This is officially the most delicious loaf of bread you’ll ever eat. This bread is infused with all the flavors of an apple pie! Juicy apples along with a streusel make up a perfect bite of moist bread. YES, PLEASE to all the apple pie bread!
Why This Recipe Works
Apple Pie Bread is going down in history for a handful of reasons:
1. The peeling of fresh apples required for this recipe caused my sharp knife to take a very large chunk of flesh from my thumb 2014, resulting in blood loss, tears, my then-four-year-old believing I was dying, a band-aid getting stuck to my open wound and a resulting trip to the ER.
2. This stuff is like CRACK and it is my favorite bread, dessert, apple recipe and fall recipe. I have made many loaves of this bread and they all get devoured quickly, and with little breathing involved.
3. Due to the incident stated in point #1 I was propelled to purchase an apple corer/peeler which I absolutely love to pieces. SAVE THE THUMBS!
Onto the crack! You really have to make this. But please be careful if you are wielding a knife. My family loves this recipe and I know yours will, too. It is such an easy and quick bread to make this time of year!
Recipe Ingredients
Brown sugar – If you prefer, you can add more naturally sweet apples and reduce the amount of brown sugar you added. Other sugar substitutes that would be great are maple syrup, coconut sugar or stevia.
Large apples – Use medium baking apples such as honeycrisp, gala, golden delicious, jonagold or granny smith. A mix of sweet and tart apples will bring a lot of dimension to the flavor of the loaf.
Apple pie spice – A great substitution for apple pie spice would be 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon + 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
How To Make Apple Pie Bread
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Throw the butter, milk, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla into a bowl. Mix with a stand or hand-held electric mixer on medium speed until the mixture is creamy.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and apple pie spice. Gradually add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture until incorporated.
Step 2
Peel and core 4 large apples (or 6 medium or 8 small). This should come out to be about 4 cups when chopped. I have no idea what kinds of apples I used (I’ll save that story for my next apple-related post), but it was a good variety.
Chop the apples into bite-size chunks and fold them into the batter. Pour into a 9×5 prepared loaf pan that you’ve greased.
Step 3
For the topping, add a little bit of brown sugar, flour and melted butter to a small bowl and stir until crumbly. Sprinkle over the top of the batter and bake in the preheated oven for about an hour.
Start checking for doneness at the 45-minute mark by checking a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool completely on a wire rack. My loaves took 55 minutes.
Recipe Notes
- Make a batch of Rhubarb Peach Jam or Cherry Berry Jam and add a little to your slice of bread for a delicious over-the-top treat!
- If you notice that your bread is getting really brown on top but not done baking yet, place a piece of aluminum foil over the top and let it finish baking covered.
- The streusel topping really does take this recipe over the top and make it the perfect fall treat. You are going to love this bread!
- Allow the bread to cool in pan before inverting and removing. Run a butter knife down along all edges before doing this to prevent it from sticking.
What Types Of Apples Are Good For Apple Bread?
I recommend using a variety of apples and at the very least, use two kinds: one sweet and one tart. My favorite combo is Granny Smith and Honeycrisp apples.
Sweet/Softer Apple Brands
- Fuji
- Honeycrisp
- Red Delicious
- Golden Delicious
- Cortland
- Gala
Tart (or a little Sour) Apple Brands
- Granny Smith
- McIntosh
- Ida Red
- Braeburn
- Empire
- Jonathan
FAQ About Apples
Good news! Apples are very good for you! Apples are high in dietary fiber and pectin found in the peels of the apples. One medium apple contains approximately 95 calories.
Dogs can eat apples, as they are a nutritious snack for dogs. They are an excellent source of vitamin C, helping immunity and providing other benefits.
Apples do not align with a keto diet. One medium apple contains more than 20 g of carbs, making it too carb-heavy for this low-carb eating plan.
Apples can be frozen! They can be frozen whole for up to 9 months, or prepare applesauce, pie filling or entire pies and freeze them that way instead.
When baking with apples, use a variety of apples. At the very least, use two kinds: one sweet and one tart. My personal favorite combo is Granny Smith apples and Honeycrisp apples.
More Amazing Apple Recipes
- This fall make this amazing Apple Pie Jam! Put it on your English muffins, pancakes or with peanut butter! This is a great, DELICIOUS way to use up extra apples in the fall!
- Homemade Apple Cider made in your slow cooker will warm you from the inside out with amazing flavors. It is a must-have fall drink and homemade tastes so much better.
- This is the best Apple Coffee Cake recipe you’ll find. Enjoy as an indulgent breakfast treat or an any-time snack or dessert!
- Apple pie bread is infused with all the flavors of an apple pie! Juicy apples along with a streusel make up a perfect bite of moist bread.
- Transform classic French Toast into an appley indulgence! Prepare this easy Apple French Toast Bake recipe the night before so there’s no morning prep! Pour some maple syrup over it!
Perfect Fall Recipes
- Roasted Pumpkin Seeds – Don’t let those delicious little pumpkin seeds go to waste! Learn how to prepare those raw pumpkins seeds. Season and roast them, they’re easy to make! They turn into a delicious little fall snack that will get gobbled up by all.
- This sweet and salty Halloween Snack Mix is a great Fall snack to have on hand. It is perfect for a handful on the run or a great snack for kiddos after school!
- This is the perfect, most delicious way to use up butternut squash in the fall! Butternut squash soup is guaranteed creamy, packed with comforting flavor and super easy to prepare.
- Pumpkin Spice Layer Cake is the perfect festive dessert to bring to your next Halloween or fall-themed party. The cream cheese frosting complements it perfectly and looks beautiful with a rustic ombre look.
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Apple Pie Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- 4 cups diced apples 4 large apples
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp apple pie spice substitute (1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp nutmeg)
- 2 tbsp butter melted
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9×5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, combine the butter, brown sugar, milk, eggs and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until mixture is creamy. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and apple pie spice (or cinnamon and nutmeg). Gradually add the flour mixture to the large bowl and mix until fully incorporated. Fold in the apples and pour into the prepared loaf pan.
- To make the topping, combine 2 tablespoons of melted butter with 1/2 cup each of flour and brown sugar. Mix with a fork until crumbly and pour evenly over the top of the batter. Bake in the preheated oven for 55 minutes, checking for doneness starting at 45 minutes by inserting a toothpick into the center of the bread. Cut into slices and serve warm.
Notes
- Make a batch of Instant Pot Mixed Berry Jam and add a little to your slice of bread for a delicious over-the-top treat!
- A great substitution for apple pie spice would be 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon + 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg.
- If you notice that your bread is getting really brown on top but not done baking yet, place a piece of aluminum foil over the top and let it finish baking covered.
- The streusel topping really does take this recipe over the top and make it the perfect fall treat. You are going to love this bread!
- Allow the bread to cool in pan before inverting and removing. Run a butter knife down along all edges before doing this to prevent it from sticking.
Arita
Several years ago we had a fantastic Christmas Eve at my sister's home. We were cleaning up and I was hand washing a beautiful glass bowl I had received earlier in the year from a friend. The bowl broke while I was washing it and I ended up going to the ER for stitches. I will not forget that Christmas Eve and I will remember to be careful while hand washing glass items.
Marian
My most memorable kitchen injury was trying to slice a piece of cheese from a very large block (in a kitchen that prepared food for 50-60 people) and paying no attention to where my other hand was. Cut my pinky to the bone. A trip to the emergency room and several stitches later, all was good.
Jennifer M.
Well, I'm not sure if this counts as it wasn't exactly in a kitchen, but it does involve cooking preparations. I was camping on top of this beautiful mountain near Moab, Utah and we were chopping wood for the fire so we could make our delicious campfire dinner. I had never chopped wood before, and my boyfriend suggested that I give it a try. He showed me the technique, using a hatchet, to split to wood into smaller pieces. Easy peasy right? Well, I am from Phoenix and I wear sandals every day of my entire life, and this day was no exception. My first attempt at chopping wood I missed the log entirely and instead managed to hit my delicately sandaled foot with the hatchet. It actually didn't hurt that bad really, and I didn't even quite realize what I had done for a few moments. I looked down and there was all this blood running between my toes. It turns out I hit the top of my foot by my pinkie toe, and the way the blood was flowing at appeared that I may have almost taken off my entire toe. My boyfriend promptly picked me up and carried me to the truck, performed rudimentary first aid and drove me all the way down the winding mountain road leaving all our camping gear at the site. He took me to the ER where I had to get 3 stitches in my foot from a lovely physician named Dr. Love. The good news was our planned dinner of steak and potatoes was safe in the cooler all night, and we returned to the camp site the next morning and ate it for breakfast instead. Needless to say, my boyfriend did all the chopping.
marian nast
When my kids were little, I used to run home during my lunch hour to prepare dinner for them. One day in my haste to prepare some chicken and then rush back off to work; I noticed my usual prep knife was already dirty and in the kitchen sink. Rather than take a moment to wash it, I just grabbed another knife which was much longer than the one I was use to using. Holding the knife in my right hand with the point on a slant up to the left, I reached over with my left hand to grab a paper towel and…you guessed it! I stuck my left palm right into the tip of that knife stabbing it almost all the way through the center of my hand! Oh, the pain!! It was embarrassing at the ER explaining how I got this self-inflicted stab wound! To this day, I can still see the scar…..a constant reminder not to rush home on my lunch hour to make dinner…that my husband can make the kids their supper! What the heck was I thinking? Jumping through hoops like that?
M. Bashore
When my triplets were 3 years old, I had a wonderful young lady that helped me out a few days a week, as needed. It was just before Christmas, and I was busy sewing gift bags upstairs. My helper was downstairs getting the kids a snack, when I heard a blood curdling scream! No, it wasn't one of the kids, or the helper, it was my husband screaming at the sight of my helper, passed out on the kitchen floor! It seems she was cutting an orange with a butter knife, it slipped and almost severed her index finger. She grabbed a paper towel, wrapped it around her finger and headed for the window seat to sit down. As she sat down, she opened the towel to examine her finger, saw the horrible gash, fainted, and broke her leg as she collapsed!! What a day!!
Carol
Ohhhhhhh I feel your pain. I was doing a church supper with a good friend-a roast pork dinner to be exact-and I was in charge of making homemade applesauce to go with the pork. I had a bushel of apples to peel, core and cut up. I didn't have an apple corer so decided to do the Rachael Ray trick and use my chef's knife to slice the core out in a wedge….easy peasy. First few apples in the bushel-that trick worked famously. The fourth apple? Doggone thing slipped, knife came down and off went a chunk on the tip of my left thumb. Immediately under the cold running water………..yeah, blood everywhere. Elevate the hand……….slowed it down but it kept right on bleeding. I knew I had to keep peeling and cutting apples so I went in and washed the cut, wrapped it in gauze and on went a plastic glove. I kept on going and got the applesauce made. That thing bled and bled. Probably should have gone to the ER but I didn't. Eventually it healed but took a LONG time. I can still see the scar circle where I cut that spot.
Suffice it to say the chef's knife stays AWAY from the apple core and I use my paring knife now. Live and learn……sigh…..
That apple bread looks incredible. Fresh picked apples are hitting our local orchard….I need to make a trip there, then make this recipe! 🙂
Letty
I had just started slicing apples for Apple chips on my hubby's professional grade mandolin. A very sharp mandolin. A mandolin that did a much better job slicing my hand than apples (OK, operator error… And yes, I was using the hand guard). Three slices and I was on the way to the ER. Lucky for me, I'm only 2 miles away. Eight stitches later, my hubby finished slicing the apples. Quickly. Efficiently. Without injury.
bianca @ sweet dreaming
vegan apple crisp 🙂
Jayne Adler
the bread sounds wonderful. My apple pie will be what I make with the corer/peeler. I wanted to make apple pies some years ago and didn't have anything to keep the apples from browning as I was peeling/slicing enough for several pies. I could have gone to the market but didn't really want to. I looked through my cupboards and came across an old half used bottle of Triple Sec. "Ah Ha", I said to myself, it's made with oranges, maybe there's enough fruit acid in to work. It did! It makes the most delicious apple pies. I continue to use it today.
Debbie
First recipe will be your Apple Pie Bread. Sounds wonderful!
Rose Russell
This looks so yummy ! I will have to wait for my apple core peeler to try it don't want to peel my thumb off!
Mary Dunn
No cooking injuries but I can own dropping the Thanksgiving turkey and spilling the crème brulee as I took it out of the oven!
Both nearly resulted in burns.
Sandy Newman
After reading these comments that you have received I find that I am blessed with no story to tell.
Your pictures are amazing of this apple treat. Looks like a good project for the kids. I love this time of year where
we can make such yummy things…if the cold weather just didn't follow so closely behind. Of well, we will be stronger for it, right?
Can't wait to try the recipe!
Sylvia Valley
When I was about 14 years old I was helping prepare dinner, I was peeling potatoes with a knife, not a potato peeler. After peeling I used the same knife (which my father kept very sharp) to cut the potato in half, but instead of setting the potato on a cutting board and cutting it I held the potato in one hand and cut it in half with the othe other hand. I didn't feel the cut happen and didn't notice I had cut myself until I saw blood on the potato. Turns out I had cut the artery and nerves in my thumb. My mother managed to catch my father before he drove out the driveway and took me to the ER. The artery had to be repaired before they could start on the cut itself. To this day (50 years later) I have pain like when you hit your crazy bone if I hit that area of my thumb!
Rosie GLenn
I hope your hand heals quickly. I have too many stories to tell but I am excited to try this recipe. It sounds divine and we always share new recipes at hoe over Thanksgiving, so this will have to go with me this year. Thank you.
PeggyW
Well, first off I'm sorry to hear of your accident and I can feel your pain.
Back in the old days, I was going to make a homemade pizza and had purchased pepperoni, not the cute little sliced kind that I use in today's world! I had purchased a log of pepperoni ( it was cheaper than the sliced kind and being a young military wife and living off of only my husbands income I was going to save money) so I was cutting my slices. I'm left handed but was using that hand to hold the log and the knife in the right hand. The knife slipped and I ended up cutting my finger really deep. I wouldn't go to the doctor but I did cry a lot! The next day my hand was doubled in size. It took about three days for the swelling to go down and to this day every once and awhile I will have a sharp pain in that exact area. Ain't life grand!
Hope you're feeling better! I can't wait to try this recipe looks and sounds yummy!
Jackie Mitchell
Not my own injury, but I'll use a memorable one of my mother's: the first year she was married, she and my dad were having dinner at my dad's parents' house. Mom was helping in the kitchen and washing something up in the sink when her new mother-in-law, my grandmother, lost control of the huge pot of boiling potatoes she was about to drain and poured the steaming water over my mom's hands. A fast trip to the ER and full bandages up to both elbows later, they proceeded with a warmed-up version of Thanksgiving, with my dad feeding turkey and stuffing, etc. to my poor anesthetized mother. Ouch!
Georgann Novak
Forty four years ago, as a new bride, I wanted to make chicken cutlets for my husband, and being on a tight budget had to make my own cutlets instead of buying them already cut. I had a whole chicken and my nice new, very sharp, steak knives, which I figured would be just perfect for boning the chicken. I had seen my Dad do this many times and figured it wouldn't be too hard for me to do it, so I proceeded to cut off the legs, wings, thighs, and breasts. Luckily I made it through that part easily enough. Then I proceeded to bone each of the pieces, very carefully using the very sharp tip of the steak knife. After boning both legs, both thighs, and one of the breasts successfully, I ran into a tough section by the breast bone on the last breast and applied too much strength. Next thing I knew the steak knife when right through the section of my hand between my thumb and my index finger. It punctured a whole right into that little bridge of skin that runs between those two fingers and I could see right inside my hand! It didn't start to bleed immediately, thank goodness, because I was freaking out, but it soon started pouring out. Thank goodness I was able to stop the bleeding and clean the wound completely. I applied butterfly bandages unsuccessfully, so then I just wrapped it really well with tape, put my hand in a rubber kitchen glove, and finished cooking. I lost that one breast to the garbage, but all of the other cutlets made it, and I was able to make my new husband the meal that I had planned. Needless to say I've never used steak knives for boning since then, and have a nice collection of the proper knives for my different cooking ventures.
Cassie b
I have memorial kitchen nightmares. First we bought this lime green knife. It looked like it was plastic but it was not. Every time it used I would slice my hand. Finally after the third time I just put the knife away and don't use it anymore. Second my husband was trying to toast coconut in the oven and he forgot it was in there. When he went to check on it he opened the oven and it was a ball of flames! We laugh now but it was a scary experience. I don't let him toast coconut anymore either. Lol 🙂 I would make this apple pie bread recipe first I won the apple peeler. Love your recipes!
Emily Wells
Oh boy. Many many years ago (long before marriage and kids!) I was boiling potatoes because I was taking in potato salad for a function at work the next day. When it came time to drain the potatoes, I put the colander in the sink and for some *incredibly dumb* reason, I leaned up against the edge of the sink/counter, and started pouring the pot of boiling water/potatoes into the colander toward me. The boiling water splashed up over the rim of the colander and splashed me, soaking my abdomen with boiling water. I had a HORRIFIC burn that was about 7-8 inches long across my abdomen, and about an inch below my belly button. There is no way to explain how badly that hurt. OMG, and trying to slip on pants, snap jeans, etc., was excrutiating. Still to this day I have absolutely no idea why I didn't dump the pot away from me. Then (can you tell I'm ditzy in the kitchen, lol) there was another time when I was making corn bread in my great grandmother's cast iron skillet. It was in the oven and was done, and for some unknown reason (again, lol) I reached in to grab the handle of the skillet to remove it, and realized about half way through the process of lifting the skillet from the 400 degree oven that I'd forgotten to put on an oven mitt. I don't do well in panic/crisis situations, so it took me a second to realize what I'd done, and another second or two to decide if I wanted to drop/throw the skillet back into the oven, or lift it out REALLY fast and throw it on top of the stove. Yeah. Ever had a burn that removed skin right in the area where your thumb meets your palm? NOT good. 🙁