Muffins in a Mug

This week is so busy that I didn't have any time to bake.  I have been making smoothies in the morning, but wanted something a little different.

I decided I would try the idea of a muffin in a mug cooked in the microwave.  I had just been traveling and I rented a little house in New Mexico with a kitchen.

However, there was no oven!! Oh no!! There was, however, a microwave oven.  So, I thought, okay, when I travel, maybe I could still have some of my gluten free / paleo type goodies if I try to use a microwave.  So here it is....

Ingredients:

Use coconut oil spray in the mug
1 tsp of coconut butter or oil (melted)
1 egg
1/4 cup ground flax meal
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp vanilla
1 tsp agave

"Bake" it in the microwave for 45 - 60 seconds.  This baked in 45 seconds in my microwave, but I'm guessing this will vary by microwave.  This is the first one that I made and it turned out really good.  However, I wanted something a bit sweeter, but I didn't want to add more sweetener - so I thought I would try it with a banana.

So here is the second variation:

Ingredients:

Coconut oil spray
1 tsp coconut butter or oil (melted)
1 egg
1/4 cup ground flax meal
1/4 mashed banana
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 TBS almond slices (optional)
1 tsp agave
1/4 tsp vanilla

This was really good too.  However, I had to microwave it for 60 full seconds - the first version was fully "baked" in 45 seconds.