Reduced Sugar Apple Spice Coffee Cake

close up image of Apple Spice Coffee Cake with Pumpkin Seed Crumble slice on white plate and checkered cloth

Prep time

15 minutes

Cook time

35 minutes

Servings

6-8

Warm, cozy, and perfectly spiced, this Reduced Sugar Apple Spice Coffee Cake is a better-for-you take on a classic comfort bake. Sweetened naturally with NOW Real Food^® Organic Allulose and Maple Syrup, and made with whole wheat flour, applesauce, and chopped green apples, this soft and tender cake brings fall flavor without the sugar crash. Topped with a crunchy pumpkin seed streusel and made with Ellyndale^® Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, it’s a wholesome treat perfect for breakfast, brunch, or afternoon coffee breaks.

Ingredients

¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Organic

½ cup Slender Zero™ Allulose, Organic Powder

¼ cup Maple Syrup, Organic Grade A Amber Color

2 large eggs

½ cup unsweetened applesauce

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon cinnamon

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

1 cup peeled/chopped green apples

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For Pumpkin Seed Topping:

⅓ cup whole wheat flour

1 tablespoon Ellyndale® Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

2 tablespoons NOW Real Food Organic Allulose

1 tablespoon NOW Real Food Organic Maple Syrup

⅓ cup Pumpkin Seeds, Organic, Raw & Unsalted

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

Pinch of salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 350ºF and grease a 9-inch round pie pan with cooking oil.
In a mixing bowl, whisk together olive oil, Allulose, maple syrup, eggs, applesauce, and vanilla extract. In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, and salt.
Gradually stir dry ingredients into wet until just combined. Fold in chopped apples.
Pour into prepared pan and smooth evenly. Bake for 15 minutes.
In a small bowl, stir together flour, Allulose, pumpkin seeds, olive oil, maple syrup, cinnamon and salt until evenly moistened. Set aside.
Carefully remove pan from oven and sprinkle with pumpkin seed topping. Bake for 15-20 minutes longer. Cool cake at room temperature for 30 minutes before slicing into triangles.