What Makes This Recipe So Good
It’s tender and rich, quick and easy, full of flavor and the perfect portion size. Those melty chocolate chips! Those heady swashes of peanut butter! That mug! You microwaved it! It took literally 5 minutes! You are the best. You are a queen.The title might be a very slight misnomer, like.. it’s not as healthy as kale powder sprinkled over a bowl of raw beets, no. But it’s healthier than an average cake made with tons of refined sugar and refined flour. I think that basically makes this chocolate peanut butter mug cake a health food, and you should eat this for three meals a day.*I’m a big believer that butter is awesome – I mean, everyone knows butter tastes awesome, but I gravitate towards the philosophy that organic butter, preferably grassfed, is indeed good for you. Organic, grassfed butter is more nutrient-dense than regular butter. Should it be your primary food source? Probably not. Does it provide a helping of healthy, unsaturated fats? I certainly think so. It’s also a good way to get your vitamin A and your beta carotene and your vitamin K2 and your CLA and your omega-3s.
*Note that I am not a medical professional. Please do not replace all of your meals with chocolate peanut butter mug cake because some random lady on the internet made a joke.
Chef’s Tips
I’ll be honest, if you’re vegan or dairy free, I really have no idea if coconut oil would work here. Probably! It really probably would. I just might make one or five tonight to make sure… But it’s not really a question of melting point here, so I’d figure they’re fairly interchangeable. Non-dairy milk? Absolutely! An easy swap.Don’t overdo it in the microwave, especially if your microwave is really good at its job. Did you ever have those frozen dinners when you were a kid that came with one section filled with a chocolate brownie? Remember what happened when you microwaved them too long? Rock hard chocolate bricks. A chocolate peanut butter mug cake won’t turn into a brick necessarily, but it WILL dry out if you microwave it too long, which is basically just as disappointing as those frozen dinner brownies.
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More Delicious, Better-For-You Sweet Treat Options
Keto Peppermint Layer BrowniesFlourless Keto Chocolate Torte Dessert (Gluten Free, Sugar Free, Grain Free)Instant Pot Caramel Sauce (Vegan, Paleo, Refined Sugar Free, Dairy Free)Paleo Microwave Cookie with Chocolate Chips (Paleo Microwave Dessert)Keto Cookie Dough (Sugar Free Edible Cookie Dough)Gluten Free Chocolate Mug Cake
