Protein Coffee Cake with Streusel (Complete but Easy)
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time25 minutesmins
Total Time35 minutesmins
Servings: 12pieces
Calories: 104kcal
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Post-Workout, Snack
Cuisine: American
An easy Protein Coffee Cake complete with a Cinnamon Coffee Streusel, perfect for a healthy snack or dessert. Made with whole wheat pasty flour, Greek yogurt, only a little butter, and sweetened with protein powder, this recipe makes a high protein, sugar free and healthy coffee cake!
Ingredients
1cupWhole Wheat Pastry Flour, 120g, see post for subs
½cupVanilla Protein Powder, divided 45g, about 1½ scoop
½tspBaking Powder
½tspBaking Soda
¼tspSalt
½cupNon-fat Greek Yogurt, room temperature, 112g
½cupAlmond Milk, room temperature, 120ml
3TbspButter, Softened
1Egg, room temperature
Streusel:
3TbspWhole Wheat Pastry Flour
2Tbsp1:1 Zero Calorie Sugar Replacement
1½tspCinnamon
1tspInstant Coffee
1½TbspCold Butter, in cubes
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F and line an 8x8” baking pan with parchment paper; Spray sides with cooking spray.
In a bowl, combine whole wheat flour, half protein powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat together butter and half protein powder using an electric hand mixer or paddle attachment until combined.
Add Greek yogurt, milk and egg and beat again.
Add dry mix to wet and fold using a large spoon or spatula.DO NOT OVER-MIX or the cake will be tough because of the protein powder and gluten from the whole wheat flour.
Make streusel:
In another bowl, combine flour, zero calorie sugar replacement, cinnamon and coffee.
And butter cubes and a fork to work mixture to form heavy crumbs.
Spread ½ cake batter into baking pan, sprinkle on half streusel, spread remaining batter (flatten with back of spoon or spatula), top with remaining coffee-cinnamon mixture.
Bake on center rack for 25-30 minutes, until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean and center of cake is springy to touch.
Let cool in pan fro 15 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
Do not over mix the batter or it will be tough because of the protein powder and gluten from whole wheat flour.
Nutritional information is calculated using products recommended below.