Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake

This lush, vanilla and buttery Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake has cinnamon-sugar baked inside and on top with bits of apple, pecans and walnuts in every slice.  And if you wish, a buttery brown sugar glaze to take it that next step to heaven. Happily there are Sugar Free recipe options, too! 

More Apple?  You'll love this Apple Cinnamon Bread, Caramel Glazed Apple Crumble Coffee Cake and this Apple Butter Spice Cake! We can't seem to get enough!

Why We Love This Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake

• If you’re looking for a delicious, comforting dessert that’s can be sugar-free as well, yet perfect for chilly days, you’ve come to the right place.
• This yummy and easy Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake is sure to be the apple of your eye this season.
• Whether you’re a baking novice or a baking whiz, this Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake is the perfect recipe for fall.
• With just a few ingredients, it’s easy to whip up and a luxurious addition to your dessert table.
• It's also a great option for breakfast, snacking and dessert any day of the week!  Sounds good to me, does it sound good to you? Cup of coffee, coffee cake and a beautiful day.  Ohhh...yea!
• It's super yummy warmed up in the microwave for 20 seconds or so.
• Enjoy the taste of fall and the satisfaction of knowing that your cake can even be a sugar-free apple coffee cake once in a while!
• Apple cinnamon coffee cake is a delicious treat for any occasion. It provides an easy way to make something sweet and enjoyable that can be shared with friends and family.

So, lately, I've been making a lot of desserts and trying to find healthier ways to eat dessert, thus sugar-free right?  Because, I love dessert, this has to happen! 

I don't like sugars with weird aftertastes or remotely taste like sugar. You know what I mean? Especially if you need or want to watch your sugar intake without sacrificing your dessert cravings when the sweet tooth hits! 

However, I've found a healthy sugar option that works as you will see! 

Read on for the complete recipe, plus helpful, healthy tips and tricks to make sure your coffee cake is nothing short of perfect-the way you want it! 

Ingredients for Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe

Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake Recipe

• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• baking soda
• salt
• butter, softened
• sugar or healthy sugar substitute of choice about ⅔ cup - I used Lankato
• eggs
• vanilla extract
• sour cream or plain Greek yogurt

Apple Nut Sugar Mixture

• chopped walnuts & pecans, combined or whatever nuts you want
• ground cinnamon
• sugar or healthy sugar substitute of choice, I used Lakanto’s healthy ¼ cup brown sugar ¼ cup sugar-combo
• 2 medium apples, peeled and chopped thin

Simple Brown Sugar Glaze

• brown sugar or healthy sugar substitute, I used Lankato’s healthy brown sugar
• butter
• confectioners’ sugar or healthy confectioners sugar substitute, I used Swerve Confectioners' Sugar

How to Make Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake

1. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl, set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in vanilla.; add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream or Greek yogurt, beating well after each addition.

Apple Nut Sugar Mixture

1. In a small bowl, combine the nuts, cinnamon and sugar.
2. Spread half of the batter in a well-greased 10-in. tube pan with a removable bottom. Top with apple chunks; sprinkle with half of the nut mixture. Top with remaining batter, then with remaining nut mixture.
3. Bake at 375° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 30 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen. Lift cake with removable bottom from pan. Cool completely. Before serving, carefully lift cake from pan bottom.

Simple Brown Sugar Glaze

1. Combine butter and brown sugar in a microwavable bowl until melted, about 30 -45 seconds and add powdered sugar if you want a thicker glaze and whisk until smooth.
2. Drizzle over coffee cake. (If glaze thickens, place in microwave for 15-20 seconds for drizzle consistency). Serve warm or at room temperature.

How to Make Sugar-Free Apple Coffee Cake

Make the recipe substituting a healthy sweetener that tastes really good.  I made this sugar-free apple coffee cake with Lakanto Monk Fruit Natural Sweetener Variety Pack, Classic & Golden Sweetener and Lakanto Powdered Monk Fruit Sweetener.

I love it this healthy monk fruit! It tastes just like sugar, has zero net carbs, zero calories and it's a zero glycemic sweetener. 

Plus, it's keto, diabetic, candida, paleo, vegan, low carb, low sugar, NON-GMO, and all natural too.

Their Golden Lakanto is a brown sugar substitute and Classic White is a white sugar substitute, so the color and flavors come from different parts of the monk fruit. All I know is...it works like it sugars should in this cake and in the glaze to afford a piece or two when I want to cut back, but still get sweets! 

More of my sugar-free/low-carb recipe adventures?  Check out Keto Fluffy Chocolate Mousse - 3 Ingredients of Heaven, this Cinnamon Apple Muffins - GF, Keto | Low-Carb, Sugar-Free, these Low Carb Cocao Bliss Cake Muffins and this Easy Keto Chocolate Cake !!

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Tips For Coffee Cake

• To make sure the coffee cake is done, you can insert a toothpick or paring knife into the center of the cake to see if the crumb has set. If the tester comes out clean, it's done. If it comes out gummy or with crumbs clinging to it, the cake needs to bake some more.
• Adding too much flour can result in dry, crumbly cake.  Make sure to measure flour correctly.
• If you like protein, adding Greek yogurt instead of sour cream is a great source for more healthy benefits.
• I like to slice apples thin for this coffee cake, so they cook through through all the way. If you want larger chunks, you may want to cook them up a bit before adding them.
• And if you want to use regular granulated sugar and brown sugar, go for it and serve up this Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake everyone will enjoy anytime of the day.

By using a combination of simple ingredients, this coffee cake is a wholesome and delicious way to make a lasting impression. With its unique blend of flavors, this cozy dessert is sure to please.

So the next time you are looking for a flavorful, delicious, and easy-to-make treat, try making apple cinnamon coffee cake - Sugar-Free Apple Cinnamon Cake or not - either way delish!  Apples and cinnamon are waiting!

Want Some Other Apple Pleasures?

•  Old-Fashioned Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake
• ‘Awesome’ Cinnamon Applesauce Cake 
• 4 Amazing Apple Coffee Cakes
• Heavenly Baked Apple Dumplings
• Apple Cinnamon Roll Coffee Cake
• Salted Caramel Chip Apple Blondies
• Cinnamon Apple Muffins – GF, Low-Carb, Sugar-Free

Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Kim Lange

This lush, vanilla butter coffee cake has cinnamon-sugar baked in with bits of apple, pecans and walnuts in every slice...and if you wish, a buttery brown sugar glaze to take it that next step to heaven.  Sugar-free options too!

4.43 from 26 votes

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 12

Calories 265 kcal

Ingredients

 

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Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter softened
• 1 ⅓ cup sugar or healthy sugar substitute of choice about ⅔ cup - I used Lankato’s)
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt

Apple Nut Sugar Mixture

• ½ cup chopped walnuts & pecans, combined or whatever nuts you want
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ cup sugar I used Lakanto’s healthy ¼ cup brown sugar ¼ cup sugar-combo
• 2 medium apples peeled and chopped thin

Simple Brown Sugar Glaze

• ⅔ cup packed light brown sugar or healthy sugar subsitute I used Lankato’s healthy brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• Optional: For glaze thickness - add 1 - 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar or healthy confectioners sugar substitute I used Swerve Confectioner’s Sugar

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Instructions

 

Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake

• Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl, set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in vanilla.; add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream or Greek yogurt, beating well after each addition.

Apple Nut Sugar Mixture

• In a small bowl, combine the nuts, cinnamon and sugar.
• Spread half of the batter in a well-greased 10-in. tube pan with a removable bottom. Top with apple chunks; sprinkle with half of the nut mixture. Top with remaining batter, then with remaining nut mixture.
• Bake at 375° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 30 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen. Lift cake with removable bottom from pan. Cool completely. Before serving, carefully lift cake from pan bottom.

Simple Brown Sugar Glaze

• Combine butter and brown sugar in a microwavable bowl until melted, about 30 -45 seconds and add powdered sugar if you want a thicker glaze and whisk until smooth. Drizzle over coffee cake. (If glaze thickens, place in microwave for 15-20 seconds for drizzle consistency). Serve warm or at room temperature.
• I think it’s best warmed up in microwave to get the most out of flavors.

Notes

This does not include the sugar free calories option, but obviously using sugar-free options, it will be much lower on the carbs and sugar.

Nutrition

Calories: 265kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 2gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 46mgSodium: 295mgPotassium: 77mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 531IUCalcium: 33mgIron: 1mg

Keyword apple, cinnamon, coffee cake, sugar-free

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