This Apple crisp Coffee Cake combines everything you love about apple crisp and classic coffee cake in one irresistible breakfast treat. A moist sour cream-based coffee cake is topped with Granny Smith apples, a buttery pecan streusel and a warm brown sugar glaze.
It’s perfect for fall brunches, holiday breakfasts, or an afternoon coffee break, and since it’s baked in a 9×13-inch pan, it’s ideal for feeding a crowd. Every fall morning should be started this way.
If you love a homemade coffee cake as much as I do, Be sure to try this Peach Crisp Coffee Cake and Blueberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake.
My husband requested an apple dessert. This fit the bill! He can’t stop raving about it. It’s really good. Thank you for sharing.
Lots of chopped pecans in the topping give the coffee cake a buttery crunch.
Type Of Apple To Use
I like to use a tart apple, like Granny Smith, to get a nice contrast with the sweet crumb topping and brown sugar glaze. Or use a mixture of Granny Smith and an apple like Honeycrisp which is a little sweeter and softer. Pink Lady or Braeburn also work well. Avoid softer apples like Red Delicious which can become mushy when baked.
Recipe Tips
- Dice the apples into small, even pieces so they cook evenly.
- Don’t overmix the batter or the cake can become dense.
- Use room temperature eggs and sour cream.
Money-Saving Tips
- Buy apples by the bag instead of individually.
- Purchase pecans during holiday sales and freeze extra.
- Store-brand sour cream works perfectly well for this recipe.
- Don’t waste any. Freeze extra to eat at a later date.
Storage
Store covered at room temperature for 2 days or refrigerate for 5 days. Warm individual slices in the microwave for 10 to 15 seconds.
Freezing- Freeze slices individually for up to 3 months. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap followed by foil and thaw overnight in the refrigerator.
Some ground cinnamon gives plenty of fall flavor. You could top it with vanilla ice cream and serve it for dessert. Warm of course.
The wonderful scents coming from the oven as this coffee cake bakes……….Bonus Points.
Fall baking is so heavenly!
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Apple Crisp Coffee Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
Cake Batter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, (1 stick), melted
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 medium Granny Smith apples,, peeled, cored, and finely diced
Topping
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter, (1 stick), melted
Glaze
- 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons apple cider
- 2 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar in a large bowl.
- Stir in melted butter, sour cream, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Pour into prepared pan.
- Sprinkle apples on top of batter.
- In a medium bowl, stir together all topping ingredients until thoroughly mixed. Sprinkle on top of apples.
- Place pan in oven and bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Make glaze. Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan and place over medium heat until sugar and butter are melted. Drizzle over coffee cake. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Hi Christine,
I’ve been a professional chef and have great recipes from my pastry chefs over the years as well as a room full of books. I came across this apple crumb recipe the other day and wanted to say that it is one of the best I’ve ever eaten! I’m sharing it with my tribe in my newsletter tomorrow it’s that’s good. I didn’t have sour cream so used full fat plain yogurt and it is so good I have a hard time not picking at it throughout the day and had to hide it from hubby to ensure he didn’t eat it all.
I’ll be stopping by for more of your recipes in the future for sure.
WoW! What a compliment! So glad you enjoyed the coffee cake and hope you stop by for many more recipes!
This looks absolutely incredible. Wow. 🙂
Made this this morning and it was amazing! I was a little worried about my ‘batter,’ which was almost the consistency of bread dough (I used gluten-free flour), but the results were perfect. I really love the glaze; I subbed apple juice for the cider and it turned out great.
So glad you enjoyed it Genna!
Made this the other day and it was so delicious! I reduced the sugar in the cake to 1 cup. Perfect served with a dollop of whipped cream or ice cream!
Glad you enjoyed it Maria!
You’ve combined two of my favorite things! I’d love a big slice to go with my morning cup of coffee!
This sounds HEAVENLY! I am all about apple anything these days! This counts as breakfast or dessert, right??
Fall baking really is so heavenly!! And apples are my favorite! I’ll take a big piece please!
I can never get enough of coffee cake, especially when it’s filled with lots of apples! I love this flavorful cake, Christin! I think this would be perfect when served warm from the oven and with a hot cup of coffee!
I love that you combined apple crisp and coffee cake, and this would be perfect with a cup of coffee!
To replace the nuts, but still have the nice crunch, try Grape Nut Cereal. Hope it works for you.
That is a fantastic idea Bonnie!
Hi
Can’t have nuts, is there anything else I could use.
Jut a thought, but I wouldn’t mind subbing raisins for the nuts.
Yes, if you like raisins, that would be a great substitution.
Substitute with rolled oats and it will be like an apple crumble cake.