The Best Blueberry Coffee Cake with Crumb Topping
Inside: This blueberry coffee cake is soft, buttery, and packed with juicy blueberries and a sweet crumb topping. Easy, from scratch recipe, it is perfect for a slow weekend treat or alongside a cup of coffee on an ordinary weekday.
It is no secret that my family loves breakfast food and I often like to make something special once or twice a week for our morning school or “coffee and tea time”. Coffee cake is one of those things that is perfect for these days because it comes together so quickly.
This coffee cake recipe came as a happy accident when I was beginning to use more whole grains in baked goods. This einkorn cookbook was given to me as a Christmas gift and I quickly made the einkorn coffee cake recipe, which was so good. Highly recommend the book if you want to learn to use einkorn in the kitchen.
Anyway, I had made a few adjustments based on ingredients that I did or did not have in my kitchen at the time, used traditional unbleached white flour, and decided to try adding blueberries as well. The result was this delicious coffee cake that has gone viral on Instagram multiple times.
This coffee cake is truly so easy to throw together and comes out delicious every time. You could even make it the night before and simply pop it in the oven to bake in the morning. For more easy, make-ahead breakfast options, be sure and check out this blog post and if you want to learn to make breakfast for the week with just one hour of prep, read this post.
Why you’ll love this blueberry crumb coffee cake
- Simple, from scratch recipe with ingredients in your pantry
- Light and butter cake that comes out perfect every time
- Perfect sweetness with the crumble topping
- Versatile for breakfast, brunch, or alongside a cup of coffee
- Freezer and make ahead friendly
Key Ingredients in Homemade Coffee Cake
- Unbleached flour – I prefer to use unbleached flour in my baked goods, unless I’m using whole grains. I will say that einkorn flour with this recipe gives a whole different texture, but is also very delicious.
- Milk – Adds moisture to the cake. You could also use buttermilk.
- Greek Yogurt – Adds moisture to the cake and also give it lift and an incredible tender and moist crumb.
- Butter – Butter not only adds moisture, but adds flavor and helps create the tender crumb. You can also substitute cococunt oil here.
- Honey – Honey is my natural sweetener of choice for baked goods and it works perfectly here. Read this post for more about substituting natural sweeteners in recipes and why I switched.
- Eggs – Holds things together in this recipe. If you’re cutting the recipe in half, use two eggs.
- Baking soda and baking powder – The leavening in this recipe.
- Blueberries – I prefer to use frozen, but fresh would work also!
How to Make Blueberry crumb Coffee Cake
- Combine the wet ingredients: You’ll want to start by melting your butter and then mixing it with the milk, yogurt, vanilla, eggs, and honey.
- Mix the dry ingredients together: in a mixing bowl combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda, salt.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients in the mixing bowl and then pour into prepared pan.
- Mix the crumb topping ingredients together and sprinkle over the batter.
FAQ’s about Blueberry Coffee Cake
- There’s no coffee in the recipe. I thought this was a coffee cake? Coffee cake recipes do sometimes have coffee in them, but not always. They are generally referred to as coffee cake because they are served alongside a cup of coffee.
- Can I use frozen blueberries? Of course! Fresh or frozen works, but I actually prefer frozen blueberries as they tend to hold their shape better.
- What makes a coffee cake moist? In this recipe, it’s the butter (fat) and greek yogurt that help create a moist, buttery cake.
- Can I make this ahead of time? Absolutely. You can assemble the night before and bake just before serving or just bake and serve at a later time. It also freezes well.
How to store and freeze coffee cake
Left over coffee cake should be covered and kept in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-4 days. Much longer than that and it will begin to dry out. If freezing, wrap securely in plastic wrap or place in a zip loc bag. Thaw at room temperature or in an oven preheated to 300 degrees.
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The Best Blueberry Crumb Coffee Cake
Ingredients
Method
- In a mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, yogurt, vanilla, honey and melted butter and stir.
- Fold in baking soda, baking powder, salt, and flour, and stir just until combined.
- Spread the batter into the baking dish and sprinkle blueberries on top.
- Prepare the crumb topping by cutting the cold butter into the flour until crumbly. Add salt and cinnamon and combine well. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 and grease a 9x13in baking dish.
- Sprinkle topping over the whole thing.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the center is set.
