Craving a little chocolate fix? Well if you have a few minutes and a microwave, you can make this Easy Chocolate Brownie in a Mug Recipe
I discovered this recipe on one of those unsourced Pinterest internet hint meme things. It’s super easy and just the thing to satisfy a Chocolate craving without baking a whole cake.
I shared the recipe last week in the My Poppet newsletter, and have had so many lovely thank you emails, that sharing it on the blog was the least I could do.
Make some for the kids as an afternoon surprise, ice cream is optional but makes this treat extra special.
Hardly any washing up – You’re welcome!
Easy Recipe: Two Minute Chocolate Brownie in a Mug
Craving a little chocolate fix? Well if you have a few minutes and a microwave, you can make this Easy Chocolate Brownie in a Mug Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 cup SR flour
- 2 tbsp cocoa
- pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp water
Instructions
- Combine all the dry ingredients in a mug, add oil and water and mix well till combined. If it's too dry add a little extra water.
- Microwave for 1 min 40 sec
- Bing! All done. Careful it's hot.
- Cake has a slightly dry consistency so feel free to add liberal amounts of ice cream and chocolate topping whilst still warm.
Notes
Sugar levels can be adjusted to taste.
Tastes delicious served warm with a scoop of ice cream on top.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 1 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 539Total Fat: 28gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 23gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 136mgCarbohydrates: 67gFiber: 3gSugar: 38gProtein: 5g
Nutritional information is an estimate only and may vary depending on ingredients used.
I just read this and it sounds YUMMY!
My daughter is making it as I type this. But she is using stevia instead of sugar. I will try it using stevia and carob powder since I can’t have sugar or cocoa.
Her results…good, but not as sweet as it probably is with sugar. Not as flavorful as she thought it would be. (We didn’t have any ice cream to add to it.)
I have found (from family and friends) that people who eat sugar on a regular basis, and then try stevia, say it is not as sweet. (My daughter eats sugar.) I don’t use sugar at all, just stevia, and if I do taste something with sugar it is so sickeningly sweet I almost cringe! But then 10 seconds later my body is saying “I want more!” That goes to show ya just how addictive sugar is! LOL
In my opinion, you gotta give up sugar and fake sugars if you want to switch to stevia. The others are too sweet and the taste buds have to adjust. Just be patient. Don’t use too much or you will get an aftertaste. Once you use JUST stevia for a while you will find the others to be too sweet. (But watch it…just one taste of sugar can have you addicted again!)
We are going to try using vanilla cashew milk instead of water next time. That should add a little more flavor. But all in all…not a bad recipe when you have a hankerin’ for something sweet and chocolaty!!!
And stevia is NO CALORIE…so it is worth trying to switch over too!
I’ve not tried stevia before, it’s a good alternative. I do find the full amount of sugar a little too sweet for me so I usually reduce it. I don’t usually take any sugar in my tea. I think the cashew milk will give it a nice nutty flavour. Tell me how it turns out.
I tried it with carob, stevia, and cashew milk. I LOVE IT!
(And I am NOT a fan of carob…but since that is all I can have…I use it on occasion.)
I added a few more tbsps of cashew milk after, to mush it up a bit…since I can’t have ice cream.
I will be making this OFTEN!
So great to hear! Did you substitute direct quantities or change the amount slightly? I’m sure readers would love to know in case they need to substitute for allergies and such. Thanks for all your feedback. I’m tempted to make one now for an after dinner treat.
Just made it a few minutes ago, it’s absolutely delicious! I think I may add a little more water next time and a little less sugar like you did. (I wanted to try the original recipe first just in case I liked it better that way.)
Many thanks for this recipe, it will be perfect to pass onto my 91 yr old mother in law, she likes to bake small things now and again and not having to lift lots of heavy ingredients out of the cupboards.