The Difference between self-made and a ready baking mixture

I want to tell the truth right away: you can do a mugcake in a healthy way but it’s often very high in calories. Mugcakes are sweets and their ingredients show a high density of calories. However it is much better for your health to do a mugcake with these ingredients rather than with a ready baking mixture. Here are the reasons why:

1. You know what you eat. Do you really know what is meant by all these cruel words on the ingredient’s list? You simply cannot know because they trick you.
2. You can opt for unprocessed food. Choose a ready baking mixture if you want to eat chemicals.
3. Both options might be high in calories but guess what has better nutritional values. Raw cocoa powder contains very healthy fats. The egg provides protein and the banana contains vitamins. You won’t find any of that in a ready-mix.

Hopefully, you enjoyed reading this post. See you soon!

xoxo Anny

The healthy chocolate mugcake

Food has become more and more interesting and important and so it has happened that there are not only trends in the fashion industry but in fact food trends. Who has thought that it would go this far? And nobody can flee from them – except for ‚time‘. Time always escape from the trends and they are out as fast as they became in. A year ago my Instagram news feed was packed with mugcake recipes. Now it is full with smoothie bowls. Nevertheless I haven’t forgotten about those little treasures, that taste so delicious and are sooo easy to „bake“. Hopefully they get a revival and I try to take the lead.

This recipe is for a chocolate mugcake that is not only easy to prepare but also healthy! Listen up, yes you, with the sweet tooth. I got you.

What you need:

• 1 banana
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup – 40 g rolled oats (ground)
• 2-3 tsp – 10 g cocoa powder (unsweetened, raw)
• baking powder
• sweetener of choice: agave syrup, honey, stevia..

Firstly, you need to ground the old-fashioned oats and it doesn’t get more difficult than this. Throw them into a blender and after they are grounded add the other ingredients and you are done with the battern. When adding the sweetener you should check how sweet you like it. If you’re more of a bitter-chocolate person then add less sweetener and a bit more cocao powder. Optionally, you can add some nuts or peanut butter, so the cake gets a bit more juicy. Now find a appropriate cup or – as I used – a bowl and brush it with some oil. Pour the battern in the bowl or cup and put it into the microwave for 2 to 3 minutes. Enjoy this little art of sweetness with some fresh fruit.