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Healthy Coffee Cake Recipe

This healthy coffee cake with cinnamon is so delicious, no one will even suspect it's vegan.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Breakfast or snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10
Calories: 256kcal

Ingredients

To make the coffee cake

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 180g
  • ½ cup whole wheat flour* 64g
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar 150 g
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon 2 g
  • ½ tsp salt 3 g
  • 1 tbsp baking powder 13 g
  • ¼ cup neutral oil 60 ml
  • 1 cup oat milk 235ml
  • 1 lb pears 450 g/ about 3 medium (bartlett or d’anjou)

To make the streusel:

  • ¼ cup granulated sugar 50 g
  • 6 tbsp all-purpose flour 45 g
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon 1 g
  • 6 tbsp chopped pecans 34 g
  • 2 tbsp tbsp/30ml neutral oil 30 ml
  • 2 tsp water 10 ml

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° F/175 C. Grease a 10”/25cm round cake pan and line the bottom with parchment.
  • Wash, dry, and slice pears into thin, ½”/ 12mm square pieces.

Make streusel:

  • In a small bowl, combine all streusel ingredients except water. Stir to evenly distribute oil.
  • Add water and stir or crumble with your fingertips into small clumps. Set aside.

Make cake:

  • In a medium bowl, combine flours, baking powder, cinnamon, sugar, and salt. Stir to evenly distribute.
  • Make a well in the center and add oat milk and oil. Whisk until smooth and no lumps remain.
  • Fold in the pear pieces until evenly coated.
  • Scrape into prepared pan and level out.
  • Crumble the streusel on top so that it is in contact with the batter.
  • Bake for 45-55 minutes, until golden brown on the edges, set in the center and skewer inserted comes out clean.
  • Allow to cool in the pan for at least 30 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

Notes

*Can be made with all white flour (2 cups/240g all purpose flour)

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 256kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 130mg | Potassium: 258mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 65IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 103mg | Iron: 2mg