Apple Bread Cinnamon Loaded With Crunch

 Today’s recipe for Cinnamon Apple Bread Loaded with Crunch is a showstopper.

Flavorful bread crunchiness that is perfect with your favorite hot drink.  

Recipe Ingredients:

• Brown sugar (light or dark, whatever you have is fine)
• Cinnamon
• White sugar
• Butter
• Eggs
• Milk
• Self rising flour
• Vanilla
• Apples
• Powdered sugar
• Walnuts or pecans (nuts are completely optional though unless you want that crunch).  

  Full recipe with all quantities and instructions are in the recipe card below.

How To Make Cinnamon Apple Bread 

• Begin by making your cinnamon topping by stirring together the brown sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon. Set this aside.
• Go ahead and peel and dice your apples as well. Place them in a bowl with granulated sugar, cinnamon and stir that together. Set this aside also. (exact measurements for topping and filling are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post). 

• In a large mixing bowl, with an electric mixer, beat together room temp butter and granulated sugar until fluffy.
• Add in eggs, milk, vanilla, and flour and beat until well incorporated and smooth, scraping sides as needed. 

• Pour half of this batter into greased 9×5 loaf pan. 

• Sprinkle batter with half of the apple mixture, half the chopped nuts, and half of the cinnamon sugar mixture. 

• Top with remaining batter. 

• Top that with the remaining apple filling mixture and the remaining cinnamon sugar mixture. 
• Bake the Cinnamon Apple Bread at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Allow to cool in the pan for ten minutes before turning out onto a platter and then allow to cool completely. 

• Once cooled mix together glaze ingredients until smooth and use a spoon to drizzle generously over the top. 

Get ready to impress!

Cinnamon Apple Bread Loaded with Crunch is perfect for a sweet breakfast, afternoon pick me up, or evening coffee and conversation. 

Loaded Apple Bread

This Cinnamon Apple Bread recipe is a showstopper that is perfect for a sweet breakfast, afternoon pick me up, or evening coffee.

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple, bread

Servings: 4

Calories: 308kcal

Author: Christy Jordan

Ingredients

Cinnamon Topping

• 1/3 cup light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Apple filling:

• 3 medium Granny Smith apples
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans optional
• 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Batter:

• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 stick butter softened
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1.5 cups self rising flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Glaze:

• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 3 Tablespoons milk heavy cream, or half and half

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare 9 X 5 loaf pan by spraying with non-stick spray.

Cinnamon Topping- In a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.

Apple filling-Peel and finely dice apples into medium bowl. Sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon and stir to coat. Set this aside along with the chopped nuts.

Bread Batter:

• In a large mixing bowl, with an electric mixer, beat together room temp butter and granulated sugar until fluffy. Add in eggs, milk, vanilla, and flour and beat until well incorporated and smooth, scraping sides as needed.
• Pour half of bread batter into loaf pan.
• Top with 1/2 of the apple filling, 1/2 the nuts, and 1/2 of the cinnamon topping. Spread remaining bread batter over filling. Top with remaining apple filling, nuts, and sprinkle remaining brown sugar cinnamon topping over loaf.
• Bake for 55-60 minutes or until tests done. Cool in pan for 10 minutes and turn out onto platter. Cool completely.

Glaze: Mix together powdered sugar and milk until smooth. Use a spoon to drizzle glaze over cooled bread.

Notes

If you really want to take this up a notch, add 1/2 teaspoon allspice to the cinnamon sugar mixture!

Nutrition

Calories: 308kcal

Tried this recipe?Mention @southernplate or tag #southernplate!

You might also enjoy:

Mama’s Apple Spice Muffins

Candied Apples

Hot Spiced Apple Cider

Snicker Caramel Apple Salad