8-Minute Chocolate Cottage Cheese Mug Cake (Low-Sugar)
This Easy Chocolate Cottage Cheese Mug Cake is rich, fudgy and high in protein, with a delicious molten dark chocolate center. Made with cottage cheese, almond flour and simple ingredients, it's an easy single-serving chocolate dessert that's ready in minutes. Baked in the microwave in just 2 minutes.Check out my recipe testing tips above before you start for microwave timing, substitutions and tips for the best fudgy texture.
Equipment
Blender or stick blender,
Microwave safe mug or ramekin,
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup cottage cheese — about 3 oz 80–85g
- 3 tbsp fine blanched almond flour
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 small egg or 1/2 large egg (if making 2 servings, just use 1 large egg for 2 servings)
- 3 tbsps powdered allulose or unrefined coconut sugar or raw sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 oz about 30 g 70% dark chocolate total — half melted for the batter, save half unmelted to add to the center
- ⅓ tspn baking powder
- 1 tspn coconut oil or any oil of your choice to grease the mug (opitonal, but helps the mug cake not to stick to the edges as much)
Optional add ons: 1 teaspoon of peanut or almond butter and raspberries or slivered almonds.
Instructions
- Melt half of the dark chocolate in the microwave. (save the other half for the center, unmelted)
- Add the melted chocolate, cottage cheese, almond flour, cocoa powder, allulose, egg and vanilla to a blender. Blend until completely smooth.
- Lightly grease a microwave-safe mug or small ramekin and pour in the batter.
- Push the remaining dark chocolate into the center. Add 1 teaspoon of optional peanut butter, then gently cover the filling with a little batter.
- Microwave for 90 seconds to 2 minutes, depending on your microwave and filling. Let the mug cake sit briefly before serving, then enjoy warm.
- Top with a handful of fresh raspberries if you like.
Notes
- Chocolate: I use 70% dark chocolate. Melt half for the batter and save the remaining half for the molten chocolate center.
- Peanut butter: Optional. Add 1 teaspoon of sugar-free peanut butter to the center with the chocolate. My peanut butter version needed closer to 2 minutes in the microwave.
- Raspberries: Add a few fresh raspberries to the center or serve them on top.
- Sweetener: I use powdered allulose to keep the added sugar lower. Raw sugar, brown sugar or coconut sugar can be substituted 1:1.
- Microwave timing: Start checking around 90 seconds. Microwave wattage varies, and the peanut butter version takes a little longer. See my detailed testing tips above for more information. My microwave is around 1100W and it took around 2 minutes with peanut butter in the center.
- Nutrtional informaiton below includes peanut butter in the center.
- Nutrtional information is approximate, it may vary slighlty depending on what type of cottage cheese and chocolate you use.
Nutrition
Calories: 496kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 23.7gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 190mgSodium: 350mgPotassium: 650mgFiber: 7gSugar: 9gCalcium: 180mgIron: 5mg
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