A single serving keto mug cake recipe so soft, so rich, so chocolatey… and definitely not meant for sharing!
Low Carb Chocolate Mug Cake
This is possibly one of the most indulgent chocolate mug cakes you will ever try.
A brownie-like chocolate cake in a mug, made without flour, eggs, dairy, or oil.
It will completely solve all of your chocolate cravings… in less than 1 minute!
Ever since I posted my original Vegan Mug Cake Recipe –which is one of the biggest reader favorite recipes from this blog—people have been asking me to come up with a low carb or flourless version.
Over the years, I’ve experimented with coconut flour, peanut flour, and almond meal; and finally I’m happy with the results.
This chocolate healthy mug cake is everything I’d hoped it would be. You won’t miss the flour one bit!
Also Try This Recipe: Keto Ice Cream – Just Four Ingredients
The Best Keto Cake In A Mug
Honestly, this cake is so rich that it might be more fitting to call it a chocolate mug brownie instead of a cake.
The taste reminded me of the Ultimate Unbaked Brownies, so if you like that recipe, you will probably like this one too – it’s like eating a batch of unbaked brownies with a spoon!
You can choose to use nuts or almond flour for this keto mug cake with no egg, whatever is easier.
I’ve listed the three variations below that I’ve tried (almonds, pecans, and almond flour), but I bet others could work as well.
If anyone tries the recipe with walnuts, cashews, or cashew flour, definitely be sure to report back!
If you need it to be a keto dessert, be sure to use a keto-friendly sweetener such as xylitol or erythritol, and choose a sugar-free variety if including chocolate chips. I’m not on the keto diet, so I just added some regular chocolate chips to the top and let them melt into the warm chocolate cake.
Sometimes I make really good decisions.
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*For a larger cake, be sure to check out this Keto Cake
Keto Mug Cake
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup almonds or pecans, or 6 tbsp almond flour (nut-free version here)
- 1 tbsp + 2 tsp cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp granulated erythritol or sugar or sweetener of choice
- pinch stevia, or additional 2 tsp sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 3 tbsp milk of choice, or 2 if using liquid sweetener
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
- optional chocolate chips or sugar free chocolate chips
Instructions
- *If using almonds, grind them in a blender or food processor to achieve a flour-like consistency. It will be coarser than if you use almond flour (hence the almond pieces you can see in the photos), but both versions work.Combine all ingredients in a greased ramekin or small mug. Either bake in a preheated 350F oven for about 10 minutes, or cook in the microwave. If microwaving, time will vary depending on wattage and desired gooeyness. I started with 30 seconds, then added two 15-second intervals after that. The cake will look a bit gooey when it comes out, and it firms up as it cools. But there’s no need to wait for it to firm up too much – this cake is meant to be eaten straight from the mug!View Nutrition Facts
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Emily says
This really sounds too good to be true! Trying it tonight for sure!
xo,
Em
Paige Flamm says
This chocolate mud cake is amazing! I need this in my life!
Paige
Mo says
Macros?
ace says
This came out so great! My blender didn’t end up pulverizing the almonds too much but it gave the cake a great crunch! Since my microwave is one of those tiny dorm 700 watt ones, I had to put it in for another 20ish seconds. I let it cool for a few minutes and it was so yummy and fudgey! Thanks Katie!
I really wanna try this with walnuts now!
Nina says
Making this tonight. I love the simple recipe and the fact that the recipe makes a small treat. Thank you.
Cassie Thuvan Tran says
Thank you for providing another keto recipe! I’m definitely not keto, but I love it when vegans branch out and try cooking with more higher-fat ingredients! This mug cake looks fabulous, and I wish I had almond flour on hand to create this!
Linda @ the Fitty says
Have you ever made anything with miracle noodles?
Tina says
Miracle Noodles are amazing! I make stir fry, spaghetti and pad thai with them. I never feel like I’m missing out. Ketoconnect has some great recipes
joelle says
This was SO good. I admittedly ate a good portion of it before I cooked it… Relish!
Harly says
What kind of milk did you personally use for this recipe? Almond milk? Regular milk?
I’m trying to figure out the macros. Thanks!
Jason Sanford says
Katie usually bakes with unsweetened cashew-almond milk
Becky says
This definitely hit the spot. I made it a little too sweet as I had sugar free carb free vanilla syrup that I added as well as the sweetener but it was soooo good. Bit of light whip cream in top and I ate it straight away. It was gooey to start and as it cooled it was more cakey. I liked it both ways. Thank-you for the lovely simple recipe
CCK Media Team says
Thank you so much for trying it!
Janet Larson says
My microwave tends to overheat, and I didn’t have time for the oven, so I tried making this on a lower temperature setting. I couldn’t tell when it was ‘done’ so I used my best judgement. After putting a TBSP of chocolate chips on top I let it cool. It didn’t get to the consistency of cake, which was my fault because of the microwave, but instead I whipped the chocolate chips into the batter and ended up with the most heavenly chocolate treat that resembled a cooked brownie batter. Next time I’m doing this again, but I’m adding non dairy vanilla ice cream. Thank you so much for this recipe!
The Curious Frugal says
Not on a keto diet but am on a regular chocolate consumption diet. This recipe would fit in nicely with that.
Kiran Smith says
LOLOL .. me too!
Miki says
Excellent! Just did this. A perfect SOS recipe for uncontrollable chocolate cake craving.
Thank you again Katie.
Katy says
Delicious! Made as written then again subbing 1 TBSP unflavored vegan protein for 1 TBSP of the almond meal. Perfect both ways! So great to see an egg-free mug cake that actually tastes like cake! Going to try #3 with 1 TBSP powdered peanut butter…. 🙂
Maddie says
would I be able to up the measurements on this recipe and make it into muffins?
Jason Sanford says
Sounds like a fun experiment. Be sure to report back as to if it works if you do try!
Hanan says
Your video recipe has coconut oil, but the written one doesn’t.
Jennifer says
I used raw cashews this time and it was amazing. I made it the first time with almond meal and it was more cake like. The cashews ground up made it more brownie/lava like in the middle. Both results were fully enjoyed 🙂 I topped mine with white chocolate chips…not a vegan I just love your recipes. It’s the perfect little treat after dinner. I did mine in the oven.
Champerd says
Thank you a million times for this recipie, I just made it for the 4th time tonight (4days in a row lol) was a bit dry the first few times, (I don’t have an accurate thing for measuring cups, am in the uk) but I’ve adjusted it every night and tonight it was just awesome. It really does need to resemble a cake batter before it goes in right? So so good and no oil! Incredible. Perfect for a quick cake fix when I’m avoiding refined sugar. I also tried sub’bing some milk for vegan Bailey’s one night and I highly recommend it. 😉 xx
Andree Baker says
Great recipe!! I have been making almost daily for breakfast! Baking in my toaster oven and coming out perfectly. I will sometimes “undercook” by 2 minutes and it comes out like lava cake! I have been using 1/3 cups almonds blended in a coffee grinder! easy! I’ve also tried it adding a few different ingredients: cinnamon, coconut, cocoa nibs…
Thanks Katie!!
Tommie says
Your recipes make me soooooo happy!!
Lena says
WOAH! YUM!! I usually make KAtie’s 1 minute chocolate cake, it’s my go to treat, it has coconut oil in it. I’m not usually a big fan of almond meal for the base, but in one yummy bite, I am happy to eat this delciousness! I love your recipes, katie!
Jennifer ? says
THANK YOU! I SO Loved this! I am on a little to no sugar diet and have been craving Chocolate Cake. This SOLVED the craving! An Answered Prayer!
Bonnie says
It definitely is chocolatey. I used extra fine almond flour, and it still seemed grainy. Any suggestion on how to make it smoother?
Jason Sanford says
I think that’s just the nature of almond flour. Because it’s not really flour, it’s not as smooth as flour. If you aren’t on a keto or low carb diet, I really love her other chocolate mug cake recipe.
Jenn says
Fantastic! I have made this several times now and it is the best mug cake. I love that it had no eggs. So many I have tried tasted like chocolate scrambled eggs. This recipe is a keeper! ♡♡♡
Barbara Mackenzie says
Made this while on my keto journey. Second night making it and I’m in love!!! I use almond meal and top it with a small scoop of sugar feee low carb vanilla ice cream… hits the spot!
Jennifer R. says
Fantastic! I have made this several times now and it is the best mug cake. I love that it had no eggs. So many I have tried tasted like chocolate scrambled eggs. This recipe is a keeper! ♡♡♡
Amanda says
Probably the best Keto Mug cake I have had. It didn’t rise much but was very gooey brownie.
Ann says
Looks tasty! What are the best sugar/sweetener options? Thank you!
Jason Sanford says
To keep it keto, erythritol works. Or I know some people have used monk fruit sweetener. If no need to be strictly keto, I like coconut sugar. Xylitol also works. And of course regular sugar works as well!
Stephanie says
My almond flour says 2 Tbsp is 90 calories, so per the recipe 6 tbsp almond flour would be 270 calories. When I put 1/3 cup almonds in my food tracker app it says 272 calories. This recipe is more like Calories 316, Total Carbohydrates 15g, Dietary Fiber 6.8g, Total Fat 25g. Net carbs 8.2g (this assumes you used no carb sweetener, if not total and net carb will be higher). If you made it into 2 serving it would be better.
Stephanie says
Protein would be 11g. (This all assumes you are using unsweetened almond milk) Definitely need to fix the nutrition facts on this recipe.
Michelle says
I got 305 calories using 6 Tbsp almond flour unsweetened chocolate almond milk, cacao powder and stevia. It was very good but I was so disappointed the calories were so far off after eating it.
Jason Sanford says
Hi! Try plugging it in with whole almonds (Calorie Counter from VeryWell). I got close to Katie’s numbers that way.
June says
Just started keto this week and am pms’ing hard and craving chocolatey sweets! This SAVED me. I didn’t feel like using a food processor so I crushed some walnuts using the base of a glass. I used heavy whipping cream for the milk and added 15 semisweet chocolate chips and baked for 12 minutes. It came out AMAZING. Fudgy, warm, gooey and oh so satisfying.
I will definitely make again and think next time I will try halving the recipe! It was so rich and satisfying I was content with just half. Thank you for sharing!
Ms. Carolyn Boser Newhouse says
If you are on Keto just be aware that this has ALOT of carbs!
Miriam says
It’s only 8 net carbs
Emma says
Delicious mug cake recipe!
Christina says
I made this many times using Almond Meal/Flour, and it turned out great! I thought it was one of your best mug cakes yet. However, I made this tonight using pecans ground in the food processor. The cake did not turn out well at all. The batter was extremely liquid-y and the cake was basically an inch of pudding-like sludge in the bottom of the mug. I would definitely make this again using Almond Meal/Flour, but not the ground nuts version.
Talin Mirzayan says
Omg thank you!!! I have been searching for a cooey chocolaty desert since on keto that didn’t tasty eggy or too difficult!! This is the best by far!! Used cream instead of milk!! Delish!!
Carrie says
I was dying for something sweet and easy on keto, and found this recipe. I didnt have any sort of milk nor vanilla, so i used coconut oil and water. It was still amazing! I can only imagine what this recipe will hold for me when I get the vanilla! Thank you!
Moki says
Mine never got to a brownie/cake like batter. Didn’t have almonds or almond flour so used coconut flour; did that make the dramatic difference? I microwaved it anyway but it was just a hot mug of granular stuff. I still ate it!!?.
Jason Sanford says
Coconut flour is different from other flours and can’t be substituted in a 1-to-1 ratio because it soaks up liquid like a sponge. Also in any recipe, using any flour not listed in the ingredients as an option is an experiment – it might be good, but you never know unless you try!
Saribeth says
I have tried many keto mug cake recipes, and this is by far the best one. I love how easy it is and how delicious. By my calculations, the calorie count is close to 290, with 8 net carbs. But it’s my one indulgence a day; so, it’s fine with me. Thank you, Katie!
Bavneet says
This mug cake looks so yummy. Thanks for sharing the amazing recipe. I am surely going to bake this on this coming weekend.
Theresa says
Wow!!!!!
Theresa says
Sorry to make the first comment so short… I saw this, it was 20 past 9 p.m., and by 9:30 I had two (!) done and my husband and I had our own ramakins full of brownie magic!!! Incredible and so easy. You’re a genius, thank you!
Kay Jeff says
This is the best keto chocolate mug cake recipe!! It was sooo yummy, moist, and fudgy!!!
Anita Diwan says
Your recipe does not mention any coconut oil but your video shows you adding coconut oil. What is the quantity to be used?
Kathryn says
The video is of her basic Chocolate Mug cake, not the Keto version. She posted that video with this recipe to show the concept of making it.
Carol says
I tried this with coconut flour. Was so dry. Didn’t work. I even added an egg. Still way to dry. I mean dry as a bone! Crumbly dry. What can I do differently?
Jason Sanford says
The recipe calls for almond flour, not coconut. The two are VERY VERY different. In general, when making a recipe, if you sub a different flour (or make any changes at all) then you risk a bad turnout, and coconut flour especially cannot usually be subbed for other flours in recipes. I’d always recommend following a recipe to the T unless you are ok with the possibility of a negative turnout.
Kathryn says
I made this cake last night and it was amazing!! I apparently didn’t take the richness warning seriously, because I gave my kids way more than they needed, and I made mine not planning to share, but halfway through, I wanted to share! It was so delish, I will definitely make it again tonight!
Jason Sanford says
I love your picture!
Jason
Kathryn says
Thank you!! 🙂
Jacklyn says
I made the regular version. It was good but next time I will mix the dry ingredients first because it had a slight baking powder taste. Thanks for the easy recipe!
Jennifer says
This is so good! The best mug cake I’ve had since starting the Keto diet. I love that it doesn’t require an egg, it comes together dangerously fast that way. The texture is amazing- perfectly fudgy. I ate it with a spoonful of peanut butter on top and do not miss standard mug cakes one bit. Thank you!!
Maryalice says
Well well, I must say this is the nicest mug cake on Keto that I have found, so moist and tasty, I am a chocoholic and I couldn’t even finish the small cup.. soo yummy..
The only thing I would do differently is not add nuts into it or maybe just a spoonful..
I mixed up the recipe and added half nute and half flour..
I never comment on posts, but I must say this is a defo try for your sugar and chocolate cravings ?
Bella Marin says
What an amazing and versatile recipe! I have eaten this for breakfast, snacks, and desserts
Rachel says
I subbed in applesauce as a sweetener, and I am incredibly pleased with the results! This cake has a great texture, and a rich, dark chocolatey taste. I’ll definitely be making it again.
Lala says
Just made this and it was amazing!! I didn’t even need the stevia or honey. I thought that it had the perfect amount of sweetness without it. I did however drop about 5 chocolate chips on top, but I did it after the first 30 sec of mucrowaving so that they were perfectly warm and gooey without becoming runny after the last 30 seconds of microwaving.
Caeli says
Ok this recipe rocks. I used almond meal, almond milk and put macadamia nuts through it instead of chocolate chips. I love this recipe to bits, it gives me the chocolate hit while trying to go keto. Thank you so much.
Ali says
This is wonderful. A new favorite.
Dareion says
I made this recipe three times, where all resulted in weird runny messes of brownie soup. I also used heavy whipping cream instead of milk. I made it for the fourth time and added an egg and it turned out PERFECT. If anyone else has this problem, make the recipe exactly this way, but add 1 egg. Seriously perfect recipe otherwise.
Heather says
I had the exact same issue! I even tried cooking it longer but after 2 minutes I decided that it wasn’t going to happen… I’ll try it with an egg next time!
sanjay sharma says
My kids would love this!Got to add this to my reading list.Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Jessica Johnson says
Could I use Walden farms syrup with this?
Jason Sanford says
It’s an experiment because we’ve never tried, but be sure to report back with results if you do experiment!
Lauren Vavala | DeliciousLittleBites says
I’m sitting here eating this right now and in heaven….I had been curbing my chocolate cravings with SF chocolate but it has malitol on it which does not agree with me This is so much better! Thanks!
Amber says
I have a son with learning issues. He tends to overeat sweet things and frequently crave them….but don’t we all crave them? At 18, he is finally learning to do more things for himself. This is one of those things. It is a small portion of low carb sweetness that stops him from eating a bunch at one time. He feels self sufficient and I feel good knowing it is not a sugar bomb!
He even taught his older brother how to make it one evening. It was a nice bonding experience for them and nice that he knew something his older brother didn’t!
Jason Sanford says
Reading this put a smile on my face. I love how food can spark happiness like that 🙂
Claudia Narbona says
Love this!! Substitute vanilla extract for almond extract and it’s delicious!
Bianca Santos says
This is AMAZING!!! I made it with pecans, so it has a it more calories (278kcal). It’s keto (4 net carbs), it’s vegan, no added fat! It’s fabulous. It tastes GREAT! So, so, delicious it felt like I was cheating on my diet.
THANK YOU!
Carolynn S says
What a wonderful recipe! I was looking for something with no egg and no flour and this did the trick. I used 1 tbsp of Swerve (erithrytol) as a sweetener and it was perfect. I really loved it and will make it often!
MBC says
Finally tried this.
For breakfast! I used almond meal; only ½ tsp eryth/monk + 4 drops stevia; 1 tbsp whipping cream + 2 tbsp water; coarse kosher salt.
Served with a dollop of Greek yogurt.
Will definitely make it again. Maybe next time with pecans. Thank you.
Jess says
Hi eveyone! Was wondering what the nutritional values were for this recipe? I’m on the Keto Diet and this mug cake sounds good! Just want to make sure it isn’t too high in net carbs! Thanks in advance
Jason Sanford says
Hi, full nutrition facts are linked in the post under the ingredients ?
Kanta says
Can maple syrup be used in place of sugar?
Wendy says
This. Was. Amazing. Thank you!
Tara says
so i have been looking for something keto friendly and thank god i found this recipe it turned out perfect.
Alaina says
Just made this it was delicious!! I ended microwaving mine for a full minute after doing 30 second and two fifteen minute intervals. It tasted like a lighter brownie ❤️
Tracie says
There are not enough superlatives to say how delicious this is. I’ve been on the Plant Paradox Diet for weeks and this is the First recipe I’ve found that really, truly tastes like flourless chocolate tort, which I miss so much. The only substitute I made was Swerve in place of sugar. I used almond flour. Omitted chocolate chips. Fantastically delicious after 1 minute in a mug in the microwave. Thank you for sharing! Can’t wait to try other recipes.
Sherl says
Wanted to try this, how much swerve should I use?
Tracie says
I used a bit less than a tablespoon of Swerve (I’ve lost my taste for sweet stuff) and omitted the additional sugar / sweetener completely.
Jenny says
How many carbs are in this cake? Made it and loved it but am concerned it’s high in carbs on Keto.
Jason Sanford says
Hi! All nutrition facts for Katie’s recipes are always included in her posts right under the ingredients, where it says “view nutrition facts.” 🙂 Hope that helps!
Cookie says
I hv tried thr same version without the chocolate and it taste like ammonia! Anyone knoe if i could bake this without the baking soda?
Emily says
The recipe calls for baking powder, not baking soda. Try that and see if the flavor improves!
Jake says
I’ve been an avid reader of CCK for about four years, but as a busy student I’ve only made a handful of her recipes. I tried this today and it was excellent! (And much easier than I expected.) I’ll certainly make this again. If anyone has suggestions for turning this into a vanilla cake (perhaps substituting the cocoa for vanilla protein powder or coconut flour), I’d love to hear them!
Diane says
It was good but I think it could have used an egg or two? Mine was grainy and didn’t really have the consistency of cake but it was tasty!
Simera says
This turned out so good!. I was wondering if you had a recipe for a Keto Vanilla mug cake?
Jason Sanford says
Hi, try this one! I’m not vegan and like it with the egg option, but it works with flax eggs if you’re vegan https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2018/08/16/1-minute-coffee-cake-in-a-mug/
Kiera says
Ok, so I tried this one out last night and WOW….it is DELICIOUS!!!!!
I needed a quick dessert that I could enjoy (with my crazy chocolate cravings during Keto) and one that my 2 yr old would also actually enjoy. This was it! It is super-rich, moist, dense, and yummy.
I agree with your comment about it being very brownie-like as it was somewhere between a cake and a brownie.
Following your recipe, I used:
6 tbsp almond flour (too lazy/busy to blend up my own nuts)
1 tbsp + 2 tsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp of Swerve Confectioners sugar
additional 2 tsp of Swerve Granulated sugar (never tried it before and thought this was a good chance)
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
3 tbsp milk
1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
added a decent-sized handful of Lily’s chocolate chips
I topped it with Frozen Coco Whip straight from the tub (which was like covering it in vanilla ice cream) and I can easily say, I would make this every night!! I already sent this link to my family and friends who are either trying Keto or just enjoy a quick dessert 🙂
Keep up the great work!!
Johnna says
Yummy! Added natural peanut butter & it really made my day?
Carrie says
This was just the easiest, GF, DF, fastest mug cake I’ve ever made! My kiddos attacked my chocolate chips, so I folded in a serving of Kirkland Organic Natural peanut butter after the first 30 seconds. It is DELICIOUS!
Siabh says
How much coconut oil goes in?
Thanks for recipe it got me thru my GD pregnancy x
Jason Sanford says
Hi! It looks like the recipe doesn’t call for coconut oil, but I don’t see why you couldn’t use a little for some of the other liquid in the recipe if you wanted to add some?
Kate says
Macros are incorrect. Net carbs are 6.7g made with Swerve and almond meal flour, heavy cream.
Jason Sanford says
Hi Kate, macros will just depend on what specific ingredients you use 🙂
Jason
Jess says
Sooo good. Followed the recipe as written using almond flour and 1 tbsp lakanto sweetener. The result was like a dark chocolate cake–not overpoweringly sweet but satisfyingly chocolatey. Thanks for this recipe!
Charlotte WL says
I made this but added about a tbsp of applesauce and it was perfect! Super moist! I baked it in my toaster oven in two mini pie dishes.
Mari Pappas says
I used almond flour — it was fantastic! Nuked it for a minute. Couldn’t really wait to let it set, so in the middle it was more like a cake batter mug cake. But I’m not complaining! 🙂
Tom says
I made this last night and ate two of them. OMG was it good. However, I woke up with cramps and felt like a massive colon blow was about to erupt. If you need a colon cleans…. this item is for you.
Beverley Speck says
Oh dear, not nice 😯 My lads are eating mostly keto now as that’s what I’m eating, but I’m careful with how many goodies they consume in a day when it comes to the almond flour – it’s really, really full of fibre! They both learned the hard way! 😂 Also, I’m a bit sensitive to some sweeteners (I think the artificial ones are to blame) so on occasion have experienced a little (a lot!) colon-cleansing myself. Although I seem to be okay with the ‘keto’ sugars, I still consume them in moderation (now!)
Helena says
Thanks for an amazing recipe full of chocolatey yumminess!! More than satisfied the need for comfort food on a cold, rainy day in England.
R says
Holy moly this was delicious!
Sandra Milton says
This is so delicious. I put it in the microwave for 1 minute and it’s nice and gooey.
wakemeupbeforeyoucocoa says
Looks delicious, and was looking for a flourless mug cake recipe for ages! Thanks and looking forward to trying!
Ana says
My mug cake Was good but came out dry loose. What did I do wrong
Danielle says
Same! It came out as moist crumbles – not a cake!
Hanaa says
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. It was soooo delicious. Never coming back to regular brownies again!
Ashley says
This cake is incredible! I was sceptical because I didn’t think it would work without an egg. I skipped adding the chocolate chips and added some frozen raspberries instead. It’s rich, goey and just delicious. Very moreish, loved it!
Steph says
Tasted rich of chocolate. If you let it cool, it’ll be more fudgey in texture. For me, the almond flour made the brownie very grainy. I would reduce the portion size. and might try it with cream or heavy whipping cream next time for a smoother rich taste.
Great mug brownie!
Mary Peck says
The video shows adding coconut oil but that is not in the written recipe?
Beth says
How much coconut oil
Pinky says
Made it with coconut flour, its so dry, nothing like on the photo. Disappointment.
Jason Sanford says
I’m confused – this recipe calls for almond flour. Coconut flour is absolutely not the same thing…
sp4rkl3z says
Coconut flour is *not* interchangeable with any other flour, cup for cup. It absorbs much more liquid than other flours. Don’t judge the recipe based on that mistake.
Heather D Willingham says
Absolutely delicious, Katie!! Just made this and wow! It satisfied that chocolate fix for me!! Thanks!
Kalli says
super great! huge chocolate flavour, great texture, and easy to make.
Susana Viana says
Just randomly got to ultime website craving for a keto treat and you didn’t lie: this is by far the best keto brownie I have ever had! I’m addicted!
Vanessa says
I completely misread and thought I was supposed to do the microwave version for 10 minutes. Good thing I stopped at 3 minutes. Lol!
Vanessa says
This was the best mug brownie I have ever had. The texture was perfect.
TinyMommy says
So yummy, used brewed coffee instead of milk and upped the cocoa to 1.5T. I’d give this 10 stars. Saved me from falling out of ketosis. Thank you !!!
Miriam Mendes Vasconcelos says
Good morning,
Sounds delicious!
My boyfriend is allergic to eggs and nuts, can I use coconut flour instead of almond?
Craving chocolate now …
Stace says
This was amazing and I was pretty sceptical. It’s really rich and filling. Next time I’ll split the recipe across two mugs as I think half a serve would be enough for me. Love it! 🙂
Laura F Verrill says
I recently started Keto and this dessert is my easy go to dessert now. I love it. I made it for my husband who eats regular stuff and he thought it was very good as well. A winner!
CCK Media Team says
Thank you so much for making it!
Jemma says
Totally loved this! It was so delicious and easy to make…my dad (who’s on the keto diet) said it was one of the best desserts he’s ever had.
Kevin DeLorenze says
So most and delicious. Thank you for posting. I’m adding this to my favorites for sure.
Peanut says
HORRIBLE NO AMOUNTS NO BAKE NO BAKE NO MAKE NO MAKE NO ANYTHING
CCK Media Team says
Hi, we are confused by this comment but want to help – what do you mean by “no amounts”? Is the recipe not showing up for you?
kianna says
Hi, would maple syrup work instead of sugar?
Lacy says
Amazing!!! I have tried so many keto recipes and this is my favorite. I didn’t use vanilla cause I was out of it and i put 1tsp of coconut flour in it. It was absolutely perfect!!!
CCK Media Team says
Thank you so much for making it!
Stephanie Leigh Cote says
Hello! I just made it it’s a quite a big mug cake so I only was able to eat half of it extremely rich. I used powdered Swerve and monk fruit .. and I used heavy cream instead of milk .. after mixing it was a tad to thick/dry so I added a little water. Mixed in Lily’s milk chocolate chips.. it was DELICIOUS!
Stephanie says
Did you use enough sweetener?
Vanessa says
Wow!!!! Who are you? MUAH. This is by far the best keto desert I’ve had in the 10 months Ive been on keto. I had it with Bryer’s Carb control vanilla ice cream and mine was more of a brownie. It was perfect….thanks 😃
Vanessa says
Oh, and I used a tad bit less almond flour and heavy cream. Also added a splash of butter flavored extract along with the vanilla.
Jennifer says
This is perfection. Amazing consistency. Easy recipe. It’s everything a keto mug cake should be and takes care of those chocolate cravings!
Sally Max says
Do you have a recipe for Keto Pumpkin Mug Cake? Only saw chocolate.
CCK Media Team says
Hmm we don’t yet! She does have a regular pumpkin mug cake, so it might be a good starting point, using almond flour and maybe adding an egg or flax egg to bind it? https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/pumpkin-mug-cake/
Efren says
Has anyone tried to make it with coconut flour?
CCK Media Team says
It would probably be too dry and you’d need to play around with the liquid ingredients to make it work 🙂
Ray says
Yes, but it didn’t turn out amazing I’m afraid
Mary says
Was a perfect keto friendly treat. Very rich chocolate cake. Mistakenly added double amount of baking powder and still turned out great. I cooked in microwave for total of a minute. Had run out of eggs, so thiswas a save for the day. 🙂 Will definitely make again and will either cut cocoa or increase sweetener.
CCK Media Team says
Thank you so much for trying it!
Mrs_H says
I can’t wait to try some of your keto dessert (cake, brownie and ice cream) recipes, but why don’t you put the nutrition facts ON the recipe? When I print out your recipes (I like to keep a paper recipe) it doesn’t have the nutrition facts on it! Thanks.
Jon says
Super easy and extremely satisfying!!
Julie says
This was soooooo good babe! Thank you!
Mal says
Divine! We really liked this one, thanks Katie.
Cristina says
What size ramekins do you recommend for these? 4 oz? 6 oz?
Thanks!
Lucy says
Hands down the best keto baked good I’ve ever tasted ! How can something taste so good with no sugar or butter in it ???? I knew it was gonna b good because I couldn’t stop eating the batter!! It took less than 5 minutes to make. This is perhaps too delicious. And too convenient. I fear I’ll b making one every day ! Saved it in my recipe folder. This cake makes me love my keto
Life !!! My cat just died so this was a “stress bake”. Thank u for bringing me a little bit of joy. RIP Romeo
Chocolate Covered Katie says
Thank you so much for making it, and thinking so many good thoughts for you and your family.
Stephanie says
Best mug brownie I’ve ever had ( and I’ve explored soooooo many). Amazing and hits the spot.
Eric says
Can I use chocolate hummus if I don’t have cocoa powder?
Eric says
Disregard my previous comment, I went ahead and added a TBSP of chocolate hummus and and an extra TBSP of heavy cream. It was quite tasty, but it never really firmed up. I see that it says that “gooey” is the point, but just making sure that it’s supposed to end of as more of a superthick paste-like consistency. Also, how come no egg?
Deb Warren says
This mug cake was SO TOTALLY DELICIOUS!!! We will make it again and again! Thank you so much for publishing the recipe!
CCK Media Team says
Thank you so much for making it 🙂
Sophia says
some of the comments mention eggs but the recipe didn’t call for it. This was my first time making a keto mug cake, first time using almond flour, monkfruit with erythritol. It did not come out like a cake, it came out like a delicious chocolate pudding. It was so good I don’t want to know where I went wrong. I made it with almond milk, as well. Fabulous fail I will make again and again.
CCK Media Team says
Oh well in that case, so glad it turned out well in the end!
Squeaky says
Maybe cook it a bit longer? But it’s still more brownie-like than cake. But yes – so yummy!
PAUL LOUW says
“I don’t want to know where I went wrong” – LOL my sentiments exactly! I used pecan flour / meal and got the exact same result. A few tablespoons of pouring cream over and WOW.
Peter says
Hello Katie, I just made this Keto Mug Cake and it was awesome. I am a diabetic, so next time i will use either Stevia or Erythritol instead of the sugar. I didnt want to invest the money until I tried it out. I am always on the lookout for healthy desserts, I usesd Natural Almond Flour, Almond Milk and Dark Chocolate chips. I have to remember to grease the mug so it rises more. I may try Coconut Flour as well just to see what it comes out like. But again this was delicious and relatively low-carb. Thanks again for Posting your recipes
Maira L Rashid says
is there an egg used in this recipe?
CCK Media Team says
No egg required 🙂
Sandy says
I was very disappointed in this recipe. It did no raising at all. I used almond flour & almond milk (milk of your choice) per recipe. I made a 2nd recipe for my husband knowing he wouldn’t eat this one. The other recipe used butter & egg which doubled the calories. It rose most of the way up his mug & he said it was great…I didn’t wasn’t the calories, so how can I make this recipe work?
CCK Media Team says
Hi Sandy, it is not supposed to rise a ton. It’s more fudgy like a brownie cake. So you made it correctly! 🙂
Keto Kevin says
You can just add an egg and 1 tbsp of butter to this recipe. It’s a great addition
Gretchen says
This was very tasty. I used half and half for the milk and only had mini nestle morsels. Will buy sugar free chocolate chips my next trip to the store. I would definitely recommend this to get your chocolate fix.
Alicia says
5/5.
Much better than some other recipes that call for egg. I used half and half for the milk and truvia (erythritol/stevia) for the sweetener. I also chopped up a few pieces of walnut. Only edit for next time is to blitz the sweetener in my spice grinder to make it powdered, as it did have a slightly grainy texture. My new favourite keto dessert!
CCK Media Team says
Thank you so so much for making it 🙂
Karen Bricker says
Don’t like that the nutritional info is linked. It can’t be printed out on the same page as recipe.
ARPITA NEOGI says
This was incredible! I used oat milk instead of regular milk and sweetened it with pure date syrup. Thank you for sharing!!
CCK Media Team says
Thank YOU so much for making it 🙂
(Katie)
Cas says
Wow – I am surprised at how good this is! I made it using Splenda, half & half, sprinkled a teaspoon of mini chocolate chips on top and microwaved for 60 seconds. I really enjoyed this with a large dollop of whipped cream – kind of like a pudding cake. While I’m not following a keto diet, the dessert recipes here really help me to satisfy my sweet tooth, and more importantly to keep my blood sugar under control by limiting my carbs. Will be making this recipe many times!
Marguerite Bowker says
I love this mug cake!! I make it many times a week. I add walnuts and extra vanilla.
It is so so delicious helps us not miss sugary desserts and candy and we are still loosing weight!!
Jaime says
Love this! So happy to have found an egg free keto mug cake, thank you!
Jill says
Looks so yummy, definitely going to try it.
Janet JJ Laver says
Absolutely amazing!!
I baked in the microwave for about a minute.
It was super chocolatie and had with cream.
Will be making again for sure 😊
Shay G says
I tried this and it didn’t disappoint me. I used raisin instead of chocolate chips. This is a really good recipe to satisfy your sweet craving without making you feel guilty.
Eddie says
Probably the best thing I’ve ever eaten!!!
CCK Media Team says
This makes us so happy 🙂 🙂
Squeaky says
My 10 year old loves making these for everyone and I like not turning the oven on. Plus they are super tasty! He just leaves the chocolate chips of if mine so it’s keto, and sprinkles some on the other ones.
CCK Media Team says
Thank both of you for trying it 🙂
Claire says
I love baking and use almond flour often. Just tried this recipe and it was good but the texture wasn’t quite right for me. I’m just jumping into another keto cycle and updating some recipes. The flavour was great but I found it was just a little dry. Could I add a tsp of coconut oil? I’m in Australia too so it’s challenging converting measurements sometimes. It would be great if you had an option for viewing recipes in grams. Keen to try more recipes as I love my sweets. Thanks 😉
CCK Media Team says
Hi, you can definitely add some oil! We would love to try baking it in Australia to see if the climate or specific brands available to you would mean there needed to be changes to get it the same as in the US. Maybe someday we will get over there!
Irene says
Delicious; I’m savouring it as I write this review. I’m in NZ and made it with almond meal, which worked out fine. Thanks for the tip about cooking in increments; 45 seconds and it was the soft texture that I was hoping for. Some liquid cream and a bit of coconut condensed milk on the top and wow, amazing!
Cathy says
Ok this is so good! I used 4 tbsp almond flour and 1 1/2 tbsp coconut flour. I added Lilly’s sugar free chocolate chips to the top halfway between cooking. It DID turn out pretty dry, but tasted delicious! I’m the kind of girl that loves dry brownie mix out of the box so I loved it this way. I had it with a scoop of carb smart ice cream. I never gain on Leto this way. Thank you! Best mug cake recipe yet. Without substituting the coconut flour for some of the almond flour it probably wouldn’t have been as dry but I LOVE it like that!
Raschelle says
My 9 year old and I love this! Thank you, Katie! I appreciate having recipes that help my sugar free kiddo not miss out!
Christine A says
THIS IS NOT KETO!!!
I imported the recipe into my fitness pal and the total carbohydrate is 24.6g and fibre is 6g. The net carbs is 18.6g.
For all of you saying it is too good to be true, it is. I made it for my mum on the keto diet and feel awful for breaking her diet. 7
CCK Media Team says
Hi Christine, it looks like either the calorie counter you used is inaccurate or it isn’t removing the erythritol carbs from net carbs (they are not included in net carbs). What specific ingredients did you put into the counter? It sounds like just a computer error 🙂
Miriam says
It’s only 8 net carbs if you use the keto sweeteners.
Bev says
This was so delicious for an easy keto dessert thank you!!
Kim says
This mug cake is amazing! It’s so simple and I already had the ingredients in my cabinets. I will definitely use this as my go to.
CCK Media Team says
This made us so happy 🙂
Halee says
This is great! I actually made half the recipe in a small ramekin and it was plenty. I keep my sugar down to under 5g per serving so using 5g of semi-sweet chocolate chips does the trick. Still 1 min in the microwave then let it cook a few minutes and it was real cake 🙂
Yally says
Such a delicious keto cake recipe!
Becky says
This mug cake recipe did not call for any oil or butter. Was that an omission? All of the other mug cake recipes on this web site call for oil or butter. Please respond.
CCK Media Team says
Nope, no need! This one is made with almond flour so already has fat from that.
Priscilla says
So good!! Satisfies the cravings for sure!
The only modifications I made were I did not add the cocoa powder, I don’t have any. I used heavy whipping cream as the milk and I add about a tablespoon of strawberry cream cheese. Zapped in the microwave in 30 second intervals and I added Lilys dark chocolate sugar free chips before cooking another 15 seconds (2 times at 15 seconds)
It tastes like a warmed up chocolate chip 🍪 HEAVEN 🙌🏾
CCK Media Team says
Your version sounds even better!
Kelly says
This looks so delicious. I can’t wait to try it.
Nicole says
Amazing!!!! Will make this on a daily basis. No need to modify anything!!
Connie says
This is such a quick,easy snack, and easy on both carbs and calories! Today, I decided to play with it a bit.,subbed peanut butter powder for the cocoa, and stirred in some Lakanto chocolate chips. Not sure which way I like it better! Lol
Miriam says
So yummy! This is the best mug cake I’ve made. Thanks for this great and easy recipe! I’m going to make a few batches in advance and just add the liquid ingredients when I’m ready to eat it.
CCK Media Team says
Thank you for trying it! 🙂
AB says
Listen
I do not leave reviews! But for this chile!!!
If you’re reading this comment it’s not too late to just do it
Get into it ok !
Susan says
This recipe is so good!! I’m a chocoholic, and I definitely got my fix in just a minute!
Marsha says
I tried this with pecan flour and it was so good and rich! I felt like I was cheating on my keto diet! Thank you so much! It definitely took care of my chocolate craving lol .
CCK Media Team says
Thank you so much for making it 🙂
Marsha Dourte says
My mug cake with almond flour did not turn out!! Tried it twice!! What am I doing wrong??
CCK Media Team says
Hi Marsha, what didn’t turn out about it? And what specific ingredients did you use?
Maria says
This keto mug cake was fabulous! We put halo top on the top and it tasted like a restaurant dessert 🙂
Ann says
I love, love, love chocolate cake! It’s my biggest weakness – tried this Keto version of the mug cake & thoroughly enjoyed it. My husband did too. Thank you so much for creating & sharing a recipe that can keep me eating cake & not adding to my waistline!! 🙂
neely says
This is better than normie mug cakes, and I’ve tried so many recipes over the years. Can’t believe it doesn’t call for eggs or butter. (I do use half & half and very good cocoa.) The first try I used almond flour as-is out of the bag, and while the texture was a bit grainy, that was all almonds, which for me made it richer. Tonight I wanted to see what would happen with sifted almond flour (this stuff is brand new on me). Changing nothing else – WOW. Really intense, soft, perfect. Thank you! This keeper is going to get me through keto and many snack attacks.
CCK Media Team says
This makes us so happy 🙂
Shanele says
Made this keto mug cake for the first time and it taste really good! Thanks for this recipe
Ellie says
Is this meant to rise? Mine just looks the same coming out as it does going on.
Angela says
This keto mug cake was the best I’ve ever tasted!! It was sooo gooey and delicious. I did add sugar free chocolate chips. YUMMY!!
Beth Agosta says
Can powdered almond ( Crazy Richards powdered almond or pb2) be used for the almond flour?
CCK Media Team says
Hi! We have not tried so really do not know. Be sure to report back if you experiment!
Sandy-Rose says
I actually couldn’t believe how close this was, to a sweet chocolate mug cake. And the texture is actually BETTER than the full sugar stuff! Wouldn’t believe for a second this is keto but it was so easy, came together so quickly and it’s soooo good. I used caster erythritol and a pinch of stevia, with barista oat milk. Sooo good. One of the best microwave mug cakes I’ve had. Thank you!
Cat says
I used this as a base for a mug cake that worked a little better for me, since almond flour is expensive and I don’t want to use too much of it. I used a 1/4 almond flour, a tablespoon cocoa powder, same amounts for baking powder, sweetener, salt, but 2 tablespoons of milk. I microwave it for 1 min and 10 sec and it turns out great. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe!
Kassie says
I’m on keto and I wanted to try out something chocolatey. This is perfect. I put a little more almond milk than the recipe called for, but it still turned out. So good! I think I microwaved I in 15 second increments for close to 2 minutes to get the consistency I wanted. Well done!
Vapetress says
I’ve been Keto/Low Carb for several years now. Believe it or not, this is my first Mug Cake… I’m hooked. So easy, so fast and so yummy 😋.
Thanks
Diana Ferrer says
Hi Katie, I’m not keto but I am looking for healthy recipes for my dad as he is diabetic and also has heart disease. I am learning as I go. My question is, the nutrition facts you posted show sodium of 292mg, is that from just 1/8 tsp of salt? Or do other ingredients contain sodium? My dad’s daily sodium intake should be no more than 2000mg, this is probably fine considering my mom cooks with little or no salt but I am curious about where that number comes from. Thank you!
Lauren says
Getting back on Keto and was ready to try a single serve dessert. I used brown monk fruit sugar and added a few semi sweet chocolate chips. I shared with my 1 year old and 6 year old and they loved it too. Thank you!!
Gran says
Delicious mug cake recipe!
CC says
Great!
Linda says
This recipe is incredibly easy and it was perfect for my chocolate cake/brownie craving. I will definitely be making this recipe again! Thank you so much!
AB says
This cake was delicious!
C says
Sooo yum and moist. Add peanut butter to top it off!
Becky says
I microwave mine for 2 minutes it just wouldn’t firm up but I ate it anyway because the flavor was fabulous! When I say it didn’t firm up it was more like a runny pancake batter I’m thinking I miss measured the milk. I was really happy to not have to add an egg because I don’t care for eggs but I’m going to try it again with a better measurement of liquid
Eliza Fox says
Look no further!!
I have tried so many recipes for keto chocolate mug cakes. Ones with eggs and without eggs. This was by far the best cake I have had! Most of these keto mug cakes are grainy and don’t taste great even with the artificial sweetener. I was skeptical about this recipe because there was a lot of almond flour and no oil. For most of the keto mug cakes I’ve had to put a large serving of peanut butter to make taste ok which doesn’t make me feel too great afterward. I microwaved this cake on medium heat for about a minute and 10 seconds and it came out perfect. I didn’t add any extra toppings and it was so good! I would recommend adding extra sweetener to your taste and I would highly recommend the swerve confectioners zero calorie sweetner.
Definetely try this!!
Anonymous says
Amazing recipe…so much better than others I have tried, this one is gooey chocolatey delight 👑