Blueberry Lemon Mug Cake
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Make no mistake, whether you just eat clean or clean and low carb, this is a treat. Not a regular part of your eating plan. But the truth is, sometimes you need a treat. A delicious treat. And this blueberry lemon mug cake is just the thing to soothe a raging sweet tooth.
While some would consider this a bit high in carbs (it has approximately 12 carbs or 8 net carbs), I’m convinced that if I’m going to stick with this low carb lifestyle, I have to be able to enjoy myself from time to time.
I love that I can make a single serving of cake and avoid having a dish of leftovers laying around. There is nothing worse than taking that last bite of cake and realizing you’d like to have a few more bites. Because when there are actually a lot of bites still in the kitchen, it’s oh-so-easy to indulge, “one more bite” at a time.
So single servings are something I’ll be doing more of in the future. Especially where desserts are concerned. I hope you enjoy this!
Recipe Note: If you’d rather use a sweetener other than stevia, try 1-2 tbsp. of sucanat or coconut sugar. Even honey should work in the same amount.
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Blueberry Lemon Mug Cake
Equipment
- Microwave
- Mug
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 1 tbsp. light coconut milk
- 1 tbsp. coconut oil (in liquid state)
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- ½ tsp. pure liquid stevia
- ¼ tsp. lemon extract
- ½ tsp. tightly packed lemon zest
- 4 tbsp. almond meal
- ¼ tsp. baking powder
- ¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
- 15 blueberries (fresh, not frozen)
Instructions
- In a medium to large mug, crack your egg and whisk with a fork.
- Whisk in the coconut milk and oil. The oil should blend in smoothly.
- Add the vanilla, lemon zest and stevia and whisk thoroughly.
- Now add the almond meal, baking powder and cinnamon and once again, whisk thoroughly.
- When the batter is nice a smooth, simply drop the blueberries onto the top of the batter. It will sink on its own. Do not mix them in.
- Microwave for 1 minute to 2 minutes. Start with one minute and if there is still uncooked batter at the bottom (push the cake to the side with a spoon to see the bottom), microwave for another minutes.
- Allow this to cool. The berries hang onto the heat for a long time, so don't burn yourself!
- Serve with a few extra fresh berries for garnish.
Notes
Nutrition
Yum! I’m going to be making this mug cake soon!
Dori – I hope you enjoy it!
When do you add the lemon zest?
Lori – Ooops! My apologies! I just added it to the recipe. I hope you enjoy it!
I love lemon and blueberry together! All I have right now are the NuNaturals stevia packets. Could I substitute that for the liquid?
Stacey – Sure! Although I have never purchased the packets before and have no idea what the wet to dry substitution is. However, the company should have that information on their website. I hope you enjoy it!
This is sooooo yummy i made one for myself and then had to make one for my sister to take to work with her! We both thoroughly enjoyed it and it filled us up too 🙂
Wanting to make a family sized version probably quadruple the quantity, does that mean I should quadruple the cooking time too? Thanks 🙂
Ayla – No, you’ll have to play around with that a bit. Start out by doubling it, and then do a little at a time after that.