Brown Sugar Chocolate Chip Mug Muffins
with Orange Slices & Chocolate Ganache
- Milk
- Wheat
- Eggs
- Tree Nuts
- Soy
15-minute muffins from start to finish? We’ll get out of your way so you can get right to baking! For this chocolatey orange-infused breakfast treat, you’ll add chocolate chips, orange zest, brown sugar, and crème fraîche to our versatile batter mix, divide between mugs, and microwave for just about two minutes. Serve straight from the mug with orange slices and a creamy chocolate ganache (that’s frosting with a fancy name) for dipping or spreading. It’s a fast and friendly breakfast in a flash!
Ingredients
½ tablespoon
Baking Powder
2 tablespoon
Crème Fraîche
(Contains: Milk)
82 g
Tempura Batter Mix
(Contains: Milk, Wheat, Eggs)
1 unit
Coconut Milk
(Contains: Tree Nuts)
1 unit
Orange
2 tablespoon
Brown Sugar
3 ounce
Semisweet Chocolate Chips
(Contains: Soy)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce.
• Zest and halve orange; slice crosswise into ½-inch-thick half-moons. Thoroughly shake coconut milk in container before opening.
• Place ¼ cup coconut milk (½ cup for 4 servings) in a medium microwave-safe bowl (be sure to measure—we sent more!). Microwave until bubbling, 40-60 seconds. Immediately add half the chocolate chips and let stand until chocolate has slightly melted, 2-3 minutes.
• Gently whisk chocolate ganache until smooth and shiny, 30-60 seconds more. Wash and dry whisk.
• In a large bowl, whisk together crème fraîche and ¼ cup water (½ cup for 4 servings) until mostly smooth.
• Add tempura batter mix, baking powder, brown sugar, remaining chocolate chips, ¼ tsp orange zest, and ¼ tsp salt (½ tsp orange zest and ½ tsp salt for 4 servings) to bowl; whisk until thoroughly combined, 1-2 minutes.
• Coat two microwave-safe mugs (four mugs for 4 servings) with nonstick cooking spray. Evenly divide batter between mugs. TIP: The batter will be sticky, so use a rubber spatula to transfer to mugs.
• Microwave until mug muffins are springy to the touch and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 2 minutes. TIP: If needed, continue to microwave in 30-second intervals until muffins are done.
• Let mug muffins cool for 1 minute. Serve straight from the mugs with orange slices and ganache for dipping on the side. TIP: Not serving them right away? Use a butter knife to loosen muffins from mugs and transfer to a plate or container.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Some found it bland or bitter, while others enjoyed the chocolate-orange combo. Consider adding extra brown sugar for more sweetness.
- Ease of prep: Quick and simple to make, but watch microwave timing carefully to avoid dryness. Aim for about 90 seconds.
- Suggestions: Mix batter thoroughly to distribute chocolate chips evenly. For variety, try swapping orange for raspberries 🍓.
- Texture: Muffins can turn out dry or spongy. Reduce cooking time and add a touch more liquid for a moister result.
- Ganache: The chocolate ganache was a hit for many, adding richness and sweetness to balance the muffin 🍫.
Reviews from our home cooks
Tastes fine, nothing special. The chocolate ganache is really what makes this good. The big issue was that there was baking soda included with the baking powder, so we ended up accidentally putting in the soda then re-reading and putting in the powder as well. We also had to use our own brown sugar because ours was all dried out and it didn't even include the chocolate chips! We also had to use our own. And when following the rest of the recipe, there was no instructions to even PUT IN the chocolate chips, we realized that JUST BEFORE putting them into the mugs. Not good enough to want/buy it again.
The muffin was a little bland. It was not clear on how much to put in each mug. It said half and half, but what about the mug size? That would have been helpful and more clear.
We liked these. I made them with my kids for breakfast on the weekend. Next time we will only put them in the microwave for 90 seconds because they got hard.
Really good and easy to make. I'm so glad it used coconut milk since I'm lactose intolerant. I wasn't sure what to do with the leftover coconut milk, though.
Delicious and easy to make. Definitely going to be a regular pick.
Needs a second orange. Not nearly enough orange flavor in the muffin - can't even taste it
Felt like I didn't taste the brown sugar.... otherwise, the flavor and the ganache were great!
It was OK, but the center of the muffins got hard quickly so I could only eat most of it
Chocolate ganache made the dish a little heavy and overly sweet, was not a huge fan of the orange slices
These were good, but they could have been a little sweeter.
