Microwaved mug cakes may not sound very appealing but believe us when we say how impressive they are.

There’s honestly nothing better than craving something sweet, realising you have absolutely nothing that fits that description in the house and then whipping up a super healthy, guilt free cake in just five minutes!

This one’s great when you’ve got some left over sweet potato mash from last night’s dinner in the fridge, which would have just gone to waste if not.

Ingredients (for two mug cakes)

• 1 tbsp of ground flax seed
• 1/4 of a cup of water
• 1/4 of mashed up, cooked sweet potatoes
•  2 tbsp of almond milk
• ¼ tsp of pure vanilla extract
• 1 tsp of brown sugar
• 7 tbsp of self-rising flour
• 1/2 a tsp of ground cinnamon
• 1/2 a tsp of freshly grated nutmeg

Add the flax seed and water to a large mug. Wisk this mixture and leave it to sit for a couple of minutes until it has thickened. Then stir in the sweet potato, almond milk, vanilla, sugar, flour and spices.

Beat this batter until smooth and then divide the mixture into two mugs. Microwave on full power for two and a half minutes, or until the mixture has risen.

Recipe sourced from Oh My Veggies.