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Hi Bold Bakers!
My stomach, unlike myself is very impatient. If you tell me I can have some of my favorite snacks fast and it cooks in a microwave I am in. The result is an amazing, soft and buttery savory muffin.
This savory Microwave Cheddar & Bacon Muffin in a Mug is the perfect single serving portion for when that 3 o’clock slump hits or you just fancy a quick treat for yourself. It will fill you up but still leave room for dinner. It’s full of flavor and good ingredients.
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The cook time I gave is based on my microwave which heats at 1200 Watts. I always suggest keeping a close eye on your mug meal when cooking as over cooking can make them rubbery instead of soft like they should be.
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Cheddar & Bacon Muffin in a Mug
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder (optional)
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ tablespoon (1/4 oz/ 9g) butter, cubed
- 3½ tablespoons milk (or buttermilk)
- 1 tablespoon bacon
- 1 tablespoon cheese
Instructions
- In a microwavable mug, mix together the flour, baking powder, onion powder and salt
- Using your fork, incorporate the cubed butter into the dry ingredients. When done it will resemble fine breadcrumbs.
- Stir in the milk, bacon and cheese until your mix forms a batter
- Microwave for roughly 45 seconds - 1 minute (this timing is based on my 1200W microwave so yours might vary)
- Enjoy warm!
Recipe Notes
Pretty good, but I omitted onion powder and bacon and added pepperoni because that’s what I had. I served it with Marinara sauce.
for those that have used a milk alternative- is there a best alternative? coconut, almond etc?
made this today but did with ham and cheddar, was so good will make again
Hello, I love your channel and your website! For this recipe, can I use mozzarella instead of cheddar cheese?
It’s a tea cup.
Very yummy. I added extra cheese on top as well as dried Italian herbs and made it with fake bacon. I found it extremely filling and had to eat it in two parts.
can you make this recipe a day ahead?
This recipe looks great! Could you share the nutritional information for this recipe? Thank you!
Hi thanks a lot for the recipe, i used a onion instead of onion powder and it tasted realy good.
I used the garlic powder and it came out really good. I put in more coconut milk for a softer batter and then stored it in the mug with plastic wrap so I could have it ready to make in the morning. It came out really good. Thanks for the mug recipe.