Recipe Notes:

What Is Ground Sunflower Seed Meal: Ground sunflower seed meal is, quite literally, ground-up sunflower seeds. I buy mine pre-ground from Amazon, but you can make your own by grinding up raw sunflower seeds in a blender or food processor until it turns into a flour. Be sure to not over-blend it as the sunflower seeds will go from being a flour consistency to the consistency of sunflower seed butter.

Ground Sunflower Seed Meal Substitution: You can make ground sunflower seed meal by pulsing raw sunflower seeds in a blender or food processor until they turn into a flour. If you can eat nuts, you should be able to substitute in almond flour at a 1:1 ratio substitution.

Unflavored Whey Protein Powder Substitution: Egg white powder should work here at a 1:1 substitution. The easiest place to find this will be Amazon, though some grocery stores do carry it. If you are going to order online, I would suggest just ordering unflavored whey protein powder.

Gluten-Free Baking Powder Substitution: You can replace the gluten-free baking powder in this recipe by making your own at home using baking soda and cream of tartar. For the 2 tsp of baking powder this recipe calls for, you will need to use 1/2 tsp baking soda and 1 tsp cream of tartar. Cream of tartar can typically be found at your grocery store with the spices. This substitution will make your recipe grain-free.

Where Monk Fruit Sweetener Can Be Purchased: I purchase my golden monk fruit sweetener from Lakanto’s website and have it delivered. If you also want to do this, you can use discount code REALBALANCED at checkout for 20% OFF your order. If you’d rather find and purchase monk fruit sweetener in-store, many grocery stores, especially specialty stores and Costco, carry Lakanto products.

Golden Monk Fruit Sweetener Substitution: Classic Monk Fruit Sweetener, Swerve, or erythritol can be used here at a 1:1 substitution ratio. Note that if you make any substitutions to the Golden Monk Fruit Sweetener, the flavor of the cake may be slightly different than the original recipe intended.

Full-Fat Greek Yogurt Substitution: Sour cream should work here. Substitute in for yogurt at a 1:1 ratio.

Net Carbs: The recipe yields 16 servings, and each serving contains 3.4 grams of net carbs. One serving is equivalent to one slice of coffee cake.

Storage: Store the baked coffee cake in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Note that this will lead to the cake becoming a little denser so, if you prefer, before eating leftovers, you can heat it up in the microwave for 15-20 seconds to soften it.