Yogurt Coffee Cake

Mother's day is in just two days! Do you have everything ready for the mother in your life?

Sometimes the best thing to share with mom is a memory. My sister and I share one of our favorite memories with mom last Saturday at breakfast. When we were in grade school, mom always packed our lunches. She always wrote love notes on our napkins and tucked them into our lunch boxes. We loved opening our lunches to a love note!

Love notes can come in coffee cake form, too. No worries if you're planning some last minute things for mom. This Yogurt Coffee Cake will please mom with minimal time in the kitchen. Mother's Day is really about spending time and appreciating mom, right? Show mom some love with a quick and healthy coffee cake.

I really just said that.
Healthy coffee cake. Packed with whole wheat flour, oatmeal, and yogurt, this coffee cake gives you a guilt-free memory to share with mom.

Yogurt Coffee Cake:
Serves 9-10

1 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup quick cooking oatmeal, ground
2 tablespoons wheat germ
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup plain yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla

For the crumble topping:
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/3 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons cold butter

Heat the oven to 350 degrees and grease an 8x8 or 9x9 pan. For a little more fun, use a bundt pan or loaf pan. Think about what mom wants.

Whisk all of the dry ingredients together and set aside.

Whisk together brown sugar and eggs. Add yogurt and vanilla and whisk until just combined.

Fold the yogurt mixture into dry ingredients. Scoop the patter into the prepared pan and spread to the edges.

In a small bowl, stir together the cinnamon, whole wheat flour, and brown sugar. Using a box grater, shred the butter into the mixture. Use your hands to finish breaking up the butter until the mixture is crumbly.

Spread crumb mixture over the batter. Bake 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Allow the coffee cake to cool a few minutes before taking a slice and a fresh cup of coffee to mom.

Cake can be served warm or at room temperature. Bake it the night before for more time with mom on Sunday!

Be sure to share a great memory with the mom in your life!

Applesauce Crumble Coffee Cake

Mom and I love coffee cake. Love it!
We love it so much I knew I had to find a way to make it easier on our waistlines. Whole wheat flour, oatmeal, and applesauce go a long way toward more fiber and less butter and shortening.

This coffee cake makes a small enough batch for a gift and can easily be doubled to share with visiting family. Make it the night before for an easy Sunday morning breakfast.

Let's go!

Whisk together the flour, oatmeal, wheat germ, salt, baking powder and 2 tablespoons sugar

With a mixer, combine one cup of the dry ingredients with shortening until crumbly. Reserve 1/2 cup of the crumb mixture and set aside. 

Combine crumb mixture, remaining dry ingredients and applesauce. 

Whisk together milk, egg and vanilla. Mix into the batter. 

Pour batter into a greased 8x6 or loaf pan. 

Combine remaining tablespoon sugar and cinnamon with reserved crumb mixture. 

Pour melted butter over batter and top with crumb mixture. 

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let the cake cool for a few minutes while your coffee brews. 

Applesauce Crumble Coffee Cake:
Serves 4


1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup oatmeal, ground
1 tablespoon wheat germ (optional)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
1/3 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup natural or sugar free applesauce
1/2 cup skim milk
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter, melted

Whisk together the flour, oatmeal, wheat germ, salt, baking powder and 2 tablespoons sugar. Use a coffee grinder, blender or food processor to grind the oatmeal into a flour.

With a mixer, combine one cup of the dry ingredients with shortening until crumbly. Reserve 1/2 cup of the crumb mixture and set aside. 

Combine crumb mixture, remaining dry ingredients and applesauce. Whisk together milk, egg and vanilla. Mix into the batter. Pour batter into a greased 8x6 or loaf pan. 

Combine remaining tablespoon sugar and cinnamon with reserved crumb mixture. Pour melted butter over batter and top with crumb mixture. 

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let the cake cool for a few minutes while your coffee brews.