
Anti-Aging Ice Creams
Chocolate Hazelnut Lava Mug Cake
A chocolate mug cake with a molten hazelnut butter center — microwave it just right and you get a warm, flowing lava effect. 25g of protein, zero white sugar.
Protein
25g
Calories
260 kcal
Prep Time
5 min
Servings
1
Ingredients
- •1 egg
- •1 heaping tbsp chocolate protein powder
- •1 tbsp almond flour
- •1 tsp cocoa powder
- •1 tbsp unsweetened almond milk
- •1 tsp baking powder
- •1 tsp sweetener of choice
- •1 tsp natural hazelnut butter (for the center)
Instructions
- 1Mix all ingredients except the hazelnut butter.
- 2Pour half the batter into a mug. Add the hazelnut butter in the center.
- 3Cover with the remaining batter.
- 4Microwave for 90–120 seconds — don't overcook, the center should stay molten.
VITA Tips
- ✦The key to the lava effect: stop the microwave the moment the edges look set but the center still jiggles.
- ✦Freeze a small ball of hazelnut butter first for an even more dramatic lava center.