Low Calorie Mug Cakes with Apple & Cinnamon
Think filling breakfast, snack or healthy dessert - the choice is yours.
Lo-Dough mug cakes are impressively low calorie and low-carb and like so many of us who struggle to balance hunger pangs with healthy eating, this seems like a miraculous solution which has taken Lo-Dough users by storm.
We've had a lot of feedback from people who swear by them as a filling breakfast recipe, though they can make a great mid-day snack or even dessert if you have room.
Looking for more inspiration? Try our low calorie blackberry and raspberry mug cake here.
Ingredients
- 1 piece of
Lo-Dough , blitzed to fine crumbs - 100g (approx 1 peeled & cored) apple, diced
- 10g butter
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 tablespoon of fat free yoghurt or milk
- A pinch of cinnamon
- 1.5 teaspoons of sweetener
What you'll need
This diet-friendly recipe is possible with:
Method
- Melt the butter in a frying pan and add the chopped apples and 1 teaspoon of sweetener and cook for approx 5 mins until the apples take on a brown, toffee-ish colour. Put in fridge to cool for a few moments.
- Add all the other ingredients (including remaining sweetener) to a bowl and mix well. Add the cooled apple.
- Put into a mug and cook in a microwave for 2-3 (depending on wattage) minutes.
- Take out and leave to stand for a further minute before turning out onto a plate.
- Serve with yoghurt for breakfast or low fat, sweetened crème fraîche for a lovely dessert.
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