Aug
09

Dark Chocolate Cake in a Mug

By popular demand, here’s the dark chocolate cake-in-a-mug I posted on Twitter last night. It has just 3 net carbs per mug!

There must be something particularly compelling to me about 1-minute “baked” goods that come out of the microwave, because here we are with a follow-up to the tremendously unpopular “weird flax muffin in a mug” recipe of 2 months ago.

Credit goes to Carolyn of AllDayIDreamOfFood.com, as this chocolate hazelnut mug cake comes from her blog.  All I did was translate her use of whole hazelnuts into hazelnut meal, and replace the sugar alcohol she likes to use with the sucralose and stevia I prefer.

I’m betting you could turn this into a serious treat with the addition of whipped cream. Me, I just devoured it straightaway…

Dark Chocolate Mug Cake

Print recipe
Dark Chocolate Mug Cake
Serving Size 1 mug (half of the recipe)
Per Serving
Calories 393 kcal
Protein 9g
Total Carbohydrate 11g
Total Fat 38g
Fibre 8g
Sodium 120mg
Need cake NOW? Also need it to be very low carb? This gooey dark chocolate cake-in-a-mug takes 1 minute in the microwave and just a few ingredients. Just 3 net carbs per mug!

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup hazelnut meal (about 2.8 oz)
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 cup coconut milk (canned)
  • 1 tablespoon sugar-free syrup (any flavor)
  • 2 packets sweetener (stevia or splenda)
  • 2 tablespoons butter (or ghee)

Directions

Step 1
Place butter in the mug and melt in the microwave (about 10 seconds). Swirl to coat sides and set aside.
Step 2
Combine all other ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Pour half of the mixture into the mug. (The other half can be saved for later or poured into a second mug, prepared as in step 1.)
Step 3
Microwave mixture on high for 1 minute. Remove and eat right away or when cooled to desired temperature.
Jun
26

Molly’s Ultra Low Carb Peanut Butter Fudge

high protein, low carb Peanut Butter fudge by Molly GilbraithTrainer and Girls Gone Strong co-creator Molly Gilbraith just shared this inspiring looking plate of YUM on Twitter, baiting everyone to ask for a recipe, which she had already posted. Sneaky!

This low carb fudge works out to a very familiar and comforting fudgey texture, and yet it’s relatively high in protein (definitely high in fat) and has only as many carbs as come from whatever sweetener you choose to use, plus a few from peanut butter.  Definitely a “manageable indulgence” for the ultra-low-carb part of Carb Nite or Carb Back-Loading.

Molly’s version calls for xylitol, peanut butter, cream cheese, butter, and vanilla protein powder.  You can check out the full recipe on her website, which she emphasizes wasn’t her recipe to start with (here’s the original), but as far as I’m concerned, she’s my low-carb angel of mercy today and gets the spotlight.

Me, I’m going to play around and come up with a version of my own… maybe almond butter… maybe chocolate hazelnut… so many possibilities.

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