11 Recipes Best Made in Your Coffee Mug

By Carl Hanson
August 06, 2020

If you're only using your coffee mug for drinking coffee, you're doing it wrong. As these recipes reveal, your coffee mug's just about the only cooking gear you need. That and a spork. Go ahead, cook 'em in your coffee mug.

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Simple French Toast in a Cup

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Breakfast is typically the meal that needs to be ready fast. Which just might make it the most important mug-made-meal of the day. "The whole purpose of anything you cook in a mug in the microwave is to make eating quick and easy," says Paula. "This recipe does that with a few easy-to-remember ingredients that cook up just fine in the microwave."

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Omelet in a Mug

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English muffin optional. "Easy and delicious without a ton of prep or clean up!" says Jillian. "What more could you ask for from a simple yet filling breakfast?"

 

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Doughnut in a Mug

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It's the 7-minute doughnut. Mix together the ingredients in a mug. Then 'wave it for just two minutes. "A fast and simple recipe that doesn't require a deep fryer," explains PMae, the recipe submitter. "It doesn't look like a doughnut, but it's really easy, tastes great, and is super spongy!"

 

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PB and J Mini Mug Cakes

lutzflcat
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Cake for lunch! "What a pleasant surprise," says lutzflcat. "This took 1 minute 10 seconds in the microwave and it was GOOD! Many mug cakes are dry but not the case with this one. It's a little spongy but plenty moist.

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Bethany's Frito Pie

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Note: A mug will work here. But the Fritos bag could do dish duty just as well. Slice the bag open along the long end and fill it with cheese and chili.

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5-Minute Microwave Nutella® Cake

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This 5-minute cake is ready in...15 minutes. "As a poor starving college student, this recipe is one of my favorites," says Kitty, the recipe submitter. "It is quick, cheap, and 1-portion size."

 

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Meatloaf in a Mug

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Single-serve mug meatloaf is ready in 15 minutes. "Who would think this would work? Meatloaf -- in the microwave?" asks BirdieMama, before answering: "But it works just as described and was very good!"

 

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Pudding in a Mug

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Need pudding pronto? "For those cravings that need to be answered fast, this is a quick single-serving answer," says Erin Conley. "Watch closely while heating to prevent boil over."

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Scrambled Eggs in a Mug

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Two simple ingredients and breakfast is ready in less than 10 minutes. "Wow actually works and the consistency is pretty similar to stove top scramble," says Sonja. "Impressed!"

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Cinnamon Muffin in a Mug

Karen Winter
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Make a healthy breakfast in a coffee mug in under two minutes in the microwave," says Nana Clare, the recipe submitter. "Add fruit, such as raisins, a few pieces of chopped apples, or dried apricots, if desired."

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Best Mug Cake

Yoly
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Here's how to make a paleo-friendly chocolate cake...in your mug. Coconut flour and olive oil are the keys to keeping things positively paleo.

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