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The Breaded Mug

You’ve likely heard of this 90-second A-grade dish before. Here’s a different way of making it.

This recipe is almost everywhere – attached to soups, salads, breakfasts & desserts in our meal planning and on this blog.

I encourage you to be adventurous with spices, toppings, pairings, and even mug shapes. They make square mugs. They make triangle, tulip, heart, Christmas tree and even Santa shaped mugs. Wholefoods carries 365 plant-based food dye — color up for the holidays!

The Breaded Mug
Dana Ketter

The Breaded Mug

This easy breakfast/ lunch/ dinner/ snack cup is a superduper Paleo side to soups and salads!
Prep Time 1 minute
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 3 minutes
Servings: 1 people
Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Dessert, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 212

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp Almond Flour
  • ½ tbsp Cassava Flour
  • ½ tsp Baking Powder aluminum free
  • 1 Free Range Eggs
  • 1 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 0.1 tsp Thyme (a dash)
  • 0.1 tsp Crushed Rosemary (a dash)
  • 0.1 tsp Garlic Powder (a dash)
Vegan Alternate
  • 1 Tbsp Flaxmeal (ground) (w/ 3 Tbsp of water. Sub out the actual egg.)

Equipment

  • A mug. Measuring spoons, fork. A microwave (critical).

Method
 

  1. Grease your mug with olive oil.
  2. Add egg and whisk until whites and yolks are blended.
  3. Add flours, baking powder, and spices, and mix until well blended to a uniform consistency.
  4. Cook in microwave on high-power (10) for 90 seconds.
  5. Use a knife to help dump the bread out of the mug onto a plate. Cut into 4 slices, enjoy!

Notes

WHOLE RECIPE:
Total Calories: 212 kcal . Total Cost – $0.50  .  Grade – A  . *Monthly Cost – $238
Total Calories, Vegan: 174 kcal . Total Cost – $0.30  .  Grade – A  . *Monthly Cost – $220
Programming Notes:
  • Fabulous with soups/salads/ toppings/ make it sweet (sub cinnamon-like spices w/ butter or ghee) and use as a dessert base!
*This refers to the monthly grocery bill if TWO PEOPLE ate cumulatively 4,000 Calories per day, and only ate this meal all month long.
The Breaded Mug with Cinnamon & Nutmeg! One average mug can make 4 quarter-inch slices of bread.

Header Image: The Breaded Mug with butter (vs oil), cinnamon, nutmeg, organic strawberries & honey.

$ – SAVVY: Buying frozen organic berries in bulk can help cut the cost of recurring smaller grocery purchases, as well as create a solid freezer stash of versatile healthful foods. (smoothies, pancakes, desserts, snacks…)

Here’s a table with external links for each recipe ingredient (plus a few alternate ingredient ideas). As previously mentioned, prices vary per region, season, city, store and personal preference for brand or specific type of food item.

Almond Flour Extra Virgin Olive Oil
(California Olive Ranch Brand)
Garlic Powder
Cassava Flour or Costco
(better $, organic)
Ghee Crushed Rosemary or TJ’s
Baking Powder
(aluminum & corn free) or TJ’s
Ghee + Coconut Oil Blend Thyme or TJ’s
Eggs (Costco) Coconut Oil (extra virgin) Cinnamon or TJ’s
Flaxseed Meal Kerrygold Butter or Costco Pumpkin Spice or TJ’s

TJ’s = Trader Joe’s

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