Cooking for yourself can be complicated: your dorm doesn’t always have an oven, you’re short on time, and you’re cooking for a party of one. So, how do you make quick single-serving yummy meals and treats in your dorm? The answer is in a mug. Microwave mug recipes have become a new fad in quick and easy cooking, whether it be for meals or for delicious deserts.
Breakfast
Blueberry Muffin With Streusel Topping Mug Cake
The blueberry muffin is classic breakfast treat, that can now be made hot and ready in your dorm in under five minutes. The recipe from Kirbie’s Cravings calls for everyday kitchen ingredients and is as simple as mix, pour, microwave.
Omelet
This omelet recipe from Just Putzing gives you another hot and fresh breakfast staple in under five minutes. While the recipe calls for additives such as chicken, peppers, and onions, feel free to add whatever you love in your omelet.
Lunch & Dinner
Instant Mug o’ Mac & Cheese
This recipe from Babble is not only super quick but also super simple, using only four ingredients to make perfect gooey mac & cheese.
Coffee Cup Chilaquiles
You can even spice it up and make some Mexican food in mug with this recipe from STL. The chilaquiles is simple and contains pretty predictable and easy to procure ingredients: tortilla chips, sour cream, salsa, cheese, queso fresco, etc.
Dessert & Snacks
Chocolate Chip Cookie in a Cup
Who doesn’t love a warm and gooey chocolate chip cookie? Now instead of having to make a whole batch, and either feeling guilty about eating them all yourself or getting stuck with stale ones, you can make fresh individual cookies thanks to No. 2 Pencil’s recipe. Between prep and baking you should have a hot and ready cookie in six minutes.
Nutella Mug Cake
Who doesn’t love Nutella? Correct response: no one. A Nutella cake sounds just as amazing, especially because you can have it warm, fluffy and in your mouth in just five minutes. This recipe from Live Love Pasta gives you a quick guide on how to make the delectable dessert.
Cookies and Cream Mug Cake
Kirbie’s Cravings serves up a simplified recipe to a delicious cookies and cream mug cake. You’re only five ingredients and five minutes away from this yummy treat filled with white chocolate chips and Oreos.
Cooking can be time consuming and confusing, so we often resort to junk food and skipping meals. Instead, get to some mixing and pop a mug in the microwave. Five minutes later you’ll be having a fresh and delicious treat.