Cinnamon Swirl Apple Fritter Bread 🍎🍞
All the flavor of an apple fritter—baked into a cozy loaf
This moist, tender bread is layered with cinnamon-sugar apples and finished with a sweet glaze. Perfect for breakfast, dessert, or gifting.
🧾 Ingredients
Apple Layer
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2 medium apples, peeled & finely chopped (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp)
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⅓ cup brown sugar
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1 tsp ground cinnamon
Bread Batter
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⅓ cup granulated sugar
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½ cup unsalted butter, softened
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2 large eggs
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1½ cups all-purpose flour
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1½ tsp baking powder
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½ tsp salt
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½ cup milk
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1 tsp vanilla extract
Cinnamon Swirl
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⅓ cup brown sugar
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1 tsp ground cinnamon
Glaze (Optional but recommended)
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½ cup powdered sugar
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1–2 Tbsp milk
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½ tsp vanilla
👩🍳 Instructions
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Preheat oven
Heat to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line a 9×5-inch loaf pan. -
Prepare apple layer
Toss chopped apples with brown sugar and cinnamon. Set aside. -
Make batter
Cream butter and sugar until light.
Beat in eggs one at a time.
Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt; add to batter alternately with milk.
Stir in vanilla. -
Assemble loaf
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Pour half batter into pan.
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Add half apple mixture.
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Sprinkle half cinnamon swirl.
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Repeat layers.
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Lightly swirl with a knife (don’t overmix).
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Bake
Bake 50–60 minutes, tent loosely if browning too fast.
Toothpick should come out clean. -
Glaze
Cool 15 minutes. Drizzle glaze over warm loaf.
🌟 Pro Tips
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Finely chopped apples prevent soggy pockets
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Let loaf cool before slicing for clean cuts
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Add chopped walnuts for crunch
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Sprinkle coarse sugar on top for bakery-style finish
🔄 Variations
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Apple fritter muffins: Bake 20–25 minutes
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Caramel apple: Drizzle caramel instead of glaze
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Healthier swap: Use half whole-wheat flour
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Extra spice: Add nutmeg or apple pie spice
🍽️ Perfect With
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Coffee or tea
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Breakfast spread
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Afternoon snack
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Wrapped as a homemade gift 🎁
If you’d like, I can also share a cream cheese–filled version, quick one-bowl method, or air fryer loaf adaptation.