This fresh apple quick bread is perfectly moist and speckled with walnuts! The applesauce cuts down the amount of white sugar, making it a little healthier! Have this apple cinnamon treat baked and cooled in 1 hour!
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- This sweet quick bread recipe freezes well!
- Nothing like a thick slice of this easy apple bread recipe spread with butter!
- Great way to use up extra apples!
Ingredient Notes
- Olive Oil - You may substitute canola oil, coconut oil, or vegetable oil for the olive oil
- Applesauce - One of those little 4 oz single-serving applesauce containers is the exact amount you need.
- Butter - Both salted butter and unsalted butter work.
- Flour - All-purpose flour, not self-rising flour.
- Apples - Use Granny Smith, Gala, or Fuji apples.
Couple Things You'll Need
Step-by-Step Recipe Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray or line it with parchment paper for easily lifting the loaf out when it's cool.
- Peel, core, slice, and dice a large apple. Set aside.
- NOTE - For best results, diced apples are best as shredded apples tend to just become a part of the bread instead of having sweet apple chunks throughout the loaf.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter, olive oil, and sugar.
- Add the eggs.
- Beat in the vanilla extract and applesauce.
- Beat in the ground cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and half the flour.
- Hand mix in the last half of the flour with the chopped apples and crunchy walnuts using a wooden spoon.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread it into an even layer.
- Bake at 350 degrees, in the center of the oven, for 30 minutes, then cover the bread with a piece of tin foil to avoid over-browning.
- Continue to bake for another 20 minutes.
- Cool the bread on a wire rack for 20 minutes before removing it from the bread pan.
- Store cooled bread in a loosely covered container or loosely covered with plastic wrap on a cutting board.
Recipe FAQs and Expert Tips
Granny Smith, Gala, or Fuji's hold up well for baking. Other apples like Red Delicious or Yellow are too soft. They turn mushy, and the flavor bakes out of them.
Yes, just make sure the bread is completely cool before wrapping the loaf in saran wrap and placing it in the freezer. Thaw at room temperature when you're ready to eat it! See this article for more tips on how to freeze quick breads.
Yes, divide the batter among 12 muffin cups in a tin lined with cupcake liners. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.
You can keep this apple bread on the countertop loosely covered with saran wrap.
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Walnut Apple Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- ¼ Cup Butter room temp.
- ¼ Cup Olive Oil
- ¾ Cup Sugar
- ½ Cup Applesauce
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 2 Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 ½ Cups Flour
- 1 Cup Chopped Apples roughly 1 large apple
- 1 Cup Chopped Walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Peel, core, slice, and dice a large apple.
- In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, olive oil, and sugar.
- Beat in the applesauce, vanilla, and eggs.
- Beat in the cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and half the flour.
- Hand mix in the last half of the flour with the chopped apples and chopped walnuts.
- Spread the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, then cover the bread with a piece of tin foil to avoid over-browning.
- Continue to bake for another 20 minutes.
- Cool the bread on a cooling rack for 20 minutes before removing it from the bread pan.
- Store cooled bread in a loosely covered container or loosely covered with saran wrap on a cutting board.
Notes
- My apple preference for baking is Granny Smith apples; however, Gala or Fujis work well also. Avoid Red Delicious, Yellow apples, or Braeburns. They don't hold up well when they bake.
Beth
My daughter and I had so much fun making this today! It turned out so delicious and very yummy. Everyone absolutely loved it and we’ll be making this lovely bread again!
Heather Johnson
i love quick breads!!!! this apple walnut bread is so tasty!!! love it - definitely making again!
Anjali
I made this quick bread for brunch today and it was a huge hit!! We had no leftovers and my house smelled amazing!
Mairead
I love those big chunks of apples and walnuts in this bread. So delicious as a snack and perfect for breakfast with a cup of tea.
Beth
Oh wow! What a delicious and very yummy looking bread! Perfect for my teens to take for school! So excited to make this with my daughter!
Teodora Grujic
Oh, this smells like autumn, my favorite season! Perfect for a weekend breakfast. Thank you so much for this recipe!
Angela
This bread screams "fall" and I'm so ready for it! The combo of apple, walnuts, and cinnamon are the absolute best. Super easy to make too! YUM!
Wajeeha Nadeem
This is perfect to pair with a cup of coffee. I absolutely love apple desserts!
Shashi
I love the flavors of walnut and apple and cannot wait to try this recipe out!
Greg
This is fantastic in the morning for breakfast. Yum!!