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Cosmic-Style Protein Mug Brownie

By Wes Ellis1 min read
Fudgy brownie squares around a chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting and colorful candy sprinkles.
Recipe card
Servings
1
Prep
5 minutes
Cook
60 to 90 seconds
Method
Microwave
Difficulty
Easy
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Part 8 of the thread Drive-thru copycats, lightened up

THE SHORT VERSION4 points
  • Mix it right in the mug: protein powder, pancake mix, cocoa, milk.
  • Microwave 60 to 90 seconds; start checking at 60.
  • You want it fudgy, not cakey.
  • Candy-coated sprinkles on top are what make it cosmic.
THE RECIPE · COSMIC-STYLE PROTEIN MUG BROWNIE

Ingredients

Brownie

Topping

You'll need

  • Large microwave-safe mug
  • Fork or small whisk

Directions

  1. Grease a large mug. Add the protein powder, pancake mix, cocoa and milk and stir until smooth.
  2. Microwave on high for 60 to 90 seconds. Start checking at 60 seconds.
  3. Stop when it's cooked through but still moist and fudgy on top.
  4. Let it cool a minute, then add the chocolate sauce or whipped cream and the sprinkles.
  5. Eat it warm, straight from the mug.
Notes Best fresh. Leftovers keep a day or two in the fridge; warm them 10 to 15 seconds in the microwave. Roughly 285 calories and 40 g protein per serving, give or take.

wesellis.com/blog/cosmic-brownie/

The lunchbox brownie with the rainbow candy bits on top is pure nostalgia, mostly because of those sprinkles. This mug version keeps the look and the chocolate, skips the plastic wrapper, and is ready in about the time it takes to rinse the fork.

Stop at fudgy

Protein brownies have one enemy, and it's a few extra seconds. Too long and it turns into a chocolate sponge. Check at a minute. If the top still looks a little wet but the sides have pulled away, it's done. It keeps setting as it cools.

Tip

Use a big mug. The batter rises quite a bit before it settles, and a small mug means cleaning chocolate off the microwave plate.

Mix it smooth

Cocoa powder clumps, and those little dry pockets taste bitter. Stir until there are no dry streaks, scraping the bottom of the mug with the fork.

If you want more chocolate, the Double Chocolate Protein Muffin is built the same way and a bit more cake-like. The Chocolate Strawberry Brownie adds fruit. And the Crumbl-Style Blueberry Cookie is the other bakery copycat in this thread that lives in the microwave.

Note

Candy-coated chips hold their color better than rainbow sprinkles on a warm brownie. Sprinkles tend to bleed.

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