🍎 Apple Pie Bread
This is a sweet, moist quick bread that tastes just like apple pie—perfect for breakfast, snack, or dessert.
Ingredients (makes 1 loaf)
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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½ teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon cinnamon (plus extra for sprinkling)
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½ cup sugar (or brown sugar for richer flavor)
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½ cup unsweetened applesauce or melted butter
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2 large eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1–2 cups peeled and chopped apples (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp work well)
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Optional: ¼ cup chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
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Mix dry ingredients
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In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and sugar.
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Mix wet ingredients
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In another bowl, whisk applesauce (or butter), eggs, and vanilla.
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Combine
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Pour wet ingredients into dry and stir until just combined.
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Fold in chopped apples and nuts (if using).
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Bake
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Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
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Sprinkle a little cinnamon sugar on top.
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Bake 50–60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Cool & serve
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Let cool in the pan 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. Slice and enjoy!
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Tips
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Extra moist: Add ¼ cup yogurt or milk to the batter.
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Apple topping: Caramel drizzle or a simple powdered sugar glaze makes it extra dessert-like.
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Make it faster: Use pre-chopped apples or even frozen apple chunks (thawed).
If you want, I can make a super-simple 5-ingredient “Apple Pie Bread” recipe that’s almost no-fuss and still tastes amazing