These sugar-free, low carb, Chocolate Chip Espresso Muffins in a mug have been one of my favorites for years. It is also my go-to that I share with my coffee-loving friends who are starting this diet.
This recipe was converted from one I found on this blog which has stopped publishing new recipes but is still up and running as of now, so go check out the archives! I am posting this tweaked version to reflect several changes and updates.
Another plus with this microwave muffin recipe is that it is one of the least “eggy” I’ve ever tried and now that I’ve converted it to THM Baking Blend the crumb is even better.
I’m including the original flours in the recipe for those who don’t have the blend because it still works well. This makes such a large cake that I have always had leftovers, so splitting it up to save one for later or share with a friend works well for this recipe. Either way, try it the first chance you get; it’s really good!
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I’ve included a banana flavoring option for my fellow adventurous types; if you like a banana flavor in baked goods you should give this option a try, I love it! One more thing to note is that the dough will not look like enough for a large mug cake when it’s wet. It will only yield a couple of tablespoons in each small mug, but it really rises well.
The first picture shows the standard ramekins. To bake it as one muffin, for two, I made it in an oversized ramekin (pictured) and sliced it to make a double layer.
Chocolate Chip, Espresso Muffins
Ingredients
Chocolate Chip Espresso Muffins
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- *1/4 cup THM Baking Blend **see note for substitutions
- 1 tablespoon Gentlesweet or 2 teaspoons Pyure or Truvia
- 1 egg, medium or large
- 1 teaspoon water
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Optional: 1/8-1/4 tsp banana flavoring (I buy the Watkins brand at Wal-Mart)
- generous pinch mineral salt like Real Salt or THM mineral salt
- 1 heaping tablespoon Lily's chocolate chips
- 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder or instant coffee powder (I buy mine at Kroger)
Instructions
Muffins in 2 small mugs or ramekins:
- Melt the butter in a small bowl if you are making two muffins. Once the butter is melted just add the ingredients in the order listed.
- If making two small muffins then divide the dough between them and microwave SEPARATELY for 40 seconds each.
Muffins in one large mug or ramekin:
- If using the large ramekin to make 1 cake then just melt it in that and mix right in the ramekin. Once the butter is melted just add the ingredients in the order listed. Cook for 1 minute.
While it is cooling whip up the topping:
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon cream cheese
2 teaspoons Gentle Sweet or 1 teaspoon powdered Pyure or Truvia
I whip the room temperature cream cheese first then add in the whipping cream and whip till it's light and fluffy and then whip in the sweetener. Extra chocolate chips are optional (I guess)? Wow that was hard to say because how can extra Lily's chocolate chips ever be optional? 🙂 Enjoy!
Notes
***Out of THM Baking Blend? Use (3 tablespoons almond flour/meal and 2 tablespoons flax meal) and omit the tsp of water.
This is sooooooooo good! I have made it 4 times already. I left out the banana extract and used coffee since I do not have espresso. This is a keeper, especially when I need something sweet to eat after my S meals. Thank you so much for creating this!
Hi Christine and I’m glad you are enjoying it.
I made this for lunch today – it was scrumptious __ a real KEEPER
Because my goal was for light S meal — I omitted the 1 Tbls. of Butter
I replaced it with an extra Tbls. of water
I also find if the water is hot, it works similarly to melted butter in the batter
I baked it in a ramekin for 16 minutes and it was fabulous
Hi Lorili! Glad you liked the cake and thanks for the tip on the lighter version. I will definitely give that one a try!
This was really good. I bet it would’ve been even better had I not accidentally skipped sweetener, LOL!!! I just poured some of the pumpkin latte syrup over the top because I didn’t want the muffin to go to waste.
Oh wow Christine! So I’m not the only one that does that sort of thing? Good save 🙂
What do you use to whip such a small amount of whipping cream and cream cheese?
I normally use an immersion blender but for this amount a hand mixer will work just fine, just confine the mixture in a small bowl.
Thanks!
I just made this! Awesome 😎🤩
Assuming this is an S? I couldn’t find anything in the blog that said. Looks very tasty!
Hi Naomi yes it’s an S and I’ll go fix that now. <3
This may seem like a stupid question, but do you mix this up at all or just layer each ingredient on top of the next without mixing it up in your mug or ramekin?
Mix as directions say… in order