Apple Butter Coffee Cake
This soft and moist apple butter coffee cake with almond flour streusel topping just melts in your mouth, the perfect breakfast or dessert this fall.
This Apple Butter Coffee Cake recipe is the ultimate dessert for apple picking season.
It’s a classic twist on your more traditional coffee cake, but with an apple tang and some fall spice. Best of all, it’s made with wholesome, grain-free, refined sugar-free ingredients. The perfect recipe to share with your entire family!
Without a doubt, all I need this fall season is a warm slice of this coffee cake and a cup of my Apple Crisp Macchiato. What more could you ask for?
If you love this recipe, you also love my Maple Walnut Banana Bread Bars or my Apple Butter Cookies.
Is apple butter gluten-free?
Generally, yes!
Most apple butter is made with apples and apple juice concentrate. In addition, some have added sweeteners.
On the other hand, apple butter is also simple to make – all you need are apples, apple cider, maple syrup, lemon juice, and some spice.
In this case, try my Apple Butter Recipe if you’ve got some extra time!
What are the best types of apples to use for apple butter?
Overall, I love granny smith or/and honey crisp! Particularly, the sweet and tart kind is the best to balance the overall nutty flavors in the coffee cake.
Any fresh apples you get from apple picking would taste amazing!
Other popular options are Jonagold, Braeburn, Mutsu, and Winesap.
If you’re interested in learning more about how each type of apple bakes, I read this interesting article from Bon Apetit. Check it out if you feel like experimenting!
What can I do with Extra Apples from Apple Picking?
What a great problem to have!
If you went apple picking or got a little apple-happy at the store, I’ve got a few recipe ideas for you:
- Make some extra Apple Butter for the season
- Apple Air Fryer Apple Fritters
- Apple Crumble Muffins
- Apple Pie Crumble Bars
- Apple Cider Chicken Skillet
In addition, you can always add some extra apples to your oatmeal, Greek yogurt, or cereal!
Without a doubt, apples are the perfect pairing to some of your favorite dishes!
Ingredients for Apple Butter Coffee Cake
This Apple Butter Coffee Cake recipe is full of wholesome, filling ingredients:
Apple Butter Coffee Cake Crumble Topping
Almond flour
Coconut oil, melted
Coconut sugar
Apple pie spice
Apple Butter Coffee Cake Base
Eggs, room temperature
Apple butter
Chopped Apples
Maple syrup
Coconut oil, melted then cooled to room temperature
Apple cider vinegar
Almond flour
Tapioca flour
Baking soda
Apple pie spice
Salt
How to make Apple Butter Coffee Cake
Start by preparing the crumble.
In a small bowl, mix together almond flour, coconut oil, coconut sugar, and apple pie spice until evenly distributed.
Then, store the crumble mixture in the fridge while preparing the coffee cake batter.
I have added apple pie spice to my 3 Ingredients Streusel Topping recipe to make it complement this apple coffee cake perfectly.
How to make Apple Butter Coffee Cake
Start by preheating the oven to 350 F and line or grease an 8×8 baking dish.
Then, in a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: almond flour, tapioca flour, baking soda, apple pie spice, and salt until there are no clumps left.
In a separate bowl, mix together the wet ingredients: coconut oil, maple syrup, apple butter, eggs, and apple cider vinegar. Specifically, I like using store-bought apple butter, but you can also make your own apple butter.
Now, gently combine the wet and dry ingredients with a spatula.
Pour the cake batter into the 8×8 parchment-paper-lined baking dish.
Lastly, top the apple butter coffee cake batter with the crumble. Use your hands to combine smaller crumbles together to create larger pieces.
Finally, bake at 350F for 27-30 min. Allow to cool and enjoy!
Tips for the Best Apple Butter Coffee Cake
Does A Coffee Cake have coffee in it?
Surprisingly, coffee cake does not usually have real coffee in it. In fact, it’s called coffee cake because it tastes best with a cup of joe.
Coffee cake is usually defined as a tender, single-layer cake with a sweet streusel topping. Sometimes the streusel is also added as a middle layer in the cake for added flavor. It is typically baked with fruit, spices, or nuts as added toppings.
The coffee cake also differentiates itself from other cakes because it does not have frosting. This means it’s ready to serve straight out of the oven.
Why is my crumb topping not crumbly?
In this case, odds are you over-mixed the ingredients or added in melted coconut oil that was too hot. Generally, if you must melt your coconut oil, I recommend letting it sit for a few minutes before adding it to the rest of the ingredients.
What is the difference between apple crisp and apple crumb?
In brief, a crumb is just a crisp without the oats in the streusel.
How to serve Apple Butter Coffee Cake
Generally, this Apple Butter Coffee Cake tastes amazing just as it is!
However, I like to take it to the next level with some apple spice icing:
2/3 cup powdered sugar
2 – 3 tbsp milk of choice
1/2 tsp apple pie spice
Add more or less milk depending on your consistency preferences!
Additionally, this coffee cake would taste amazing with:
Ice cream
Yogurt
Nut butter
How to store Apple Butter Coffee Cake
In brief, this cake can be stored on your kitchen counter for up to 2 days. Simply cover it with some plastic wrap.
Significantly, storing at room temperature will allow the Apple Butter Coffee Cake to stay soft and moist and the streusel topping crumbly.
Additionally, this coffee cake stores well in an air-tight container in the fridge for 5 days.
Note: the texture will harden a little bit. Simply put it in the microwave for 15 seconds to warm it up.
Lastly, YES you can freeze it!
Wrap individual pieces in plastic wrap before freezing. Then, you will have single servings of Apple Butter Coffee Cake ready to go in the mornings! Accordingly, just defrost in the microwave for 15 – 20 seconds or so before serving.
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Get the recipe:Apple Butter Coffee Cake {Almond Flour}
Ingredients
Almond Flour Stresuel Topping
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar *
- 2 tsp apple pie spice
Apple Butter Coffee Cake
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1/2 cup apple butter
- 1/2 cup chopped apple
- 1/3 cup maple syrup *
- 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted then cooled to room temperature
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 cups almond flour, packed220g
- 1/4 cup tapioca flour 30g
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp apple pie spice
- a pinch salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix almond flour, coconut oil, coconut sugar, and apple pie spice until evenly distributed. Store the crumble mixture in the fridge while preparing the coffee cake batter.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F and line or grease an 8×8 baking dish.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: almond flour, tapioca flour, baking soda, apple pie spice, and salt until there are no clumps left.
- In a separate bowl, mix the wet ingredients: coconut oil, maple syrup, apple butter**, eggs, and apple cider vinegar.
- Gently combine the wet and dry ingredients with a spatula.
- Pour the cake batter into the 8×8 parchment-paper-lined baking dish.
- Top the apple butter coffee cake batter with the crumble. Use your hands to combine smaller crumbles to create larger pieces.
- Bake at 350F for 27-30 min. Allow to cool and enjoy!
Notes
The Nutrition Facts above are specific to the ingredients I chose to use for this recipe, which may vary.
How do you make the icing and when do you put it on? Did you add apples to the cake?
Hi there!
For the icing you can use confectioners(powder) sugar, with either milk or water. Drizzle on top after baking once cake has cooled for 5-10 minutes. As for the apples, use roughly 1/2 C chopped.
Happy Baking,
Constance
Your picture shows pieces of apple folded in to the batter. The recipe doesn’t list apples at all. Is this an error?
Hi there,
Thank you for catching this. We have updated the recipe accordingly with 1/2 cup chopped apples.
Happy Baking!
-Constance