Description
Strawberries offer natural sweetness and flavor to this simple, delicious vegan coffee cake, which is light in sugar and fat, and packed with whole grain goodness. You can make this Coconut Almond Strawberry Coffee Cake gluten-free with a couple of easy swaps.
Ingredients
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Cake:
- ½ cup aquafaba* (the amount of liquid found in 1 15-oz can of beans, such as chickpeas, white beans, or kidney beans)
- ¼ cup coconut palm sugar or brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup plant-based milk, plain, unsweetened (i.e., coconut, soy, or almond)
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil or coconut oil (melted and cooled)
- 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Pinch salt (optional)
Topping:
- 2 cups fresh sliced strawberries
- 2 tablespoons soft margarine, dairy-free
- 2 tablespoons coconut palm sugar or brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup oats
- ¼ cup shredded, unsweetened coconut
- ¼ cup slivered almonds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Place aquafaba* in a mixer bowl and beat for about 2 minutes, until stiff peaks form. Remove from mixer and gently fold in coconut palm sugar, vanilla, plant-based milk, and oil.
- Gently fold in whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, baking powder, and salt (optional), until combined.
- Spray a 9 x 9 inch baking dish with non stick cooking spray.
- Spread batter in the bottom of the dish.
- Arrange sliced strawberries over the batter.
- In a small bowl, mix margarine, sugar, cinnamon, oats, coconut and almonds together with a fork to create crumbly texture.
- Sprinkle crumbs over strawberries and place in the oven. Bake for about 50-55 minutes, until fork comes out clean and surface is golden brown.
- Allow to cool for a few minutes. Slice into 16 squares.
Notes
*Learn how to make aquafaba here.
*Make this recipe gluten-free by swapping the whole wheat and all purpose flours with a gluten-free flour blend.
*I love to bake this recipe in my red Le Creuset 9” baking dish, pictured above.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 163
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 24 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g