Light and fluffy coffee cakes make an ideal breakfast or dessert, but this healthy recipe offers something extra delicious: whole wheat pastry flour and old-fashioned oats add heartiness, while maple syrup and coconut sugar provide sweetness and cinnamon adds that classic toasty taste. Not to mention it’s vegan-friendly, gluten-free, and without butter or dairy!

How to Bake a Healthy Coffee Cake

In order to craft this tasty, yet healthy coffee cake recipe, the following ingredients will be required.

Eggs – Eggs provide both structure and a light, airy texture to any design project.

Sprouted Flour – Sprouted flour offers more nutritious baking solutions than all-purpose flour.

Maple Syrup – Maple syrup is an all-natural sweetener, adding flavor while being completely free from refined sugar! Its versatility and low refined sugar content make it the ideal addition to your pantry!

Coconut Sugar – An unprocessed, healthier alternative to regular table sugar with an appealing caramel-like taste.

Baking Powder – Baking powder is an essential component in cakes to help the batter rise and rise higher.

Salt – To enhance the flavors of all your ingredients, adding just a pinch of salt can bring them all out more strongly.

Plant-Based Oil – While optional, adding plant-based oil adds moisture to your batter so it doesn’t dry out too quickly.

Vanilla Extract – Vanilla is an indispensable flavor component that pairs beautifully with maple and cinnamon flavors.

Unsweetened Applesauce – Unsweetened applesauce can serve as an effective oil replacement in cakes, providing additional potassium and fiber benefits.

Flour – Select a low-glycemic flour such as spelt, white or oat flour; gluten-free options can also work well.

Baking Soda – Essential ingredient to ensuring your batter rises properly!

Cinnamon – Cinnamon is an essential flavor component in any coffee cake or pie.

Cinnamon streusel is the ideal way to top any baked good, and this recipe makes no exception. To create it, mix all of these ingredients:

Lightly Grease a Loaf Pan – To lightly grease a loaf pan, lightly spray cooking spray or use coconut oil or butter.

Making the Batter – Combine all wet ingredients in one large bowl before combining dry ingredients separately in another.

Assemble and Bake – To begin assembling and baking this loaf cake, pour half the batter into your prepared loaf pan, scatter 1/4 of your streusel crumb topping evenly across it, add remaining batter and spread out evenly before placing in preheated oven until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Allow to cool before serving. This healthy coffee cake makes the perfect breakfast, snacking or dessert treat! Plus it keeps well in the fridge for two days – great if you need quick breakfast on-the-go! Pair this coffee cake with milk or creamy lattes for the ideal morning indulgence! If serving this to guests as breakfast you can easily double or triple this recipe to accommodate more people – add an extra special touch by topping with berry compote or drizzle of maple glaze as an extra-special touch!