Almond Flour Mug Cake

Mug cakes are the easiest and best desserts ever. They’re versatile and endlessly adaptable based on your cravings and what you have in the pantry. My Hot Chocolate Mug Cake, Chocolate Chip Mug Cake, Vanilla Mug Cake, 3 Ingredient Mug Cake and Peanut Butter Mug Cake are some of my favorite mug cake recipes on the blog. This almond meal mug cake is another delicious single serve dessert I know you will love. 

• It’s quick and easy to make with a few ingredients. This almond mug cake dessert takes about 1- 2 minutes to mix up, using a handful of simple ingredients and 1 minutes to cook in the microwave.
• Perfect for 1: This mug cake with almond flour makes one perfectly decadent single serving of warm and gooey chocolate almond cake.

This almond flour cake in a mug is made from a handful of pantry basics. Here’s what you’ll need to make it.

Gather coconut oil, an egg, maple syrup, vanilla extract, cocoa powder, baking powder, almond flour, salt and chocolate chips.

This almond flour brownie mug cake is meant to be quick and easy, but sometimes you may not have everything on hand. If you need them, here are my recommended substitutions for this recipe.

• Coconut Oil: Feel free to use melted butter in place of the coconut oil. 
• Maple Syrup:  Maple sugar would be good refined sugar free substitute. Use brown sugar or regular sugar if you like. 
• Cocoa Powder: Any type of unsweetened cocoa powder will work well in this grain free mug cake recipe. However, I love using dutch process cocoa powder for its mellow, but intensely chocolate-y flavor.
• Egg: The egg is an important part of this mug cake. To make this mug cake without egg, replace the egg with 4 tablespoons (45 ml) milk. The final texture will be denser than with an egg. 
• Vanilla Extract: Adding a splash of vanilla extract really makes this mug cake with almond flour shine. 
• Salt: A pinch of salt enhanced the flavors of the other ingredients.  
• Baking Powder: This leavener is recommended for this mug cake. 
• Almond Flour Mug Cake: Blanched almond flour is the correct almond flour to use in this recipe. If you would like to use almond meal, know that the texture of the mug cake will be coarser.

Variations

• Vanilla Almond Flour Cake: To make this almond mug cake as a vanilla cake simply omit the cocoa powder and follow the rest of the recipe as written. 
• Strawberry Almond Mug Cake: Add 2 - 3 tablespoons of fresh chopped strawberries to the mug cake after mixing the other ingredients together.

Learn how to make almond flour mug cake in a few easy steps.

1. Grab your favorite mug. It should hold at least 12 oz. (360 ml) of liquid. Place the coconut oil in the mug. Microwave the coconut oil until it’s melted, about 30 seconds in the microwave. If needed, heat again for 10 - 15 seconds until the coconut oil has melted.
2. Whisk in the egg until lightly beaten. Whisk in the maple syrup, and vanilla extract until well combined. Once the wet ingredients have been whisked in, stir in the cocoa powder, baking powder and almond flour. If you would like, stir in 1 tablespoon chocolate chips as well.   
3. Microwave the almond flour mug cake in the microwave for 60 - 90 seconds (1 - 1 ½ minutes). The mixture should puff up and resemble cake or fluffier brownie. If there is any liquid at the bottom or the almond cake seems underbaked, heat the mug cake in the microwave in additional 15 second increments until the cake is to your desired consistency. Allow the mug cake to cool for 2 - 3 minutes. Top the cooled chocolate chips or fresh berries if you like and enjoy.

M’s Expert Tips

• Mix in the suggested order. After trying a few different ways, I found whisking or melting the coconut oil, then whisking in the egg, followed by the rest of the wet ingredients, then mixing in the dry was the best and easiest way to make this gooey almond meal mug cake. 
• Mix the ingredients well. The almond flour cake batter should be similar to a regular cake batter before baking. 
• Check the wattage on your microwave. If your microwave is below 1100, you may need to add 20 - 30 seconds. If your microwave is above 1100, you may need to start at 90 seconds and add 20 - 30 more seconds as needed. 
• Top the mug cake with your favorite toppings. My favorite way to enjoy this mug cake is with chocolate chips or fresh berries.

More Almond Flour Recipes to Try

• Almond Flour Brownies
• Almond Flour Chocolate Cookies
• Almond Flour Chocolate Cake

If you try this Almond Flour Mug Cake recipe please rate the recipe and leave a comment below. Doing so helps other readers decide if this is a great recipe to bake. Don’t forget to tag me on Instagram using @olivesnthyme so I can see what you’re baking!