Amazing Apple Bread

Name: Apple Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 2 cups white granulated sugar; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon cinnamon; 2 eggs; 2 cups milk; 2/3 cup vegetable oil; 1 large apple (diced and peeled); 2/3 cup white granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon cinnamon

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50 minutes

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By: Julie Blanner92 Comments
Updated: 9/10/21

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This amazing Apple Bread is the most delicious taste of fall. With the flavors and warmth of sweet baked apples and cinnamon, it will fill your home with fragrance as it bakes!

A small loaf pan of apple bread, topped with white icing and surrounded with apples and a linen napkin.

Have you been apple picking yet this year? If you’re like us, you have more apples than you know what to do with by mid-September.

I’m taking advantage of the flavors of fall and incorporating them into all of my recipes! This Apple Bread is fragrant, moist and delicious.

Even better, it’s SO easy and made with just a few simple ingredients you already have on hand!

White surface with a few apples and miniature loaves of apple cinnamon quick bread.

I am a bit of a quick bread devotee, or a connoisseur if you will. I’ve shared countless quick bread recipes, including a classic sweet bread, apple cinnamon bread and brown sugar bread that have been baked over a million times.
I’ve got a quick bread guide that will walk you through each and every recipe in my line-up, along with tips and tricks to enhance your baking experience!

Apple Bread is an incredibly moist quick bread, because the moisture from the apples bakes right into the loaf, creating a spongy texture you’ll crave! It’s swirled with delicious cinnamon and sugar for added fall flavor.

This apple cinnamon loaf is an easy made from scratch quick bread without yeast! It’s foolproof and takes just 10 minutes from mixer to oven – not to mention that it requires just pantry staple ingredients.

How is that for easy?

It yields six mini loaves (or 2 1 pound loaves), making it great for both indulging and gifting! It has a tender crumb and can be served for breakfast, snack or dessert! No judgement here!

It remains fresh for days making it perfect for entertaining as well. I love whipping up a few loaves before friends come to visit. It’s so amazing straight out of the oven but as I mentioned before, stays fresh for days!

It’s so good we don’t even talk about the calories in Apple Bread. As it bakes it fills your home with the most amazing around and doubles as potpourri.

Slice of apple cinnamon bread on a white surface.

It is so simple to throw together. It requires just a few minutes of hands-on time, and the only thing not in your pantry is those pretty seasonal apples!

You’ll notice it’s a no yeast quick bread which means all the flavor without the fuss!

*For full measurements of ingredients, be sure to head to the printable recipe at the bottom of this post!

Apple Bread Ingredients

Sugar – Yes, this is a sweet bread! Classic, granulated white sugar is all you need.
Flour – I use a traditional flour for baking, and I prefer bleached flour for a little finer grain. (Side note- do you know the difference between bleached and unbleached flour? Interesting!)
Baking Powder – all baked goods need a leavening agent. Be sure to check the dates on your baking powder- a good rule of them is to replace every three months!
Salt – adding a little salt to balance the sweet is essential for baking.
Eggs – That moist, fluffy quality we love in quick breads is thanks to quality eggs. All of my recipes call for large eggs.
Milk – milk helps to retain moisture in this quick bread. You can use any type of milk- we generally have 2% in the fridge and it works well!
Vegetable Oil – I prefer a basic vegetable oil for my quick breads so as not to alter the flavor.
Cinnamon – it’s the ultimate yin to the yang of apples! Don’t skimp on ground cinnamon in this recipe! Sure you could make apple bread without cinnamon, if you prefer.
Diced Apple – Any apples will do, but Jonagold, Honey Crisp, Braeburn, and Pink Lady are all great for baking.

Variations

Add a Glaze – Drizzle or cover in Basic Glaze, Cream Cheese Glaze or Apple Pie Glaze to turn this quick bread into the ultimate dessert! You can even drizzle it with a little Salted Caramel Sauce.
Add Nuts – Candied Nuts, walnuts or pecans are a delicious addition.
Mulling Spices – add a teaspoon of ground mulling spices to your bread for an extra dose of cozy flavor and fragrance.
Add a Topping – Simply combine cinnamon, brown sugar, flour and butter until crumbly and add just before baking.

Make it Healthier

Replace half the oil with unsweetened apple sauce.
Eliminate the cinnamon sugar mixture on top.

You can find my full list of baking substitutions here.

How to Make Apple Bread

Prep – Preheat oven and grease loaf pans.
Combine Dry Ingredients
Combine Wet Ingredients (in a separate mixing bowl)
Combine – Incorporate dry mixture into wet mixture until just combined.
Pour into greased loaf pans.
Add Apple Mixture – Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar topping mixture onto the loaf to give your Sweet Bread that delicious, moist fall flavor.
Bake! It’s SO easy!

No bread machine required! It’s as simple as mixing, baking and enjoying!

Tips

Alternative Baking Ideas

Large Loaves – Don’t want 6 miniature loaves? You can also make this Sweet Bread recipe in 2 – 1 pound loaf pans or cut the recipe in half for just 1 loaf pan and bake 50 minutes or until it passes the toothpick test.
Make Muffins – If you prefer to make them into muffins, just grease miniature muffin tins and fill each to 2/3 full. Bake 12 minutes.
Make it Ornate – Alternatively, you can also bake it in an ornate loaf pan with the same minimal effort!

Close-up shot of a white ceramic loaf pan and quick bread being sliced. #applecinnamonbread

To Store

At Room Temperature – Store quick bread in a sealed plastic bag or covered in saran wrap at room temperature for up to 2 days.
Refrigerate – Store in an airtight container refrigerated up to 5 days.
Freeze – Freeze loaves or slices by wrapping them tightly in heavy foil or plastic wrap. Then place them in freezer bags (I like to do at least 2 to prevent freezer odors from seeping in), and freeze for up to 3 months. Bring to room temperature on a countertop or allow to thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Slice and serve to enjoy. You can even warm it up to get that just out of the oven flavor!

For more tips and tricks to store quick breads and keep them as fresh as the day they were baked, don’t skip How to Store Banana Bread.

Slice of apple cinnamon bread with a pat of butter on top.

Gifting

During the holidays, Michael’s offers miniature ceramic loaf pans for just $1. I always stock up on them in white to use throughout the year. They are more durable than paper loaf pans and make a beautiful gift.

To gift apple bread, you can use six miniature loaf pans when you make this apple cinnamon loaf.

White miniature loaf pan filled with quick bread, spoon in foreground drizzling with glaze.

This recipe yields six pretty little loaves, if you’re willing to share!

Once they cool, you can wrap with a ribbon or in cellophane.

For more presentation ideas you can get your copy of my 10 Easy Sweet Bread Ebook here.

White ceramic loaf pan on a white fabric backdrop, filled with quick bread and drizzled with glaze.

Are you loving the fall flavor of apple everything as much as we are? You need to check out my detailed apple baking guide– it’s full of tips, tricks and the BEST apple treats!

What’s your family’s favorite way to enjoy apple season? If you try this delicious apple bread, apple loaf cake or whatever you’d like to call it, I’d love to hear from you! Please come back and leave a review.

Thanks so much for joining me for fall baking, I always love hearing from you!

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