Late night eating is a downfall for many people. After a long day of healthy eating, discipline often sets with the sun, even for the most health-conscious person. You reach for convenient and satisfying snacks that comfort you as you wind down. I came up with this easy and satisfying late-night snack that is loaded with protein and will actually help with muscle recovery as you sleep.
I used AboutTime Protein because I love the flavor. It is also vegan, gluten-free, soy-free and has no added sugar—the perfect protein powder for this protein mug cake!
It only takes minutes to prepare so when you feel yourself reaching for that candy bar (unless it is this raw candy bar, of course), you can whip this up and eat it almost immediately!
Like most of my recipes, many ingredients are interchangeable so you can personalize it with your favorite add ins—nut butter, berries, whatever you like! And unlike most gluten free cakes, which are dense and heavy, this one is super light and airy. Give it a try for yourself!
Recipe: Serves 1-2 hungry athletes 🙂
1 scoop AboutTime Protein
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 tablespoons coconut flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 organic egg
1/2 cup almond milk
3 tablespoons stevia sweetened chocolate chips
Directions:
In a small microwave safe bowl combine protein powder, cocoa powder, coconut flour and baking powder. In a separate bowl whisk together egg and almond milk. Mix in the wet mixture with the dry ingredients. Top with chocolate chips. Microwave for 60-90 seconds.
Read more at http://womensrunning.competitor.com/2016/01/nutrition/recipes/repair-your-muscles-with-chocolate-protein-mug-cake_53236#cG5gJQTZxmVHZxOy.99
I love this! Being 6 and 1/2 months pregnant and running and having a treat to satisfy cravings while still keeping nutrition is awesome. Can’t wait to try this! Thanks for sharing!
These look so good Lottie! I’ll definitely be trying this out after I make the flourless chickpea blondies later this week!
Not into the microwave….how else to make this? Does sound yummy.
aftre 60 it was still super liquidy, i had to go for quite a bit longer. anything I did wrong possibly
I had the same results. The center was liquid after one minute in the microwave. I had a cooking time of two minutes. I didn’t think it was sweet either. I didn’t have any chocolate chips and I thought that it might be the difference.
Second attempt: added 1 tsp of vanilla extract and 1/2 tsp of cinnamon and a little cayenne (sort of a Mexican chocolate flavoring). I divided the batter between two ramekins rather than one large mug. The additional flavorings countered the chalkiness and using two containers avoided over cooked edges/liquid center. I love this recipe and want to experiment again.
You’re so awesome! I do not believe I’ve truly read through something like
this before. So nice to discover another person with genuine thoughts on this topic.
Seriously.. thank you for starting this up. This site is something that is needed on the internet, someone
with some originality!
Would chickpea flour work in replacement of coconut flour, do you think? I would love to try this, but usually only keep chickpea flour or whole wheat flour on hand!
This is BOMB! Fast, easy, yummy!!! I have to add something sweet after it’s cooked for sweetness.
Just made and was delicious- I added vanilla and split into 2 ramekins as suggested- perfect. Used enjoy life chips