Blueberry Coffee Cake from Maureen's List is fabulous. Sweetened with honey and made with healthy flour and eggs (and a little fruit), I don't feel guilty serving it to my kids for breakfast.
My 9 year old, who is fairly picky, cleaned his plate and asked for seconds. I served this later in the week as leftovers and his face lit up when he saw what was for breakfast. Everyone else enjoyed it too, but Eli really thought it was something special.
When I mixed up the batter with the original 2 eggs, it seemed a little dry so I added 2 more eggs. Most recipes with coconut flour use 3 or 4 eggs to every 1/4-1/3 cup of coconut flour. It helps to keep baked goods moist and light. Of course, because I did this, it took an hour to cook instead of 20 minutes. Next time, I will try 2 eggs and I'll make a note here of the outcome.
The crumb topping is the result of a mistake. When I added the two extra eggs I had already mixed in the blueberries. The extra stirring turned the batter a grayish color. I was afraid my kids would not try it. I can't blame them. Who wants to eat gray food? I thought a crumb topping "disguise" would get them to at least take a bite. I was pleasantly surprised that after it baked, the cake was a golden brown all the way through.
Crumb Topping
1/3 cup butter or solidified coconut oil
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup almond flour
Mix almond flour and brown sugar and cut in butter or coconut oil. (Or be lazy like me and mix flour and sugar. Add butter or coconut oil and mix some more).
MaureensList.org is a clean, no frills site exclusively devoted to grain free recipes. I am eager to try more of her recipes because this one was so delicious.
My 9 year old, who is fairly picky, cleaned his plate and asked for seconds. I served this later in the week as leftovers and his face lit up when he saw what was for breakfast. Everyone else enjoyed it too, but Eli really thought it was something special.
When I mixed up the batter with the original 2 eggs, it seemed a little dry so I added 2 more eggs. Most recipes with coconut flour use 3 or 4 eggs to every 1/4-1/3 cup of coconut flour. It helps to keep baked goods moist and light. Of course, because I did this, it took an hour to cook instead of 20 minutes. Next time, I will try 2 eggs and I'll make a note here of the outcome.
The crumb topping is the result of a mistake. When I added the two extra eggs I had already mixed in the blueberries. The extra stirring turned the batter a grayish color. I was afraid my kids would not try it. I can't blame them. Who wants to eat gray food? I thought a crumb topping "disguise" would get them to at least take a bite. I was pleasantly surprised that after it baked, the cake was a golden brown all the way through.
Crumb Topping 1/3 cup butter or solidified coconut oil
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup almond flour
Mix almond flour and brown sugar and cut in butter or coconut oil. (Or be lazy like me and mix flour and sugar. Add butter or coconut oil and mix some more).
Sprinkle crumb topping on blueberry coffee cake and bake per directions.
MaureensList.org is a clean, no frills site exclusively devoted to grain free recipes. I am eager to try more of her recipes because this one was so delicious.