat them. You can let the popsicles sit on the counter for about ten minutes, or until they loosen enough to take out the popsicles. If you can’t wait – I know I never can! – you can run some cool water on the outside of the popsicle molds until the popsicles will come out. Just don’t use hot water because that will melt the popsicles too much.

Once you’ve removed the popsicles from the molds, you can store them in a sealed ziploc bag in the freezer if you aren’t going to eat them all right away.

Tips for Making Fruit and Yogurt Popsicles

• Some popsicle molds (like this popsicle mold that I have) come with sticks, which is pretty handy. If you need to use wooden popsicle sticks be sure to buy food safe popsicle sticks.
• Mix the yogurt into the fruit mixture only a tiny bit, otherwise, the popsicles won’t be as pretty and swirly.
• You can make these with other kinds of fruit. Try berries such as blueberries or raspberries, or try peaches or mango.
• Instead of plain Greek yogurt, you can also use vanilla yogurt. If you are using a flavored yogurt you may want to leave out the honey.

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Fruit and Yogurt Popsicles

These fruit and yogurt popsicles are delicious and bursting with fresh fruit flavor. They are made with only four ingredients, including fresh strawberries and pineapple. These healthy popsicles are easy to make!

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword fruit popsicles, healthy popsicles, homemade popsicles, how to make popsicles, popsicles, strawberry popsicles, yogurt popsicles

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Freezing Time 6 hours hours

Total Time 6 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

Servings 10 servings

Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh strawberries
• 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh pineapple
• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 1 tablespoon honey

Instructions

• Put the strawberries and chopped pineapple in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth.
• In a small bowl, mix the Greek yogurt and honey together.
• Add the Greek yogurt mixture to the blender. Use a spoon to carefully swirl the yogurt into the fruit. If you want your popsicles to have a swirled look, do not mix the yogurt all the way in.
  
• Carefully pour the mixture into popsicle molds, filling them almost all the way to the top.
  
• If your popsicle molds have built in sticks or a holder for the sticks, put the popsicle sticks in right away. If not, freeze the popsicles for two hours and then add the sticks. 
• Freeze popsicles for at least 6 hours before enjoying. To remove popsicles from the molds, place the mold in cool water for a minute or two, until you can pull the popsicles out.

Notes

You may use vanilla Greek yogurt instead of plain. If you use flavored, sweetened yogurt you can omit the honey.

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