Heart-healthy Apple Coffee Cake

Barb Gertz's Note:

A healthy low-fat coffee that is sure to please everyone.

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• nonstick cooking spray
• 2⁄3; cup flour
• ½ cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups peeled cored & finely chopped apples , such as jonathan or granny smith
• ¼ cup fat-free liquid egg product
• ¾ cup sugar
• ½ cup chopped walnuts or ½ cup pecans
• ¼ cup applesauce
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 tablespoon whole wheat flour
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon butter
• ¼ cup walnuts or ¼ cup pecans
• ¼ cup brown sugar

Directions:

1. Lightly coat a 9-inch baking pan with cooking spray; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl combine the 2/3 cup flour, 1/2 cup whole flour, soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and salt, set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl toss together the chopped apple and egg product; stir in the 3/4 cup sugar, the 1/4 cup nuts and applesauce;Add flourmixture and stir JUST until combined.
4. Pour batter into prepared pan; For TOPPING, stir together the brown sugar the remaining flour, whole wheat flour and cinnamon; Cut in butter until crumbly, stir in remaining nuts, sprinkle topping over batter in pan.
5. Bake in 350 degree oven 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean; cool in pan for 10 minutes, serve warm.

Reviews

[Kit Katchen]

We really enjoyed this cake! I love that it uses whole wheat flour but that the taste from it doesn't overwhelm the cake. I ended up using closer to 2 cups of apples and unfortunately I had to omit the nuts but that would have made this even more delicious! I also used 1/2 cup of Splenda with 1/4 cup of sugar to help reduce the calories and sugars. I did dust the bottom of the pan with a tablespoon of sugar & cinnamon mix. By the way, with my brands and very slight alterations this comes to 2 WW points per piece. I should mention that the cake mix was VERY thick. I was a little bit concerned but it came out very nicely. It's moist, dense, and delicious! I think that next time I might mix in some oats to the topping mixture, which I had meant to do this time! Thanks for this wonderful recipe. It's definitely a keeper!

[LUVMY2BOYS]

smelled great & easy to put together!

[PamperedP]

Delightful! Made me a hit with my in-laws! Thank you!