Made with simple ingredients, this Microwave Sweet Potato Mug Cake is ready in minutes and perfect for a quick dessert for you and a friend when the craving strikes.
Hi Friends!
We’re halfway through the week and I couldn’t be happier. It’s been one of those weeks where Monday rolled around and I just stared at my to do list and felt completely overwhelmed. The past two days I’ve been working like crazy trying to get a million things done and I must say, I’ve made pretty good progress. That calls for dessert, am I right?!
This Sweet Potato Mug Cake is basically a combination of my Microwave Sweet Potato Muffin and my Sweet Potato Banana Bites. I made a few tweaks to each recipe, omitting the flour from one to make it gluten-free and adding some maple syrup to make it more dessert-like.
It makes the perfect amount to split between two mugs, mason jars or ramekins and share with a loved one. Topping it with ice cream is pretty much a must! I used my small ramekins (I think they’re 4 oz) You could use a bigger one but it’ll just be shorter and more flat.
Here’s how you make it:
Sweet Potato Mug Cake For Two
Made with simple ingredients, this microwave Sweet Potato Mug Cake For Two is ready in minutes and perfect for a quick dessert when the craving strikes.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup cooked, mashed sweet potato
- 2 Tbsp almond butter (or your favorite nut butter)
- 1 Tbsp maple syrup
- 1 egg
- 1/4 -1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp vanila extract
- handful of chocolate chips
- ice cream for topping
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
- Pour into two greased ramekins, mugs or mason jars.
- Microwave (one at a time) for 1 min 45 sec.
- Eat straight out of the jar or let cool slighty and transfer to a plate.
- Top with ice cream and eat
If you want to make this more of a snack than a dessert, you could try subbing banana or applesauce for the maple syrup and omitting the chocolate chips and ice cream. I usually roast a few sweet potatoes during my Sunday food prep, but if you don’t have a cooked sweet potato on hand, just stab one all over with a knife and microwave for 5 minutes or so.
But where’s the fun in that? Life’s short. Eat dessert. Like cake. But when you don’t have time to make a full cake, make this!
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
Microwaves are the magicians of the kitchen! Now you see THIS… Now you see something totally different and 10x more amazing!
see? and while I loved the recipe and am sharing the recipe what I REALLY LOVED 🙂 was you saying I COULDNT BE HAPPIER.
I made my first mug cake the other day but this one looks AMAZING!
Sounds delicious! I may just have to pick up some sweet potatoes and give it a try this week!
Sounds delicious! Love the nutrition bonus from the sweet potato base.
Love all mug cakes, but I’ve never made one with sweet potato before. Great idea, considering I have two sweet potatoes sitting on my table that I need to use.
This sounds so good!! The only problem…we don’t have a microwave! HA! Honestly, I love not having one, but wish we did for little mug cakes like this!
I love how this is flourless! I have been so obsessed with making mug cakes lately! This one is on my list 🙂
I recently received a mug cookbook and tried one of the recipes w/ great success. I’ll be adding your recipe to my must-try list! Looks delish.
This looks so good! I’ve been all about mug cakes lately, but mine have about 10x the sugar (and calories) as this one. I’ll definitely be trying yours out soon!
There’s absolutely no flour of any kind in these! Wow!!! Love this recipe Lindsay – thanks so much!
This looks great! I’m wondering if it would work with pumpkin too as I have more than I can deal with at home at the moment! I’ll let you know if I try it.
Wow this sounds amazing and looks so pretty! My husband and youngest are big sweet potato fans, I’m going to have to whip some up for them!
I’m all about the return of the mug cake!! I love that you used sweet potatoes, we always have extra from meal prep that I like to make into sweet dishes! Can’t wait to try this one 😉 And yes to the ice cream!!
Sweet potatoes are the best.. they’re so versatile!! This looks like a yummy one! Also.. your mugcake looks perfect.. when I make them they always taste delish.. but look kinda like dog food- LOL
Call me crazy, but I have yet to make a mug cake. This will definitely be the first one I try!
This looks so good and it perfect timing for fall. Also, prob quite a bit healthier than the 60 sec microwave choc chip cookie I used to make all the time 🙂
Oh wow this sounds fabulous! Thanks for sharing!
Well I’ve got to try this one. I eat sweet potatoes for nearly every meal, but never for dessert. Thanks for the simple recipe! 🙂 And good luck finishing up that to-do list!
This looks amazing. I would have never thought to make a sweet potato mug cake – genius!
How cute are these! I love these mug recipes! I am glad to see a mug recipe that you can feel good about, too!
I love this, but let’s be honest, I would probably make it with full intentions to share, then eat them both myself. Chocolate chips included 🙂
Good luck on your to-do lists.
OMG this looks AMAZING and so easy to make! I am going to try it with Nuttzo…Thanks for sharing and cannot wait to try it!
One is for me right? Who am I kidding, they both are 😉
Yeah i think I’d have a hard time splitting this..and not adding extra pb on top. 😉
This looks absolutely delicious! I bet an impromptu cream cheese frosting would take it over the top 🙂
I love mug cakes, and I’ve been wanting to try a version for fall…………yours looks delicious! 🙂
It’s been far too long since I’ve made a mug cake!
I’m lickin’ my chops thinking about it. I’d have to eliminate the egg right now, do you think it’d still be enjoyable?
you might want to try a spin on this one bc it doesn’t use an egg: https://www.theleangreenbean.com/microwave-sweet-potato-muffin/
This is such a simple and delicious idea! Can’t wait to try it!