Banana bread mug cake

Hey —

The mug cake from our reel: banana bread flavour without baking a whole loaf. Blend it, pour it into a mug, microwave it until it’s set, and top it. It works for breakfast or an afternoon snack.

What you need

Tap each item as you get it out.

• Egg
• Ripe banana
• Oats
• Unsweetened almond milk
• Maple syrup
• Vanilla
• Cinnamon
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Oil spray, for the mug
• Chocolate chips
• To top: Greek yogurt, cinnamon, and maple syrup

How it comes together

1. Blend the egg, banana, oats, almond milk, maple, vanilla, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt into a smooth batter.
2. Lightly grease a wide mug with oil spray and pour the batter in.
3. Scatter chocolate chips on top.
4. Microwave until the center is set.
5. Top with Greek yogurt, a dusting of cinnamon, and a drizzle of maple.

Swaps and serving ideas

• A wide mug helps it cook evenly, so the middle sets at the same time as the edges.
• Use whatever milk you already have if almond milk isn’t in the fridge.
• Breakfast or a snack: it works for both.

The shape

• Protein you can get fast: egg in the batter, plus Greek yogurt on top
• Produce: ripe banana, blended right in
• Carb you already use: oats

Starting vs already tracking

• Curious / restarting: one mug, one log. A breakfast this simple is easy to repeat.
• Already tracking: save the mug cake as a recipe once; the toppings are the part that changes.

— Eljan Health Co.