Applesauce Bread
I’m checking things off of my Fall bucket list left and right! I’ve made pumpkin cookies, decorated for Fall, created a new chili recipe, bought new riding boots and made applesauce bread….. which brings us to today’s recipe. I’ve wanted to make applesauce bread ever since trying it at my grandparents’ house several years ago.
With the apples and spices, this applesauce bread seemed very much like a Fall food, so that’s why I included it in my Fall bucket list. If you’re not a big fan of pumpkin or pumpkin bread, this recipe might just be for you.
Applesauce Bread
Ingredients
- 1 2/3 cups (205g) all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup (115g) applesauce
- 3/4 cup (168g) vegetable oil (extra-virgin olive oil, melted coconut oil or canola oil will work)
- 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup (65g) light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Glaze
- 1 1/2 cup (180g) powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons real maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves together until combined.
- In a medium bowl, stir the applesauce, oil, sugar, and salt together until combined. Add the eggs and mix well.
- Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and gently mix together. There will be a few lumps. Do not overmix.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 60 to 65 minutes and until a tester comes out clean from the center.
- Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for about 20 minutes. Then invert the bread onto the rack, turn right side up, and let cool completely.
- Make the glaze by stirring together the powdered sugar, maple syrup and milk. If glaze is too thick, add more milk 1 tsp at a time. If glaze is too thin, add more confectioners' sugar 1 tsp at a time. Be sure to whisk until smooth after each addition before adding more. Place parchment paper under the wire rack. Drizzle desired amount of glaze over the bread and allow 30 minutes or so for it to set.
- Cover and store leftover bread at room temperature for up to 3-4 days or in the refrigerator for up to about 1 week.
Notes
- Storing leftovers: Wrap any leftover bread in plastic wrap and store on the counter for 3-4 days. Any longer than that and I would refrigerate it, wrapped tightly and placed in an airtight container. It will keep in the fridge for about 1 week.
- Freezing: To freeze, let the bread cool completely. Slice the loaf and then wrap individual slices tightly in plastic wrap. Place the individually wrapped slices into a large freezer-safe ziplock bag, remove any air, and store in the freezer. Or wrap the whole loaf in aluminum foil and then place in a freezer-safe bag. Bread will keep well in the freezer for up to three months.
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Wow! this was incredible. so moist. love that it used ww flour. yum! great for winter 😉
Thanks so much for your comment! This is absolutely one of my very favorite quick bread recipes… I need to make it again soon!
Can you substitute coconut flour for the whole wheat flour?
Coconut flour can be a little tricky and requires more liquid than other flours. I would not use coconut flour for this recipe, but if you’re wanting to use a grain-free flour, try almond flour. Good luck!
This was the best applesauce bread it was moist and even my son loved it! Thanks
I really like the healthier ingredients but would like to sub the egg, maybe for a flax egg instead. Hope to take a loaf for my preschoolers snack time. Yum!
I think this recipe would work perfectly with a flax egg. Hope he enjoys it!!
This looks amazing! I just bought a whole bunch of apples I need to bake up 🙂 Perfect!
yum!! this recipe looks great, Kim! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, lady! Have a great weekend!
Glad you decided to go with the bread 😉 It looks delicious!!
My favourite kind of apple is definitely pink lady by far. Although we don’t get honey crisp apples here in Australia, or at least not that I’ve seen anyway!
Thanks, Jan! Pink Ladies are for sure a favorite here too!
Ohhh YUM! Can’t wait to make this! Maybe it’ll happen today… 😉 How do you think regular whole wheat flour would do in comparison to pastry?
Hope you get a chance to give it a try! I think regular whole wheat will work just fine, especially if you’re used to baking with it. It will just be a bit more dense. Whole wheat pastry flour seems to cook up more like all-purpose flour.
Yay! I am super duper excited about this recipe, especially since apples have been so affordable lately! I am pretty sure that my co-workers would LOVE me if I made (and shared!) this :).
I hope you get a chance to give it a try!! I think your co-workers will LOVE it too!
This looks GORGEOUS!
Thanks, Jessie!
Yay for getting a bunch of things crossed off that bucket list! I’ve been working on mine as well.
Mmm….applesauce bread sounds amazing. I love applesauce, but can’t eat too much of it or I get these weird hives. It’s so odd.
But, usually I can handle it in bread, which is always a plus!
That’s weird. Sounds like my daughter with avocado…. she can eat some, but if she eats too much her lips swell up.
I’ve used applesauce in bread recipes before, but never as the star ingredient. This sounds amazing though! I adore apples and love this the year when they taste even more delicious. I used to be really big on Pink Ladies, but Golden Delicious recently stole my heart.
I bet this bread would be wonderful with your homemade applesauce!
Yummo! How do you have time to do all this baking and cooking– you are a rockstar Kim. I am making this next week! Thank you!!
I pretty much do all of my baking and cooking on the weekends and I wake up at the crack of dawn everyday! 😉
This looks delicious! I haven’t made applesauce bread in ages, so it looks like I need to make it soon. 😀
My favourite apples are Honeycrisp, Gala, and Golden Delicious. I’ve been loving all the local ones I’ve been getting lately at the market!
I bet this would be so good with homemade applesauce! That’s still one thing that I need to try making. I’ve been wanting to try Amanda’s recipe.
I love how applesauce makes bread so moist. I made your AB this morning & am currently having trouble keeping my finger out of the jar :-X
Haha!! I’m glad that you liked it and yes, it can be a bit addicting!
Look at you doing so many fall things! I love applesauce bread but banana reigns supreme in my books 🙂
I would have to agree with you on that!! 😉
I love McIntosh and golden delicious apples! I guess the applesauce bread won out over the cookies 😉 Making us wait for those cookies, eh? This bread looks delicious. Must stock up on GF AP flour to substitute.
Haha…. the cookies will be coming next week! 😉