Lemon Poppyseed Muffin in a Mug, Recipe, Gluten-Free

Hoping for a weekend in Duluth soon...

I've been looking through the book, 'Trim, Healthy Mama,' which seems to me like a variation on the Atkins Diabetes Revolution or South Beach Diet.  Protein is a must, and only good, healthful, low-glycemic carbs. It is not a no-fat way of eating because, after all, it's not fat that makes us fat - it's sugar (high carbs, high glycemic) that makes us fat. When I think of it that way, it's a lot easier and cuts to the chase, so to speak.

Trim, Healthy Mama has some Muffin-in-a-Mug recipes, which are, in my opinion, filling, but not as tasty as this one. I found a recipe similar to this online somewhere, but with a little tweaking, made it my own.

First, I must disclose the fact that I LOVE lemon.

Lemon Poppyseed Muffin in a Mug Recipe:

(This is a great, quick protein snack or dessert)
 
Spray a mug with non-stick cooking spray.
Whisk 1 egg into that mug.
Add 2 T. almond flour
Add 2 T. milled flax seed
Add 1 t. butter
Add 1/2 t. poppyseeds
Add juice and pulp of 1/2 lemon
Add 1/8 t. lemon extract
Add 2 g. (2 packets) raw Stevia powder
Add 1/2 t. baking powder
Dash of salt


Whisk all this together in the mug.
Microwave on high for 1 minute 25 seconds.
Turn muffin out onto a plate and let cool a bit before eating.

I tried this without the butter and then with the butter. The butter helps immensely, making it nice moist muffin with that great lemony taste!

Nutritional breakdown:

Egg:                 9 g. protein, 70 calories
Flax:                3 g. protein, 3 g. dietary fiber, 60 calories, 0 net carbohydrate
Almond Fl.     3 g. protein, 3 g. dietary fiber, 80 calories, 0 net carbohydrate
Lemon juice    1 g. net carbohydrate
Butter             34 calories, 0 carbohydrate
Poppyseeds     so little it doesn't matter, but it does matter a lot to the taste and texture

TOTAL           15 g. protein, 6 g. dietary fiber, 252 calories

I think this is about right.

I like to have half of the muffin after dinner (like dessert) and the other half later in the evening. It keeps me from eating things like popcorn or deluxe mixed nuts or Ritter dark chocolate. Usually.

So, have you ever tried one of these muffin-in-a-mug recipes? Did you like it? not like it? Was it satisfying?

And if you try this recipe, please let me know!

And if you get to Duluth this summer, please let me know that as well. :-)

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