{"id":5788,"date":"2020-12-11T15:51:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T15:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/?p=5788"},"modified":"2021-01-09T17:56:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T17:56:19","slug":"cranberry-pecan-coffee-cake-gluten-free-dairy-free-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/cranberry-pecan-coffee-cake-gluten-free-dairy-free-option\/","title":{"rendered":"Cranberry Pecan Coffee Cake (gluten-free, dairy-free option)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This Cranberry Pecan Coffee Cake is filled with pops of sweet cranberries, a hint of orange, and topped with a cinnamon sugar pecan crumble<\/strong>. Its a few favorite Holiday flavors mixed together, in one easy breakfast that can be made ahead of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Did you know that “coffee cake” doesn’t typically have coffee in it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Weird, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A quick google search will tell you that coffee cake is any cake that’s made to be eaten with coffee<\/strong><\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I mean, it’s weird but… no complaints here! Cake for breakfast? Honestly, my favorite breakfast is a muffin<\/a>. BUT, coffee cake is a fun breakfast treat or a great dish for brunch. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Cranberry Pecan Coffee Cake is my latest holiday-inspired breakfast<\/strong> creation. It’s perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cake itself is lightly sweet, and made healthier with applesauce.<\/strong> It has pops of cranberries throughout and a touch of orange flavor<\/strong>. The BEST part is the pecan crumble on top. It’s sweet, crunchy, nutty<\/strong>… it’s really the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the Holidays in mind, this simple coffee cake can easily be made the day before<\/strong>. Instead of preheating your oven, spend time with your family! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make this coffee cake a day ahead so Christmas morning you won’t have to worry about a thing.<\/strong> Except maybe trying to stay out of the coffee cake right after you make it \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let’s talk ingredients:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This Cranberry Pecan Coffee Cake is made a little healthier than other coffee cake recipes<\/strong>. In total, the whole pan only has 1\/2 cup of butter and 1 1\/4 cups of sugar. Still quite a bit<\/em>, but for coffee cake that’s really limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s meant to be a treat, but not one that leaves you in a sugar coma!<\/strong> Which is what makes it a great Holiday breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This coffee cake can easily be made gluten-free <\/strong>with a gluten-free all purpose flour blend<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also make it dairy-free <\/strong>with either coconut oil or a dairy-free butter alternative<\/a>, and almond milk (or your favorite dairy-free milk).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To sweeten the cake, I recommend using brown sugar.<\/strong> If you prefer, you can use coconut sugar instead. To sweeten the crumble, white sugar is your best bet for crunchy crumble chunks. <\/strong>You could use coconut sugar<\/em>, but the crumble may be a bit more wet, resulting in less crunchy chunks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applesauce is also used in the cake to keep it moist and add a touch of sweetness.<\/strong> If you don’t have applesauce, you can use mashed banana instead. Don’t replace the applesauce with sugar though.<\/strong> The applesauce in this recipe is a replacement for some of the butter in the cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the star of the show? Fresh cranberries.<\/strong> You can either use whole or chop them up into smaller pieces. Whatever you prefer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

TIP: If you washed your cranberries beforehand, be sure to dry them off prior to adding them to your batter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making the cake:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The cake itself is a very classic and simple recipe.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll cream together your butter and brown sugar. Add your applesauce and beat it into the mixture. Add your egg and milk and lightly blend it in. Then, to the same bowl, add your dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt). Whisk them in on top, then whisk all of your ingredients together to form the cake batter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last, add your cranberries and orange zest and gently fold them in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spread the batter into your 9×9 cake pan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now the yummy pecan crumble topping!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To a small bowl, add your butter and sugar and mix together till creamy. Add your flour and cinnamon and mix together again. Then, add your pecans and stir together one more time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sprinkle the pecan crumble topping across the top of the cake batter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Place in the oven (350 for 45-50 minutes). Ta-da! Cranberry Pecan Coffee Cake. My favorite part about this coffee cake in particular is seeing the pops of cranberries peeking out the top after it bakes. <\/strong>Yum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you’re looking for an easy, special Holiday breakfast, I hope this one works for you and your family! My 3 year old LOVES coffee cake, and could eat this one every day – ha! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if you make it, let me know how it went. I love to see what ya’ll make. Either leave a comment below, or tag me in a picture on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if you love coffee cake<\/em><\/strong>, check out my Banana Coffee Cake<\/a>, Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake<\/a>, or my Pumpkin Coffee Cake<\/a> too!<\/p>\n\n\n

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1<\/span> hr<\/span> 10<\/span> mins<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\tServings<\/span>: 16<\/span> servings<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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