Everyone loves chocolate cup cakes and brownies (me included). But we don’t want to consume all those fattening empty calories that go right to the waistline.
So in this blog post I’m going to show you how to get the best of both worlds…
Enjoy Delicious Chocolate Cup Cakes Guilt Free
that not only taste good, but they are healthy and high in protein!
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This is what you’ll need to do…
– Get a large microwave safe coffee mug
– Grease the inside of the mug with PAM spray.
– Crack 1 egg into the mug.
– Add in 1-2 scoops of chocolate protein powder.
– Add in 2 tablespoonfuls of natural peanut butter.
– Pour in a small amount of coffee to cover the top of the ingredients.
– 1 packet of stevia sweetener (optional)
Stir up the mixture with spoon until it’s all consistently mixed and looks like a chocolate batter in the mug. Microwave the mug of mixture for 1 minute.
Note: cooking times may vary depending on how powerful your microwave is, but be conservative. If you over cook the cup cake it will become rubbery and chewy. It’s actually ok to have it a little bit under cooked so that it remains moist and soft.
Here are the nutritional facts for this cup cake recipe:
490 calories
60 grams of protein
8 grams of carbohydrates
22 grams of fat (mostly from healthy fat in natural peanut butter)
You can adjust the numbers according to how much you eat. For example, if you were to split this between 2 people, then just divide the numbers above by 2 to get the amounts per serving.
Give this recipe a try the next time you are looking for a healthy high protein dessert treat and leave me a comment below letting me know how you like it 🙂
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25 Comments
harold
kinda have the humor lee! great video as always.
David
wow these are pretty awesome. had to try these immediately
Eric
If you don’t like it then you just made a treat for the dog is one of the best reasons to experiment with cooking.
The end of the video was so real. That’s what I like about you.
Kerry
What can I use as an alternative to peanut butter?
Benzene
Also interested in a substitute for the peanut butter
catina
tried it and loved it!!!!
Dimitar
Will the microwave part work, if I make a normal cupcake(flour instead of protein powder) ? Btw great video 🙂
leehayward
Thanks for the comments, glad you like the video 🙂
leehayward
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You can use any nut butter (i.e. almond butter, cashew butter, etc.)
leehayward
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I’ve never tried making real cup cakes in the microwave before, but it may work. But it will depend on the recipe and cake mix you are using. You’ll have to research of be willing to go through some trial and error experiments to figure this one out yourself.
Ron
I just made it and wow does it ever taste so good when your dieting.
whtbullitt
can I make these without the coffee part?
Cabo
Tried it and they turned out great. Awesome taste!! I did not use any sugar or sugar substitute, you don’t need it.
Jesse
I tried the high protein cupcake recipe. My daughter has decided that she likes them, so whenever I make one I have to share it with her.
Sarah
So yum! just found ur recipe and had to make them. I used my bsn chocolate dessert protein instead though so made them a bit sweeter. Definitely making them again!
Geoff Malen
This is makes so much sense. I never would of it in that way. I am sooooo trying this myself!! Nice one!
mario
Hi! how much time if oven is used in place of microwave please?
Saf
What can I use instead of coffee, Lee?
Mike S
The only problem with this recipe is that I can’t stop making it!
It’s so quick, easy and tasty. Since I read the article / watched the video about 5 hours ago, I’ve made this cup cake 4 times. I used strawberry protein powder and it tastes great. I found that no sugar or sweetener is necessary.
I’ve got an old 600 Watt microwave so it takes nearer 3 minutes to make (including heating the peanut butter first for 1 minute to melt it because it’s quite thick).
Also, this recipe fits in well with your “Low Carb” not “NO Carb” principle in your “Low Carbs = Low Energy?” article.
I love your articles and videos – I get so much out of them. Thanks for taking the time.
leehayward
Sure, you do not need coffee. That’s just added in for extra flavor. A lot of people enjoy the taste of coffee and chocolate together.
leehayward
I have never made them in a conventional oven before so I don’t know the time or temperature needed. But a lot of muffin recipes say to heat the oven to about 350 and bake for 20 minutes. You could try that with these as well.
leehayward
You can just use a small amount of water in place of coffee.
leehayward
LOL glad you like the recipe 🙂
Robert
Thank you for the recipe. I love cup cakes and I was looking for something like that. I can not wait to show the article and the video to my wife so she can make them. I’m looking forward to trying them.Thanks again.
michele
looks very appetizing, right now raise my ass and go cook:)