Sometimes you just want something that is quick, easy, and delicious. Last night was a perfect example of that so I made this amazing peanut butter banana protein mug cake. It was the perfect thing to fill my late night craving for something sweet. It is pretty funny how much I love banana now because when I was younger, I hated banana. I think I might have even cried when my mom made me eat it. Now, there is no forcing me to eat banana. I will gladly eat them any time of day. They are an especially especially great snack when I am out on the bike. They give me the energy I need to finish my ride.

I have a few really ripe bananas at home so I figured why not make it banana? Ripe bananas are the absolute best when making anything banana flavored. They are so much more sweet and flavorful than bananas that aren’t ripe. I still have 2 more ripe bananas even after using one for this recipe, so I think there might be a loaf of banana bread in my near future.

Of course, if you have extra ripe bananas that you don’t want to use right then, peel them and put them in ziploc bags in the freezer. Then you will always have ripe banana on hand when you are craving that sweet banana flavor. The best part about using banana in cooking, is that it gives a nice moist texture and is a great natural sweetener.

For the mug cake, I added half of a mashed ripe banana and some peanut flour to give it the peanut butter banana flavor. I just stuck with vanilla combat protein powder this time to let the peanut butter and banana shine through. For toppings, I mixed some peanut flour with water and stevia. Then I added some more sliced banana, mini chocolate chips, and peanut butter chips.

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