This Apple Fritter Bread is so moist, tender and perfectly sweet. It tastes just like an apple fritter but in bread form! This quick bread is layered with a cinnamon sugar mixture and drizzled with a simple vanilla glaze. This apple fritter bread will be your new favorite Fall breakfast or dessert!
Love apple-flavored desserts? Then you’ve got to try my Apple Cider Donuts and my Apple Upside Down Cake!
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Kelley’s Tips
Tips for the Best Apple Fritter Bread
- Choose the best apples for baking: The best apples for baking are Granny Smith, Honey Crisp and Pink lady! They all tend to stay firm and hold their shape during baking making them a good choice for our apple bread!
- Just like with any baked goods the more you mix the more gluten will develop and the tougher the cake will be.
- Allow the bread to rest completely before slicing into it. This is important for any quick bread recipe.
- Wait for the bread to be cool before drizzling the vanilla glaze. If not the glaze will just seep into the warm bread.
Apple Fritter Bread Ingredients
- Apples: My favorite apples for baking are granny smith, honey crisp and pink lady. They are all firmer and hold up to baking in the oven without becoming mushy / mealy.
- Light brown sugar: Sweetens the apple filling with a hint of molasses thanks to the brown sugar.
- Cinnamon: Adds the perfect hint of spice to the apple filling. You could even add a pinch of nutmeg or ground clove.
- Unsalted Butter: Softened butter is the base of the batter. I prefer to use butter in place of oil in this recipe because it has so much more flavor.
- Eggs: Provide structure as well as moisture to the bread.
- Vanilla: Adds the perfect hint of flavor!
- All purpose flour: Adds structure to the bread! You can substitute 1
- Baking powder: Adds the perfect lift to the bread.
- Nutmeg: Adds a hint of spice to the loaf cake.
- Milk: Adds moisture and creates a smooth batter.
How To Make Apple Fritter Bread
- Make Apple Filling by combining the brown sugar, cinnamon, and chopped apples in a medium bowl to coat. Set aside.
- Prepare your cinnamon bread batter by creaming together the softened butter and sugar in a stand mixer until light and fluffy. Then, add the eggs one at a time, along with the vanilla.
- Once the wet ingredients are well-combined, but not over-mixed, whisk together your dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking powder, and nutmeg) in a separate bowl before slowly adding to the wet ingredients.
- Lastly, add the milk. Then, scrape down the sides of the bowl and make sure everything is combined. (It’s OK to still see streaks of flour.)
- Now, assemble the Apple Fritter Bread in four steps. First, add a layer of the bread batter to the bottom of the loaf pan.
- Then, top that layer of batter with 1/2 of the apple filling. Pour the remaining half of the batter on top of the filling then finish with the remaining apple filling!
- Bake For 50-60 minutes, or until the bread is golden brown and set and a toothpick comes out mostly clean. Allow bread to cool for 30 minutes in the pan before removing it to a wire rack to cool completely.
- The last step is to prepare the glaze before serving. Combine powdered sugar and milk in a small bowl. Drizzle over cooled bread, serve warm, and enjoy!
Serving Suggestions
You can enjoy this easy Apple Fritter Bread as is or with any of these suggested pairings:
- With a hot cup of coffee, tea, or cider
- Or a scoop of your favorite ice cream
- With a generous drizzle of homemade caramel sauce
- Or served with some apple butter!
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Recipe
Apple Fritter Bread
Super moist and packed with sweet, cinnamon-y apple flavor, this homemade Apple Fritter Bread recipe is perfect for breakfast or dessert!
Ingredients
Apple Cinnamon Filling
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 medium apples, diced
Cinnamon Bread Batter
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 cup milk
Glaze
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 to 1 1/2 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven: to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 5 pan with nonstick cooking spray. Make apple filling: Add brown sugar, cinnamon and apples to a medium bowl and toss to coat.
- Cream butter and sugar: In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment for 2-3 minutes, or until lighter in color and fluffy.
- Add in eggs and vanilla: and mix until combined.
- Combine dry ingredients: Whisk together flour, salt, baking powder and nutmeg in a medium bowl.
- Add dry ingredients: To the stand mixer on low speed then add in the milk.
- First layer: Pour half of the batter into the greased loaf pan.
- Second layer: Top with half of the apple mixture.
- Third layer: Pour the remaining half of the batter on top.
- Fourth layer: Sprinkle with the remaining apple mixture.
- Bake: For 50-60 minutes or until the bread is golden brown and set and a toothpick comes out mostly clean.Allow bread to cool for 30 minutes in the pan before removing it to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Make the glaze: Combine powdered sugar and milk in a small bowl. Drizzle over cooled bread and serve!
Nutrition Information
Calories: 376kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 5gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 180mgPotassium: 258mgFiber: 2gSugar: 40gVitamin A: 469IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 108mgIron: 2mg
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Pamela
Just made this & shared it w/my neighbors. It’s sooo yummy. Will make it again for sure.👍
Kelley Simmons
Yah so glad you enjoyed this! Thanks so much for sharing!
Debra
This is a real winner recipe, I made this last night. I did tweak it a hair, I made homemade Carmel sauce first 1/4 c butter and 2/3 c brown sugar bring to a boil remove from heat and added 1/2 tsp cinnamon, stir. And baked it in a bundt pan instead of a loaf pan. poured the carmel in the bottom of the bundt pan, and when I cut up my apples I did half in slices and the other half in small dice. I arranged the slices on top of the carmel, sprinkled with cinnamon sugar, then put my layer of half the batter on top of all that, then placed half the diced apples, cinnamon sugar, then the rest of my batter then the rest of the diced apple and cinnamon sugar, pressed it down firmly with a spatula into the well oiled bundt pan, baked for 60 mins at 350° it turned out awesome, after resting and cooling, I said here go’s nothing. And put a cake stand on top, and did the ol’ flip-a-roo with a prayer took off the pan very carefully and it was beautiful the carmel came dripping down the sides a little bit. I was sooo tickled.. No glaze needed with the carmel sauce and then I put pecan half around the top. Perfect to take to my Pot Luck I’m attending tonight, oh I forgot I used twice the amount of apples called for in recipe, how do I post a picture to this comment
Kelley Simmons
So glad you enjoyed this Debra! Your modifications sound absolutely amazing! Unfortunately right now I don’t have the capability to upload pictures to my site however you can post on social media or Pinterest so I can see it and others can as well.
Thanks so much!
Kelley
Genny Lynch
My loaf pan is pyrex Will that alter the cooking time?
Also, is it okay to use parchment paper to make it easier to lift out of the pan? I am eager to make this and want it to be the best possible even if it means I need to buy a new loaf pan.
Thank you.
Kelley Simmons
Hi Genny,
You could use a glass pan however I would love the oven temperature by 25 degrees and cook it for longer. Glass pans take longer to heat up (hence the longer cook time) and brown faster that’s why I suggest a lower oven temperature.
Thanks!
Kelley
Jess
I never knew bread could taste so good!
Beth
The best apple bread I have ever tasted. Perfect for bruch!
Dana
This is so good! I love that it goes so well with a morning cup of Joe AND as a nice after dinner dessert.
Cynthia
So perfect with a cup of coffee or tea! Love the chunks of apple in this bread!
Mirlene
This bread was very delicious. It was easy to bake and love the smell of the cinnamon and apples!
Carly T
Super tender and moist. Thank you!!
michael weingarten
In the how to make section you refer to three layers (batter, apple, batter). In the instructions you refer to four layers (batter, apple, batter, apple). Are you able to clarify which is the actual suggested way to make this? I did the 4 layers …… waiting for it to come out of the oven.
Thanks!
Kelley Simmons
Hi Michael,
Sorry for the confusion! You are correct with the 4 layers I misspoke in the post. Thank you for letting me know I went ahead and corrected the actual post. I hope you enjoyed the bread!
Thanks!
Kelley