Banana Mug Cake

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This banana bread mug cake is a healthy way to satisfy your banana bread cravings, minus the oven! Ready in just one minute, it’s a single serving dessert made with no eggs or milk! 

Whenever I find myself with overripe bananas on hand, I love whipping up banana bread, banana muffins, or a healthy banana mug cake. 

banana bread mug cake

I’m not going to lie. I love ALL kinds of banana bread. Banana bread with blueberries, a cinnamon swirl through it, or even loaded with double the chocolate– I play no favorites! 

However, I needed something a little healthier, and something that would NOT be polished off within 2 days….an issue I do have with a good sweet bread recipe. Enter- a banana bread for ONE. 

This healthy banana bread mug cake is a delicious single-serve sweet treat that takes just a minute in the microwave or 10 minutes in the oven! It’s incredibly moist and gooey on the inside while being tender on the outside!

It’s also suitable for many dietary lifestyles out there- It’s paleo, vegan, and gluten free!

How do you make a banana mug cake?

The Ingredients

  • Banana– Mashed, overripe bananas are best, as they add extra sweetness. 
  • Almond butter– I used almond butter, you can use any nut or seed butter of choice. Be sure that it is smooth and creamy, not crunchy! 
  • Coconut flour– Holds the batter together, and gives the mug cake the fluffy and cake-like texture. Do not substitute or omit this for something else. 
  • Milk of choice– I used unsweetened almond milk, but you can use any plant based/non dairy milk. 

The Instructions

Start by greasing a large mug or cereal bowl. In a small mixing bowl, add all your ingredients and mix well, until a thick batter remains. If the batter is too thick, add extra milk. Transfer to the greased mug and microwave for 1 minute, before removing and letting sit for a minute, before enjoying. 

healthy banana mug cake

Can I make this in the oven? 

Yes, if you don’t own a microwave, you can make this in the oven instead.

Simply grease an oven safe ramekin or 8-inch baking dish and bake the mug cake at 180C/350F for 10 minutes. 

Tips to make the best banana bread in a mug

  • Coconut flour brands differ, and some are thicker than others. If your batter is more on the crumbly side, add more milk to compensate. 
  • Microwave wattage differs, and you may need to cook your mug cake longer than a minute. Remove after a minute and if it isn’t cooked well enough, continue microwaving in 30-second spurts. 
  • This mug cake isn’t overly sweet and relies on the banana for sweetness. If you’d like a sweeter mug cake, add a tablespoon of maple syrup or agave nectar. 
  • Feel free to add some mix-ins to change up the flavor. Chopped walnuts, raisins, and chocolate chips are all fantastic options.

Storing and Freezing Tips

  • To store: If you’d like to enjoy the mug cake at a later time, you can let it cool completely, before covering and refrigerating it, for up to 3 days. 
  • To freeze: Freeze the mug cake by placing it in a ziplock bag and store in the freezer for up to 2 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator. 
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Banana Mug Cake

5 from 207 votes
A delicious banana bread mug cake ready in just one minute and secretly healthy! No grains, eggs, or refined sugar, but super moist, fluffy and perfect for one person!
Servings: 1 mug cake
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 1 minute
Total: 6 minutes

Ingredients  

Instructions 

  • Grease a microwave safe bowl or mug.
  • In a small mixing bowl, combine your mashed banana and coconut flour and mix very well. Add your nut butter of choice and mix into it- It should be a VERY thick batter.
  • Using a tablespoon at a time, add milk of choice until you reach a thick batter. Stir through the chocolate chips is desired.
  • Microwave for 1 minute, or until cooked through.

Oven instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180C/350F and coat an oven safe ramekin with oil and set aside.
  • Prepare the mug cake batter, before transferring it into the oven safe ramekin. Bake for 10 minutes.

Notes

* Depending on the flour you use and the consistency you want, adjust accordingly.
TO STORE: If you’d like to enjoy the mug cake at a later time, you can let it cool completely, before covering and refrigerating it, for up to 3 days. 
TO FREEZE: Freeze the mug cake by placing it in a ziplock bag and store in the freezer for up to 2 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Serving: 1mug cakeCalories: 172kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 4gFat: 10gSodium: 55mgPotassium: 120mgFiber: 4gCalcium: 92mgIron: 1mgNET CARBS: 13g
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Author: Arman Liew
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Arman Liew

I’m a two time cookbook author, photographer, and writer, and passionate about creating easy and healthier recipes. I believe you don’t need to be experienced in the kitchen to make good food using simple ingredients that most importantly, taste delicious.

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  1. This recipe is so delicious, I’ve made it a few times already; just wondering, how to you get it so that it doesn’t sink and/or explode in the microwave? Mine only exploded once (lol) but it never looks like it does in your picture )^o^(

      1. I have one more question (sorry omg), I tried baking it in the oven and it didn’t get done at all (I more than doubled the time in the instruction and it was still raw)… I’m wondering if I’m doing something wrong… How many tablespoons of almond milk do you put in exactly? It’s just that this recipe is so delicious but I have trouble getting it to bake perfectly

  2. Found this recipe yesterday, made it and had another one today! Used blueberries instead of choc chips- it’s delicious and even healthier ?
    Thanks for a great recipe!

  3. This recipe would be ideal for Banana Flour (flour made from green bananas, full of fibre and nutrients)

  4. Love love love the banana bread! It adds the fun back into eating again…guilt free and happy tummy because it’s grain free!thanks for sharing!

  5. I tried it this morning and it didn’t work out for me. It’s just mush. I did mix the banana, flour, and peanut butter the night before, could this have been the reason it didn’t work. I wanted to have it for breakfast at work.

    1. Hi Alisa- It is very moist, but it is still tender on the outside- I’ve never tried prepping it the night before. I have made it the night before then reheated the next morning 🙂

    2. Similar to Alisa’s experience, mine came out very mushy as well. I only used 2 T unsweetened Almond/Coconut milk and I did not leave overnight. Maybe I should try adding a bit more coconut flour and cooking longer??

      1. Hi Andrea! It sounds like you may have used too much banana- Definitely increase the coconut flour 🙂

  6. Arman…..oh my stars,this was delicious……I’m having it for breakfast……yeah me!!!! I used sunflower butter…I think that is mild also…and Enjoy Life mini chocolate chips…..they are gluten, dairy, nut and soy free…..this is going to be a go to recipe for me. Thank you Arman…You are the MAN….!!!!!!!!

    1. Hi there, I wouldn’t recommend it- Coconut flour absorbs liquids/other ingredients much differently to coconut flour 🙂 You could try, but you’d need to add 2-3 times the amount of flour.