Cinnamon Apple Bread Recipe
This easy cinnamon apple bread is an easy quick bread with a moist, cake-like texture. With a crispy stresel-like topping and plenty of fresh apples and cinnamon swirl, this bread is perfect for breakfast, snack, or delicious dessert.
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This is the absolute BEST Apple Bread recipe on the internet. Swirled with cinnamon sugar and juicy apple pieces, try this Apple Bread recipe out and see why it has been pinned over 1 million times and has over 250 amazing reviews!
I whipped up this easy cinnamon apple bread recipe last weekend to prepare for the momentous occasion of college football starting back up and wanted to share it with you today. This bread is ah-mazingly delicious (I know I made that word up but believe me, it warrants it’s own made up superlatives!)
Want muffins instead? Try this apple cinnamon muffins recipe!
Why I love this recipe
I can’t even describe to you how insanely good this apple bread makes your house smell while its baking-and it’s perfection to have a slice when it’s warm out of the oven! It is a soft bread with a moist crumb and crunchy streusel-like topping and cinnamon swirl.
If you try it too I’d love it if you popped back and gave it a five-star review in the comments section!
Ingredients
- apples – red delicious, granny smith, and gala are some of my favorite varieties
- cinnamon
- brown sugar
- granulated white sugar
- baking powder
- eggs
- butter
- flour
- vanilla extract
- milk
Step by step
- Preheat the oven and spray a loaf pan with nonstick spray.
- Mix the cinnamon sugar and chop your apples. Set aside.
- Beat the butter and sugar together in a stand mixer (affiliate link) or with a hand mixer.
- Add eggs and vanilla and mix until combined. Add the dry ingredients and mix again. Add the milk a little at a time until the batter is just combined.
- Pour half of the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Top with half of the apples and cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Pour in remaining batter and top with remaining apples and cinnamon sugar.
- Pat toppings into the top of the bread with the back of a spoon and bake for 50 minutes.
- Let the bread cool for ten minutes before removing from the pan.
Tips for best results
- Be sure to choose a firm apple variety such as Granny Smith, Pink Lady, Gala or Fuji. Softer types of apples won’t stand up to the baking.
- Swirl a knife through the batter if desired before baking if you want the apple chunks and cinnamon sugar more uniform through the bread.
Storage
Store bread covered with plastic wrap at room temperature for up to 3 days. Store in the refrigerator for up to a week.
This bread also freezes well. Simply allow the bread to cool completely then wrap in foil and store in a freezer bag. When you are ready to eat the bread, allow to thaw at room temperature before serving.
You might also like some of my other popular recipes like my Best Dirt Cake Ever, Dark Chocolate Truffles, Peanut Butter Apple Crisp, Homemade Easy Biscuit Recipe, Cinnamon Apple Cake, Apple Crisp Cheesecake, and Dutch Apple Crumble Pie.
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Apple Cinnamon Bread
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 8 1x
Description
This is the absolute BEST Apple Bread on the internet. Swirled with cinnamon sugar and juicy apple pieces, try this Apple Bread recipe out and see why it has over 250 amazing reviews!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2/3 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 large apple, peeled and finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease and flour a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
- Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl and set aside.
- In a stand mixer (affiliate link), combine white sugar and butter until smooth.
- Add eggs and vanilla and continue to beat on medium speed until combined.
- Add flour and baking powder, then milk.
- Pour half the batter into the prepared pan.
- Cover with half of the apples.
- Pat apples into batter with the back of a spoon.
- Sprinkle with half of sugar and cinnamon mixture.
- Pour the remaining batter over apple layer; top with remaining apples and add more brown sugar/cinnamon mixture.
- Pat topping into the batter with the back of a large spoon. Use a butter knife held vertically to swirl figure eights through the batter to slightly incorporate the topping.
- Bake for 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Notes
Store bread covered with plastic wrap at room temperature for up to 3 days. Store in the refrigerator for up to a week.
This bread also freezes well. Simply allow the bread to cool completely then wrap in foil and store in a freezer bag. When you are ready to eat the bread, allow to thaw at room temperature before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 50 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1" slice
- Calories: 327
- Sugar: 28.8 g
- Sodium: 31 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Carbohydrates: 48.9 g
- Protein: 4.7 g
- Cholesterol: 77.3 mg
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Delicious, but very sweet! Will make again with less sugars. I tried using a mini loaf pan (6 mini loaves). Cooked 40 min.
Making this as we speak i used a half cup wheat flour and 1 cup all purpose flour..hope it turns out well
I hope you enjoyed it Kim!
Great recipe with quick prep time. The result is a deliciously moist apple cake.
It was a tad too sweet for me so I plan on cutting down on the brown sugar that goes on the top layer.
I just made this and really love it. It’s a hit with my husband and son too. Easy and delicious! Thank you
I made this apple bread and doubled the recipe for two loaves. I substituted stevia for the sugar and Splenda brown sugar blend as my husband is diabetic. It turned out wonderful! Was nice and high. Sorry I didn’t get a picture as it looked like just the recipe! Thank you as desserts are so important in our house.
How long do mini loaf pans bake for?
What I did, was I poured the batter into the loaf pan, then I sprinkled half the sugar mixture on top, and with a knife I swirled it into the batter. Then I poured the chopped apples into the rest of the sugar mixture and coated the apples thoroughly, and then sprinkled it all on top of the batter, and pressed it in lightly. It’s in the oven now!
Where is the milk in the recipe? I see it in the ingredient list, but not the directions?
Hi Taylor, you add it in step 6 in the recipe
Crap. I forgot the milk. Will it still taste good
This looks nothing short of delicious! Thank you for sharing!
You’re very welcome Suzanne, I hope you love it as much as we do!
Do you think it would work to mix the apples in the batter? I want to make mini loaves with this recipe and I think mixing in the batter will be easier for that.
I have made this recipe on three separate occasions, three different ways, with great results every time. This recipe is extremely “user friendly”, so don’t be afraid to play around with it. It’s kinda delicious no matter what 🙂
I have adapted the recipe by adding half of the apples and half of the brown sugar/cinnamon mixture to the batter, before pouring into the bread pan. Recommended by other users. This is by far my favourite! I do end up adding 5 more minutes each time to be sure the toothpick comes out clean, however this could just be necessary with my oven.
I’m so happy you love it as much as I do Natalie!! Thanks for taking the time to comment and rate it!
I absolutely loved this recipe. I will make this again.
So glad you liked it Bridgette, it’s one of our favorites!
I would rate it probably at 3.5 stars, but rounded up. I thought the cake itself was a little dry, but whenever I got to the layer of apples/sugar it was a nice combination. I might try again mixing it all together, more like a zucchini bread.
I agree with you. The cake .bread. part was a little dry. The part with the apples was delicious. Did you try the way you said you would ? How did it turn out ?
this is one of my all time favorite recipes!
I’m making it right now for the 1st time but made up a double batch
I hope you enjoyed it David, it’s one of my favorites!
Hello I was wondering if I could use a disposable tin bread pan like you would find at Wal-Mart I plan on making this and handing them out to family members 🙂 could I also bake a couple loafs at a time ?? thank you ! 🙂
Tasty and easy to make! All 3 of my kiddos love it.
I’m so glad you liked it, thanks for commenting and rating it!
Melissa this bread is amazing!!! So moist and delicious!!
Thanks for sharing it. Would this bread keep well left out or should it be refrigerated?
I’m so glad you liked it Tanya! I recommend keeping it in an airtight container at room temperature up to three days.
Delicious, thanks for sharing.?
Delicious! I made it last weekend and will definitely make again. Do you think you could substitute with coconut flour?
Just made this and I wanted to eat it while in the oven! My home smelled delicious! Then the bread was done, and I took a bite right out of the oven…DELICIOUS! I wanna share some of it and I dont! Lol. Absolutely adding to my recipe batch for the fall. Might have to make it again in the summer when friends are over. Thank you!