Applesauce Bread

5 from 6 votes

Prepare to "fall" in love with Cinnamon Applesauce Bread. Not only is it sweet, warm, and comforting, but it's nutritious too.

Prep Time15

Cook Time40

Total Time55

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Keyword: applesauce bread, cinnamon applesauce, homemade bread, Whole wheat cinnamon applesauce bread

Servings: slices

Calories: 261kcal

Author: Rachel Tiemeyer

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour see Cooking Notes for sub
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt I use pink Himalayan salt.
1 1/2 - 2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
2 large eggs
1/2 cup avocado oil or vegetable oil
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla Try making homemade vanilla.
1 cup sugar A healthier, less sweet alternative is Coconut Palm Sugar.
Optional for serving: butter, cinnamon, sugar

Instructions

Make It Now:

Prep: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
Make Batter: In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, oil, applesauce, vanilla, and sugar. Add the wet ingredients to the dry mix and stir until combined. Do not over mix.
Bake: Bake until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle, about 40-45 minutes in a metal loaf pan (50-60 minutes for glass pan).
Serve: Let cool slightly before slicing. Serving suggestion: smear a warm slice with butter, our
, or cream cheese. For a sweeter treat, sprinkle with more sugar and cinnamon.

Notes

Substitution for White Whole Wheat Flour: If you can't find this variety of whole wheat, use 3/4 cup regular whole wheat flour and 3/4 cup all purpose flour instead. Or, replace all the flour with all purpose flour.

Storage Instructions: Cool and wrap tightly. Store on counter for 1-2 days, in fridge for 3-5 days, and in freezer for up to 3 months.

Gluten-Free Variation: Replace the whole wheat flour with 1:1 gluten-free baking flour. Bake time and texture may vary slightly.

Add-Ins: To mix it up, try folding in a 1/3 cup of chopped pecans or walnuts, dried cranberries, or mini chocolate chips to the batter at the end.

To Make Muffins: Fill muffin tin holes 3/4th full with batter. Bake at 350°F for 15-20 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

We retested this recipe on 9/20/22 and increased the amount of sugar from 3/4 cup to 1 cup.

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