Walnut Apple Bread Recipe

5 from 13 votes

This cinnamon apple loaf of quick bread is perfectly moist and speckled with walnuts! The applesauce cuts down the amount of sugar, making it a little healthier! Have it baked and cooled in 1 hour!

Prep Time15

Cook Time50

Total Time1 5

Course: Quick Breads

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple bread recipe, apple cinnamon bread, apple nut bread, apple quick bread, apple walnut bread, walnut bread

Servings: Loaf

Calories: 2820kcal

Author: Mindee

Cost: 15

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.

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