Vegan Pear Streusel Mug Cake is filled with fresh pear, chocolate chips and topping with an almond streusel! Also paleo, gluten-free and grain-free!
Pears remind me of the fruit salad my Dad used to make for Bethany and I as kids when my Mom was working the night shift as a nurse.
He used to cut up apples, bananas, and pears and place them in a large bowl, mix them together and add a few handfuls of chocolate chips of course :). I’d say that my love of fruit stemmed from eating this salad a few times per week, but it also didn’t hurt that there was a plethora of chocolate chips in addition to the sweet goodness of the fresh fruit! Let’s just agree that you cannot beat fresh fruit salad with chocolate chips as the perfect healthy dessert! Am I right?
I don’t know why, but pears are very underrated when it comes to the food blog world. I guess apples just take over and it’s so not fair because pears deserve the spot light this time of year. Pears get their glory today in this beautiful Chocolate Pear Mug Cake!
You guy’s know how much we LOVE mug cakes, so naturally, we had to make a pear version for our recipe collab with 5 other blogger friends. Let me tell ya, this mug cake is the perfect accompaniment to lots of hot coffee for a delicious breakfast, snack or dessert. You would also NEVER guess that it’s actually good for ya too! It’s only made with a few real ingredients that you already have like:
Almond flour
Baking powder
Maple syrup
Flax egg/egg
Cinnamon
Chopped pear
Chocolate chips
Almond streusel topping
Pear Streusel Chocolate Chip Mug Cake
This Vegan Pear Mug Cake is so easy to make with real ingredients and takes only 1 minute in the microwave! It’s filled with fresh chopped pear and chocolate chips and topped with an almond streusel topping making it a healthy and delicious breakfast, snack or dessert. Also paleo, gluten-free, and grain-free! It’s a must make for any pear lover!
Vegan Pear Streusel Chocolate Chip Mug Cake {Paleo + Gluten-Free!}
Ingredients
- 4.5 tbsp almond flour
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- dash of cinnamon
- 1 flax egg can use real egg if not vegan
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 2-3 tbsp chopped pear
- 1 tbsp chocolate chips
- STREUSEL TOPPING
- 1-2 tbsp sliced almonds
- 1/2 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1/8 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp coconut oil melted
Instructions
- Grease a mug/ramekin with cooking spray. Mix all cake ingredients together and place batter in ramekin/mug. Mix together streusel topping ingredients and add on top of batter. Cook for 1 minute in the microwave.
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Check Out These Other Healthy Vegan Pear Recipes!
Spiced Chocolate Pear Overnight Oats via Feasting on Fruit
Spiced Pear Donuts with Cashew Caramel Icing via The Coconut Diaries
Parsnip Pear Pie via Healthy Helper
Pear Cranberry Crisp via Choosing Chia
Questions of the day!
What’s your favorite way to eat pears?
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This is the cutest little mug of streusel-topped cake!! Streusel, fruit, and chocolate–all my faves in one bite! I am guilty of letting apples take precedence over pears in my kitchen. That fruit salad sounds delicious, I’ve never added chocolate chips to fruit salad (which seems like a big mistake in retrospect 🤔). This recipe challenge certainly changed my mind about pears. And chocolate helped too!
Ladies!!! YOU KILLED IT!!! This mug cake looks incredible and I LUUUURVE the streusel topping. Omg. Wow. I love the combo of chocolate and pear! Cannot wait to try this for myself.
I love mug cakes. This one looks perfect for winter. I can’t believe I haven’t had a pear yet this winter!
This looks seriously delicious! I don’t know if I could choose a favourite healthy dessert… but anything chocolatey is usually a winner in my books 😉
Oh my!!! Yummy yummy!!!! Looks too good!
Just give me my pears sweet and unripe…sometimes hard to find, but not bad 😉 Bosc are my obsession!
Suck a smart idea when you need a little treat for 1 person! Can’t wait to try it 🙂
Pears are totally underrated but SO delicious! I need to try this mug cake – loving the chocolate chips you added too 🙂
Poor pears. They are so good, they definitely need more love. And with this simple sweet recipe, there’s no reason not to give them all the praise they deserve.
Yaaaaas! I’ve been all about mug cakes ever since my boyfriend decided he no longer has a sweet tooth and I have no one to share full-sized cakes with 😉 This recipe looks absolutely phenomenal – definitely straight up my alley! Must…make….soon!
Haha that’s why we LOVE mug cakes! thank you so much Julia 🙂
agreed! They do need more love! Thank you!
seriously though! thank you!
yes indeed! Thank you Jess!
oh love Bosc pears too!
Thank ya!
you know it! Totally agree Kristy 🙂
Thank you! I always forget how delicious pears really are!
thank you Kaila! Love your recipe too 🙂
Awww thank you Natalie! You have to try that fruit salad with chocolate chips, it’s UNBELIEVABLE!
Love, love, love mug cakes!
This is so original and getting pinned.
And, yes of course you cannot beat fresh fruit salad with chocolate chips!!! 😀
YUM! This is perfect! Definitely trying this soon 🙂
You know I’ve never had a pear in my life. Crazy right? I need to try your mug cake. It’s not that much of a commitment to see if I like it!
Pears soooo don’t get the love and recognition that they deserve! I personally love them 🙂 This mug cake sounds amazing and I love the added streusel on top!
Mug cakes are my FAVORITE. We just got some pears, so maybe I’ll make this when they get ripe.
mmm I love pears in the winter! This combo looks amazing! I’m actually doing a pear recipe next week for a baked pear! So christmas-y!
This looks AMAZING!! You’re recipes are always so healthy and delicious!! Love it babe!
xoxo Cailee!
I love pears and this looks like the most delicious mug cake I’ve ever seen. YUMMMMMM!
This sound wonderful and easy! I love pears, but have never actually baked anything with them.
Oh this sounds delicious!! 😀 I love pears but don’t use them anywhere near enough as I should! Need to try this recipe 🙂
Hi Bethany & Rachel,
I love pears. My Mother used to make pear pie and it was my favorite type of pie. Unfortunately it is not something I can eat much of anymore. I have an sensitivity to pears and to any kind of grain. I do eat fresh pears from my Mom tree but have to limit them and I can’t touch any grain. I do think you recipes sound so tasty and healthy. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & tweeted!
That Pear Streusel Mug Cake is adorable! So cute, easy and seasonal! I think we often need a reminder to use pears more often and thanks for keeping it vegan! Thanks again Bethany & Rachel!
I agree- apples always get picked over pears. But I love the taste of pears more! I LOVE mug cakes and this takes the cake (no pun intended). Love that almond streusel topping!
I love streusels and any muffins or breads with added chocolate chips, so combining the two sounds like pure bliss!! Apples do take over, but pears are the juiciest, sweet treat. This looks like the perfect dessert or even breakfast with those nutritious ingredients. I can’t wait to try it!
xxMeah