Healthy Gingerbread Coffee Cake
This healthy gingerbread coffee cake has a light and fluffy texture and all the warm, sweet spices of the holidays. It’s adorned with the most perfect crumble topping, which turns slightly crunchy when baked. Finish with a powdered sugar glaze for the ultimate breakfast treat!
Prep: 15Cook: 40Total: 55 minutes
Servings: 12 1x
Ingredients
Cake:
- 2 cups blanched almond flour
- ⅓ cup arrowroot flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground clove
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ⅓ cup coconut sugar
- ⅓ cup ghee or coconut oil, melted
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- ⅓ cup molasses
- 3 eggs
Crumb topping:
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- ½ cup blanched almond flour
- 3 tablespoons arrowroot flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅓ cup ghee or coconut oil, room temperature (not melted)
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
Glaze (optional):
- ½ cup organic powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon dairy free milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper.
- For the cake, add all of the dry ingredients, spices, and coconut sugar to a medium bowl and mix well. In a separate bowl, mix together the melted coconut oil, maple syrup, molasses, and eggs. Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until well combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly.
- For the crumb topping, mix all of the ingredients together in a small bowl except for the coconut oil and maple syrup. Mix the coconut oil into the topping mixture using the back of a fork so it forms into a crumble. Add the maple syrup, 1 tablespoon at a time. Continue to mix into a wet crumble with the back of the fork. Cut the crumble with the side of the fork as needed to get it to an even consistency.
- Gently pour the crumble topping over the batter in the pan. Bake for 38-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- For optional glaze, mix together the ingredients for the glaze in a small bowl. Let the cake cool for 20 minutes prior to drizzling on the glaze.
- Serve with a hot cup of coffee or cocoa.
Notes
If you’re hosting guests or have a large family, this recipe can easily be doubled and prepared in a 9×13 inch pan.