Heart-healthy Apple Coffee Cake

Submitted by Barb G.

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

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• nonstick cooking spray
• 2⁄3 cup flour
• 1⁄2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups peeled cored & finely chopped apples, such as jonathan or granny smith
• 1⁄4 cup fat-free liquid egg product
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans
• 1⁄4 cup applesauce
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 tablespoon whole wheat flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1⁄4 cup walnuts or 1/4 cup pecans
• 1⁄4 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

[caalegre24]

I'm confused about the nuts, is it 1/2 cup in batter and 1/4 for topping?

 

[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!

 

[bricookie55]

This cake is scrumptious! I love the fact that something so delicious can be so good for you too! I used another reviewer's suggestion for the topping and used oats in place of the nuts, simply because DH is not a big fan of nuts in/on his cake. I also omitted the nuts from the cake and used extra apple. Yummy! Thank you!