The easiest cornbread for one, with a twist! A Pumpkin Cornbread Mug Cake recipe made easily in the microwave, gluten-free, and vegan! This healthy little treat can be served for breakfast, a snack, or even dessert!
***This post has been updated in August 2016. Original writing stands***
I’m sorry, but I’m sharing another mug cake recipe. They’re just too good not to! If you still haven’t tried one…I really don’t know what you’re waiting for! This one is perfect for the “pumpkin everything” season, although I see myself still making this year-round! I’ve been playing around with adding cornmeal to all my mug cakes recently and I just love it! The texture and taste are delicious and…corny! I saw some blue cornmeal at Whole Foods the other day and I think I may need to buy some too…you all know I like fun colors!
Mug cakes are so easy to make and when you think of cornbread, you usually think of a big loaf or skillet. What if you just one a small “slice” for yourself in the blink-of-an-eye? The best idea for a single college girl! Gluten-free, vegan, sugar-free, and so yummy! I always eat my mug cakes for breakfast, but this would be a fabulous snack or dessert if you top it with some vegan ice cream or maybe some fluff!
Pumpkin Cornbread Mug Cake
Pumpkin Cornbread Mug Cake
The easiest cornbread for one, with a twist! A Pumpkin Cornbread Mug Cake recipe made easily in the microwave, gluten-free, and vegan! This healthy little treat can be served for breakfast, a snack, or even dessert!
- Yield: 1 1x
- Category: Breakfast, Snack, Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 3 TB Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour
- 2 TB Yellow Cornmeal
- 1/2 Tsp Baking Powder
- 1/4 Tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 Tsp Cinnamon
- 1/4 Tsp Pure Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract
- 8 Drops Liquid Vanilla Stevia
- 3 TB Pure Pumpkin Puree
- 3 TB Water
Instructions
- Mix the first 5 dry ingredients in a single ramekin or small mug. Then add the last 4 wet ingredients and mix together until completely combined.
- Microwave the ramekin on high for 1 minute and 20-30 seconds. Remove the ramekin carefully (it’s hot!), top with whatever you desire, and dig in!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
Looking for more? Try this Pumpkin Mug Cake too!
Healthy pumpkin cornbread goodness! If you’ve even once been on the internet these last few weeks, you know the pumpkin recipes are not going to be stopping anytime soon! They won’t stop here either. I still have a bunch to share! Slowly though, I won’t overwhelm you. But when something is good (and ’tis the season), how can you NOT share!
So tell me:
+ Sweet or savory cornbread? With or without actual corn kernels? I actually never liked cornbread growing up. Now that I cook and bake myself and can make it the right way, I love it! And I think it’s best slightly sweet without real kernels!
+ Do you like pumpkin? According to the media, I think it may be un-American not too 😛
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Jennifer Dawn
Such a delicious and unique recipe!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks!
Deborah Davis
It’s amazing how quick and easy your Pumpkin Cornbread Mug Cake recipe is! I can’t wait to try this!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes! Super easy!
Nikki
This is absolutely perfect for me. I love pumpkin, but my husband doesn’t. Now I can whip up a mug cake for myself and not have to share it with anyone! Especially those days when you just need a little treat. This would be the perfect breakfast or afternoon snack. Thank you so much!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Totally would! More for you!
Ashley Tukiainen
mug cakes are awesome! and this sounds like a little fall treat 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
They sure are!
Karren Haller
Oh My Heart-Rebecca, this looks amazing and will be my breakfast today. I am loving pumpkin and I cant wait to make it. Pinned to share :♥)
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Fantastic, enjoy!
Jennifer
This looks delicious and so easy. Thanks for sharing.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Enjoy!
Nicole
This recipe looks so delicious.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Enjoy!
Cathy Lawdanski
Slightly sweet, no kernels and I LOVE pumpkin. You can get a great pumpkin fix in just a few minutes with this recipe.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes you can!
Vicky
I’ve never made a mug cake, we threw our microwave out a few years ago. This looks delicious and lovely to see it’s sugar and gluten free and vanilla adds its own special sweetness, yummy!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
That is terrible!
Anjali @ Vegetarian Gastronomy
I LOVE mugcake, and this pumpkin one sounds awesome! Not to mention, corn flour…i have a huge bag of it that needs to be used!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
AH yes!!! Breakfast time!
Ava
This sounds so intriguing! I have yet to make a mug cake but I love pumpkin and cornbread so this may be the one.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I hope this will be your first one!
Uma
Quick and delicious treat for the season of pumpkin!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Sure is!
Molly Kumar
I’m such a big Pumpkin fan and this looks delicious n super quick.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yea, thanks!
Carol
Sounds easy and delicious, what’s not to like? Great idea
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Totally!
Mel |avirtualvegan.com
I love pumpkin, cornbread and mug cakes. What a great recipe idea!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!
gingey bites
Mug cakes had a bit of a phase here in the UK a few years ago but I only ever tried it once with a chocolate one! Will have to give this a whirl! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Bring them back!
J@BlessHerHeartYall
What a great idea! You had me at “cornbread”. So clever and yummy!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Ah, yes, a cornbread fan 😉
Angela @marathonsandmotivation.com
Yum! I love anything with Pumpkin in it!! Pinned 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Same here!
The vegan 8
What a brilliant idea to combine cornbread and pumpkin! Wow, I’m drooling now!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Everything we love about Fall!
The Food Hunter
mug cakes are fun to make…great flavor here
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
They are!
Amy Katz from Veggies Save The Day
Believe it or not, I’ve never made a mug cake. Thanks for making yours vegan and gluten free!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Wah!! You need to!
Nayna Kanabar
What a brilliant idea to make this in a mug. Very innovative.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, have you not heard of mug cakes before?
Choclette
This sounds so good. I’ve seen pumpkin cornbreads around for a while and keep thinking I really must try it.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Now you can try one just for yourself 😉
Kathleen - Bloggers Lifestyle
Your pumpkin cornbread looks so light and delicious.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
It is, thanks!
Igor @ Cooking The Globe
Pumpkin season is approaching so I am surely trying this. Looks so delicious!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes it is! Thank you!
Valerie
Cornbread and pumpkin are my favorite. What a tasty afternoon snack idea.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks, Valerie!
Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy
I love cornbread…and the addition of pumpkin is great. What a nice little treat for an afternoon coffee/tea break.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes, it totally is!
Nicole
I am obsessed with mug cakes lately. I will definitely give this pumpkin cornbread mug cake a try. Pinned to my Recipes board.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Mug cakes are always fun!
Lou
I have a fave choc mug cake but this sounds immense! If we have the ingredients in the uk I will try and do it and being gluten free is a total bonus! Thank you!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Well there is a chocolate on in the archives here!
sarah@creatingbettertomorrow
First off – no sorry needed…I love mug cake recipes!!!! And yep I’m a pumpkin lover! I actually stock up on the canned pumpkin in the fall when it is on sale more often, I find I use it ALL THE TIME in my baking!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
There is always a can in my pantry! Last year there was that “shortage” scare too!
Phillius Thomas
Pumpkin cornbread cake is a mixture I would not have ever thought to try. Hearing about it, and seeing it, makes me want to make it next time I get to the store. It certainly looks delicious sitting there in that small bowl. I really like the color that the pumpkin gives this cake.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Pumpkin cornbread really isn’t that strange and the pumpkin only intensifies the cornmeal yellow…
Laura
Cornbread + pumpkin + mug cake. Three of the best things! Yes please! Looks delicious:)
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
This was such a yummy recipe! I need to make it again!
Judy
Thanks for coming and linking up at our Happy Holidays Link Party. We’d love to see you back next week starting Saturdays @7pm ET on The Midnight Baker from now until Christmas!
Judy@ http://www.bakeatmidnite.com
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks!
Rachel
Yay! More ways for me to sneak vegetables into my son’s diet with stuff he already loves. Or is pumpkin a fruit? Eh, doesn’t matter really. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
If it has seeds it’s a fruit! But really we catogarize it separately as a squash so more like a low carb starch! But non the less, ultra healthy a nutrient dense!
Michelle @ A Dish of Daily Life
I’m glad you’re sharing mug cake recipes because it gives me a push to try them! I love easy and my kids love cornbread! So glad to see this one at Foodie Fridays! Hope to see you again tonight!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha! Yes, mug cakes all the time! You have to give them a try stat!
Dina@KitchenDreaming
Thanks for coming and linking up at #The Weekend Social. Please be sure to come back next week starting Thursdays at 9PM EST on KitchenDreaming.com ! I hope to see you there! Pinned
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks!
Amanda
My kids would FLIP for this! Thanks for the recipe. I have not tried a mug cake but I think I will in the near future now. It looks like it fixes up really quick too. Gotta love cake that cooks in under five minutes.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Unti 2 minutes you have a perfect personal cake! It is healthy too 😉
Diane Balch
My daughter is always looking for tasty treats to bake in the microwave. This is pretty healthy. Pinned. Thanks for bringing this to Weekend Bites.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
It is 100% healthy! Mug cakes are so fun to make too and so quick and easy!
Deborah Davis
Hi Rebecca,
Such a simple yet satisfying seasonal delight! I can’t wait to make this! Thank you so much for sharing this Pumpkin Cornbread Mug Cake recipe at the Healthy, Happy, Green and Natural Party Blog Hop.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks Deb, it sure is!
Honest mum
Gorgeous, quick to make, seasonal cake, lovely! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes it is!
Stephanie
Yum! I love mug cakes too! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes! Thanks!
Leslie
I love mug cakes. They are just enough and there isn’t a need to wait an hour 1/2 to bake a cake. This looks yummy! I’m stopping by from SITS & I hope your having a great day!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yes! I could eat them everyday! So quick and easy 😉
Jenny @ Honey and Birch
Yum! I can’t wait to try this. – 2 of my favorite things together. 🙂 Thank you for sharing – here from SITS sharefest! Have a great weekend.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Two of the best! Thanks Jenny 🙂
Kierston
I think I’ve only ever had cornbread once in my life! Thanks for linking up to #recipefriday 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Make it again!
Ali the Skinny GF Chef
Hi Rebecca! This looks like my lunch today! Hope you will come over and link it up tonight on Savoring Saturdays and don’t forget to grab your Featured Pin! You were the most liked recipe last week! Thanks so much
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, that is a winning lunch then!
Marla
Sound tasty. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & twitted.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks!
Fran@BCDC
Two of my favorite things, cornmeal and pumpkin…sounds delicious!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, yes!
Laura @PetiteAllergyTreats
Never be sorry for a mug cake recipe! 😀 They really ARE just that good!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
O yes Laura, yes they are! 😉
Katie @ Daily Cup of Kate
Wow, this looks SO good. Putting it on the menu for next week! 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Woohoo! Thanks Katie!
Chelsea
This needs to be in my life now. Looks delish! 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, thank you, and yes it does!
Michelle @ Vitamin Sunshine
Looks delicious. After all these years of seeing everyone’s mug cakes, I still have never made one! I guess I like making big batches and freezing for ease.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
These are for when the craving hits!
Brianna @Flippin' Delicious
Pumpkin and cornbread are a match made in heaven. The texture of the cornmeal just makes it yum! I’ve made pumpkin corn pancakes before, but making pancakes takes forever. Mug cake=genius!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Mug cakes are my go to now that its such a hassele to lug all my supplies down to the kitchen in my dorm if I want to use a stove!
Natalie
Never to many mugcakes! I just tried my first mugcake a couple of days ago (I know its pathetic), and I love new flavor ideas, especially if they involve pumpkin 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
A mug cake for every season 😉
Cassie
I haven’t made a mug cake in so long but feels like this needs to change now!!
Kaylin @ Enticing Healthy Eating
Now that you mentioned blue cornmeal you reminded me that I’ve been wanting to get my hands on some and try it out! This mug cake sounds awesomely delicious. Pinning it! I need to try it one evening for a dessert. 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Next time I go to Whole Foods….I’m buying blue cornmeal!
Or try it for breakfast 😉
Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner
Looks super easy and quick! Thanks for linking up with us again this week.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
It is!
Tina Muir
Thanks for joining us for meatless monday Rebecca! You are very impressive how much you are able to do with limited resources, but if it makes you happy, thats even better!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I’m just going to make myself the queen of mug cakes now 😉
Krysten (@darwinianfail)
well that just sounds delightful!!! And Easy! LOVE
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, thanks Krysten! XOXO
francesca
Super easy and delicious. Right up my alley 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
100% 😉
Karen
This sounds delicious. We love pumpkin recipes, and I’m looking forward to what you have to share later. I’m featuring pumpkin recipes on my FB page all month long, and will be sharing yours today.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Well thank you Karen!
lindsay
i don’t know how you do it! so creative. Love this combo!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
The simplest things are the best!
Annmarie
This looks fantastic! I need to buy the cornmeal so I can make it! 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Stock up!!!
Allie
I love cornbread and will be giving this a try
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Yay! Me too! It’s so good 🙂
Sue Parke
Yum! I will definitely have to try this!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Totally! Thanks Sue 🙂