1 Minute Banana Mug Cake

Looking for comfort food but not in a mood for anything elaborate? We got you covered with this delicious banana mug cake that needs very minimal prep work. It literally takes 1 minute in the microwave and 3 minutes of prep.

You Must Try This Recipe Without Fail. Let me tell you why…

Join the trend (Viral Lockdown Recipe) – It’s not surprising to see banana bread are making a huge trend during the lockdown. It’s in fact termed as viral lockdown recipe. People are looking for comfort food that can be made with limited ingredients and it’s easy to bake.

We made it even simpler for you guys…we make the easiest version of banana bread – it’s 1 minute microwavable BANANA BREAD MUG CAKE. It’s got all the deliciousness of banana bread; it’s nutritious, delicious and sweet to satisfy your cravings. All that needs under 5 minutes from start to finish. If you don’t want to make the whole loaf, make individual servings of banana mug cake.

Limited Ingredients – You’ll need limited ingredients. One of the main ingredients is ripe banana. For moist, delicious cake make sure you use well ripped (very ripe) banana which has turned too soft to eat is great. It makes all the difference.

Easy – extremely easy to make. It literally takes 1 minute in the microwave and 3 minutes of prep.

Single Servings (Portion Control) – Mug cakes are great when you want to control the portions. This single serving mug cake helps you keep up with your diet plan plus help you satisfy your craving for sweet.

Healthy Breakfast/Dessert/Snack – It’s definitely one of the healthy sweet treats you can make. It’s fits the healthy diet bill.

It’s great for breakfast or can be served as dessert.  

Totally Customizable – It’s very easy to customize as per your preference. If you wish to make it gluten free or vegan, you can. To make it gluten free use gluten free oats flour and for vegan option substitute milk with almond milk, leave out egg and butter. Instead use coconut oil.

Sudden Cravings? – If you have a sudden craving for sweet, whip up a mug of banana bread mug cake.  It’s perfect for those late night munchies.

Ingredients Needed

All you need to make moist, chewy, delicious nutritious mug cake is shown below:

How To Make Banana Mug Cake (Step-By-Step Tutorial)

1. Use very ripe banana for this recipe. This is very important to make the cake moist, sweet and delicious.
2. Peel the skin off ripe banana. Mash it really well.
3. Now add in all the wet ingredients. Add to mashed banana milk, melted butter, 1 lightly beaten egg and vanilla extract.
4. Whisk everything together.
5. Time for dry ingredients. Add flour, brown sugar, baking powder, pinch of salt, cinnamon powder.
6. Mix until well combined.
7. Transfer the cake mix into individual servings mugs greased with oil or butter. Fill up the mugs ¾ full. Throw in some choco chips and walnuts on top.
8. Place the mug into the microwave and cook on HIGH for about 60 seconds to 90 seconds.
9. Just before serving, top with banana slices, brown sugar-melted butter glaze, Nutella, Whipped cream, ice cream, toasted nuts, sea salt sprinkled on top, or maple syrup or honey drizzled on top.

We recommend eating immediately, while it’s still WARM!

Can I Make Ahead?

A recipe that needs 3 minutes or less time for prep and 1 minute in microwave does not really need a make ahead label. You can whip it up in less than 5 minutes. We recommend you whip up a batch fresh as and when needed.

Tips To Make The Best Mug Cake

• Use wide mug that helps the cake rise while cooking. You need the size of the mug little bigger than the quantity of the cake mix, giving the cake enough room to rise.
• Ensure you whisk well using fork. Fork helps get to the bottom of the mug (you can use mug directly to whisk all ingredients) and mix all ingredients thoroughly ensuring no lumps are left behind. Lumps can interfere with the cooking of the cake.
• Every microwave is unique. Know your microwave. Adjust the time according to your microwave accordingly. Mug cake is ready when tooth pick inserted at the center of the cake comes out clean or it’s firm when you touch but still can press into it a bit.
• Do NOT OVERCOOK mug cake.
• Let it cool a bit before you dig in.
• Indulge with your favorite toppings. It can be Nutella, whipped cream, toasted nuts, ice cream or brown sugar-melted butter-glaze.

Other easy desserts that you can make it quick in microwave –

1 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

5 Minutes Microwave Mysore Pak

White Chocolate Bark

White Chocolate Fudge

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1 Minute Banana Mug Cake

Looking for comfort food but not in a mood for anything elaborate? We got you covered with this delicious banana mug cake that needs very minimal prep work. It literally takes 1 minute in the microwave and 3 minutes of prep.

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Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 3 minutes

Cook Time: 1 minute

Servings: 1 serving

Calories: 516kcal

Author: Jyothi Rajesh

Ingredients

• 1 ripe banana1 ripe banana
• 1 tablespoon milk1 tablespoon milk
• 1 tablespoon melted butter1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg1 large egg
• 3 tablespoon flour3 tablespoon flour
• 3 tablespoon brown sugar3 tablespoon brown sugar
• ¾ teaspoon baking powder¾ teaspoon baking powder
• One generous pinch of saltOne generous pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder1 teaspoon cinnamon powder

Topping Options:

• Choco chipsChoco chips
• Toasted walnutsToasted walnuts
• Banana slicesBanana slices

Instructions

• Use very ripe banana for this recipe. This is very important to make the cake moist, sweet and delicious.
• Peel the skin off ripe banana. Mash it really well.
• Now add in all the wet ingredients. Add to mashed banana milk, melted butter, 1 lightly beaten egg and vanilla extract. Whisk everything together.
• Time for dry ingredients. Add flour, brown sugar, baking powder, pinch of salt, cinnamon powder. Mix until well combined.
• Transfer the cake mix into individual servings mugs greased with oil or butter. Fill up the mugs ¾ full.
• Throw in some choco chips and walnuts on top.
• Place the mug into the microwave and cook on HIGH for about 60 seconds to 90 seconds.
• Just before serving, top with banana slices, brown sugar-melted butter glaze, Nutella, Whipped cream, ice cream, toasted nuts, sea salt sprinkled on top, or maple syrup or honey drizzled on top.
• We recommend eating immediately, while it’s still WARM!

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Notes

• Use wide mug that helps the cake rise while cooking. You need the size of the mug little bigger than the quantity of the cake mix, giving the cake enough room to rise.
• Ensure you whisk well using fork. Fork helps get to the bottom of the mug (you can use mug directly to whisk all ingredients) and mix all ingredients thoroughly ensuring no lumps are left behind. Lumps can interfere with the cooking of the cake.
• Every microwave is unique. Know your microwave. Adjust the time according to your microwave accordingly. Mug cake is ready when tooth pick inserted at the center of the cake comes out clean or it’s firm when you touch but still can press into it a bit.
• Do NOT OVERCOOK mug cake.

 

Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

Nutrition

Calories: 516kcal | Carbohydrates: 87g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 195mg | Sodium: 189mg | Potassium: 1440mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 51g | Vitamin A: 663IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 481mg | Iron: 3mg

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