Cinnamon is the ultimate baking spice. Treat yourself to this cozy cinnamon mug cake that’s ready in 2 minutes. It’s gluten-free, flourless, and surprisingly healthy too, so you can have this easy cinnamon cake for breakfast or a healthy snack.
And if you love cinnamon in baking, check out this yummy snickerdoodle mug cake too.
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Easy Cinnamon Mug Cake
Do you like cinnamon? It’s the most delicious bark I eat, for sure.
Cinnamon comes from the bark of the cinnamon tree, which can grow up to 60 feet.
Fun facts about cinnamon right up here. This is not just a food blog folks, it’s educational.
Now some fun facts about this easy cinnamon mug cake.
It is:
- Gluten-free
- Low-carb
- Grain-free
- Keto-friendly
- High protein
- Has cinnamon in it (checking to see if people read these lists)
- Quick to make
- Really delicious
Related recipe: 2-Minute Apple Cinnamon Mug Cake
Healthy Cinnamon Mug Cake Ingredients
You guys know I like simple recipes and this one is no exception.
It only takes a few ingredients, and the only one you might not have in your pantry is the almond flour.
If you want to pick some up, I always have this almond flour in my kitchen. (Do it! It’s delicious and high-protein and will change your baking life foreverrrrr.)
almond flour
butter
granulated sugar
egg
heavy cream
cinnamon
baking powder
optional: pecan pieces
Related recipe: Surprisingly Healthy Coffeecake in a Mug.
Cinnamon Cake Tips and Tricks
This mug cake recipe is already gluten-free so we don’t need to make any modifications for the gf folks.
There is no great substitute for almond flour, because it is a kind of magical ingredient and behaves in its own way in baking.
You can add nuts, chocolate chips, etc. or sprinkle a cinnamon sugar mixture over the top of the mug cake (before microwaving it).
Since microwaves and mug sizes vary, you’ll have to see what exact time works best for your microwave.
Start by microwaving the cinnamon mug cake for 1 minute, and then add 15 second intervals until done if it needs more time. It took my microwave 90 seconds to cook this perfectly.
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Keto Cinnamon Mug Cake
To make this mug cake keto-friendly, there is only one main thing to make note of.
For the granulated sugar, choose a keto sweetener like erythritol or monk fruit.
Cinnamon Cake With No Egg
I don’t find that mug cakes made with almond flour taste great or rise well without an egg.
So…if you want a cinnamon mug cake with no egg, I would recommend this yummy chai spice mug cake. It’s egg-free and cinnamon-y, and has a gluten-free option if you need that choice. Instead of the chai spices, you can use ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon.
If you’re all about the cozy flavors, you might also like this gingerbread mug cake.
Now let’s make this single serving cinnamon cake!
Cinnamon Mug Cake
Treat yourself to this delicious gluten-free, flourless cinnamon mug cake that’s ready in 2 minutes. It can be made keto too!
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp almond flour
- 1 tbsp melted butter
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar (brown sugar, erythritol, monk fruit, white sugar)
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp baking powder
- Optional: 1-2 tablespoons pecan pieces
Instructions
- Stir the sugar into the melted butter in a bowl (or right into your mug).
- Mix in the almond flour and cinnamon.
- Crack the egg in and mix it in.
- Stir in the cream.
- Add the baking powder and stir.
- Microwave on high for 1 minute; add 15 seconds at a time if it needs more time to be fully cooked.
- Top with cinnamon sugar, pecans, whipped cream, or enjoy as is!
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