whole grain apple coffee cake

Ingredients

For the Cake:
• 1/4 cup butter or earth balance, softened
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup plain greek or skyr yogurt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white whole wheat flour
• 3/4 teaspoon apple pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 medium Granny Smith apple, peeled and chopped
For the Topping:
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons butter or earth balance, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, place softened butter, brown sugar, egg, yogurt and vanilla extract together then beat using an electric mixture until well-combined.
3. In a smaller bowl, combine flour, apple pie spice, baking soda, and salt then stir to combine.
4. Add wet mixture to dry mixture gently stirring until just combined then fold in apples. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
5. Meanwhile, mix brown sugar, flour, butter and apple pie spice in a bowl and stir together using a fork until it has formed a crumble. Sprinkle evenly over batter.
6. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
7. Cool completely before slicing.