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Microwave Banana Mug Cake (ready in 1 minute)

Modified: Jul 1, 2021 · Published: Jun 19, 2020

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1 minute microwave banana mug cake in white ceramic mug served with banana slices with text
1 minute microwave banana mug cake in white ceramic mug served with banana slices with text
1 minute microwave banana mug cake in white ceramic mug served with banana slices with text
1 minute microwave banana mug cake in white ceramic mug served with banana slices with text
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1 minute banana mug cake with sliced banana on top with text
1 minute banana mug cake with sliced banana on top with text
easy banana mug cake in mug made in microwave with banana slices with text
easy banana mug cake in mug made in microwave with banana slices with text
1 minute microwave banana mug cake with text overlay
1 minute microwave banana mug cake with text overlay
1 minute microwave banana mug cake in white ceramic mug served with banana slices with text

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 with only 3 minutes of prep.

1 minute microwave banana mug cake in white ceramic mug served with banana slices
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  • About microwave banana mug cake recipe
  • Ingredients needed
  • How to make banana mug cake (with step-by-step tutorial)
  • Can I Make Ahead?
  • Tips To Make The Best Mug Cake
  • 📋Microwave Banana Mug Cake (ready in 1 minute)

About microwave banana mug cake recipe

1. 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.

2. If you are looking for comfort food that can be made with very few basic ingredients, this is it!

3. With the idea of “keep it simple and easy”, here’s the easiest version of banana bread – i.e. 1 minute microwavable BANANA BREAD MUG CAKE.

4. It’s got all the deliciousness of banana bread; it’s nutritious, delicious and sweet to satisfy your cravings.

5. You’ll needs under 5 minutes hands on work from start to finish. If you don’t want to make the whole loaf, make individual servings of banana mug cake.

6. Few ingredients – you’ll need few ingredients.

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

8. Single servings (portion control) – mug cakes are great when you want to control the portions. Single serving mug cake helps you keep up with your diet plan plus help you satisfy your craving for sweet.

9.Healthy breakfast/dessert/snack – it’s definitely one of the healthy sweet treats you can make. It’s great for breakfast or can be served as dessert.  

10. Totally customizable – it’s very easy to customize as per your preference. To make it gluten free use gluten free oats flour, for vegan option substitute milk with almond milk, and use coconut oil in place of egg and butter.

11. 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:

all ingredients for banana mug cake

How to make banana mug cake (with 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!

step by step pictorial collage of banana mug cake

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.

1 minute microwave banana mug cake in white ceramic mug served with banana slices

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 microwave banana mug cake in white ceramic mug served with banana slices
1 minute microwave banana mug cake in white ceramic mug served with banana slices
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📋Microwave Banana Mug Cake (ready in 1 minute)

Jyothi Rajesh
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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Prep Time 3 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 minute min
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 1 serving
Calories 516

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ripe banana
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1 tablespoon melted butter
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 3 tablespoon flour
  • 3 tablespoon brown sugar
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder
  • One generous pinch of salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder

Topping Options:

  • Choco chips
  • Toasted walnuts
  • Banana 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: 516kcalCarbohydrates: 87gProtein: 10gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 195mgSodium: 189mgPotassium: 1440mgFiber: 5gSugar: 51gVitamin A: 663IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 481mgIron: 3mg
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  1. Patty FRG says

    May 11, 2024 at 3:06 am

    5 stars
    Perfect recipe, fast and delicious

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      May 11, 2024 at 10:27 am

      Glad you liked the recipe, thank you for sharing your feedback!

      Reply
  2. Cris Bassett says

    March 22, 2024 at 6:58 pm

    5 stars
    Very good, I had to microwave 2 min to get it done!

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      March 26, 2024 at 2:30 pm

      I’m so glad you loved the recipe! Thank you very much for sharing your feedback!

      Reply
  3. John says

    August 20, 2020 at 1:34 am

    Is it ¾ tablespoon baking powder or teaspoon ?

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      August 20, 2020 at 10:48 am

      Sorry for the confusion. I used 3/4 teaspoon baking powder

      Reply
  4. Natalie says

    August 17, 2020 at 6:25 pm

    What a great idea. I absolutely love it. It’s so easy to make and flavors are amazing. Can’t wait to give this a try.

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      August 17, 2020 at 8:04 pm

      Hope you like it Natalie

      Reply
  5. Jamie says

    August 17, 2020 at 12:11 pm

    5 stars
    I love this recipe! It was ready so fast and tasted amazing! I’m making this again tomorrow because it’s so simple and delicious!

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      August 17, 2020 at 8:05 pm

      I’m so glad you tried and enjoyed it Jamie

      Reply
  6. Sam says

    August 17, 2020 at 10:59 am

    Ok YUM now this is my kind of dessert. I love banana bread so will have to try this!! So excited that it takes just one minute.

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      August 17, 2020 at 8:05 pm

      Glad you liked it

      Reply
  7. Eileen Kelly says

    August 17, 2020 at 10:05 am

    5 stars
    What a delicious mug cake. It was so easy to assemble and the end results, so delicious, My family loved these after dinner. Quick and so yummy.

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      August 17, 2020 at 8:05 pm

      Thank you Eileen

      Reply
  8. Debbie says

    August 17, 2020 at 7:08 am

    5 stars
    So banana anything is my weakness, even before it was cool lol. I just gave this banana mug cake a try and it is amazing and so easy . It really was the perfect treat !

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      August 17, 2020 at 8:06 pm

      I’m glad you liked it Debbie. Thank you

      Reply
  9. Sara says

    August 15, 2020 at 9:20 pm

    This would be a recipes worth keeping handy for those times that we all need a little sweet! I love mug cakes to keep portion control under wraps! I am always a fan of banana cakes,so this will be a keeper for me!

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      August 17, 2020 at 8:06 pm

      Glad you liked it Sara

      Reply
  10. Paula Montenegro says

    August 15, 2020 at 7:47 pm

    5 stars
    I love this mug cake! It’s the first one I made and it was amazing. And a way to use all those over ripe bananas that just keep on appearing in my kitchen lol.

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      August 17, 2020 at 8:07 pm

      Thank you Paula

      Reply
  11. Neha says

    August 15, 2020 at 10:24 am

    Looks like a yum cake to me! Love how quickly I can fix myself a dessert when craving arises.

    Reply
  12. Tara says

    August 15, 2020 at 8:10 am

    5 stars
    Seriously, so easy to make and so delicious! My family and I had a blast whipping these up, especially my littles!

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      August 17, 2020 at 8:07 pm

      So glad to hear you and kids loved making these mug cakes. Thank you so much

      Reply
  13. Jenny says

    August 14, 2020 at 7:44 pm

    5 stars
    This is genius, I love it. Bookmarked and pinned, I am trying this tonight after dinner. Have really ripe bananas and all other ingredients ready to go. Thanks so much for the fab recipe!

    Reply
    • Jyothi Rajesh says

      August 17, 2020 at 8:08 pm

      Thank you Jenny

      Reply

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