Name: Vegan Mug Brownie
Prep time: 4 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 2 tbsp gluten-free flour (I used Bob's Red Mill 1-1, if you are not GF, use all purpose flour); 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/4 tsp baking powder (can be omitted, see notes); pinch kosher salt; 2 tbsp granulated sugar (can also use coconut sugar); 1 tbsp oil (vegetable, avocado oil or other neutral tasting oil); 2 tbsp unsweetened almond milk (or other non dairy milk of choice); 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tbsp vegan chocolate chips

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This 5 minute, Vegan Mug Brownie is the easiest and quickest single serve chocolate dessert out there! When the late night cravings hit, try this delicious vegan mug brownie! Oh and it is gluten free as well!

Pictured is a vegan mug brownie, in a white large coffee cup is a fluffy brown cooked batter with shiny chocolate chip morsels on top. Cup is sitting on a white plate and some chocolate chips have been spilled onto the plate

What Makes This Vegan Mug Brownie So Good

This single serve dessert is crazy rich and chocolately! You will not even believe that it is vegan AND gluten-free!
This vegan mug brownie is not only SUPER DUPER easy to make, but it is ready in less than 5 minutes! Say, what!? That makes it perfect for a late night snack! Very little work is needed to create this vegan mug cake!

Pictured is a vegan mug brownie, in a white large coffee cup is a fluffy brown cooked batter with shiny chocolate chip morsels on top. A spoon is scooping out some of the brown fluffy brownie

Tips and Tricks for Vegan Mug Brownie

My microwave is 1000 watts and I microwaved my brownie for about 50-55 seconds. If your microwave has more power, it may take less time. If your microwave has less power, it may take up to 90 seconds to cook your brownie through.
You can add anywhere from 1 tablespoon to 3 tablespoons of chocolate chips, depending on how chocolatey you like your brownie. I found 2 tablespoons to be the sweet spot.
If you wish to omit the chocolate chips your brownie may be less sweet as the chocolate chips have sugar in them.
I have also tested this recipe without the baking powder and it does work successfully, you will just not have as much rise out of the brownie. Since it is such a small amount, you can omit it if you do not have any on hand.
I used almond milk in this recipe, but soy milk, cashew milk, coconut milk, or oat milk would all work in this recipe. I prefer to use unsweetened non-dairy milk since sugar is already being added to the recipe. You could also use water, but your brownie will have slightly less flavor.

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