Minty, chocolatey, and green! Mint Chocolate Chip Mug Cake is a light and fluffy cake filled with mint-flavored batter and perfectly melted chocolate chips.
Mint Chocolate Chip Mug Cake is perfectly minty – mint-colored and mint flavored. How perfect is that? With the subtle balance of mint-flavored batter, chocolate chips, and an appetizing green hue, this is one decadent treat.
Brightly colored desserts are so much fun, especially when it’s unexpected. How often do you get to eat green cake? There’s no food coloring in this five-minute cake. Instead, it’s given its vibrant green color from mashed avocados. Yes, avocados.
Enjoy a Mint Chocolate Chip Mug Cake
If you haven’t baked with avocados before, they are amazing in desserts. They add a pop of color, which perfectly compliments the mint flavor. Colour aside, avocados add a soft, chewy, and butter-like texture, making this cake tasty, creamy, and green.
Avocados are truly a superfood. They are packed full of omega-3’s and vitamin E, which is great for your hair and skin. Delicious, creamy, and healthy – it’s easy to love this versatile green fruit! (Check out these other avocado recipes: Creamy Avocado Pasta, Salmon with Avocado Salsa, and Avocado Caesar Salad.)
If you haven’t made mug cakes before, this is the perfect recipe to try. Mug cakes are a quick and easy dessert. They are sweet, tasty, and seriously easy to make. You can prepare, cook, and eat them in the same dish. Easy, right?!!
Every step uses only one mug. That’s why it’s called a mug cake – one mug for one cake. So, there is virtually no cleanup. Plus, with only a few ingredients, it couldn’t get easier.
But don’t let all of this easy-peasy business make you think that you are sacrificing anything when it comes to flavor. Mint Chocolate Chip Mug Cake bursts with minty chocolate flavor. Even with its small size, every bite tastes like it’s warm and fresh out of the oven. Yummy!!
What Makes this Mint Chocolate Mug Cake healthier?
One great thing about mug cakes is portion size. And this cake is no different. Mint Chocolate Chip Mug Cake is a single-serving, guilt-free treat. It really is the perfect size for one person. (Or, it can be a tasty treat to share.)
Mint Chocolate Chip Mug Cake is also a healthier cake. Unlike other mint chocolate chip cakes, this cake is made without butter, cream, oil, or eggs. Instead, it is given its rich texture from a combination of milk and avocados.
Your tastebuds won’t believe this is a healthier cake. With the perfect balance of lightly sweetened mint batter and melted chocolate chips, this cake is hard to resist. It really is super tasty!!
How to Make Mint Chocolate Chip Mug Cake
Let’s get minty! Find your favorite mug or ramekin. It is about to be filled with a yummy mini cake. First, mash up your avocado. You’ll want to get your measurements from it when it’s mashed. Plus, it’s easier to mix all the ingredients once the avocado is mashed.
Next, add flour, sugar, milk, baking powder, mint extract, and vanilla extra. Stir it together before mixing in the chocolate chips. Since it’s made without egg, you can lick the spoon or fork clean. I always do. It’s just so yummy!
Now it’s time to bake. In less than 2 minutes it will be ready. Since all microwaves are different, I recommend that you start by cooking it on high for 1 minute. Continue to cook it for 10 seconds at a time until it is ready. You’ll know it’s finished when the top appears firm on top and a toothpick comes out clean.
Finally, it’s the best step. Eat and enjoy!!
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PrintMint Chocolate Chip Mug Cake
Naturally given its green colour from mashed avocados, Mint Chocolate Chip Mug Cake is a sweet, vitamin-packed, single-serving dessert. In less than 5 minutes, you can dig into this light, mint-flavoured, chocolate chip cake. Enjoy this family friendly green treat!
- Prep Time: 4 mins
- Cook Time: 1 min
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 1 1x
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 1/2 tablespoons avocado, mashed
- 2 1/2 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon mint extract
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Using a microwave safe, 8-ounce mug, add flour, sugar, avocado, milk, baking powder, mint and vanilla. Mix with a fork or a small whisk.
- Add chocolate chips and mix to combine.
- Microwave on high for 1 minute. Continue to cook for 10-second intervals until the cake is firm on top and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool for a few minutes before eating.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Mash the avocado until there are virtually no chunks. Then measure the 2 and 1/2 tablespoons. This is the most accurate way to measure a puréed fruit.
If you love avocado desserts, you may also enjoy Chocolate Avocado Mousse
If you love mug cakes, you may also enjoy Skinny Brownie Mug Cake
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Yummy! Mint and chocolate is my favorite.
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