#Meals in a Mug

[disastergay]

Mug Brownie: Autism Edition☕

When you try to make a microwave brownie, does the image below look like your result?

Are you tired of ~trying to make a brownie in the microwave~ by following some recipe you found online, only for it to taste like shit because the ratio of oil/sugar/flour to brownie mix is an overpowering assault on your senses?

Or maybe you don't even bother trying because the instructions are unclear and you'd rather not risk fucking it up "just in case" using a wooden spoon instead of a plastic one might make your kitchen explode?

Maybe it's even worse - maybe you did everything right and followed the instructions perfectly, but you can't for the life of you tell if the final product came out right and don't feel like setting yourself up for an unpleasant surprise.

Well, I'm here to share with you the one tried and true microwave/mug brownie recipe that works for me.

Ingredients

Here's what you'll need:

A mug of some kind (doesn't HAVE to be a mug but needs to be mug shaped + microwave safe)

2 and 1/2 tablespoons (TBSP) of brownie mix or cocoa powder

1 and 1/2 TBSP of all purpose flour -> 1 TBSP only if you don't want to be able to taste the flour slightly (this is what people mean when they say brownies taste "cakey")

1 TBSP granulated white sugar -> add another if you want to make it more sweet than tart OR only use 1/2 TBSP if you don't want to be able to taste more sweetness than tartness

ALWAYS* mix your dry ingredients together in the mug before you add in the liquids. (*The only exception being any chocolate chips you add, those can go in at the end or the start, it has no bearing on the recipe.)

Once you've done that, add the following:

1 TBSP of canola, vegetable OR olive oil -> the more you add, the smoother and richer it will get, but the harder it will be to cook and physically eat

2 TBSP water (to be added at the very end because it needs to be mixed in quickly)

Final Prep

Stir your ingredients together for at least 15-30 seconds or long enough to completely mix the dry and wet stuff together. If you've made normal brownies before, this should look like brownie mix right before it goes in the oven.

Check the wattage of your microwave. Most of the recipes I saw accounted for a 1000 watt or less microwave and recommended microwaving for about 30 seconds at full power. However, mine is around 1200w and I get the best results from microwaving for 45 seconds at full power. If you can't figure out what wattage your microwave has, just start with 30 seconds at full blast and add on 15 second intervals from there. It might take some experimentation on your part to get the recipe perfect.

When it's fully cooked, your mug brownie should look kind of puffed up like a mini lava cake. It probably won't fill up much of your mug at all, but trust me, it'll be dense. The texture might surprise you because it's a little more mousse-like than your average crispy-topped oven brownie, but the overall taste should be pretty similar.

It will also be HOT when it first comes out, so wait at least a minute and a half for it to cool down a bit and blow on your fork/spoon before putting any of it in your mouth.

TW: Trypophobia - Every single time I successfully make this recipe, the imprint of popped air bubbles looks like a bunch of little holes clustered close together. If that's something that would bother you, don't look directly into the mug when you finish microwaving it - stick a toothpick inside to gage how goopy the brownie is instead.

Additional Tips

Drink a glass of milk milk/eat a scoop of ice cream with your brownie. This will help balance the heat of the brownie and its overpowering chocolatey taste, if that's something that's been a sensory issue for you in the past.

Chocolate chips, being heavier, tend to migrate towards the bottom of the mug, so don't be afraid to get in there and swipe around with your utensil to more evenly distribute them around the brownie.

Add whatever extra toppings you want! I'd recommend sweet things like bits of candy/chocolate though.

As someone who recently had major oral surgery and hasn't been allowed to bite down or chew any of my food for weeks, this recipe is very easy to swallow and digest. If you've just had wisdom tooth surgery or something similar, as long as you use plastic utensils and make your tongue do most of the work, you should be able to eat this with ease.

Eat slowly. Trust me when I tell you that you're underestimating just how filling this brownie will be. These have easily lasted me 2-3 meals because my sensory-specific satiety keeps burning out halfway through eating them.

Store your leftovers in the fridge. You can just leave what's left of the brownie in the mug for this part. They keep well and you can always heat them up again!

When you're 100% done with it, drizzle liquid soap in the mug and fill it up with water to let it soak before washing it. This will make it easier to get all the extra gunk out whether you wash your dishes by hand or use a dishwasher.

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[dailyfoodlovers]

shivering on your door step wet and in the rain because you wouldnt let me in even thouogh i scratched a lot on the door really loud and now im dead

[scarredlove]

Oh don't worry- They've been following me for MONTHS

cough cough @certified-handler cough

[mugrootbeer]

Mug root beer is a great drink that can go with any meal.

[ganonfan1995]

Not to yuck anyone's yum, but it's wild how much trad-wife botw Zelda content exists.

[greyias]

I should just start making a compilation of these exaggerated sad faces he keeps making trying to convince me to feed him a whole thirty minutes early

[sae-mian]

*kicks ur door down* NIRASAE MEETING ESENT-

"If you ever need help, you're welcome to ask for it..."

Going solely off first impressions, I think their healer brain would kick in BIG TIME. The poor thing looks like he's not had any good rest in years, goodness knows what else may be wrong with him. Nira'sae would want to help - though, they'll still wait for permission. They're not the sort to force that on someone.

(Unless it's life or death, of course.)

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[gentleraccoon]

my spouse and i have this poor bitch dessert we call " the apple thing" and it goes like this:

get an apple, cut it up into little bits, probably diced

you don't have to peel it if you don't want to, but my spouse likes it peeled. i, on the other hand, do not mind the peel

stick the cut up pieces in a large mug

plop a tablespoon of sugar in the mug, then a tablespoon of flour, then a tablespoon of butter, then sprinkle whatever amount of cinnamon your heart desires. stir it to the best of your ability, but the butter will probably not be soft. that's fine.

microwave it for like. 30 seconds. stir it after that, then microwave for 30 seconds again. stir once more, then nuke it again for perhaps 30 - 60 more seconds.

eat it, be comforted by the warm apple, the perfect portion, the cozy cinnamon, the sweetness of the sugar, the relative ease of preparing such a small but satisfying treat

[tropicana-on-the-walkway]

Somewhere out there is an only child to a blue collar dad and a stay at home millennial mom and they are living better than you have ever lived. When I die that's who I want to come back as.

[kindred-spirit-93]

birfday gift ideas

my baby brother turns 18 tomorrow (aw/ ew) and i have like 24 hours to come up with something if anything (i have till like the 30 it dont matter lol) but id like to ask anyway what yall think?

last year i gave him a keychain (twas a matching set of tanjiro and nezuko lol) but every year before its always been handmade cards (he surprised me with a cute gon keychain once it was sweet). anyway

i have lots of thread but very little time so out of all the options id say its my best shot bc watercolours are HARD and i cant draw anything outside of the same 2 blorbos i always do lmao

shopping for stuff isnt exactly feasible either (exams soon also im lazy) so id rather invest an hour or two for something thats going to collect dust on his desk so i can tell his future grandkids i was a good older sister whereas he would eat my food and make me walk uphill barefoot both ways everyday in the cold to go to the kitchen.

[ohimsummer]

yahoo ! 💌

I'm here to deliver a summer-aesthetic ! :333

???? IS THAT A WINNIE THE POOH MUG I WANT THAT SO FUCKING BADDDDDDD WTF HAND THAT SHIT OVER

ALSO US??

lunar the melody to my Kuromi … 💛

[stellewriites]

why do things just taste better in bowls instead of on plates??

[sweeetrandall]

i need him

[whisperofthewaves]

in my can’t do dishes era again

[mycological-mariner]

If I unpack one more box I’m gonna weep. I don’t even have a fridge yet. Why do I have so many pots and pans and nothing to cook in them.

Also, re: no fridge, I am SUFFERING without having any milk. I need my tea and my tea needs milk

[onpyre]

chicken pupusa with fermented cabbage and a pacifico 😌