Quick Keto Mug Cheesecake

Do you ever have a craving for cheesecake but don’t want to make an entire one just to satisfy a simple craving? Enter this low-carb microwave cheesecake mug!

This single-serve recipe is perfect. Just a quick spin in the microwave and about an hour in the refrigerator for it to set (if you can wait!) and you’ll have a creamy low-carb confection that can’t be beat. You can serve the whole cake for breakfast, or half of it for an after-dinner treat.

I served this keto cheesecake mug with a quick wild blueberry sauce thrown together with just a bit of Swerve, water, and a squeeze of lemon, and blueberries. No recipe needed, just cook it over low until the blueberries start to break down and turn syrupy. Easy as that!

Step-by-step

1. Grease a coffee mug or a 1-cup ramekin with butter. Place the almond flour, melted butter, cinnamon, and salt in the bottom, mix well and press firmly to pack together.

   

2. In a small bowl mix together the remaining ingredients, once smooth pour the mixture over the crust.

   

3. Microwave for 3 minutes in 30 second intervals. Once cooked invert onto a plate. Ideally, chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.
   Tips for cooking in the oven: If you don't have a microwave or want to make more servings, make 2-4 cheesecake mugs at once. Preheat the oven to 175 °C/ 350 °F (fan assisted) and cook for 20-25 minutes or until cooked in the centre.

4. Optionally, top with berries of choice or make a quick berry sauce. Simply place all the ingredients in a sauce pan and cook over low until the berries start to break down and turn syrupy.

   

Recipe

Quick Keto Mug Cheesecake

★★★★☆4.2 (82 ratings)

The easiest low-carb cheesecake prepared in just 10 minutes. A healthy, sugar-free treat for one!

Hands on

10m

Overall

10m

Servings

1

8.7 g

Net carbs

20.4 g

Protein

52.5 g

Fat

562

kcal

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Ingredients makes 1 mug cake

• Cheesecake mug:
• ¹/₄ cup almond flour (25 g/ 0.9 oz)
• 1 tbsp melted butter, melted (15 ml)
• ¹/₄ tsp cinnamon
• pinch of sea salt
• ¹/₄ cup full-fat cream cheese, softened (60 g/ 2.1 oz)
• ¹/₄ cup 10% full-fat yogurt, sour cream or creme fraiche (63 g/ 2.2 oz)
• 3 tbsp granulated Erythritol or Swerve (30 g/ 1.1 oz)
• 1 large egg
• ¹/₄ tsp sugar-free vanilla extract
• Optional: berry sauce made with ¹/₄ cup berries of choice and a dash of water and/or lemon juice, plus low-carb sweetener, to taste

Instructions

1. Grease a coffee mug or a 1-cup ramekin with butter. Place the almond flour, melted butter, cinnamon, and salt in the bottom, mix well and press firmly to pack together.

2. In a small bowl mix together the remaining ingredients, once smooth pour the mixture over the crust.

3. Microwave for 3 minutes in 30 second intervals. Once cooked invert onto a plate. Ideally, chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.
   Tips for cooking in the oven: If you don't have a microwave or want to make more servings, make 2-4 cheesecake mugs at once. Preheat the oven to 175 °C/ 350 °F (fan assisted) and cook for 20-25 minutes or until cooked in the centre.

4. Optionally, top with berries of choice or make a quick berry sauce. Simply place all the ingredients in a sauce pan and cook over low until the berries start to break down and turn syrupy.

Nutrition per serving, 1 mug cake

Carbs 6%Protein 14%Fat 80% of calories

Net carbs

8.7 g

Total carbs

40.2 g

Fiber

2.9 g

Sugars

7.3 g

Protein

20.4 g

Fat

52.5 g

Saturated fat

24.6 g

Calories

562 kcal

Sodium

453 mg · 19.7% RDA

Magnesium

77 mg · 19.3% RDA

Potassium

308 mg · 15.4% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per 1 mug cake	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Almond flour (blanched ground almonds, almond meal)	2.2 g	5.4 g	13.1 g	148
Butter, unsalted, grass-fed	0 g	0.1 g	11.5 g	102
Cinnamon, spices	0.2 g	0 g	0 g	2
Salt, sea salt	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Cream cheese, soft (full-fat)	1.9 g	4.2 g	16.8 g	147
Yogurt (10% fat)	2.6 g	4.4 g	6.3 g	84
Erythritol (natural low-carb sweetener)	1.5 g	0 g	0 g	6
Egg, whole, fresh, raw (free-range or organic eggs)	0.4 g	6.3 g	4.8 g	72
Vanilla extract, sugar-free, alcohol-based	0 g	0 g	0 g	2
Total	8.7 g	20.4 g	52.5 g	562

Serving size 1 mug cake

• Gluten free
• Nightshade free
• Pork free
• Avocado free
• Coconut free
• Fish free
• Shellfish free
• Beef free
• Pescatarian
• Vegetarian