Healthy Brownie in a Mug (Paleo, Vegan, Gluten free)

Treat yourself with this oh so gooey and healthy brownie in a mug. In 1 minute you can dig into a fudgy, single serving mug brownie that’s healthier with real food ingredients, and contains less sugar. Paleo, Vegan, and Gluten free too!

It’s time to treat yo’ self! Enjoy this delicious mug brownie without feeling guilty or horrible afterwords.

Instead of refined sugars, and unhealthy vegetable oils, this brownie recipe is made with real food ingredients like almond flour, cacao powder, coconut oil, and maple syrup as a natural sweetener.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS HEALHTY BROWNIE IN A MUG:

• This fudgy microwave mug brownie is a guilt free dessert that’s made with real food ingredients.
• No need to spend the time in baking a whole batch of brownies. Microwave this mug brownie in just 40 seconds!
• Flourless and made without refined sugar and other junk, it’s Paleo, Vegan, and Gluten Free.
• You can easily make two mug brownies, by doubling the recipe in two separate mugs.
• The single serving mug brownie is all you need to satisfy your chocolate cravings.

LET’S TALK INGREDIENTS

Just a few simple ingredients to make this microwave healthy mug brownie. I got all these baking staples from Thrive Market.

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• Almond flour – I do not recommend substituting any other flour
• Cacao powder or cocoa powder
• Baking powder
• Dairy-free chocolate chips – these are my favorite to use
• Sea salt

• Coconut oil– I find coconut oil is the best to use, but ghee or grass-fed butter will work as well.
• Vanilla extract
• Almond Milk– you can use any other plant-based milk
• Maple Syrup– honey and coconut sugar will work too. Coconut sugar will change the texture of the brownie to a less gooey texture.

HOW TO MAKE

1. Gather your ingredients
2. In a small bowl or ramekin, whisk together dry ingredients: almond flour, cacao powder, baking powder, and sea salt.
3. In a separate small bowl or ramekin, melt coconut oil and chocolate chips together in the microwave for 30 seconds. Whisk in vanilla, almond milk, and maple syrup.
4. Combine wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir together until a brownie batter forms.
5. Cook in the microwave for 40 seconds to 1 minute (You may need to adjust cooking times based on microwave. I used a 1000 watt microwave.)
6. Let brownie cool for a minimum of 5 minutes.

TIPS AND VARIATIONS:

• To double the recipe: double the recipe in two separate mugs. I do not recommend doubling in one single mug.
• I recommend eating the brownie straight out of the mug with a spoon, since the brownie is crumbly and fudgy inside the mug.
• Let the healhty mug brownie cool for 3-5 minutes after taking it out of the microwave. It should look gooey and moist.
• Add fun toppings: dairy-free ice cream, almond butter, peanut butter, raspberries, shredded coconut flakes, dairy-free whipped cream, or more dairy-free chocolate chips.
• If you want to make more of a mug cake (you want the brownie to be less fudgy), add 1 whisked egg to the wet ingredients at the same time you add in the vanilla, almond milk, and maple syrup.
• If you want to make a whole batch of brownies make these, Fudgy Paleo Almond Butter Brownies.

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