Protein Apple Crumble Coffee Cake
This Protein Apple Crumble Coffee Cake layers spiced apples and a real butter crumble over a Greek yogurt cake base, with 11g of protein per serving.
Servings: 9 servings
Calories: 310kcal
Cost: $7.38 or $0.82/serving
Equipment
Ingredients
Crumble Topping:
- ½ cup whole wheat pastry flour
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp apple pie spice (or cinnamon)
- ¼ tsp salt
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)
Protein Apple Coffee Cake:
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup milk of choice (I used Darigold Fit 2%)
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
- ⅓ cup applesauce
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups whole wheat pastry flour
- ¼ cup vanilla protein powder
- 2 tsp apple pie spice (or cinnamon)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
Apple Filling:
- 1 ½ cups honeycrisp apples peeled, cored, and cut into ½ inch cubes
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp apple pie spice (or cinnamon)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉ and line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper.
- Make the crumble topping. In a mixing bowl, stir together whole wheat pastry flour, brown sugar, apple pie spice, and salt. Add the room-temperature butter and stir with a fork or your hands until it forms a crumbly topping. Place in the fridge while you make the batter.
- Make the batter. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the plain Greek yogurt, eggs, milk, maple syrup, applesauce, and vanilla extract until no lumps remain. Add the flour, protein powder, apple pie spice, baking powder, and baking soda and stir until well combined. Set aside.
- Make the apple filling. Toss the chopped apples in a small bowl with 3 tbsp brown sugar and 1 tsp apple pie spice. Set aside.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and smooth into an even layer. Top evenly with the apples, then sprinkle the chilled crumble topping over the apples. Bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes, or until baked through.
- Allow to cool in the pan for a few minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to finish cooling. Slice into 9 squares and serve!
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Nutrition
Calories: 310kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 8g | Sodium: 395mg | Fiber: 4g
