Mug Desserts
Picture this: it’s a Friday night, you’re sitting at home watching a movie, when all of a sudden, you get a ravenous craving for something sweet. You’re too lazy to bake—what to eat, what to eat? Ice cream? Too cold. Candy? Too mainstream. Maybe a healthy fruit salad? Just stop right there. Microwavable dessert in a mug or jar? Perfect.
I have one word to describe this dessert: flipping-flapping-flupping-fantastic. It’s a chocolate chip cookie, in a mug. It really doesn’t get much better than that. It is the perfect substitute for when you have a craving that needs to be satisfied but are too lazy to actually take the time to make it. It’s an automatic comfort food that doubles as the perfect companion for when you’re sitting on your couch watching movies, doing homework, or just because. Whatever the reason, try it out!
What you will need:
A microwave
A mug
1 tablespoon melted butter
1 tablespoon granulated white sugar
1 tablespoon of firmly packed dark brown sugar
3 drops of vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
1 egg yolk (discard the egg white)
Little less than ¼ cup of all purpose flour
2 heaping tablespoons of semi sweet chocolate chips
First, pour the melted butter into the mug. Next, add in the sugars, vanilla and salt. Stir. Then, add in the egg yolk and stir again. Add the flour and mix. Add the chocolate chips and fold them into the batter. Cook in microwave for 40-60 seconds (check after 40, don’t cook it for longer than one minute!). Serve warm and add a scoop of ice cream on top if desired.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Mug Cake
With warmer weather quickly approaching, picnics are a great option for any family outing, dates, or just for fun. Sandwiches, chips, drinks and for dessert, strawberry shortcake without the mess of an actual cake. Strawberry and cream cake in a jar is extremely convenient for travel because you can easily put a lid on it and pack it away until it’s time to eat. With every spoonful, you get the perfect amount of cake, strawberry and whipped cream.
What you will need:
A microwave safe jar
A microwave
1 egg
2 tablespoons strawberry yogurt, well stirred
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 tablespoons granulated sugar
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup fresh sliced strawberries and whipped cream to serve
Coat the jar with cooking spray and set aside. Mix the egg, yogurt, vegetable oil, baking powder, vanilla extract, sugar and flour in a small bowl until completely smooth. Fill the jar halfway full and place it in the microwave. Cook in the microwave for 3 to 4 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Lastly, top with strawberries and whipped cream and serve!
Strawberry and Cream Cake in a Jar
It has all the components of an amazing s’more without the inconvenience of that lingering campfire smell. Plus this delectable dessert requires no more than five minutes of your time and there’s practically no mess. There are three layers to this dessert: crumbled graham crackers, a marshmallow that melts in your mouth as you enjoy it’s extreme sweetness. And finally, a moist, chocolate chip filled fudge cake. This is definitely a more complicated mug dessert recipe, so if time is a factor in deciding what to make, I would save this one for a later date.
What you will need:
A microwave
A microwave safe container (mugs work best!)
Marshmallows (mini, jumbo, fluff, it doesn’t matter)
1 Graham Cracker
3 1/2 tablespoons of unsalted butter
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup flour
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
A pinch of salt
1 1/2 ounces of milk chocolate chips
First, crush up the graham crackers. Then, add in 1/2 tablespoon of melted butter until moist and tightly pack the crumb mixture into the bottom of your mug. In a bowl, combine the rest of the butter with 1 ounce of the chocolate and melt in the microwave for 20-30 seconds. Next, whisk the egg, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Add in baking powder, flour, salt and cocoa. Stir until a thick batter is formed. Slowly add in melted butter, chocolate mixture while stirring. Fold in the chocolate chips that you did not melt. If you are using real marshmallows, add half of this batter into the mug. Put as many marshmallows as desired, and pour the remaining batter over the layer of marshmallows and microwave for 1:20-2 minutes. If you are using marshmallow fluff, you can add it as the last layer on top before you microwave it.
Chocolate Fudge S’mores Mug Cake
To shake things up a bit, I decided to make a bread instead of another cake or cookie. What better bread to make than banana? When making a full loaf is completely out of the question, this recipe is not only exponentially faster, but also the perfect portion size for one person. You know what that means? You don’t need to share! While I will admit that it’s definitely not the best banana bread I’ve ever had in my life, you will be surprised by how good this makeshift microwave recipe tastes for the time it requires. So when you have a single ripe banana lying around the house and are craving some banana bread, this is the recipe for you.
What you will need:
A microwave
A microwave safe mug
3 tbs flour
1 tbs + 1 teas sugar
2 tbs brown sugar
1/8 teas salt
1/8 teas baking powder
1/8 teas baking soda
1 egg
1/4 teas vanilla extract
1 tbs vegetable oil
1 tbs milk
1 ripe banana, mashed
Mash the banana in a small bowl and set aside. Spray the inside of a mug with non-stick cooking spray or coat with butter. Add flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda directly into the mug and mix thoroughly. Add in the egg and completely mix it in. Lastly, mix in oil, vanilla, milk and the mashed banana. Bake in microwave for no more than 3 minutes, check on it after 90 seconds to know how much longer to cook it. Let cool until warm before eating.
Banana Bread in a Mug
Samantha Newell
Samantha Newell
By Pauline Na
