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whole grain apple coffee cake

7 · Sep 10, 2018 · 2 Comments

this tender whole grain coffee cake is packed with fresh apples and warm spices making it a fall breakfast everyone will reach for!

Is there anything better chunks of warm apples smack in the middle of your coffee cake?

It’s honestly like eating apple pie for breakfast – tender apples paired with warm autumn spices.  It’s best when enjoyed wrapped up in a warm blanket with a steaming hot mug of coffee while you watch foliage from your window 🙂

Seriously though, this coffee cake is delicious.  It’s loaded with fruit and whole grains and if you serve it up topped with a little yogurt (my favorite way) you’re also getting a good dose of protein.

You can choose to omit the streusel topping if you’re looking to cut down on sugar a little bit, but in my opinion, it’s the best part!

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whole grain apple coffee cake

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Yield: 9-12 slices depending on the size you cut them

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.
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  1. Ruth says

    Sep. 19th, 2018 at 1:51 pm

    I am all about apples > pumpkin spice things during the transition into fall 😉 This will be a fun twist on coffee cake!

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    • Cait says

      Sep. 20th, 2018 at 7:35 am

      Haha I agree! And yay! I hope you like it!

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