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!
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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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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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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 👑
Renu says
So easy and so delicious! I’m so glad I found this recipe. This has no eggs and tastes so yummy.. I improvised this by adding 2tsp coffee powder instead of cocoa and it was delicious!! 🤩
bro says
nice
Patti says
Absolutely delicious. So glad I found this. Finally a dessert recipe with no eggs. Cudos to you.
Iris says
This is honesty the best chocolate mug cake recipe I have tried. No need to look for other recipes. It is very moist and decadent. A must try.
Chris D says
This was absolutely fantastic! I was skeptical because all the gluten free- almond based cakes/pastries I’ve tried from local bakeries were terrible. They were dry and tasteless.
So, I decided to try making something myself. This recipe was a perfect trial—one serving. It also takes “takes the cake”. LOL!
Konstantina says
Super delicious and tasteful!! The best mug cake I have ever had!! In the past I tried a lot of recipes but neither of them tastes good! Yummy!!