Name: Paleo Chocolate SunButter Mug Cakes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 6 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons coconut oil; 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon gluten free and dairy free chocolate chips, divided; 1 egg; 1/4 cup organic SunButter; 1 tablespoon cocoa powder; 1 tablespoon real maple syrup

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This Paleo Chocolate SunButter Mug Cakes recipe and the accompanying post are sponsored by SunButter®! All opinions and experiences are my own - and I am fortunate to be able to work with brands I love!

Rich and dense, these paleo chocolate SunButter mug cakes use only 6 ingredients and cook for 1 minute before they're ready to dive into.

But that's not all! These chocolate mug cakes are low carb, gluten free, and can easily be made keto with a simple sweetener swap.

How to make flourless mug cakes

Want to know one of the amazing things about these paleo chocolate mug cake brownies? They're completely flourless!

Turns out that nut or seed butter + egg, when microwaved, makes a magically fluffy and simple mug cake.

Of course, you need a few more ingredients than that to make epic chocolatey goodness. A little coconut oil, chocolate chips, cocoa powder, and maple syrup make a simple, easy brownie-like treat for two.

To make these flourless SunButter mug cakes, start with a little coconut milk and chocolate chips. Melt these in the microwave first. Then add the SunButter and egg, stirring until smooth. Finally, add the rest and mix it up. 1 more minute in the microwave and we're good to go!

Choosing chocolate chips for this recipe

I want to tackle the elephant in the room - chocolate chips.

For pretty much all of my recipes, I use Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips. They're soy free, gluten free, nut free, dairy free... but they DO have cane sugar, which technically makes them not paleo.

But, I'm definitely more of a "paleo lifestyle", not "paleo strictly" kind of person, so when I make treats like these chocolate mug cakes, the tiny bit of sugar in the chocolate chips is not a deal breaker for me.

However, if you're rockin' keto or prefer to be more strict paleo or have your own reasons for wanting to skip cane sugar, you've got a few additional options.

Alternate chocolate chip brands like Lily's chocolate chips (stevia sweetened) or Pascha unsweetened 100% chocolate chips
Make your own chocolate chips using a recipe like this
Skip the chocolate chips altogether - not recommended, but you can do it!

How to adjust chocolate SunButter mug cakes for keto

Now I'm no keto pro (but hey, if it works for you, more power to ya!), but from what I understand ketoans don't eat sweeteners like honey or maple syrup.

So, as a substitute for the tablespoon of maple syrup in this recipe, you can use liquid stevia or liquid monkfruit. NOT a one to one substitute! A drop or two of either stevia or monkfruit should do it.

The other substitution to make: chocolate chips. But we covered that above, so scroll on up!

Chocolate SunButter Paleo Microwave Mug Cakes

Why SunButter?

The simple answer to this question? SunButter's awesome.

I'm a lucky, lucky human to get to work with brands I already love, and Sunbutter is one of 'em! This company is based in Fargo (where I live!) and they've been the leader in a nut free alternative to peanut butter for years.

And while SunButter is most widely known as a peanut butter alternative, it goes beyond that. I hear from a lot of people who have tree nut allergies and are always on the hunt for alternatives to almond butter - again, SunButter makes an awesome choice!

Because SunButter's sponsoring this post, I've got a special goodie for you: a print-at-home coupon good for $1 off any SunButter product!

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