Fresh Strawberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake (diabetes-friendly)

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 8 ounces neufchatel cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup splenda granular
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/4 cup skim milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups strawberries, sliced
• 1/4 cup splenda brown sugar blend
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped and toasted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 combine neufchatel, butter and splenda granular. beat until light and fluffy.
• 3 stir in unsweetened applesauce, skim milk, eggs and vanilla.
• 4 sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to neufchatel mixture and mix until smooth.
• 5 spread the batter in a greased and floured 13x9 inch baking pan. (the batter is very thick. it works best to put little blobs of it across the whole pan and then spread them with a knife.).
• 6 spread berries evenly over batter.
• 7 mix splenda brown sugar and nuts; sprinkle evenly over strawberries.
• 8 bake 40 minutes. serve warm or cold.