Apple Coffee Cake

Apple Filling

• 2 apples, peeled and chopped

• 1/4 cup water

• 3 Tbs coconut sugar/ or brown sugar

• 2 tsp cinnamon

• 1/4 tsp nutmeg

• 2 tsp tapioca flour/ or (corn starch stirred in a 1/4 cup cold water until dissolved)

• pinch of salt

Crumble

• 1/2 cup flour

• 1/4 cup coconut oil/ or butter

• 1/3 cup coconut sugar/ or brown sugar

• 1 tsp cinnamon

Cake

• 3 eggs

• 1/4 cup applesauce

• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted/ or butter

• 1 tsp pure vanilla

• 2/3 cup coconut sugar/ or brown sugar

• 2 cups flour

• 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 1 tsp apple pie spice

• 1 tsp cinnamon

Apple Filling

1. Combine water, apples, and a splash of lemon juice in a saucepan

2. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook until softened, roughly 15 min

3. Mix in dry ingredients until dissolved and the mixture thickens

4. Remove from heat and set aside

Crumble

1. Add all ingredients and mix together with a fork until a crumble forms

2. Set aside

Cake

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

2. Line a bread pan with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray

3. Combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl and mix together: flour, baking soda, salt, and spices-set aside

4. In a separate bowl, beat together the eggs, applesauce, sugar, coconut oil, and vanilla

5. Add the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients and mix until just combined

6. Place the mixture into the prepared bread pan and pour the apple filling into the mixture

7. Using a fork, gently fold in the apple filling

8. Sprinkle the crumble topping over it

9. Bake in the oven for 50 minutes

10. Allow to cool for 20 minutes and enjoy!

-Hannah Palpant

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