Sweet Treat Saturday - Chocolate Mug Cake

Welcome to another installment of Sweet Treat Saturday!  I've got a great treat for you today - one that I have been working on all week.  Recently, I have come across a number of recipes for single serve "mug cakes," and when I found this one that was gluten-free, I just had to try it.

When I made it for the first time though, I felt like it was just too much for me to eat by myself (and I really don't like to share my dessert :-p ), and I also thought it was a bit dry.  So, every day this week, I made one and tweaked the recipe a bit each time.  It was a tough job, but I think I handled it like a champ!  Finally, I got it to the point that I thought was post worthy.  (I may still continue tweaking a bit, but it is pretty darn good as it is.)

So here it is:

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons almond meal/flour

1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa

2 tablespoons honey

~1/2 tablespoon of vanilla

1 egg yolk

~1/2 tablespoon milk of choice (I tried both almond and coconut)

small pinch of salt

dash of cinnamon (sorry I never measured this out)

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together in microwave safe mug.  

Microwave on high for 2 minutes.

Then, I like to pour a bit of milk over the top of mine.  I tried both almond milk and coconut milk.  They are both good, but I love coconut.  So, even though the photo shows the almond milk, the coconut milk was definitely the winner for me.

If you want a spongier texture, then you can use a whole egg.  I prefer the texture with just the egg yolk, because I think it's closer to the texture of a flour based cake.  It is so easy to make though, you can try it both ways and decide for yourself!

This is a fantastic way to satisfy your sweet tooth.  It's fast, easy, chocolate, and there are no leftovers to have to deal with.  What could be better?!