Decaf Coffee Loaf

Fun fact: coffee cake doesn't have any coffee. It's named as such because it was served alongside coffee. On the other hand, this coffee loaf is a sweet quick bread with ground decaf coffee. I've taken the original recipe, and swapped out the unhealthy, empty calorie, inflammatory white sugar, butter, and white flour with more wholesome granulated monk fruit, unsweetened applesauce, and whole wheat flour. This reduces the calories, ups the protein and fiber content, lowers the fat and carb content, and adds more crucial vitamins and minerals. A slice of this makes a great snack for any of you coffee lovers out there!

Great

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 325F, and lightly grease a 9x5" bread pan with oil

Step 2

Add water to a medium glass, and microwave for 1 minute, until hot. Mix in the coffee, and set aside

Step 3

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt

Step 4

In a separate bowl, add your applesauce, granulated sweetener, and eggs. Beat until smooth with a silicone spatula

Step 5

Add the coffee and the liquid ingredients into the dry. Mix until just fully combined. Don't over mix, or you could develop the gluten and get a chewy and tough cake

Step 6

Transfer the batter to your prepared pan, and smooth out the top

Step 7

Bake at 325F for about 60 minutes, or until a toothpick to the center comes out totally clean

Step 8

Let the cake chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour before removing from the pan and cutting into 20 slices

Step 9

Note that 1/2 cup (40 g) of ground coffee is equivalent to 8 cups of coffee, meaning each of the 16 slices contains 1/2 a cup of coffee, plus the additional caffeine from the cocoa powder. I'm using decaf for the cake, but there are trace amounts of caffeine, about 6 mg per slice. If you use regular ground coffee then you should be aware that each slice contains 81 mg of caffeine. For reference a standard cup of coffee contains about 90 mg of caffeine. A standard cup of black or green tea contains about 50 mg of caffeine. Decaf coffee has about 2 mg, and herbal tea is caffeine free

Step 10

If you don't need it gluten free, you can simply use 2 cup (240 g) whole wheat flour. If it needs to be gluten free though, you can replace the whole wheat flour with the following: 1 cup (112 g) almond flour, 1/2 cup (45 g) oat flour, 1/4 cup (26 g) ground flaxseed, 2 tbsp (15 g) coconut flour

Step 11

The original recipe used 1 stick (113 g) unsalted butter, 3/4 cup (150 g) granulated sugar, and 2 cup (240 g) white flour instead of applesauce, monk fruit, and whole wheat flour. If you don't care to make it healthy, you can do that instead

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