This cinnamon apple bread is a classic fall bread loaf recipe, it’s so good that you’ll be for sure making it as part of your breakfast bread rotation.
Moist Cinnamon Apple Bread
Making this quick breakfast bread is no different than making banana bread at home, but with all the delicious flavors of cooked apples and cinnamon that my family loves. As written and tested many times, each slice of this quick bread recipe is both crumbly and moist.
Ingredients
In this recipe, the apples are cooked with honey, cinnamon, and melted butter or coconut oil for incredible flavor. Then, we make the batter with all-purpose flour, baking powder to help the bread rise, salt, and eggs to bind the ingredients.
How to Make Cinnamon Apple Bread
- Cook the apples.
In a pan, cook down the diced apples with butter, honey, and cinnamon for 3 minutes until soft. - Make the batter.
In a large bowl, whisk the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt together. Add the egg, melted butter, and honey, and whisk into a batter. Add cooked apples and fold over to combine. - Bake.
Bake the bread in a preheated oven for 45 minutes. At this point, make a tent with foil and cook for an additional 10 to 15 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle.
Laura’s Tips for This Recipe
You can’t swap honey for granulated sugar without compromising the texture. I recommend using maple syrup or agave instead.
All apple varieties will work for a bread loaf, except Gala (a classic red apple), since its texture isn't great for baking. Granny Smith (green) apples are traditionally used in baking because they hold their texture best. They are a little tart raw, but they caramelize and sweeten perfectly when baked.
After the cinnamon apple bread has cooled completely, store it in an airtight container and keep it overnight on the counter or in the fridge for up to 5 days. To freeze it, slice the loaf, wrap each slice in plastic wrap or a zip bag, and freeze. It will stay fresh for up to 30 days. To enjoy it, thaw it in a few minutes or warm it up lightly in the microwave for about 15 to 20 seconds.
More Easy Breakfast Breads
Other similar and easy-to-make bread recipes are this blueberry oat breakfast bread, double chocolate banana bread, and the best-ever Blueberry Bread Recipe.
Cinnamon Apple Bread
Ingredients
- 2 medium apples, diced
- 1 tablespoon melted butter, or coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons honey, or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt, a pinch
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup melted coconut oil , or butter
- ⅓ cup maple syrup, or honey
Instructions
Prep:
- Adjust the oven rack to the middle oven position and preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a bread loaf pan or line it with parchment paper for easy lifting.
- In a pan, add butter, diced apples, honey, and cinnamon. Cook apples down for 3 minutes until they're soft.
Make the batter:
- In a large bowl, whisk the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt together.
- Add the egg, melted butter, and honey, and whisk into a batter. Add cooked apples, and fold over to combine.
Bake:
- Pour the apple batter into the prepared pan and cook in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. At this point, make a tent with foil and cook for an additional 10 to 15 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle.
- Remove from the oven and allow the apple loaf to cool down before slicing.
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Shirley says
The batter was thicker than expected. It was ready to take out from my oven at 45 minutes. It also did not rise very much but it tasted great regardless. I was a little heavy with the baking powder and it didn’t help with rising.
Laura Fuentes says
Hi Shirley, thanks for sharing that it tasted great even though it didn’t rise too much for you. A couple of things: some ovens run warm and can cook breads faster. Was the oven rack in the middle position? And is your baking powder active? Those things can affect cooking time and rise.
M says
How much baking Soda and salt? I estimated. They came out great.
Laura Fuentes says
I use 1 1/2 teaspoons of cinnamon and no baking soda. Baking powder only in the recipe.
kimber says
Moist and delicious apple cinnamon loaf! yummy!
Laura Fuentes says
Thank you for sharing how much you enjoyed this loaf of apple cinnamon bread!