Blueberry Cream-Cheese Coffee Cake (Low Fat)
This low-fat version blueberry cream cheese coffee cake tastes delicious and super moist. By using most whole wheat flour, some olive oil, apple sauce and a bit butter makes a much healthier cake that still has great flavor and texture.
Yield
12 servingsPrep
15 minCook
50 minReady
70 minTrans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ¼ | cups |
brown sugar
|
*
|
| ⅓ | cup |
canola oil
or light olive oil, grape seed oil |
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
applesauce
natural, unsweetened |
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
butter, unsalted
melted |
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 8 | ounces |
cream cheese (reduced-fat)
1 package, softened |
*
|
| 1 | cup |
milk
low-fat |
|
| 2 | cups |
whole-wheat flour
|
|
| ½ | cup |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
baking powder
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
lemon zest
divided |
|
| 2 | cups |
blueberries
frozen or fresh |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 296 | ml |
brown sugar
|
*
|
| 79 | ml |
canola oil
or light olive oil, grape seed oil |
|
| 45 | ml |
applesauce
natural, unsweetened |
|
| 45 | ml |
butter, unsalted
melted |
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 231.2 | ml/g |
cream cheese (reduced-fat)
1 package, softened |
*
|
| 237 | ml |
milk
low-fat |
|
| 473 | ml |
whole-wheat flour
|
|
| 118 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 15 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
lemon zest
divided |
|
| 473 | ml |
blueberries
frozen or fresh |
|
Directions
Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).
In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, oil, apple sauce and butter until well blended.
Add eggs, cream cheese and milk, whisk until well mixed.
In a separate bowl, combine flours, the baking powder, salt and lemon zest.
Pour liquid mixture into flour mixture. Stir with a wooden spoon until just incorporated and moistened.
Fold in blueberries gently.
Pour into a well greased 9-by-13-by-2-inch pan.
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted into center comes out clean.
Let cool in pan on wire rack.
Cut into squares and serve warm, at room temperature or chilled.
