Healthy (ier) Apple Coffee Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups chopped or diced apples (about 2 apples, i leave skin on)
• 1 egg
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup sugar (more or less depending on the sweetness of the apple)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon whole wheat flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon margarine (i use smart balance light)
• 1/4 cup oats (or 1 granola bar, finely chopped)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 using 'cake' part of ingredients: in a small bowl, stir the flours, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
• 3 using a food processor, chop up the apples.
• 4 in a large bowl, combine apples, egg, egg , sugar, and applesauce. stir together until blended. fold the dry ingredients to bowl, until combined.
• 5 pour entire batter into a sprayed 9x9 (or 9-inch round) pan.
• 6 using 'topping' ingredients: stir together brown sugar, flours, cinnamon, and softened margarine. then add in oats or granola and spread evenly on top of batter. note: when i bake this, i use either a package (2 bars) of nature valley oats 'n honey granola, or kashi crunchy almond granola bars. i take the bars and run them through the food processor. make a delicious and crunchy topping.
• 7 bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean. serve warm.