They say you shouldn't eat cake for breakfast... But, this low carb Chocolate Collagen Mug Cake is healthy enough to be eaten at any meal! This mug cake recipe is ridiculously easy to make! Just throw all the ingredients together in one bowl and bake in the microwave. In addition, this recipe is gluten free, Paleo, Keto, dairy free and made with just 7 ingredients.
My collection of mug cake recipes is lacking...considering the amount of mug cakes I eat. Which, if I'm being honest is my breakfast 95% of the time.
Why do I like mug cakes? Well, first off, who wouldn't want to eat cake for breakfast!? Haha! But in all truth, I love mug cakes because they are EASY!
I don't get much time to myself these days (with 3 little kids and all). So a quick, simple breakfast is what I need. Plus, I'm able to get a healthy dose of protein, fat and carbs all in one nice little package.
Another great thing about mug cakes? The toppings. I don't use frosting like you would on a "normal" cake, but instead choose healthy, low sugar options.
Healthy Mug Cake Toppings
Some of my favorite mug cake toppings include:
- dairy free yogurt
- nut butter, seed butter or coconut butter
- nuts and seeds
- fruit - frozen, fresh or even freeze dried
- homemade jam
- cacao nibs
- extra dark chocolate chips
- bee pollen
- goji berries
My hunger level dictates the toppings I choose. For instance, days that I'm starving, I may load up on almond butter and blueberries. Days I'm not as hungry I'll be more conservative with my portions and maybe stick to fruit and a dollop of yogurt.
Ingredients in Chocolate Collagen Mug Cake
This Paleo mug cake recipe is made with 7 ingredients:
- cocoa powder
- collagen
- ground flax
- coconut flour
- baking powder
- egg
- water
I used the chocolate collagen from Ancient Nutrition, which is sweetened with stevia. Because of this, no sweetener was needed - perfect for a healthy keto collagen mug cake. However, you may want to add a sweetener such as maple syrup or monk fruit if the collagen you are using is unsweetened.
More Easy Collagen Recipes
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Enjoy!
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Chocolate Collagen Mug Cake
- Prep Time: 1 minute
- Cook Time: 1 minute 45 seconds
- Total Time: 2 minutes
- Yield: serves one
Description
A healthy, low carb mug cake recipe great for any time of the day.
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 level scoop chocolate collagen*
- 1 Tbsp ground flax
- 1 Tbsp coconut flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 large egg
- 5 Tbsp water
Instructions
- In a large mug or small microwavable bowl, combine all ingredients. Mix well.
- Place dish in the microwave and cook on high heat for 1 minute 45 seconds**
- Remove from microwave, cool slightly, add favorite toppings and eat!
Notes
*The collagen I used is sweetened with stevia. If using an unflavored collagen, you may want to add some sweetener (like a tablespoon on monk fruit or maple syrup).
**Cooking time may vary depending on microwave and the dish used for cooking
Nikki
Hi there,
Would a chocolate protein powder work as a substitute for the collagen powder in this recipe?
Katie
Protein powder should work as a replacement.
Jamie
Can this be done without the flax seed?
Katie
You can omit the flax seed, but it changes the texture.
Sharifa
I can’t understand a using a microwave in a keto or paleo lifestyle? How is it healthy?
Will have to give it a try in an air fryer
Katie
There actually isn't any hard evidence that microwaves are unhealthy. Besides, you don't have to use one if you don't want to! xo
Heba
I used plain fish collagen and added two stevia packets, and a pinch of salt, it was still bitter, but I enjoy the taste. And I love the texture so cakey and perfect with a cup of coffee or tea😍Thank you!
Katie
I'm glad the fish collagen worked! Thank you for the review 🙂
Anabel
I ran out of flaxseed and did 1 tbsp of coconut oil and added 3 tbsp of water. I am not sure how the original texture was supposed to be but it still came out great! Thank you for sharing your recipe!
Katie
Great! Thank you for sharing your substitutions 🙂 Glad you liked it.
Emilee
I’ve tried a lot of mug cakes, this was delicious. I used unflavored collagen so I added 1tbsp of lakanto and used almond milk in stead of water and added Lilly’s chocolate chips. Delicious!
Katie
I'm so glad this one met your mug cake standards 🙂 Your substitutions sound great! Thank you.
Sherrie
This was delicious!! Thank you!
Katie
So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the review 🙂
Aubrey Gibson
Yum! I added chocolate chips and vanilla bean paste and it was delicious. Also, baking in the oven gave a lava cake like texture.