As Healthy as Possible....Blueberry Coffee Cake Recipe

This blueberry coffee cake recipe has been somewhat "healthified."   The whole grain flour, coconut oil, and real fruit are an improvement over white flour, shortening, and no fruit, so you can indulge without too much guilt!  I also try to indulge wisely by controlling portion sizes and filling up on healthier choices that pack a protein punch such as yogurt or scrambled eggs.

This is a great brunch recipe since it takes 45 minutes to bake....too long for my routine breakfast requirements, but we are on spring break this week and I had time to make this blueberry coffee cake the night before so it was ready to heat and serve when the kids got up (much too early for me to really be on vacation by the way!)  Moist and nearly overflowing with blueberries, this coffee cake will sweeten your morning!

Whole Grain Blueberry Coffeecake Recipe:
Ingredients:

2 Cups Whole Grain Flour

1/4 cup Coconut Oil

3/4 cup Skim Milk

1 egg

1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

3/4 cup Sugar

1/4 tsp Salt

2 1/2 tsp Baking Powder

2 cups Blueberries

Topping

1 tsp Cinnamon Ground

2 tbsp Sugars, Brown

1 tbsp All-purpose Flour

2 tbsp light butter

Directions:

• Using a pastry blender, cut coconut oil into flour getting as many lumps out as you can.   Add baking powder and salt and stir until combined.  In a separate bowl lightly beat egg and combine with milk and vanilla.  Pour into flour mixture and stir--batter will be thick.  Carefully fold in blueberries.
• Spray a fluted pan with non-stick cooking spray and transfer batter to pan.
• Mix cinnamon, brown sugar and flour together and sprinkle over batter.  Finally, melt butter and drizzle over topping.  
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.  Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes then flip onto a plate.  Place another plate over the coffeecake and flip again so that coffeecake is topping side up.   
• Cut into 8 slices for a generous serving.

Enjoy this coffeecake as part of a 1600 Calorie Meal Plan:

Breakfast- 370 Calories

Whole Grain Blueberry Coffeecake

2-3 Scrambled Egg Whites

Snack- 135 Calories

1 Mango

Lunch- 384 Calories

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Tomato Slices

Garden Salsa Sun Chips

Snack- 62 Calories

2 cups Air Popped Popcorn

Dinner- 586 Calories

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Spring Salad Greens with Mandarin Oranges, Feta, and Pecans