Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake (Grain & Dairy Free)

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Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake (Grain & Dairy Free)
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I am going to be so bold as to say, this is one of my favorite recipes I've ever created. Partly, because I'm proud of myself—grain-free baking isn't easy! But after several years of experimentation, I think I've found a basic formula that creates a wonderfully tender, moist crumb. And by crumb, I also mean the thick warm layers of crumble in the middle and atop this bakester-piece (too far?).

Coffee cake has always been one of my favorite treats. When I worked at Abercrombie & Fitch in high school, I treated myself to a Caramel Latte and a piece of Lemon Pound Cake or a thick wedge of Coffee Cake...metabolism, I miss you. As I slowly gleaned knowledge about health in college, I gave up my Starbucks treats, but not my love of pastry.

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To me, desserts or treats like coffee cake are so much greater than the sum of their sugary parts. They're a gathering point, a way of creating community over something homemade and indulgent. Holiday mornings at my parents' often include cinnamon rolls or a loaf of buttery banana bread because they herald a special day, one worthy of celebration and remembrance. It's not about eating something "bad" for you.

So why not keep everything that is wonderful and sentimental about this tradition, but make it a little healthier? This Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake is full of healthy protein, fiber and nutrients. It's completely free from refined sugar, and it uses only the highest quality ingredients like pastured eggs and omega 3-rich walnuts. But I promise you, it's just as delicious as anything you can find at a local bakery.

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We enjoy this for breakfast warmed in the oven with grassfed butter or melted coconut butter, but it is also incredible as dessert with melting vanilla ice cream or an afternoon snack, cold with hot tea or coffee. Any way you choose, make sure to sit down next to someone you love and enjoy it mindfully. As good as this cake is, you'll remember a special conservation far longer than any food.

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LL's Ingredients:

Almond Flour: Honeyville Blanched Almond Meal Flour

Coconut Flour: Nutiva Organic Coconut Flour

Vanilla Powder: Terrasoul Superfoods Vanilla Bean Powder

Maple Sugar: A&A Pure Maple Sugar

 

 

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INGREDIENTS
  • C A K E | I N G R E D I E N T S
  • 1 1/4 cups blanched almond flour (link below for brand)
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour (link below for brand)
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla powder (sub 1 tsp extract, link below for brand)
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup full fat coconut milk
  • 4 eggs (preferably local, pastured)
  • 2 cups apples, peeled and chopped into 1/2 inch pieces (*pink lady or honey crisp if possible)
  • C R U M B L E | I N G R E D I E N T S
  • 2 cups raw walnuts
  • 1/4 cup maple sugar sub coconut sugar (link below for brand)
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil (link below for brand)
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
DIRECTIONS
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8 x 8 inch baking dish with parchment paper. Peel and dice apples and set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flours, sea salt, nutmeg, cinnamon baking powder and vanilla powder (if using extract, mix with wet). In a small mixing bowl, whisk together maple syrup, eggs, coconut milk and extract. Mix then wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until evenly incorporated. Fold in apple pieces.
  3. In a food processor, combine crumble toppings. Pulse until you reach the consistency of tiny pebbles. If you don't have a food processor, you can hand-chop the walnuts and mix everything together, you just won't have an even of a texture.
  4. Empty 1/2 of your apple batter into the baking dish and smooth evenly with a spatula. Sprinkle half of the crumble on top. Add remaining batter and smooth, then remaining crumble.
  5. Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to rest for 30 minutes before removing a slicing.
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