Coconut flour mug cakes are so quick to make, and are a healthy way to satisfy a craving for dessert! Make a single serving or a double to share. I’m sharing a recipe for coffee cake coconut flour mug cakes today, but so many variations can be made!
You know how much I love coconut. It’s something I always have in my freezer, and an ingredient that finds its way into so many of my recipes.
One of the gluten free flours I recommend is coconut flour, even though I don’t have a lot of recipes using it on my site. The reason why? It’s a tricky flour to work with! Perfecting recipes made with coconut flour takes time, patience, and lots of ingredients that will potentially be wasted in the numerous trials it takes.
Coconut flour is a byproduct of producing coconut milk. The milk is expressed from the coconut meat, leaving the coconut fibers behind. Those fibers are dried and ground into a powdery flour.
Because a lot of the fats are removed in this process, coconut flour is surprisingly low in calories, and high in fiber and protein. The fats that remain are mainly medium chain fatty acids, which have been attributed to boosting metabolism.
Coconut flour is incredibly absorbent, which is why it’s difficult to work with. Measurements need to be precise, and it’s a little counter intuitive because you need very little to yield results similar to using grain or nut flours. A recipe for 10 cupcakes probably only needs 1/4 cup of coconut flour (I thought it was a typo the first time I tried a recipe!).
I love coconut flour for cakes, because if it’s a good recipe, the result tastes like a cake made with plain white flour. I’ve made coconut flour cupcakes for years for birthday parties, and people are in disbelief when I tell them they are gluten free.
Contents
Coconut Flour: Pancakes, Muffins and Mug Cakes
When Regina from Leelalicious asked if I would participate in her eBook launch, I knew it was something I wanted in on. If you’ve never seen her blog— do stop by! She and I use so many of the same ingredients, and definitely share a passion for healthy, fresh, flavorful recipes.
Her eBook is full of great recipes for pancakes, muffins, and mug cakes (she has 6 variations of the coconut flour mug cakes!). I’ve tried 3 of the recipes from her book (the pumpkin muffins, the chocolate mug cake, and the coffee cake mug cake), and the texture of her recipes is spot on. To make it even better, all of her ingredients are clean, simple, and gluten free.
Her book also includes a recipe for “muffin and pancake mix”, which is a blend of coconut flour and other additions, which you can use in any of her muffin or pancake recipes — so if you’re a fan, you can mix up a big batch, and then make her recipes quickly. I mixed up a batch last night after getting such good reviews on her pumpkin muffins. We will certainly be making more of those.
To see just how easy her recipes are, she has 3 videos posted here, along with more information about the recipes you’ll find in this book.
I am sharing her recipe for the Coffee Cake Mug Cake, because I have always wanted to do a mug cake recipe for my blog, but never have! I’ve actually never even made a mug cake before this past week. I really didn’t think cooking something in the microwave could give such good results.
Her Coffee Cake Mug Cake is amazing. It can be put together in less than 5 minutes, and has the perfect cake texture. I’m making another one today and am going to try to add some berries into the batter.
If you try these coffee cake coconut flour mug cakes, make sure to let Regina know! You can reach Regina on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Giveaway Time!
Enter to win a copy of the the Coconut Flour: Pancakes, Muffins and Mug Cakes eBook. To make the giveaway even better, there is also a Blendtec Blender and some coconut products from Better Body Foods up for grabs!
Coffee Cake Mug Cakes
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch sea salt
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon coconut milk or sub almond milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Streusel Topping
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon walnuts chopped (Michelle's addition)
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the streusel ingredients and set aside.
- In another small bowl, whisk together coconut flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Add egg, coconut oil, maple syrup, coconut milk and vanilla extract, and mix thoroughly to combine. (Michelle's note: coconut flour can clump, especially if you keep it in the freezer. Either sift coconut flour prior to using, or just stir vigorously to break the clumps as the coconut flour absorbs the liquid in the batter. You can't over mix coconut flour recipes!)
- Divide half of the batter between two small tea cups and sprinkle with half of the streusel mixture.
- Fill in the remaining batter and top with the rest of the streusel.
- Microwave each cup separately for about 1 1/2 minutes. Start checking at about 1 minute.
- Let sit for a couple of minutes before eating.
Notes
Nutrition
Other Coconut Flour Recipes:
- Paleo Birthday Cake, by Elana’s Pantry
- Apple Fritters, by Elana’s Pantry
- Fluffy Coconut Flour Pancakes, by Leelalicious
- Coconut Flour Vanilla Mug Cake, by Leelalicious
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Looks amazing! I used coconut flour for the first time last week and found the result a little dry – now I know why!
Jane x
It’s a tough one to master! But it really is wonderful if you have a good recipe to start with! It is incredibly dry if you try to use it cup-for-cup for another flour.
Such a gorgeous recipe with beautiful flavours. I have never used coconut flour and now I am curious to try it.
You definitely should try it! I absolutely love it.
No one can ever pass up a mug cake!
Coconut flour is such a great ingredient to use in baking! These mug cakes look and sound delicious!
These look delicious and comforting. I love coconut too. I also always have a fresh or pack ones hanging around to use.
This mug cake looks incredible and so perfect for individual servings. I love that topping. I actually just bought coconut flour for the first time last week. I love the smell.
Yes, coconut flour is amazing! The smell, and the taste! Good luck with your new bag.
I would love to start working with coconut flour. Thee mug cakes look like a great place to start!!
They are a very good place to start!
I love coconut flour, but it definitely is harder to get used to because of its absorbency. I really like using it to make no bake protein balls.
The recipe I want to try are the double chocolate muffins. Chocolate makes everything better.
I made Regina’s Chocolate Mug Cake and loved it, after reading your post and seeing these photos the Coffee Cake one is next on my list! You have such a gorgeous blog, we are definitely similar in culinary style and have the same nutrition mission 🙂 Happy to get to know you!
Good to hear from you Ailsa — do try the coffee cake, and add walnuts if you like them. They were a great texture addition. I’ll be stopping by your blog again soon 🙂
The coffee mug cake sounds like it’d go great with my morning coffee! Would love to try it!
Perfect with coffee for an amazing brunch treat 🙂 We like them for afternoon tea!
You know, I have never made or tried mug cakes before either. 🙂 These look fantastic and planning to try this recipe this weekend. I love the flavor ideas I found in Regina’s eBook, and can’t wait to try some of them.
Michelle, your pictures look stunning and the mug cakes look so delicious!!
Mug cakes are not easy to photograph! Maybe why I have never made one for the blog before 🙂 But it was so easy, and my son’s nanny and husband really loved both of the ones I made.
These look so yummy! Do you think they’d work baked in the oven too? I am probably the only person who doesn’t own a microwave oven, lol!
I’m sure they would Elizabeth– I would imagine about 20 minutes (start with a bit less, because coconut flour gets dry if overbaked!). I have actually made mini coconut flour chocolate cakes in the oven before, but never in the microwave.
So many great recipes to try that will satisfy the dessert craving!
Wish you were closer! I took Anne granola bars and a quinoa cake yesterday for breastfeeding snacks 🙂 And got to hold her tiny one.
This is the perfect recipe for one or two people and now I’m regretting not having a microwave 🙁
Everything looks so good. Trying to decide which to try first.
The chocolate mug cake, Alma says.
I would try coconut flour pie crust!
I’ve seen that, but never tried it either!
coconut flour is so hard to work with esp in the beginning…i have never tried mug cakes but this one is definitely going to happen when late night dessert craving hits.
Love the fact that this cake is gluten free and so quick to make too. Delish!
Pancakes
I would make a smoothie
With the Blendtec, I am sure– they are so good for that!
I would love to try the muffins.
Oh my goodness . .. the mug cake looks delicious but I’d also love to try the carrot muffins! Thank you for sharing the recipe.
I haven’t tried the carrot muffins yet, but they are definitely on my life! I absolutely love Regina’s recipes– finally actually using all that coconut flour I buy 🙂
I would make muffins