Healthy Mug Brownie (Paleo & Vegan)
This Healthy Mug Brownie recipe is ready in under 5 minutes! Irresistibly chocolatey, insanely fudgy, and made with nutritious ingredients! This microwave brownie is paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan & refined sugar free!
Servings: 1 Brownie
Cost: $2
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon creamy almond butter
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1 TBS almond milk
- ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 Tablespoon coconut sugar
- ½ Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ½ Tablespoon almond flour
- ¹⁄₁₆ teaspoon sea salt
- ⅛ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 Tablespoon mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Grease a small ramekin (5.5 oz capacity) or mug, set aside.
- In a small glass measuring cup, melt together the almond butter and coconut oil, stir until smooth.
- Add almond milk and vanilla extract and stir until combined.
- Add coconut sugar, cocoa powder, almond flour, sea salt and baking powder, stir until completely combined and there are no lumps.
- Mix in the mini chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into prepared ramekin or mug. Place in microwave and cook for 1 minute.
- Remove and let sit until slightly cooled.
- Serve with paleo ice cream, and extra dollop of almond butter, or eat it plain!
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Notes
Use a small ramekin that holds 5.5 oz (3.5" diameter, 2" tall) or a small mug that holds 6-8 oz for the best results.
Ingredient Substitutions
- Almond butter: you can use any nut/seed butter. I have had the best results with almond butter, cashew butter and peanut butter (not paleo).
- Coconut oil: Grass-fed butter or ghee can be used in place of coconut oil.
- Almond Milk: Any dairy or non-dairy milk, cream or even creamer will work as a substitution for almond milk.
- Coconut sugar: Any granulated sugar can be used without affecting the results. Honey or maple syrup are also a possible substitution, however I find that it makes this even more gooey and it tastes less like an actual brownie and more like brownie pudding if you use a liquid sweetener.
- Almond flour: The only substitutions that could potentially work here are: another nut flour, a gluten-free flour blend, or oat flour. Do not use coconut flour, it is not a 1:1 substitute for almond flour (or any flour).
- Hu Kitchen Chocolate Gems. This is my favorite paleo chocolate. These gems are delicious and easy to toss into cookies (no bar chopping required).
- Hu Kitchen Dark Chocolate Bars. You can also buy dark chocolate bars and chop them up to toss into these paleo chocolate chip cookies.
- Lily's Dark Chocolate. They make chips and bars that are stevia sweetened, low carb, keto, etc.
- Enjoy Life Foods Dark Chocolate Chips are a good option that are vegan, dairy-free but not fully paleo.
Nutrition
Serving: 1brownie | Calories: 229.7kcal | Carbohydrates: 17.8g | Protein: 5.1g | Fat: 16.2g | Saturated Fat: 5.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 386mg | Potassium: 53.7mg | Fiber: 3.2g | Sugar: 13.9g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Calcium: 122mg | Iron: 0.8mg