High protein keto chocolate raspberry mug cake (cottage cheese, one serving)
When the chocolate craving hits and you want it now.
You know that thing where the craving hits, and you want something sweet, like right now, but you’re also the only one in the house eating high protein low carb, and baking a full cake for yourself feels like a lot? That’s exactly why I love mug cakes - quick, easy, and just enough to stop my cravings.
This high protein keto chocolate cottage cheese mug cake is one of my favorites. It’s chocolate, which for me covers about 80% of all dessert needs. It’s done in 5 minutes, and it actually fills you up. One serving, no leftovers, no picking at a cake for the next four days.
It’s high protein, low carb, keto-friendly, sugar-free, and gluten-free. The cottage cheese is what makes it different from a standard keto mug cake. It’s richer texture, more protein, and filling enough that it works as a quick sweet breakfast too, not just a dessert. If you want more high protein keto breakfast ideas, my ebook FUEL has 47 of them.
The raspberries are there because I like how their tartness contrasts with the chocolate. Oh, that little bit of sweetness and tartness together. Strawberries work the same way if that’s what you have or like.
I’ve made this mug cake so many times but I’ve never managed to photograph it as I was always impatient. This time, I made one, ate it and then made another one so I could photograph it for you.
There are a couple of things that make this little protein cake slightly different from a typical mug cake. Because of the cottage cheese, the batter behaves differently, and so does the cook time. And the berries have one rule that makes or breaks the texture. I explain all of that in the paid part below.
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