100 Calorie Chocolate Mug Cake Recipe made with common ingredients in 30 seconds! Soft, sweet & fudgy low-cal chocolate mug cake perfect for cravings.
Chocolate Mug Cake recipes are a must have in your recipe box and this one is my favorite. It comes together so fast and I love the chocolate flavor. I prefer to cook mine for 30 seconds, but you might opt for 35 seconds, for a less fudgy cake. It’s your choice! you don’t need a large mug to make this recipe. It will only fill a regular sized mug up half way after it’s cooked. Don’t let the small amount of batter make you nervous! It does look like a really small amount before you cook it. It ends up being the perfect amount for a sweet treat.
Sprinkle just a small amount of powdered sugar on top for a little bit of added sweetness. For chocoholic, sugar addicts, who are pathetically impatient like me, this is just divine. I hope you enjoy it.
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100 Calorie Chocolate Mug Cake Recipe
- 2 TBSP flour
- 1 1/2 TBSP no-calorie sweetener (I’ve used sugar, too… which makes it, like, 175 calorie cake:)
- 2 tsp cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 2 TBSP milk
- 1 tsp coconut or canola oil
- 1 drop of vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
How to make Chocolate Mug Cake
- Spray a mug or ramekin with cooking spray. Combine the flour, sweetener, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in the mug. Whisk gently until until no lumps remain. Stir in the milk, olive oil, and vanilla until smooth.
- Bake in the microwave on high for 30-35 seconds. Do not overcook or it will be rubbery! The cake will continue cooking for the next minute as it sets.
- Cool 3-5 minutes. Serve with a sprinkle of powdered sugar, topped with berries & cream, a drizzle of chocolate sauce, etc.
If you love our 100 Calorie Chocolate Mug Cake, try these other better-for-you favorites:
- Easy 4 Ingredient Peach Cobbler
- Under 200 calorie Double Fudge Muffins
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- Double Fudge Banana Bars
- Peanut Butter Pretzels
100 Calorie Chocolate Mug Cake Recipe made with common ingredients in 30 seconds! Soft, sweet & fudgy low-cal chocolate mug cake perfect for cravings.
- 2 tbsp. flour
- 1 1/2 tbsp. no-calorie sweetener You can use sugar, but it adds calories
- 2 tsp. cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp. baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp. milk
- 1 tsp. oil
- 1 drop of vanilla extract
Combine the flour, sweetener, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in the mug. Whisk gently until until no lumps remain. Stir in the milk, olive oil, and vanilla until smooth.
Bake in the microwave on high for 30-35 seconds. Do not overcook or it will be rubbery! The cake will continue cooking for the next minute as it sets.
Cool 3-5 minutes. Serve with a sprinkle of powdered sugar, topped with berries & cream, a drizzle of chocolate sauce, etc.
How many calories are in Chocolate Mug Cake?
I’ve calculated this mug cake recipe to be 110-120 calories. Here is an image showing how I calculated that amount. You must use a no calorie sweetener to get the calorie count this low. You can swap out the regular milk for almond milk if you’d like. I love the flavor of coconut oil in this recipe, but using canola oil doesn’t change the calorie count at all.
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100 Calorie Chocolate Mug Cake Recipe made with common ingredients in 30 seconds! Soft, sweet & fudgy low-cal chocolate mug cake perfect for cravings.
- 2 tbsp. flour
- 1 1/2 tbsp. no-calorie sweetener You can use sugar, but it adds calories
- 2 tsp. cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp. baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp. milk
- 1 tsp. oil
- 1 drop of vanilla extract
Combine the flour, sweetener, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in the mug. Whisk gently until until no lumps remain. Stir in the milk, olive oil, and vanilla until smooth.
Bake in the microwave on high for 30-35 seconds. Do not overcook or it will be rubbery! The cake will continue cooking for the next minute as it sets.
Cool 3-5 minutes. Serve with a sprinkle of powdered sugar, topped with berries & cream, a drizzle of chocolate sauce, etc.
Hannah says
Great recipe. :) It is more than 100 calories but ~200 even with regular sugar (which I used) is still pretty great, way better than other mug cakes (even if the others are bigger… a double batch of this would still have less calories than others I saw). I like mine partially gooey. I also added a little more cocoa.
I just wish the print version was more compact but I can always fix that on my computer before I print it.
Jessica says
I’ll add a better print version for you!