Name: Chocolate Peanut Butter Mug Cake
Prep time: 4 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons cocoa powder; 3 Tablespoons sugar; 3 Tablespoons flour; pinch salt; 3 Tablespoons almond milk; 1½ Tablespoons canola oil; 2 Tablespoons peanut butter; mini peanut butter cups (optional)

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Let’s up our midnight snack game, shall we? Chocolate and peanut butter, the ultimate combo, now in a 1 minute mug cake. Say what?!

The chocolate brownie mug cake you all know and love has been upgraded and you don’t want to miss it. Plus check out the adorable stop motion video below to see just how easy it is to make.

What is a mug cake?

Just what it sounds like, a cake in a mug. A cake for 1 made directly in a mug in your microwave 😮. Sounds amazing right? That’s because it is!

The whole cake is made right there in the mug so clean up is a breeze! In fact, if you use the same Tablespoon to measure all the ingredients you only need to wash 3 things!

Mug cakes are ideal for when you want an indulgent sweet treat, but don’t want to make a whole cake!

Why should you make this chocolate peanut butter mug cake?

I think the better question here is why shouldn’t you make this mug cake…

Here are a few reasons I think you should make it RIGHT NOW:

It is made with a few basic pantry ingredients you almost definitely have already.
It takes less than 5 minutes from start to finish (including clean up!).
Sometimes baking is just too much of a production for me (yes, even me!) and I just want something sweet NOW.
It’s completely vegan!

How to make a mug cake without eggs?

This chocolate peanut butter mug cake recipe is made without an egg and works perfectly!

What ingredients are in a chocolate peanut butter mug cake?

All you need for this chocolate PB mug cake recipe:

Cocoa Powder
Sugar
Flour
Salt
Oil
Almond Milk (or other milk if you prefer)
Peanut Butter
Mini peanut butter cups (optional)

Chocolate Peanut Butter Mug Cake dry ingredients — Mix dry ingredients directly in mug

Chocolate Peanut Butter Mug cake add wet ingredients — Mix dry ingredients directly in mug

How to make a chocolate peanut butter mug cake:

It’s sooooo easy to make, my kids make them all the time! Follow these 5 easy steps:

Mix dry ingredients in a mug with a fork.
Add the wet ingredients and mix until combined.
Add peanut butter and swirl around.
Microwave for 1 minute.
Top with mini peanut butter cups.

Are mug cakes vegan?

This one is!! I don’t use eggs in my mug cakes because it tastes too eggy for me and in this case no eggs are needed 🙂 Plus, oil and almond milk make it 100% vegan!

Hooked on mug cakes?

Try this one too: How to make a brownie in a mug from my blog.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Mug Cake

The perfect midnight snack you are craving! Chocolate and peanut butter are the perfect combo for late night or any time snacking. Under 5 minutes from start to finish and you're all set!

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Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chocolate, microwave, mug cake, peanut butter

Prep Time: 4 minutes

Cook Time: 1 minute

Total Time: 5 minutes

Servings:

Calories: 624kcal

Cost: 2$

Equipment

Microwave
Mug

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons cocoa powder
3 Tablespoons sugar
3 Tablespoons flour
pinch salt
3 Tablespoons almond milk
1½ Tablespoons canola oil
2 Tablespoons peanut butter
mini peanut butter cups optional

Instructions

Place cocoa powder, sugar, flour and salt in a mug and mix with a fork until well combined.
Add almond milk and oil and mix to combine.
Add peanut butter and swirl in with a knife or the back of the fork.
Microwave for 1 minute and top with mini peanut butter cups.
Enjoy!

Video

Notes

Variations: You can replace peanut butter with any other nut butter and top with chocolate chips instead of peanut butter cups.

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