This Single-Serve Healthy Pumpkin Mug Cake with Chocolate Pumpkin Frosting is the perfect fall dessert when you just need a little something after dinner!
Happy Friday the 13th, friends! MUAH HAHAHA — (cue scary music).
It’s Linley here and I thought you should all know that I love Halloween and everything that comes with it. I am a BIG fan of scary movies, sweet treats, parties, and scary movies. Did I mention scary movies? 🙂 It’s Friday the 13th and I felt like it was the perfect time to let you in on the fact that I love scary movies. I’m talking more thriller/scary rather than really bloody/scary. Give me a phycological thriller and a bag of popcorn and I am one happy girl. So, cheers to Friday the 13th and if you’re a fan of scary flicks, let me know your favorites in the comments of this post, please!
Another thing that screams Halloween and fall is PUMPKIN. Pumpkin patches, pumpkin carving, pumpkin pie, roasted pumpkin, and the star of today’s post…Single-Serve HEALTHY Pumpkin Mug Cake with Chocolate Pumpkin Frosting.
If you are a pumpkin lover, then you probably have a partially used can of pumpkin in your fridge right now. The Fit Foodie HQ fridge usually has a half-used can of pumpkin in it from September-November. Whether we are testing recipes or making some of our favorite pumpkin recipes from Fit Foodie Finds, we are all about that pumpkin in the fall. Some of our favorite pumpkin recipes on FFF right now are Grain Free Pumpkin Brownies, Oil-Free Pumpkin Muffins, or our Pumpkin Pie Slow Cooker Oatmeal. SO GOOD.
However, sometimes you don’t want a whole pan of brownies or a ton of muffins. You just want a little sweet, fall treat while you watch the latest episode of Grey’s Anatomy (yes, I still watch Greys Anatomy). This Single-Serve HEALTHY Pumpkin Mug Cake with Chocolate Pumpkin Frosting is the perfect sweet treat if you’re making dessert for one. It is also the perfect recipe to use up your partially used can of pumpkin in the fridge.
You guys, this mug cake is absolutely delicious. But wait until you try the pumpkin frosting! Not only is the frosting SO easy, but it is thick, creamy, and delicious. It’s absolutely delicious on this Single-Serve HEALTHY Pumpkin Mug Cake, but I would use this frosting recipe to frost a whole chocolate cake! It’s that good.
Pumpkin Mug Cake
Ingredients
For the Pumpkin Mug Cake
- 2 tablespoons white whole wheat flour option to sub all-purpose gluten-free flour
- 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 large egg white
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon mini chocolate chips + more for topping
- pinch of salt
For the Chocolate Pumpkin Frosting
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon maple or more to taste
Instructions
- First, spray a medium sized coffee mug with coconut oil cooking spray.
- Then, add 1 egg white, maple syrup, and pumpkin puree into the mug. Mix until combined.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
- Microwave on high for 60 seconds. Remove and let cool
- Prepare Chocolate Pumpkin Frosting by mixing all of the ingredients together.
- Top pumpkin mug cake with frosting and enjoy!
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This is now my go-to pumpkin dessert recipe. It’s perfect in taste and size and nutrition-count. Thank you!
this looks delicious and will be good for your stomach. stunning photos.
I made this with GF flour and no chocolate chips (because I didn’t have any). I put some chocolate and caramel sauces around the edges of the mug before microwaving and then topped it with some leftover pumpkin cream cheese dip and Reddi Wip. It was fantastic! I’ll definitely be making it again
Sounds amazing!!
I’d love to try this but I don’t have a microwave. What would you recommend for an oven temp + timing?
I’d go 350ºF for maybe 16-20 min? Not sure on bake time, but keep it at 350!
LOL I haven’t even thought of a Halloween costume yet! But this mug cake looks fabulous! I really want to try it with a flax egg for a vegan option!
Nutrition facts?
Yay! You can count me in on this one! Anything that involves pumpkin and chocolate chips is a win in my book and I love the small serving factor here because I’ve been in the mood to make things quick and easy.
Tbh not much flavor. Wasnt expecting it to taste amazing since the only sweetener is maple syrup, but it tastes like I’m eating a bland cake. Added some frosting and it made it a little better