Pecan Pie Protein Mug Cake – Low Carb, Gluten Free

Just an amazing Half Baked Pecan Pie Protein Mug Cake with a fudgy center and crunchy pecan topping. This keto and low carb pecan pie mug cake uses a ton of protein powder, a bit of coconut flour, and is gluten free, sugar free and healthy!

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This pecan mug cake really was a texture bomb! Think soft and fudgy mug cake with a crunchy pecan streusel topping!

And as for the flavor? I devoured this one bit at a time; Savored every bite.

Ingredients for Fudgy Pecan Pie Protein Mug Cake

This single serve fudgy pecan pie protein mug cake is made with a few simple and healthy ingredients, and has no flour, butter or oil and no sugar either! 

• Vanilla Protein Powder for healthy, whey protein protein mug cake that’s also sugar free. I used Quest Nutrition Vanilla Milkshake whey-caesin protein powder for this mug cake.
  ProteinWorld Whey and ProteinWorld Slender Blend are also great options. Code HAYLSKITCHEN gets you a discount on both. You might need to reduce the milk here.
• Coconut Flour for a low carb protein mug cake
• Egg Whites for extra protein
• Unsweetened Almond Milk
• Cinnamon
• Baking Powder
  

If you need to add more sweetness, Stevia Powder or Zero Calorie Sugar Substitute; I use Lakanto, to keep keto cinnamon mug cake sugar free; (code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount here too)

And for the Sugar Free Maple Pecan Mug Cake Topping

• Chopped Pecans
• Oat Flour, or other
• Sugar free Maple Syrup for low calorie pecan pie topping with no sugar!
  I use the sugar free monk fruit maple syrup from Lakanto (code HAYLSKITCHEN gets you a discount)
• Cinnamon
• Cold, Grated Butter

Tips to make Fudgy Pecan Protein Powder Mug Cake 

This fudgy flourless pecan mug cake with protein powderreally is a simple one and made in a mug or ramekin, but make sure you do all of this stuff to get is perfect.

• Grease the ramekin! You want the pecan pie mug cake to come off easily.
  Use an oven-safe mug if you need.

• Don’t over-mix the batter!
  Make sure you gently stir the wet and dry to combine them.
  If you over-mix it, protein powder will make your protein mug cake tough, dense and gummy.

• Taste the batter and see if you need some extra sweetener. I’d recommend using stevia powder to maintain the consistency of the batter.

• Use cold, grated butter so it mixes well with the rest of the healthy pecan streusel topping ingredients.

• Don’t overbake the mug cake. The top will should be just cooked. It might look soft, but will harden when it cools a bit.
  It will continue to cook when out, and you want the proper fudgy center.

Alternates for this Healthy Pecan Pie Mug Cake

I recommend making this low calorie, healthy and keto pecan mug cake with the protein powder and ingredients listed since it gives the best results.

If you need other options, here’s some alternatives for a healthy cinnamon mug cake for one:

• Coconut flour: Try using about 3 tablespoon of Almond Flour
• Egg Whites: 2 tablespoon aquafaba (chickpea liquid). I haven’t given this a try yet though.
• Almond Milk: Any other milk

Options for the Healthy Pecan Pie Topping:

• Oat Flour: All purpose, gluten free baking flour or whole wheat pastry flour
• Sugar Free Maple Syrup: Regular maple syrup, but this won’t be sugar-free anymore.
• Butter: Dairy free butter

A Simple Vegan Pecan Cake Recipe

This fudgy pecan protein mug cake recipe has no butter or milk and can easily be made Vegan too.

For the perfect Vegan protein fudge mug cake, make sure you use a plant based protein powder, aquafaba and dairy free butter.
ProteinWorld has a Vegan protein blend that would work well in this pecan mug (HAYLSKITCHEN for the discount here too).

Keto and Low Carb Pecan Pie Mug Cake

Since this protein mug cake has coconut flour – and only a tiny bit of oat flour -, it can easily be made low carb and keto!

Use a low carb protein powder for this recipe and you have the perfect keto maple pecan mug cake recipe!

More Single Serving Protein Mug Cake Recipes

• Fudgy Peanut Butter Protein Mug Cake
• Chocolate Cheesecake Protein Mug Cake
• Fudgy Cinnamon Roll Protein Mug Cake
• Best Cookie Butter Mug Cake – DIY Biscoff & High Protein
• Single Serve Protein Carrot Cake
• Protein Chocolate Lava Cake

More Healthy Pecan Dessert Recipes:

• Pecan Pie Baked Oatmeal for One
• Sweet Potato Casserole for One with Bacon Pecan Streusel
• Deliciously Healthy Pumpkin Pecan Loaf
• No Bake Pumpkin Protein Bars