Overview

• A two-minute microwave bread pudding uses stale bread, milk, eggs, vanilla essence and a tablespoon of sweetener for a sugar-free option
• Recipes coat the mug with dulce de leche before cooking to create a caramel layer without traditional caramel-making
• A minimalist three-ingredient mug cake blends eggs, sugar and self-raising flour for a batch baked at 180 °C in about 30 minutes
• All mug dessert recipes can be adapted for conventional ovens or air fryers as well as microwaves
• The trend highlights individual servings, rapid prep and repurposing leftover bread to meet health-conscious baking demands