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Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake with Streusel Topping

Since we are starting to see some of this season’s apples at Farmer’s Market, I thought it might be a good time to make this coffeecake. It is a reduced fat recipe from Cooking Light, so you don’t have to feel too guilty about making it!!

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour about 6 3/4 oz
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup 2% low-fat milk
2 tablespoons butter melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups apple diced
cooking spray
Streusel Topping for Coffeecake (recipe below)

Yields: 12 Servings

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (through salt) in a large bowl stirring with a whisk.

Make a well in the center of the mixture. Combine milk, melted butter, vanilla and egg, stirring with a whisk.

Add combined liquid to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.

Fold in apple.

Pour batter into an 8-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray.

Sprinkle streusel topping evenly over batter.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack before serving.

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 162 Calories; 3g Fat (15.6% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 32g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 24mg Cholesterol; 183mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1/2 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates.

Streusel Topping for Coffeecake

1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter chilled, cut into small peices

Yields: 12 Servings

Combine brown sugar, flour and cinnamon.

Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.

Sprinkle mixture on top of coffeecake batter.

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 39 Calories; 2g Fat (43.3% calories from fat); trace Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 5mg Cholesterol; 21mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.