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Desneige's Chocolate & Pear Mug Brownies
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Desneige's Chocolate & Pear Mug Brownies
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Skill Level
Easy
Preparation Time
5 minutes
Total Time
6 minutes
Servings
1
Cost Per Serving
$0.75
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Ingredients
Recipe Ingredients
1/4 cup
Chestnut Flour (Any flour will work i.e. All-Purpose, Spelt...)
2 tbsp
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
2 tbsp
Pure Cane Sugar
1/4 cup
Milk or Water
1/4 cup
Pear, grated
1 tbsp
Grape Seed Oil
14 tsp
Ground Cardamom (optional)
1
Pinch of Salt (optional)
Directions
Cooking Directions
Add flour, cocoa powder, cardamom, sugar and salt to a mug and combine well. Add the milk and oil and mix until smooth. Stir in the grated pear.
Microwave for about 60 to 90 seconds.
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Nutrition
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PDF link to nutrition facts table for Desneige's Chocolate & Pear Mug Brownies.
Nutrition Facts
Pears are rich in a type of plant chemicals called flavonols which help improve insulin sensitivity. When cells are more sensitive to insulin, this means that less insulin needs to be released into the bloodstream. Lower insulin levels are desirable because they are associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes, obesity and some cancers.
Eating pears may reduce the risk of certain cancers. The skin of pears contains cinnamic acids, plant chemicals that may reduce the risk of stomach cancer. In a population-based study, eating pears on a weekly basis was associated with a lower risk of developing esophageal cancer.
Cocoa is rich in plant chemicals called flavanols that help to keep blood vessels flexible, which can lower blood pressure. A few small studies have shown that cocoa can reduce risk of heart attack, stroke and diabetes, but more research is needed. Choose chocolate with at least 65% cocoa to get the health benefits.