Remember when mug cakes were all the rage?! Mix a bunch of flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and chocolate chip… pop into the microwave, and have an easy little cake in an instant. I had manyyy microwave cakes back in the day in college – along with microwave mac and cheese and sugary packets of instant oatmeal. Eep!

So, I made the classic microwave cake recipe a bit more wholesome with real food ingredients, simple pantry staples, and lots of healthy fats – we’re talking coconut flour, cashew butter, coconut oil, and an egg. Bonus, these little cakes are refined sugar-free, gluten-free, grain-free, And dairy-free too!

This recipe can be quite customizable, depending on what you have in your pantry. You can easily swap cashew butter with another nut butter of choice: peanut butter for more of a chocolate/peanut butter cake, almond butter, or even pecan butter! Coconut flour is an ingredient that I don’t recommend swapping, just because it can be quite finicky with ratios of liquid and eggs. Speaking of which, feel free to use a flax egg if following a vegan diet!

With so many wholesome ingredients, these super simple cashew butter mug cakes are a sweet and nourishing dessert that I know you’ll love. Bonus points for a scoop of coconut ice cream on top, too!

Chocolate Cashew Butter Mug Cakes

Makes 2 lil cakes!

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons coconut flour
2 tablespoons cacao powder
Pinch of sea salt
¼ teaspoon baking powder
1 egg
2 tablespoons creamy cashew butter
1 tablespoon melted coconut oil
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoons almond or cashew milk
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Handful dark chocolate chips
Extra cashew butter + cacao nibs or chocolate chips + coconut ice cream, to garnish

Instructions:

1. In a small bowl whisk together coconut flour, cacao powder, pinch of salt, and baking powder.
2. Add egg, cashew butter, melted coconut oil, maple syrup, plant milk, chocolate chips, and vanilla and mix to combine.
3. Scoop into 2 small mugs or ramekins and microwave on high for 60-90 seconds, or until cake is puffed up. Carefully remove hot cake from microwave.
4. Add a scoop of cashew butter, cacao nibs, and coconut ice cream on top and devour!