Keto Chocolate Chip Mug Cake Recipe

Ready to take your keto vanilla mug cake to the next level? Start with this low-carb chocolate chip mug cake recipe. The gooey chocolate chips add the flavor and texture you most likely miss on a low-carb diet.

This 5-minute mug cake is about 7g net carbs for a dessert that’s a lot easier to fit into your macros for the day. The moist and filling cake goes so well with the sweet and crunchy chips, this might just be your new favorite keto treat.

Mug cake with whipped cream and chips by a blue napkin.

Chocolate Chip Mug Cake that’s Keto Friendly

I love chocolate chips in desserts. Chocolate chips in muffins, cupcakes, and any other baked goods — yum! Thankfully, low-carb chocolate chips exist! I even grab chocolate chips from the bag to snack on quite often.

Of course, chips are excellent in a mug cake. If you’re like me and enjoy a little extra going on in your cake, definitely give this keto chocolate chip mug cake a try.

Overhead shot of ingredients for low-carb chocolate chip mug cake.

Keto Chocolate Chip Mug Cake Ingredients

(Exact measurements are in the recipe card below)

Almond flour
Coconut flour
Erythritol
Baking powder
Butter
Low-carb milk
Egg
Vanilla extract
Keto chocolate chips

Chocolate Chip Mug Cake Directions

In a microwave-safe mug or dish, mix the almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder, and sweetener until well incorporated.

Mug cake batter in a ramekin with chocolate chips and other ingredients on a table.

Add the melted butter, egg, milk, and vanilla extract. Stir until smooth.

Gently fold in a tablespoon of low-carb chocolate chips.

Mug cake after cooked and surrounded by ingredients.

Microwave for 90 seconds or until the top is opaque and cooked through.

Chocolate chip mug cake in a ramekin with chips around.

Top with keto friendly whipped topping and remaining chocolate chips.

Low-carb chocolate chip mug cake after cooked by a blue napkin.

Enjoy right away but also don’t burn your tongue on the fork!

Keto chocolate chip mug cake topped with whipped cream and chips next to milk on table.

Chocolate Chip Cake Recipe Tips and FAQ

Mixing the mug cake batter.

Do not over mix the batter. Be sure to gently fold in the chocolate chips.

Fork in a chocolate chip mug cake surrounded by chocolate chips, blue napkin, and jar of milk.

My mug cake is too dry.

If you feel the batter is too dry, you can add more low-carb milk. I like to use unsweetened Milkadamia macadamia nut milk.

Ramekin of chocolate chip cake topped with whipped cream and chips.

Alternate way to do the topping.

Instead of adding more chocolate chips to the top, you can melt them and drizzle the chocolate over the mug cake. Chocolate lovers can also try a low-carb chocolate whipped cream on top.

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