Keto Lava Cake in a Mug

Name: Keto Lava Cake in a Mug (1 Minute in the Microwave)
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: Serves 1
Cuisine: Keto
Ingredients: 2 tbsp cocoa powder; 1 to 2 tbsp erythritol; 1 medium egg; ½ tsp vanilla extract; 1 tbsp heavy cream; ¼ tsp baking powder; A pinch of salt

1 Minute in the Microwave

Chocolate lava cake in a white ramekin with a spoon lifting a gooey bite.

A single chocolate lava cake made in a ramekin with cocoa, one egg and a spoon of cream. One minute in the microwave, one minute to rest.

1Serves
1 minin the microwave
1 minrest
7ingredients

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Why this works

A warm chocolate dessert for one, without turning on the oven. There's no flour at all: cocoa, one egg and a spoon of cream set around the edges and stay soft in the middle.

The recipe

Keto Lava Cake in a Mug

Serves 1 · 1 min in the microwave · 1 min rest · 7 ingredients

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Ingredients

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Method

01
Whisk the cocoa and erythritol together in a small bowl.
02
In another bowl, whisk the egg until frothy, then pour it into the cocoa and mix well.
03
Stir in the vanilla and cream, then the baking powder and salt.
04
Lightly grease a ramekin and pour in the batter.
05
Microwave on high for 1 minute, then let it rest for 1 minute before you dig in.

Nutrition per serving

173kcal

8gprotein

6gcarbs

13gfat

Figures are estimates.

Good to know

Microwaves vary. Keep an eye on it the first time you make it. You want the edges set and the middle still soft.