What goes into the oatmeal mug cake
- banana – go for a small banana but make sure it is ripe, as that is the only sweetener used in this recipe. Overripe bananas are great for this.
- egg
- oatmeal – you could replace this also with whole wheat flour. If gluten free is important for you, make sure the oatmeal is certified gluten-free oat flour.
- baking powder – you need just a pinch.
- blueberries
And that’s all there is to it. This banana mug cake is full of only healthy ingredients, making this also perfect for a quick breakfast. Do make sure you use a microwave-safe mug if you’re preparing it in the microwave and obviously an oven-safe mug when preparing in the oven. I like to use a large mug of roughly a little more than one cup in size. Slightly taller mugs work best.
Making the oatmeal mug cake batter
Making the mug cake cannot be easier. The best way to make the batter is with an immersion blender but you can use a fork as well. I simply add wet ingredients and dry ingredients together but keep the blueberries separate. Blend it with the immersion blender, add the fresh berries in and your batter is done. Pour into the mug and microwave for 140 seconds on high power. Your healthy breakfast is done (or your healthy single-serve cake!)
Variations
As said this is a pretty perfect mug cake. But you can add other things to it. Making it potentially a little less healthy but no less delicious! I sometimes sprinkle a few chocolate chips in and adding just a bit of ground cinnamon is also delicious. You can make a pumpkin spice version by adding a teaspoon of pumpkin spice mix. Delicious during fall season. The blueberries can be replaced by almost any kind of fresh fruit, so just pick whatever is in season at the moment.
If you have a really sweet tooth you can add a teaspoon of brown sugar. You can also do this if the banana you’re using is not as ripe as you want it to be. Instead of brown sugar a touch of pure maple syrup is great too.
