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    Home » Recipes » Healthy Desserts

    Healthy Vanilla Mug Cake (Gluten-Free)

    Published: Jul 22, 2019 by Lauren · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

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    This delicious, yet healthy vanilla mug cake is made with gluten-free buckwheat flour and only ONE teaspoon of added sweetener!

    Buckwheat flour vanilla cake for one

    Mug cakes, how do I love thee?...

    To have a tasty mug cake, is to achieve culinary success.

    To have a healthy mug cake, is to achieve nutritional success.

    Combining the two, is a true unicorn!

    Most highly rated mug cakes, you will find, have anywhere from one to four tablespoons of added sugar, making them a bit of a blood sugar bomb. I tell you guys all the time how lowering my sugar intake and retraining my sweet tooth is one of the best things I ever did for myself, and I mean it!

    I'm not trying to sell you on anything other than your own health. I hope my writing comes across more BFF advice and less preachy food blogger.

    How to make a tasty, low sugar mug cake

    My favorite way to accomplish having a tasty AND healthy mug cake is to first have textural success.

    Soft, moist, with just the right amount of 'fluff'... Taste-wise, I'm looking for good flavor from added spices, in this case vanilla, enough salt, and a modest amount of sweetness.

    Low sugar vanilla mug cake recipe with coconut oil

    I like to create the sweetness by using a small amount of natural sweetener, coconut sugar in this recipe, in combination with stevia.

    If stevia is not your jam, you could add in more coconut sugar (another teaspoon or two), but that adds more sugar grams, obviously.

    Might I make a suggestion, though?

    Make this cake as stated, and top it with a good drizzle of nut or seed butter 'frosting'...basically mix a 1 to 2 ratio of your favorite nut or seed butter with your favorite milk (my Homemade Coconut Milk is a great option, and it has a natural sweetness!).

    I find that a rich, higher fat 'frosting' of this nature really adds to the low sugar eating experience! This Peanut Butter Frosting and this Sugar-Free Chocolate Sauce are both great options as well!

    Buckwheat flour vanilla cake for one
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    Healthy Vanilla Mug Cake

    This delicious, yet healthy vanilla mug cake is made with gluten-free buckwheat flour and only ONE teaspoon of added sweetener!
    Prep Time5 mins
    Cook Time15 mins
    0 mins
    Total Time20 mins
    Course: Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Buckwheat, Cake, Vanilla
    Servings: 1 cake
    Calories: 228kcal

    Ingredients

    • 3 Tbsp buckwheat flour (ground from raw buckwheat groats; see Notes)
    • good dash sea salt
    • ¼ tsp baking powder
    • 1 tsp coconut sugar
    • 1 Tbsp melted coconut oil
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • 3 Tbsp milk of your choice
    • stevia as desired for extra sweetness

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
    • In a small bowl, mix the flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar.
    • Add in the oil and vanilla and stir.
    • Finally, stir in the milk and stevia to your taste. Stir until the buckwheat flour soaks up the liquid and thickens a bit.
    • Pour the batter into a well-oiled mug or ramekin.
    • Bake 10-15 minutes, or until the top of the cake is springy to the touch.
    • Cool and top as desired.

    Notes

    Nutrition facts based on using unsweetened almond milk. WW SmartPoints: 10

    Nutrition

    Sugar: 5.1g | Fiber: 2.5g | Calories: 228kcal | Fat: 15g | Protein: 3g | Carbohydrates: 21.4g

    Adapted from One Green Planet

    Notes:

    I grind my buckwheat flour fresh from raw groats, as the taste is far superior to the pre-ground variety.

    Some of the items I use in this recipe include:


    Recipe steps:

    Mixing the dry ingredients...

    Add in the oil and vanilla...

    Stir in the milk...

    Pour into a mug or ramekin...

    Smothered in almond butter 'frosting'....

    Vanilla cake for one with buckwheat flour

     

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    1. Hannah

      July 30, 2019 at 7:58 am

      This was great! I just used stevia and left out the sugar entirely. Thanks so much Lauren!

      Reply
    2. Shaina Beil

      July 24, 2019 at 5:50 am

      I saw this last night and made it in the microwave for a post-smoothie breakfast. Baking would have been way better, but it actually worked okay! I don't dare turn on the oven right now, with highs in the low 100s this week! Eeek! Thanks for posting such delicious, low-sugar recipes. Oatmeal With a Fork is my jam!

      Reply
      • Lauren

        July 25, 2019 at 1:32 pm

        Thanks, Shaina! So glad you're enjoying what I'm posting! 🙂

        Reply

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