Apple Coffee Cake

Apples and raisins provide the moistness, which means less oil can be used in this low saturated fat, low cholesterol, and low sodium coffee cake.

Ingredients:

• 5 cup tart apples, cored, peeled, chopped
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup dark raisins
• ½ cup pecans, chopped
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2½ cup sifted all-purpose flour
• 1½ tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350º F.
2. Lightly oil a 13x9x2-inch pan.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine apples with sugar, raisins, and pecans; mix well. Let stand 30 minutes.
4. Stir in oil, vanilla, and egg. Sift together flour, soda, and cinnamon; stir into apple mixture about 1/3 at a time just enough to moisten dry ingredients.
5. Turn batter into pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes. Cool cake slightly before serving.

Yield:

20 servings

Serving Size:

3-1/2-inch x 2-1/2-inch piece

Each serving provides:

Calories: 188
Total fat: 5 g
Saturated fat: less than 1 g
Cholesterol: 11 mg
Sodium: 68 mg

Recipe courtesy the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.