When you wake up more frazzled than fabulous, you can still make yourself an amazing warm breakfast in minutes and redirect the salvaged time toward getting your life in order for the day. Welcome to my recipe for Maple Banana Mug Muffin, a delicious “hug in a mug” that is designed to both fuel you up properly and minimize morning chaos.

So, don’t even thing about grabbing a bar or eating cereal out of the box– this two-minute mug muffin can be prepped and cooked before your coffee finishes brewing.

Making a single-serve breakfast mug cake, is easy and forgiving – and by their nature, they are not the most attractive of “baked” goods, so no worries about how it actually looks when you are finished – remember that you will be eating it STAT!

One note of interest, when making mug muffins or mug cakes in the microwave is the dramatic show they put on. The batter will rise, and rise and shoot up straight over the mug, almost defying gravity – then once removed from the heat sources settles back down like a fallen souffle. So, unless you used and ENTIRELY too small mug, the expansion of your banana mug muffin over the rim will not create a messy disaster, so stop holding your breath!

So, here’s the easy-peasy maple mug muffin with banana recipe. BTW, I’m using a Greek yogurt to keep it moist and boost the protein, if you are on a dairy-free diet, then it will be fine to swap in the plant-based yogurt of your choice.

Mix up ½ mashed banana, 1 egg, ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt, and 2 Tbsp. sugar-free maple syrup in a small bowl — or the mug itself! Stir in ½ tsp. baking soda, 1/3 cup gluten-free baking flour blend, 1 Tbsp. pecan pieces. Pour into 15-oz mug, microwave 60 seconds. Enjoy!

Need every extra second you can get in the morning? Then meal prep this Maple Banana Mug Muffin the night before by mixing all the ingredients in the mug, covering mug with plastic wrap, and setting in the fridge. In the morning, remove plastic and microwave 60 seconds– checking progress and adding 10 to 20 seconds more at the end to compensate for starting with a cold mug and batter.

I have quite a collection of recipes made in a mug on the blog here, but here are a few favorites for you to check out:

2-Minute Egg Beef Mug Omelet

3-Ingredient Low Carb Peanut Butter Mug Cake

Raspberry Lemon Protein Mug Muffin

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Maple Banana Mug Muffin

Prep Time

2 mins

Cook Time

1 min

Total Time

3 mins

 

A warm and nourishing meal to fuel you on the busiest of mornings.

Course: Breakfast

Keyword: maple, meal prep, oatmeal, quinoa

Servings: 1 SERVING

Ingredients

• ½ medium ripe to very-ripe banana 1/2 of medium banana about 4" in length
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
• 2 -3 Tbsp. sugar-free maple syrup depending on sweetness preference
• 1/8 tsp baking soda
• 1/3 cup gluten-fee flour blend
• 1 Tbsp. pecan pieces

Instructions

1. In small bowl or the mug itself, mash banana well with back of spoon or fork.

2. Mix in egg, yogurt, sugar-free syrup until well combined.
3. Next mix in baking soda and gluten-free flour blend until combined.
4. Stir in pecan pieces.
5. Place minimum-capacity 16-oz mug in microwave and cook on high setting for approximately 60 seconds. Batter will rise about mug, and then sink back down when removed.

6. Watch cake as baking. If it appears that it will over flow the mug, hit pause button and let it cool and settle for about 15-20 seconds before resuming microwaving again.

7. Let cook 30 seconds, add additional toppings if desired – enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Recipe edited 2/4/2024