This delicious and easy Gluten Free Coffee Cake is perfect for your next brunch or meal prep breakfast for the week! Made with real, simple ingredients. The whole family will love this light & fluffy breakfast bread!
The Best Gluten-Free Coffee Cake
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For years we have loved making a classic coffee cake recipe, but we decided it was time to make an equally delicious gluten-free version. And we are so excited to share this coffee cake recipe with you that has the perfect texture, amazing flavor, and pretty simple to make. A great addition to any weekend brunch menu, Christmas morning, or other special occasion!
Looking for More Breakfast Bread?
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Why You Will Love This
- Flavor: Not too sweet, but just sweet enough to enjoy with your morning coffee!
- Dairy-Free: This recipe is based off of a family recipe that we make every year for Christmas and special occasions – so glad this dairy-free option turned out so well.
- Gluten-Free: Gluten-free breads can be tricky, but this one is sure to impress!
What You Will Need
- softened butter – we light to keep it dairy-free with a dairy-free butter or vegan butter, but feel free to use regular, unsalted butter too.
- pure cane sugar, brown sugar, + coconut sugar – the perfect combination to give a nice touch of sweetness.
- vanilla extract – a little bit always adds the best flavor to any baked goods.
- eggs – an essential ingredient to help bind everything together.
- 1-1 gluten free flour – love this easy swap to make the flour base gluten-free!
- baking soda, baking powder, & kosher salt – combine to add even more structure to this easy coffee cake.
- xanthan gum – for best results, use this to keep your gluten-free baking from getting too crumbly.
- plain, dairy-free yogurt – regular yogurt, greek yogurt, or dairy-free alternatives work great here.
- ground cinnamon – a warm spice that is always a must for the best coffee cake!
- chopped walnuts – just pick-up some from your local grocery store for an added crunch.
How To Make Gluten-Free Coffee Cake
The first steps to making this easy recipe are to beat butter and sugar together with a paddle attachment on a stand mixer or use an electric hand mixer and large bowl.
Now, add vanilla extract and 1 egg at a time to the large mixing bowl and beat, about 2 minutes.
Then mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, xanthan gum, & salt together in a separate medium bowl. Add a little of the flour mixture to the butter/sugar mixture and then mix. Then add in some yogurt and mix again. Continue to alternate mixing in the flour mixture and yogurt until everything is combined.
In a small bowl, mix the cinnamon streusel together.
In a parchment-lined loaf pan, rub the inside of the baking pan with oil and then dust with flour. Alternate adding the gluten-free coffee cake batter and the streusel to form at least 3 layers of each, ending with a streusel layer on top of the cake. Place in a 350 degrees F oven and bake for 45-50 minutes until tester comes out clean.
Storage & Freezer
Leftover coffee cake can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days. This is also a great bread to make ahead of time and freeze. To thaw simply place in the refrigerator for 24-48 hours.
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Gluten Free Coffee Cake
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Bread
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
Our delicious Gluten-Free Coffee Cake recipe is a spin on a traditional coffee cake, perfect for your next brunch!
Ingredients
Coffee Cake:
- 1/2 cup plant based butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup pure cane sugar
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups 1-to-1 gluten free flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 1 cup plain dairy-free yogurt
Streusel:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons pure cane sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (plus a bit more to taste)
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare loaf pan by lining it with parchment paper and leaving little flaps on both sides, so you can pull out the loaf after it’s baked.
- Wet Ingredients: Beat butter and sugar together with a stand mixer or electric hand mixer. Add vanilla extract and 1 egg at a time and beat, about 2 minutes.
- Dry Ingredients: Mix flour, soda, baking powder, xanthan gum, & salt together in a separate bowl.
- Combine: Add a little of the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix. Then add in some yogurt and mix again. Continue to alternate mixing in the flour mixture and yogurt until everything is combined (the mixture will be very thick).
- Streusel: Mix the streusel ingredients together in a small bowl.
- Layer: In the prepared pan, alternate adding in the yogurt mixture and the streusel mixture, to form at least 3 layers of each ending with a layer on top (Layers: yogurt mixture, streusel, yogurt mixture, streusel, yogurt mixture, streusel).
- Bake: Place in the preheated oven at 350 degrees F, middle rack, and bake for 45-50 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
- Cool + Serve: Remove from the oven, keep in the pan on the cooling rack for 10 minutes. Carefully remove the coffee cake from the pan and let cool for 1 hour. Cut and serve!
Notes
- Small loaves: alternatively you can use two small loaves instead of one regular-sized loaf, just reduce the bake time to 25-30 minutes.
- Can I freeze this? Yes! This is a great bread to make ahead of time and freeze. To thaw, simply place in the refrigerator for about 24-48 hours.
- Plant-Butter: If you don’t have a dairy allergy or aren’t avoiding dairy, this recipe works just as well with regular butter.
- Xanthan Gum: Gluten-free recipes can be a little crumbly, so adding a little extra xanthan gum (yes, even if your 1-to-1 gluten-free flour already has some in it) will help this recipe bind. You CAN omit it, if you want to, but the results may not be as good.
- Dairy-Free Plain Yogurt: highly recommend using the Silk dairy-free yogurt alternative!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 403
- Sugar: 35.7 g
- Sodium: 195.7 mg
- Fat: 15.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 61.2 g
- Protein: 6.4 g
- Cholesterol: 65.3 mg
Susan Dubose says
Fantastic, really moist, delicious coffee cake!