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Chocolate Coffee Cake Recipe – Lower Fat But All The Deliciousness
Chocolate Coffee Cake. So that means we get to have chocolate for breakfast. AND I made us a lower-fat version, so we don’t have to feel guilty either 😉 One of my most popular, most pinned recipes, is my Low Fat Pumpkin Coffee Cake, and what made that recipe special is the topping is actually Honey Bunches of Oats!
That being said, can you guess what the secret ingredient to my Chocolate Coffee Cake is? I’m sure you are thinking that Honey Bunches of Oats is involved in some way, but did you think it was Honey Bunches of Oats Chocolate? Did you know that Honey Bunches of Oats had a Chocolate variety? Well, it’s the newest variety to hit the shelves and it is not only amazing in a bowl with milk, but it is the perfect lower-fat ingredient in my Chocolate Coffee Cake Recipe, no chocolate chips needed! Honey Bunches of Oats Chocolate delivers the perfect combination of crispy flakes, crunchy bunches and the yumminess of real cocoa.
I used Coconut Palm Sugar in my recipe, that is why my batter is a light brown in color, if you substitute white sugar, yours won’t be as brown.
This Chocolate Coffee Cake bakes up so moist and delicious – you will not only want it for breakfast…but for dessert too 🙂
Now, here is my Chocolate Coffee Cake Recipe, be sure to Print It and Pin It so that you can make it again and again.
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 (8 ounce) package 1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup Coconut Palm Sugar or white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup skim milk
- 1 cup Honey Bunches or Oats Chocolate
- For the Topping
- 1/4 cup Honey Bunches or Oats Chocolate – crushed
- 2 tablespoons Coconut Palm Sugar or white sugar
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Spray a 9×9 baking dish with cooking spray
- Combine baking powder, flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and set aside
- Beat softened butter and cream cheese with a mixer, until well-blended
- Slowly pour in the 1 cup sugar and vanilla extract until mixture is fluffy
- Add eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the mixture before adding the next
- Pour in about half of the flour mixture, allow it to blend some
- Pour in the milk, allow it to blend some
- Pour in the remaining half of the flour mixture, mixing until well blended
- Stop the mixer
- Gently stir in Honey Bunches of Oats Chocolate, until it’s evenly combined
- Pour the batter into prepared pan
- Mix 1/4 cup crushed cereal and sugar and sprinkle it over the top of your coffee cake batter
- Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until you can insert a toothpick and the center comes out clean
- Cool for 10 minutes
- Enjoy!
I hope you enjoy this Chocolate Coffee Cake Recipe as much as we do!
While this post is sponsored by the folks at Honey Bunches of Oats, all chocolaty-delicious opinions and this recipe are my own.
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I love addition of cereal to add crunch and decrease the fat. This sounds great (and easy) for this weekend breakfast!
This sounds delicious. I like that it is less fat. Being diabetic I’d probably go half whole wheat flour and it would still be tasty but healthier.
This sounds so good.
This sounds delicious. I like that it is less fat. Perfect for my diet!
Oh my, this recipe looks and sound delicious. It would be great to have with my morning coffee.
That’s an interesting recipe. It sounds pretty good. I’m not a breakfast person, but this would be good anytime.
I would love ti try this!
This looks absolutely amazing! Who knew that a Chocolate Coffee Cake could be Low-Fat 🙂 Thanks for this awesome recipe; I can’t wait to make it!
That’s a clever substitution for chocolate chips in this recipe.
I absolutely love coffee cake. This would be delicious. Gotta try it. Thanks for sharing.
Chocolate and coffee?!! I think Im in heaven!
i’m always looking f0r low fat recipes so I don’t feel deprived. Will definitely have to give this one a try. Sounds great!
It is so nice to have options to satisfy the sweet tooth that are healthier and lower fat. This looks so delicious and would make a nice afternoon snack.
This is a nice version of a coffee cake because it lowers fat and increases crunch. Moreover,I love chocolate in my cake!
I know this will be a winner when I make it for my family. All about chocolate they are.
i love the way that it look good ad would love to have it for desert
Yum! This look delicious!
A good coffee cake is always my favorite dessert to make. This one looks like a keeper.
Wow this looks really yummy.
This looks so good.I can’t wait to make this!
Thanks for the delicious recipe. I love coffee cake.
I would have never thought to use Honey Bunches of Oats Chocolate in a dessert recipe. I must try this!
This looks delicious and easy to make. Love.to try this.
Coffe and chocolate, 2 of my favorite things. Looks and sounds delicous
This is so yummy looking and low fat to boot!! Thanks for the recipe.
I am going to try this recipe. Thanks
You’re welcome – it’s DELICIOUS!!!
I sometimes get the feeling I’m the only person in the whole wide world (well, in this family anyway!) who doesn’t like coffee. Can’t abide the stuff!
This looks so yummy! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
I am excited to see a recipe with coconut sugar! It is so much healthier and tastier (at least I think so!).
This looks incredible, I hope it tastes as good as it looks.
Looks yummy can’t wait to try!
I have a killer sweet tooth, so depriving myself while focusing on health and fitness is tough. I love that this recipe looks delicious while making me feel less guilty.
Exactly – less fat, but all the flavor!! I have that killer sweet tooth too 😉
This coffee cake sounds amazing! I have never thought about putting chocolate chips in it! I can’t wait to try it, my whole family is going to love it! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
You’re welcome – Enjoy!
I love coffee cake but hardly it eat it, I think I’ll have to give your recipe a try. Your pics are great I wish I had a piece right now!Thanks for linking up at the #HomeMattersParty !
You’re welcome – thank you for visiting!! And be sure to let me know if you try the recipe 🙂
That looks delicious!
The fact that this is low fat just made my day lol!
This looks yummy!
Oh my gosh! What a creative recipe! I am SO making this!
It’s delicious!! You won’t be sorry 🙂
Wow does that look good adding it to my pinterest. yummy!
I think I’m in love with coffee cake I love mine warm and moist