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Dairy-Free Blueberry Coffee Cake

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This healthy Dairy-Free Blueberry Coffee Cake Recipe is the perfect breakfast for a special occasion! It is gluten-free and feeds a crowd!

Front view of glaze being poured onto healthy Blueberry Coffee Cake recipe

When we plan our menus for Thanksgiving or Christmas, we usually put most of our efforts towards the big dinner! However if you’re like me {and my three kids}, even on days when you know you’re going to eat a TON of food later, you still need to have something for breakfast!

This dairy-free Blueberry Coffee Cake is the perfect, healthier dish to serve your family as a special holiday breakfast!

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Overhead view of dairy-free Blueberry Coffee Cake before glaze is added

I love making every moment of the holidays memorable, which means I do NOT want to start out a special day with your average, run-of-the-mill breakfast. No matter what the occasion–a birthday, Valentine’s day, Easter, or Christmas–you’d better believe my kids start counting down weeks early {or months when it comes to their own Birthdays😂}!

So when they come bounding down the stairs with their springy morning hair in their adorable pajamas all excited that the day is here, I want to have a super-special breakfast surprise waiting for them…like this healthy blueberry coffee cake recipe!

Front view of glaze being drizzled onto dairy-free Blueberry Coffee Cake

We all love this Blueberry Coffee Cake! It is special enough to signal that this morning is different than all the rest {I mean, c’mon…cake for breakfast?!}, but healthy enough that it doesn’t derail our entire day with a sugar rush and regret! 😉

It is dairy-free, low in sugar, and can easily be made gluten-free with great results!

Front view of more glaze being drizzled on dairy-free healthy Blueberry Coffee Cake

A Make-Ahead Coffee Cake Recipe!

I usually bake this Blueberry Coffee Cake the night before I plan to serve it! If you haven’t picked up on this as a reader of my blog yet…I am all about make-ahead recipes!

So, on a holiday like Christmas…where the best part of the day is first thing in the morning…having breakfast, like this healthy blueberry coffee cake recipe, ready to go the night before is so helpful!

Overhead view of dairy-free Blueberry Coffee Cake after glaze is applied

Serve it for breakfast or dessert!

Holidays are definitely not the only occasions that I make this Blueberry Coffee Cake! It is at the top of my short-list of breakfast recipes when we host out-of-town guests! And this cake is not just for breakfast…you can totally serve it as a delicious dessert too! 🙂

front view of a piece of dairy-free Blueberry Coffee Cake cut into a triangle and being removed from the cake plate with a spatula

Dairy-Free Blueberry Coffee Cake: Substitutions

There are many acceptable substitutions in this recipe. I have tried most of them with great results:

  • All-Purpose Flour: can be substituted with equal amounts of your favorite gluten-free all-purpose flour blend.
  • Coconut Oil: If you are allergic to coconut products you can substitute equal amounts of regular butter or vegan butter (like earth balance).
  • Coconut Milk: Can be substituted with any non-dairy or regular dairy milk (the higher the fat content the richer the taste).
  • Granulated Sugar: You can use coconut sugar or your favorite unrefined granulated sugar.

Front view of a piece of healthy Blueberry Coffee Cake with a bite taken out

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Dairy-Free Blueberry Coffee Cake

This healthy Dairy-Free Blueberry Coffee Cake Recipe is the perfect breakfast for a special occasion! It is gluten-free and feeds a crowd! 

Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword blueberry coffee cake, blueberry coffee cake recipe, dairy-free blueberry coffee cake, healthy blueberry coffee cake
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 1 9" round cake (serves 10)
Calories 208.5 kcal
Author Laura

Ingredients

For the Glaze:

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a 9” round cake pan with parchment paper and lightly grease. Set aside.
  2. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; set aside.
  3. In a large, microwave-safe glass bowl melt the coconut oil.
  4. Whisk in coconut milk until combined.
  5. Add sugar, apple sauce, eggs, and vanilla extract and whisk until completely combined.
  6. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
  7. Gently fold the blueberries into the batter until evenly mixed.
  8. Pour batter into prepared cake pan.
  9. Evenly sprinkle the top of your mixture with cinnamon sugar.
  10. Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
  11. Remove the cake from the oven and let cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
  12. Use parchment paper to lift cake out of the pan and continue cooling on the rack.
  13. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator! Can be served warm, room temperature or cold!

Recipe Notes

*or butter or vegan butter substitute
**any non-dairy or regular dairy milk can be used here

Nutrition Facts
Dairy-Free Blueberry Coffee Cake
Amount Per Serving (1 slice)
Calories 208.5 Calories from Fat 61
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.8g 10%
Saturated Fat 5.4g 27%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.4g
Cholesterol 37.2mg 12%
Sodium 422mg 18%
Potassium 76mg 2%
Total Carbohydrates 32.8g 11%
Dietary Fiber 1.6g 6%
Sugars 13.8g
Protein 3.8g 8%
Vitamin A 1.7%
Vitamin C 5%
Calcium 4.3%
Iron 6.4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Overhead view of Blueberry Coffee Cake with a piece removed

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  1. Heather

    March 2, 2019 at 12:56 pm


    This was super yummy! I used coconut sugar instead of regular white sugar and I replaced the powdered sugar for the glaze with maple sugar (since I didn’t have any swerve powdered sugar on hand). I used gluten free AP as well. To make the cinnamon sugar I mixed some cinnamon and coconut sugar togetber. I’m surprised at how delicious this was! Thank you for a great recipe. It’s a keeper!

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  3. Alicia Mora

    July 4, 2017 at 7:46 am

    Hey Laura. I was wondering if there’s anything I can use to substitute the applesauce. Sadly, I can’t find it in my local stores. Thanks

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  4. Alison

    March 30, 2017 at 4:06 pm

    Laura this looks so amazing… could I sub flax eggs or maybe just add more applesauce for the eggs to make it vegan?

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    • Laura

      March 31, 2017 at 7:17 am

      Hey Alison! I have not tried substituting the eggs to make a vegan version so I can’t say one way or another if it would work well. Would you use gluten-free all-purpose flour or regular all-purpose flour? I’d be more likely to take a chance on using an egg substitute if I was using regular flour….but that’s just me! If you do try it you’ll have to let me know how it goes!

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  5. Julia Mueller

    February 7, 2017 at 9:25 am

    It has been aaaaages since I’ve baked coffee cake, and I’m loving this lightened up, blueberry-studded recipe. My mouth is watering just thinking about enjoying a slice for breakfast! 😀

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  11. Emily Weir

    November 11, 2016 at 9:39 am

    Yummmm! This looks perfect for Thanksgiving morning, especially if you can make it the night before. And easy to eat while in front of the TV watching the Macy’s parade.

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    • Laura

      November 14, 2016 at 2:43 pm

      Thanks Beverly! I love that frozen blueberries are available all year! Nothing quite beats a fresh one straight from the tree….BUT I’ll take frozen in a pinch! 😉

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    • Laura

      November 11, 2016 at 7:54 am

      LOL Thank you Liz!!! My other holiday breakfast is cinnamon rolls….and THOSE are sugar bombs for sure! So on a day like Christmas when I know it’s cookies galore…this cake totally wins!

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    • Laura

      November 11, 2016 at 7:56 am

      It’s hard to plan in advance I think! And yes it means lots of time in the kitchen the day before…but I really love being able to just warm things in the oven and call it done! 😉 My dad always spends all day long on Thanksgiving in the kitchen…and we’re all super grateful for it because he is an amazing cook…but I feel bad that he misses out on family time! Although he loves it!

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