I've been seeing a lot more of those short little Facebook videos from a page called "Tasty".
Have you?
Now most times they are definitely NOT vegan - not even close - but every now and then I find one that looks tasty enough to try - and easy enough to convert.
Like this one for a Blueberry Muffins Mug Cake.
Looks good huh?
I knew I had to try it.
And I know those of you love my Chocolate Mug Cake would want to try it too.
Blueberry Muffins in a Mug
The first thing I did was eliminate the oil.
Eliminating oil is not necessarily a Vegan thing - but many of my Plant-Based Readers (including myself) try really hard to keep it out of our diet. We get plenty of natural fats from the whole foods we eat so no need to add any more - especially vegetable oil.
So I dumped the oil and added applesauce instead. I left everything else the same, including the 2 (yes two) TABLESPOONS of sugar and gave it a go.
Wow - can you say SUGAR RUSH? Were they ever sweet!
I knew I'd have to tweak this quite a bit more to make it something I would want to eat.
So here's a lit of my modifications....
- Replace the 1 Tbs of Oil with 1 Tbls of Applesauce
- Replace the 2 Tbls of Sugar with 1 Tbls of Maple Syrup
- Replace the milk with Unsweetened Almond Milk
- Add a pinch of salt
- Add ⅛ teaspoon of Vanilla
- Increase microwave time to 2 minutes (now this may be because I have a smaller, lower power microwave, but after just 1 minute the top was still runny on mine)
There - that looks much better.
And the result?
FANTASTIC!
Super easy to make, and super fast to cook in a microwave.
Simple, fast, blueberry muffins - in a mug.
Thanks Tasty for the inspiration - and keep those almost Vegan videos coming!
That Banana Cinnamon Cake at the end of the video looks like it might be next 🙂
Blueberry Muffins in a Mug
- Prep Time: 4 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 minutes
- Total Time: 6 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
Description
Fast and easy Blueberry Muffins! Stir the ingredients in your favorite mug and microwave for a minute or two - instant breakfast!
Ingredients
- 4 Tbs Flour
- ⅛ tsp Baking Powder
- 1 pinch Baking Soda
- 1 pinch Salt
- 1 Tbs Maple Syrup
- 1 Tbs Unsweetened Applesauce
- 3 Tbs Unsweetened Almond Milk
- ⅛ tsp Vanilla Extract
- ¼ cup Frozen Blueberries
- Brown Sugar ((optional))
Instructions
- Place flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium-sized coffee mug and whisk to combine
- Add maple syrup, applesauce, vanilla extract, and milk and sir with a fork until thoroughly mixed
- Fold in Blueberries
- Microwave for at least 1 minute, maybe 2 - (depending on microwave power)
- Devour 🙂
martha young
delicious! so easy and I have all the ingredients on hand. I made one for dessert after the wonderful biscuits and gravy. Excellent recipes Chuck, love visiting your site.
Mads
Made these for my family and I, they don't look all that appetizing (put them in for 2:25) but they taste "okay." I'm not sure if I'll do it again or not. Thanks for the recipe though!!!
Don Gallagher
Want to wish you the best with the whole job situation. I'm confident you'll find something soon. Good luck.
Thanks for the muffin recipe. Plan to make it today for Valentine's Day for my wife.
Chuck Underwood
Thanks Don!
Kathy Williams
Tried these this morning for my 80% plant-based fiance. He loved it. I made the recipe as-is and cooked for the entire 2 minutes. I made one for myself using whole wheat pastry flour and it was just as delicious. Used fresh blueberries too. These would make a good nighttime snack for times when the sweet tooth comes calling. Delicious Chuck!
Chuck Underwood
Awesome! Glad you liked them!
DF
Any tips for baking this as "bread"? Say, using an 8x8 pan? Oven temp? Ingredients adjustments?
DF
Any tips for baking this as "bread"? Say, using an 8x8 pan? Oven temp? Ingredients adjustments?
Liane Blanco
Yummy! I'm going to try this in the morning but with raspberries. And with raw sugar, I don't have any maple syrup.
Terri
made it with whole wheat flour turned out good!
Sharon Herbitter
Oh -- just for informational purposes: I used fresh blueberries and in my oh-so-powerful microwave I zapped it for 1 minute 15 seconds and I think it was perfect.
Sharon Herbitter
This was actually the best one of these mug cakes I've tried! One thing -- you have vanilla extract in the instructions but not on the ingredient list.
Chuck Underwood
Oopsie - thanks for pointing that out. All fixed now. Glad you liked it! It was all I could do to keep one for my Photo Shoot - and then my daughter ate that one too!
Matt James
I wonder if replacing the maple syrup with blueberry jam would give it more blueberry flavor.
Chuck Underwood
Worth a try...might be a bit sweet though. Still can't be any worse than 2 Tbls of sugar! Yowzer!
Matt James
We could make our own blueberry jam but that takes the simplicity away. Unless the jam is already made. Anyway, I know what I'm having for dessert tonight! 🙂
Hannah Skiles
LOL I just came off the Tasty page and was thinking the same thing! I have all the ingredients for your muffin and am going make it after this comment. I'm still working on using up 5 lbs of unsweetened cherries someone blessed me with. I may chop up a few and try them in a mug muffin. Thank you for all the wonderful ideas!
davidrafeedie
I've always wondered the same thing about these videos. Thanks for trying this one out. Did you use whole wheat flour or white whole wheat or whole wheat pastry flour or do you think it will matter? I know that's four questions wrapped into one. Thanks!
Chuck Underwood
I generally use King Arthur Bread flour for just about everything. Not the healthiest but I get good results.