Microwave desserts, meals, and snacks are the perfect go-to recipes for when you are in a time crunch or don’t have access to an oven. This collection features 28 amazing recipes that don’t require much besides a microwave.
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These microwaved desserts, meals, and snacks are game changers! Whether you are in a rush and need to eat quickly or are adapting to dorm room cooking, these recipes are perfect for you. This collection can serve as your online microwave cookbook.
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Mug Cake Cooking Tip: Check to see if your mug cakes are cooked through with a toothpick! If you are unsure if your cake is cooked thoroughly, stick a toothpick halfway through the cake. If it comes out with cake batter on it, microwave it for a bit more time.
Add More or Fewer Blueberries: The Blueberry Muffin in a Mug recipe allows you to adjust the number of blueberries in the breakfast. If you want a stronger blueberry flavor, feel free to add more. If you want less of a blueberry presence, simply add less.
Dairy-Free and Vegan Pancake in a Mug: Substitute Milk for Water in this recipe to make it dairy-free and vegan!
Microwave Breakfast
These microwave breakfast recipes are delicious and easy to make! Combine ingredients into a mug, microwave, and eat! This breakfast list includes everything from Easy Scrambled Microwave Eggs to a Blueberry Muffin in a Mug.
Easy Scrambled Microwave Eggs
Easy Scrambled Microwave Eggs are made in one bowl in less than 2 minutes! A brilliant cooking hack that tastes delicious and requires hardly any cleanup.
Whether it’s one of those busy mornings or you’re just having some classic late-night cravings, this recipe is exactly what you’re looking for when the hunger hits for a quick breakfast fix without all the fuss!
Blueberry Banana Microwave Baked Oats is a single serving of baked oatmeal made quick and easy in the microwave. This oatmeal recipe super simple to make, it’s nutritious and SO delicious.
When you need French toast in a flash! 1, 2, 3 in the microwave, gluten-free and vegan; breakfast will never be boring again, even when you’re in a rush!
This single serving, oil-free Cinnamon Roll in a Mug is like magic. It’s so easy & perfect for when those sweet cravings hit. It works for breakfast and dessert!
Microwave snacks and sides are great to make when you are hungry, but don’t have much time to cook. Whether you are trying to cook a sweet potato in the microwave or create microwaved peanut brittle, this list has you covered!
Microwave Peanut Brittle
Every bite gives a wonderful contrast of chewy and crunchy, sweet and salty. The combination of tastes and textures is so delightful, it’s like having a party in your mouth.
A Pop Tart is something that is normally cooked in a toaster BUT a Pop Tart in a Mug is a whole other wonderful thing. You mix it in a mug and cook it in the microwave! Yes, microwave.
This easy 2-ingredient Velveeta queso is the perfect last-minute dip that’s easily made in the microwave or crockpot. It’s great for a crowd and tastes super creamy and delicious.
Whether you are making dinner with sweet potatoes, baking with sweet potatoes, eating sweet potatoes as a side, or eating sweet potatoes for dessert, save yourself a whole ‘lotta time and nuke them in the microwave.
These microwavable dinners are the perfect dorm recipes or meals for people looking to save time. This list will help you make Microwave Loaded Potato Soup in under five minutes and Microwave Grilled Cheese without a big cleanup.
Microwave Loaded Potato Soup
This Microwave Loaded Potato Soup in a Mug is ready in under 5 minutes flat for a delicious, creamy hot meal loaded with delicious toppings like bacon, shredded cheese and more!
This Microwave Grilled Cheese is a great way to cook a classic meal if you only have access to a microwave! It is super easy to make and has an even easier cleanup!
In less than 10 minutes, you can prepare and cook your own chicken fingers in the microwave. Quick Microwave Chicken Fingers are tastier, healthier, and faster than any fast food you can buy.
Microwave desserts are easy, simple, and delicious! Here you’ll find mouthwatering recipes from Chocolate Chip Mug Cake to Carrot Cake in a Mug. These desserts are great for people looking for a good quality dessert with a quick bake time.
Chocolate Chip Mug Cake
This fluffy, warm Chocolate Chip Mug Cake bakes in the microwave and has all the decadence you want from a dessert in a single serving!
Pineapple Upside Down Mug Cake creates individual servings of moist yellow cake topped with pineapple rings, maraschino cherries, and melted brown sugar, just like the baked cake, but this quick and easy dessert is ready in just one microwave minute.
