The best chocolate vegan mug cake out there! Super fudgy, moist and perfect anytime you need a chocolate fix, quick! Ready in 1 minute.
What is a mug cake?
This might seem like a silly question, but if you’ve never made one before, you’re probably thinking, “what the heck is a mug cake!?”
A mug cake is literally a single serving cake, made in a mug and cooked in the microwave. Basically the best invention ever!!
I wanted to create a super chocolatey vegan mug cake that was also incredibly simple to throw together when you need a chocolate fix and quick! I was testing the recipe when my twin 10 year olds got home from school one day last week, and they wanted to try making their own. They successfully followed the recipe and couldn’t get over how delicious they turned out! If a 10 year old can do it, I’m confident you can, too. 🙂
How to make a vegan mug cake
It’s so easy. Get a mug out of your cupboard. Add the dry ingredients to it and whisk or stir to combine: flour, cocoa, sugar, salt and baking powder.
Now add the wet ingredients: oil, non-dairy milk and vanilla. Stir with a spoon until combined. Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top, and microwave for 40-60 seconds. I prefer 40 seconds, because it’s nice and gooey in the middle at that point, but you could cook it a little longer if you want.
Yum, yum. Enjoy immediately as is, or you could add a scoop of vegan vanilla ice cream for a seriously tasty treat.
Want more vegan chocolate dessert recipes?
- The Best Vegan Chocolate Cake
- Best Ever Vegan Brownies
- 5 Minute Vegan Hot Chocolate
- Vegan Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
- Chewy Vegan Brownies
Chocolate Vegan Mug Cake
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon canola oil, melted coconut oil or vegan butter
- 3 tablespoons non-dairy milk
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons dairy free chocolate chips
Instructions
- Add the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt and baking powder to a mug. Stir or whisk to combine.
- Pour in the oil, non-dairy milk and vanilla into the mug with the dry ingredients and stir well with a spoon. Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top.
- Cook in the microwave for 40 seconds. It will likely be a little undercooked in the middle at this point, which is my preference, but if you want it cooked more, microwave it another 10-20 seconds.
- Serve immediately.
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Notes
- I think the mug cake tastes best with white flour, but you can use whole wheat flour, or a gluten free flour mix. I wouldn't suggest using all almond or coconut flour.
- You can use natural cocoa powder or dutch processed. Either work fine for this recipe.
- Feel free to substitute coconut sugar for the regular sugar, or lower the sugar amount if you want a less sweet dessert.
- For the oil, you can use canola oil, melted coconut oil, vegan butter or any other oil you prefer. You could also substitute applesauce for oil free, but it will not be quite as rich tasting.
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Tried a couple of times and cooked it for a full minute and it didn’t work. But the third time was a winner at 40 secs. Yay for my tummy ?
So glad it worked!!
Best vegan mug cake I’ve made ? I used oat flour and coconut sugar instead. Also added walnuts!
So glad to hear that!!
substituted oat flour instead of the normal flour and Olive oil instead of the canola oil
And used 1tbsp od granulated sugar
Came out yummy as
I know it’s hard to believe but I would use a little less cocoa next time or maybe I got a little carried away with the chips 😉 or it could be because….see below.
I wish I had gone with my intuition and used less sugar as well.
Confession—I had run out of every kind of flour except coconut, so I did use it and added a little fine almond meal. It made it somewhat grainy, and it never set. Cooked it 70 seconds and decided it was enough. It was a delicious pudding!
Thanks for this quick treat recipe!
Yes, the problem was the flour. Both coconut and almond flour are very different to work with, so they would totally throw a recipe off. But I’m glad it still tasted good!
So delicious! Wish it wasn’t so easy to make because I’m going to end up making it all the time now lol.
So glad you like it!!
Even though I am not vegan, this is probably the best mug cake recipe I have ever tried. This mug cake is the opposite of the other dry and crumbly mug cakes I’ve tried. I substituted the oil for regular unsalted butter, and it turned out delicious. Microwaving it for 50 seconds made it slightly undercooked, which I love. Thanks so much for the recipe ?
You’re so welcome!! Thanks for the comment!
Just made this, and it is AMAZING ?
So glad I didn’t stop in at the supermarket and spend $6 on a brownie!
If I could give more stars I would! This mug cake recipe was one of the best things I’ve ever eaten! I paired it with a few small scoops of dairy-free mocha fudge ice cream and it was to die for. Thanks for crafting such a yummy treat. 🙂
Julie
I’m so glad you liked it!! Thanks for the comment!
Made with coconut sugar and a blend of teff flour, brown rice flour and flax as a gf flour sub, came out incredibly delicious! Thanks for the great recipe 🙂
You’re so welcome! So glad it was good!
AMAZING. Totally blew my mind. Tastes like a chocolate soufflé, but richer. Thanks for the amazing recipe! Do you have the equivalent of this recipe for a full chocolate cake??
I’m so happy to hear it! Not exactly no, this recipe was developed just as a mug cake single serving. You might want to try my Vegan Chocolate Cake though!
I’ve made a lot of vegan mug cakes and this one is hands down theeeee BEST!! Thank you!!
You’re welcome!!
Made it for the 2nd time today. I so hope I won’t get a habit of making this too often. 😀 YUM! It’s golden. Thank you so much!
Also, shared the recipe with a few people. 😀
I’m so glad you like it!!!
I did something naughty with the recipe but let me tell you I found my new favorite ever so often dessert! Instead of non dairy milk I put my non dairy silk mocha almond and oat latte. CHANGES THE GAME LADIES AND GENTS!
Wow, that sounds delicious!
So delicious and so easy! This will definitely become a go to recipe.
I’m so glad to hear that!!
Hi Nora,
I just tried out your recipe with some ingredients I had at hand.
I don’t think it was as delicious as yours, but it certainly did do a tremendous job with satisfying my chocolate craving!
I used pure rye flour used cacao powder for mine. I didn’t also have vanilla so I subbed it with 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon powder. I put it in for 40sec and it came out as lovely dark chocolate muffin with a moist and gooey texture!
Thanks so much for sharing
You’re so welcome!!
Whoa, this is so tasty!!!
Thanks for the recipe!
You’re so welcome!!
After trying more than 10 recipes( had to eat them also) this was my final recipe to treasure. Thank you for such a yummlicious treat. I didn’t have chocolate chips so mixed shredded chocolate.
You’re so welcome!!So glad you enjoyed!
Delicious recipe!
All the mug cakes I did in the past were nothing compared to this one.
I halved the sugar and found it still quite sugary, but appart from that it was perfect!
Thanks for the recipe!!
Awesome recipe! Husband approved! We will make these again.
That’s so great to hear!
This recipe was DELICIOUS! I had to add a little more plant-based milk than written in the recipe but it still tasted great. Made it as a late-night snack, it was not a disappointment, totally worth it.
This recipe is perfection. The fudginess is brilliant. What a beautiful quick treat!
Thanks so much!! So glad you liked it!
My partner says this is the best mug cake he’s ever eaten. I agree! So good!
Myself and my girls love this recipe. We like to slightly have them undercooked so they are gooey. Great quick chocolate hit.
I’m so glad you all like it!!
I just made this for a midnight snack, along with stewed blackberries, for my husband and myself. It’s incredible! Sooo gooey and chocolatey. Makes the empty nest a little more fun❤️
I’m so glad to hear it was good!!
Can I substitute low fat milk for non-dairy milk? Tried but still had some flour mixture left after microwaving.
I’m not sure as I haven’t tried it, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. If you had flour left you just didn’t quite mix it enough before microwaving.
Wow! This was amazing! Thank you so much, Nora!!