With less than 250 calories per serving, this wholesome coffee cake will give you a reason to get up on the weekend. Make it the night before and pop in the oven!
You'll Need:
Cottage Cheese (non-fat)- 1 cup
Buttermilk or yogurt- 1/2 cup (can also sub milk)
Sugar 1 1/4 cup
Butter- 2 tbsp.
Egg Whites- 3 (or 1/2 cup egg substitute)
Mashed Bananas- 2
Vanilla Extract- 1 tsp.
Flour- 2 1/4 cup
Baking Powder- 1 tsp.
Baking Soda- 1 tsp.
Cinnamon- 1/2 tsp.
*Optional: chocolate chips
Topping:
Pecans- 1/2 cup
Brown Sugar- 1 tbsp.
Cinnamon- 1/2 tsp
Preheat oven to 350. Spray 9 x 13 inch baking pan .
In blender, place cottage cheese and buttermilk & blend until smooth. Add sugar and butter and blend. Add the eggs, blend. Add bananas and vanilla, blend.
In separate large bowl- combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Then pour the blender mixture into large bowl and mix. Pour into prepared pan and smooth the top.
Sprinkle topping over batter. Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick goes in center & comes out clean.
[Tagging: banana coffee cake, coffee cake struesel, low fat breakfast, healthy coffee cake, recipes for old bananas]
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| Recipe adapted from Akron Beacon Journal- Cooking It Light |
You'll Need:
Cottage Cheese (non-fat)- 1 cup
Buttermilk or yogurt- 1/2 cup (can also sub milk)
Sugar 1 1/4 cup
Butter- 2 tbsp.
Egg Whites- 3 (or 1/2 cup egg substitute)
Mashed Bananas- 2
Vanilla Extract- 1 tsp.
Flour- 2 1/4 cup
Baking Powder- 1 tsp.
Baking Soda- 1 tsp.
Cinnamon- 1/2 tsp.
*Optional: chocolate chips
Topping:
Pecans- 1/2 cup
Brown Sugar- 1 tbsp.
Cinnamon- 1/2 tsp
Preheat oven to 350. Spray 9 x 13 inch baking pan .
In blender, place cottage cheese and buttermilk & blend until smooth. Add sugar and butter and blend. Add the eggs, blend. Add bananas and vanilla, blend.
In separate large bowl- combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Then pour the blender mixture into large bowl and mix. Pour into prepared pan and smooth the top.
Sprinkle topping over batter. Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick goes in center & comes out clean.
[Tagging: banana coffee cake, coffee cake struesel, low fat breakfast, healthy coffee cake, recipes for old bananas]
Looks amazingly delicious. Will save this recipe, maybe I will also try this some time. Thanks for the share.
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This looks and sounds fabulous! Am going to make it this weekend for out-of-town company. It's perfect, since I have a blender, but no mixer! Thanks much for the help!
ReplyDeleteJust put this in the oven! The batter was fabulously thick, rich and fragrant can't wait to try it!
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