A beautiful Protein Banana Pudding Cake for one with a load of protein powder and no added sugar. This healthy banana protein mug cake has no egg, is gluten free, and tastes like banana cream pudding!
Jump to RecipeNot even kidding, this this banana pudding mug cake really was like eating a banana cream pudding; Complete with the fudgy center and everything!
It does have that banana cream flavored instant pudding in the mix though, so that might be it. Either way, a really easy and healthy protein mug cake here.
Ingredients for Fudgy Protein Banana Pudding Cake
This single serve fudgy protein banana pudding cake is made with a few simple and healthy ingredients, and has no flour, butter or oil and no sugar either!
- Mashed Banana
- Vanilla Protein Powder for healthy, whey protein protein mug cake that’s also sugar free. I used Quest Nutrition Vanilla Milkshake whey-caesin protein powder for this mug cake.
- Unflavored Protein Powder for just some extra protein. I used a whey-caesin blend from Quest Nutrition.
- Coconut Flour for a low carb protein mug cake
- Egg Whites for extra protein
- Unsweetened Almond Milk
- Baking Powder
For the true banana pudding mug cake part:
- Banana flavored Instant Pudding Mix: I used this sugar free and fat free one from Jello
- Vanilla Wafers; I used these keto friendly and sugar free vanilla wafers from High Key
If you need to add more sweetness, Stevia Powder or Zero Calorie Sugar Substitute; I use Lakanto, to keep keto cinnamon mug cake sugar free; (code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount here too)
Tips to make Banana Protein Mug Cake
This fudgy flourless banana protein mug cake really is a simple one and made in a mug or ramekin, but make sure you do all of this stuff to get is perfect.
- Grease the ramekin! You want the banana pudding mug cake to come off easily.
Use an oven-safe mug if you need.
- Use completely ripe/overripe banana since it is more sweet, and will also mash better.
- Don’t over-mix the batter!
Make sure you gently stir the wet and dry to combine them.
If you over-mix it, protein powder will make your protein mug cake tough, dense and gummy.
- Taste the batter and see if you need some extra sweetener. I’d recommend using stevia powder to maintain the consistency of the batter.
- Don’t overbake the mug cake. The top will should be just cooked. It might look soft, but will harden when it cools a bit.
It will continue to cook when out, and you want the proper fudgy center.
Alternates for this Healthy Banana Mug Cake with Protein Powder
I recommend making this low calorie, healthy and low sugar banana mug cake with the protein powder and ingredients listed since it gives the best results.
If you need other options, here’s some alternatives for a healthy banana cream pudding cake for one:
- Unflavored Protein Powder: ½ Tbsp Coconut Flour
- Coconut flour: Try using about 3 Tbsp of Almond Flour
- Egg Whites: 2 Tbsp aquafaba (chickpea liquid). I haven’t given this a try yet though.
- Almond Milk: Any other milk
- Sugar-free Vanilla Wafer Cookies: Regular Nilla Wafers, or maybe even Graham Crackers?
- Sugar-free, Fat-free Jello Instant Pudding: Regular banana flavored instant pudding mix
A Simple Vegan Banana Cream Mug Cake
This fudgy banana cream mug cake recipe has no butter or milk and can easily be made Vegan too.
For the perfect Vegan protein banana cream pudding cake, make sure you use a plant based protein powder and aquafaba in place of egg whites.
More Single Serving Protein Mug Cake Recipes
- Pecan Pie Protein Mug Cake
- Fudgy Peanut Butter Protein Mug Cake
- Chocolate Cheesecake Protein Mug Cake
- Fudgy Cinnamon Roll Protein Mug Cake
- Best Cookie Butter Mug Cake – DIY Biscoff & High Protein
- Single Serve Protein Carrot Cake
- Protein Chocolate Lava Cake
Protein Banana Pudding Cake for One
Ingredients
- ¼ cup Vanilla Protein Powder, Whey-caesin, 22g
- 1 Tbsp Unflavored Protein Powder, Whey-caesin, 6g
- 1 Tbsp Coconut Flour, 7g
- 1 tsp Banana Cream Flavor Instant Pudding Mix, 3g, Sugar-free
- ¼ + ⅛ tsp Baking Powder
- 2 Tbsp Mashed Banana, 30g, ⅓ small banana
- ¼ cup Unsweetened Almond Milk, 60ml
- 1 Egg White, 31g, 2 Tbsp
- 3-4 crushed Vanilla Wafers, Sugar Free recommended below, 10g
- Banana slices for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and lightly grease a 1 cup ramekin.
- In a bowl, whisk vanilla protein powder, unflavored protein powder, coconut flour, instant pudding mix and baking powder.
- Add mashed banana, almond milk and egg white, and stir until combined. Batter should be smooth.Taste batter and add sweetener if needed.
- Add crushed vanilla wafers, reserving few for the top, and mix.
- Pour batter into ramekin, top with more wafers and banana.
- Bake for 12-13 minutes.Top should be mostly set, but still slightly wobbly. It will harden when cool.
Notes
- Taste the batter and see if you need some extra sweetener; I’d recommend stevia if needed.
- Nutrition value is calculated using products recommended below.
- See post for alternate ingredients, tips and storage options.
- Quest Nutrition Vanilla Milkshake Protein Powder
- Quest Nutrition Multi-purpose Mix Protein Powder
- High Key Sugar Free Vanilla Wafer Cookies
- Servings: 1 mug cake | Serving size: 1
- Calories: 242kcal
- Fat: 6.3g | Saturated fat: 2.4g
- Carbohydrates: 21.1g | Fiber: 5.4g | Sugar: 4.6g
- Protein: 27.7g
This is delicious! I will definitely be making it again.
Perfectly gooey at 12 minutes. Thanks so much for another wonderful high protein recipe!!
So glad you liked it!
Shockingly large and good for the macros, and super easy! I used Nila wafers (I’m here for a protein) and it didn’t add calories.
Oh I was just as surprised! The high protein content is what I was going for too. I’m happy the Nila wafers worked 🙂