A truly simple Protein Matcha Lava Cake with protein powder and Greek Yogurt, but no white chocolate – low calorie, sugar and fat free! This molten lava matcha protein mug cake is moist, has the green tea flavor, but is healthy and easily Vegan too.

Healthy molten lava cakes really do hit a whole other spot, and it’s been a while since I made one. That chocolate protein lava cake happed a while ago.

And after the red velvet one, I thought I’d go for another funky color with this green tea molten lava cake! But of course healthy and sugar free as usual with the protein powder.

Ingredients for Protein Matcha Lava Cake Recipe without White Chocolate

This protein Matcha lava cake recipe uses whole wheat pastry flour and protein powder and has no white chocolate like most others, making it quite a low calorie and healthy recipe.

Here’s everything you need for this sugar free healthy matcha lava cake:

Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
Vanilla Protein Powder for high protein matcha cake, and also replace some of the sweetener.
I used half ProteinWorld Whey and half Quest; The ProteinWorld Slender Blend is another great option.
Code HAYLSKITCHEN gets you a discount on ProteinWorld.
1:1 Zero Calorie Monkfruit Sugar Substitute – I use Lakanto, to keep this recipe sugar free; (code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount here too)
Matcha Green Tea Powder – A good quality one here
A bit of Greek Yogurt to add moisture since there’s no butter or oil in here
Unsweetened Almond Milk but regular milk is okay too.
An Egg White
Vanilla Extract
Baking Powder

Tips for the perfect Matcha Protein Mug Cake with a Molten Lava Center

This molten lava matcha protein mug cake is really is to make; Just mix the wet and dry separately and then together, but here’s some tips to get it tight.

Use Whole Wheat Pastry Flour not Whole Wheat; The latter would make the cooked part of the lava cake too dense.

Don’t over-mix the batter; The protein power or gluten from the whole grain flour will make the matcha protein cake dense and gummy.

Grease the inside of the ramekin so the Japanese Green tea lava cake to comes out easily when cooked

Don’t overbake the matcha protein lava cake. The top will should be just cooked. It might look soft, but will harden when it cools a bit.

Wait for the cake to cool slightly! The hot one won’t come off the sides

Run a knife along the side of the ramekin to loosen the healthymatcha so it comes off smoothly when you flip it on a plate.

Alternative Ingredients for Healthy Matcha Molten Lava Cake

This high protein healthy matcha molten lava cake without white chocolate really comes out perfectly with the ingredients – and brands – I recommended but here’s some more options to try.

Whole Wheat Pastry Flour: Use all purpose flour or 1:1 Gluten Free Baking Flour in the same amount by weight (not cups).
Egg White: Maybe 2 Tbsp aquafaba (chickpea liquid). I haven’t given this a try yet though.
Almond Milk: Any other regular or non-dairy milk
Greek Yogurt: Coconut Yogurt or even Cottage Cheese for a cottage cheese protein mug cake
1:1 Zero Calorie Sugar Replacement: Regular confectioners sugar or coconut sugar (this won’t be sugar free though)

A Vegan Protein Matcha Lava Cake

For a Vegan matcha lava recipe, make sure you use a plant based protein powder, aquafaba and coconut yogurt.

ProteinWorld has a Vegan protein blend that could work here (HAYLSKITCHEN for the discount here too).

More Healthy Protein Mug Cake Recipes

Some more Healthy Protein Matcha Dessert Recipes: