26 Gingerbread Mug Cake Recipes

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Gingerbread Mug Cake is a fun twist on a classic holiday treat with warm notes of nutmeg, ginger and molasses. Deck the halls and string up your lights while you enjoy these quick, microwaveable dessert recipes in a mug.

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Try these 26 Gingerbread Mug Cake recipes for a splash of holiday cheer any time of the year. Do you want gingerbread without baking cookies for hours? Ditch the cookie sheet and grab your favorite mug instead. Check out the paleo, keto, sugar-free and gluten-free options to match your dietary needs. Indulge in these single-serving desserts, they’re so delicious you won’t want to share! Try the 5-Minute Mug Cake Recipes for Christmas for quick, flavorful treats to eat while you wrap presents.


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Expert Tips for Making Mug Cakes

  • Add Water: Are your mug cakes coming out dry? Keep your mug cakes moist by adding a tablespoon of water on the top. Any extra water will evaporate, leaving a moist fluffy cake behind.
  • Oven Mug Cakes: Don’t want to use a microwave? Place your mixture in a ramekin or oven safe mug and bake until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Gluten-free? Yes Please: Substitute regular flour for oat or almond flour for a gluten-free goodie.

Gingerbread Mug Cakes

Gingerbread Mug Cakes are the perfect gift for yourself this holiday season. Nothing says Christmas quite like gingerbread, and sometimes a fast dessert is exactly what you need to get into the Christmas spirit. Make one for yourself or several for the entire family. Make your holidays warm and cozy with only a mug and a microwave.

Fluffy gingerbread mug cake
2 Minute Gingerbread Mug Cake
This 2 Minute Gingerbread Mug Cake is a moist and boldly flavored cake, generously seasoned with molasses, cinnamon, and ginger. A cold-weather, holiday, cozy favorite to whip up in two minutes or less.
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Gingerbread mug cake with whipped cream
Easy Gingerbread Mug Cake
Yummy and easy homemade gingerbread mug cake recipe you can make in the microwave. Tasty and delish gingerbread in a mug. Make a Christmas mug cake this Holiday season.
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Gingerbread mug cake with powdered sugar
Gingerbread Mug Cake
This gingerbread mug cake has all the cozy spices of the best gingerbread cake. Cinnamon, ginger, molasses, all in a single-serving dessert!
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Gingerbread mug cake with powdered sugar and ice cream
Gingerbread Mug Cake
An easy recipe for gingerbread made in a mug. This microwave recipe is the prefect treat-size cake made in a few minutes. Quick, fuss free and less washing up.
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Gingerbread mug cake with ice cream and red and green sprinkles
Gingerbread Mug Cake
Gingerbread Mug Cake screams holiday. This eggless dessert for one is loaded with warm winter flavors and comes together in just 2 minutes. Make it to bring some holiday cheer this season!
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Fluffy gingerbread mug cake
Gingerbread Microwave Mug Cake
Gingerbread Microwave Mug Cake- cakey, soft, full of comforting flavours, and the only things standing between you and this vegan cake are 8 ingredients and 5 minutes of your time. It’s that simple!
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Gingerbread mug cake with whipped cream and festive sprinkles
Gingerbread Mug Cake
A quick and easy gingerbread mug cake that will give you a cozy wintery feeling without all the work! This moist mug cake is seasoned with molasses and an assortment of warm spices.
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Gingerbread mug cake with whipped cream and cinnamon
Gingerbread Mug Cake (Egg Free)
Learn how to make my Gingerbread Mug Cake recipe for a spicy, delicious seasonal mug cake you can make in just minutes!
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Gingerbread mug cake with whipped cream and chocolate chips
Gingerbread Mug Cake
A gingerbread mug cake is bliss in under 5 minutes: moist, gooey, with rich, woody, and warm aroma of gingerbread spices perking up the cake. Loaded with chocolate chips and crunchy from nuts, it takes even less time to devour it.
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Gingerbread mug cake
Microwave Ginger Cake
A yummy little treat for one (if you don't feel like sharing) prepared in the microwave. It's not very sweet on its own, but a little icing easily makes up for it!
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Gingerbread mug cake with chocolate drizzle
Healthy Gingerbread Mug Cake
Fudgy, gooey, spiced and filled with melty chocolate, this vegan gingerbread mug cake is the dessert of dreams! 
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Fluffy gingerbread mug cake with whipped cream
Keto Gingerbread Mug Cake
This Gingerbread Mug Cake is a moist and boldly flavored cake, generously seasoned with molasses- like brown sweetener, cinnamon, and ginger.
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Salted caramel gingerbread mug cake with fruit
Salted Caramel Gingerbread Mug Cake
Salted caramel gingerbread mug cake with blueberries and raspberries is fresh and delicious.
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5 Minute Mug Cake Recipes for Christmas

What’s better than Gingerbread Mug Cake recipes? 5 Minute Mug Cake Recipes for Christmas. Mix things up and pick your favorite toppings. These recipes include preserved ginger, vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, holiday sprinkles and more. With recipes this flavorful and fast, all you’ll want for Christmas is… mug cakes!

Gingerbread mug cake with preserved ginger
An Easy Gingerbread Mug Cake Recipe (Vegan)
This delicious Gingerbread mug Cake Recipe makes an easy, single portion dessert that you can whip up in no time at all, in a mug. Full of warming cozy spices, it’s perfect for the chilly days of winter or when you want a cake fix without all the hassle of making a large cake.
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Gingerbread mug cake with red, green and white sprinkles
Gingerbread Mug Cake
This simple and delicious mug cake is the perfect treat for one in the Winter! It only takes 3 minutes to prepare this gingerbread mug cake, and you only need 11 ingredients.
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Paleo Gingerbread Mug Cake
Paleo Gingerbread Mug Cake tastes like your favorite rich, moist gingerbread treat, but is made in less than five minutes! This easy single serve mug dessert comes together in a flash and is grain-free and refined sugar-free.
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Gingerbread Mug Cake
This Gingerbread Mug Cake recipe uses just a few simple ingredients (no eggs) and cooks in a mug right in the microwave. All the flavors of classic gingerbread in a fun single serving cake. 
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Gingerbread Spice Keto Low Carb Mug Cake
This Gingerbread Spice Keto Low Carb Mug Cake recipe is perfect for this time of year. That is because it is a quick one serving cake that you can enjoy in a matter of minutes.
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Gingerbread Mug Cake [No Bake]
This No Bake Gingerbread Mug Cake is the perfect, quick dessert when you’re craving those festive flavours this holiday season. Quick and simple to make, and perfectly flavoured with traditional gingerbread spices.
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Gingerbread mug cake with powdered sugar
Gingerbread mugcake (serves 2)
Made in a mug and in the microwave, you don't need any fancy equipment or be any good at baking to make this scrumptious delight.
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Gingerbread mug cake with powdered sugar
Warm Gingerbread in a Mug
Warm gingerbread cake in a mug is delightful, festive, and is filled with rich flavors such as ginger, nutmeg, and molasses. This Christmas mug cake is perfect for whenever you just want to treat yourself!
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Gingerbread mug cake with ice cream
5-Minute Gingerbread Mug Cake
This time of year I always have so many things I want to cook and bake, and it feels like I usually end up not having time to make at least one of them! That's why I love this speediest gingerbread dessert of all time!
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Gingerbread Mug Cake
This gingerbread mug cake is made full of warming spices and is incredibly moist, fluffy, and ready in just one minute! No eggs and no dairy needed, and easily made in the oven!
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Microwave Gingerbread Mug Cake (No Eggs)
This moist and fluffy mug cake is full of spices for a beautiful gingerbread flavour. It takes less than 5 minutes including cooking time!
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Gingerbread mug cake with sprinkles
Gingerbread in a Mug
Too lazy to make cookies but still craving that festive gingerbread flavor? Try this gingerbread in a mug! This gingerbread mug cake comes together in less than 5 minutes. Plus it’s gluten-free and vegan friendly. 
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Gingerbread mug cake with icing
Gingerbread Mug Cake (Dairy and Egg Free)
This gingerbread mug cake is a delicious seasonal easy dessert you can whip up in minutes! It’s a perfect christmassy and cozy dessert. Gingerbread in a mug that is super easy to make!
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