Apple Bread: the fragrant spiced quick bread recipe you’ll love 

Fill your home with the amazing smell of baked apples and cinnamon by baking this incredibly tasty apple bread. Wonderfully sweet, with plenty of cinnamon, nutmeg, and of course, apples, spiced apple bread is an unbeatable way to use any apples sitting in your fruit bowl. Apple bread isn't just mouthwateringly delicious, it's also a no-knead quick bread that doesn't call for yeast.

Serve apple bread at room temperature or pop it in the microwave and enjoy it gently warmed up for breakfast or as a quick snack. For the ultimate way to treat yourself, try apple bread French toast!

What are the Best Apples to use for making Apple Bread?

There are a variety of apples you can use in this apple bread recipe. Granny Smith, Fuji, Pink Lady, Cox, Gala, Jonagold, and Honeycrisp are popular apples for baking.

Tips for Making the Best Homemade Apple Bread

Use room-temperature ingredients to make your apple bread. This will help the batter to come together easily and bake evenly.

Mix in additional baking spices like ginger, allspice, and clove for a spicier apple bread.

Don't overmix your batter. It will make the apple bread dense and chewy.

Feel free to leave out the walnuts or swap them for different types of nuts like almonds, pecans, macadamia nuts, dried fruit, or chocolate chips.

Garnish the top of the loaf with coarse sugar for a hint of crunch.

Give your loaf enough time to cool before slicing. This will prevent gumminess in the center and make it easier to slice.

How to Store Homemade Apple Bread

Wrap the apple bread well and keep it in the fridge for up to 5 days. Frozen apple bread keeps for up to 3 months.

How to Make Apple Bread

Preheat your oven to 350F. Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray, then line it with baking parchment, leaving some overhang along the sides.

Step 1

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 350F. Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray, then line it with baking parchment, leaving some overhang along the sides.

Combine the flour, white sugar, and salt in a bowl.

Step 2

Step 2

Combine the flour, white sugar, and salt in a bowl.

Add the brown sugar.

Step 3

Step 3

Add the brown sugar.

Stir in the cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and nutmeg.

Step 4

Step 4

Stir in the cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and nutmeg.

Whisk in the eggs.

Step 5

Step 5

Whisk in the eggs.

Pour in the butter.

Step 6

Step 6

Pour in the butter.

Grate the apple into the flour mixture.

Step 7

Step 7

Grate the apple into the flour mixture.

Combine.

Step 8

Step 8

Combine.

Transfer the batter to the loaf pan and use a spatula to smooth out the top.

Step 9

Step 9

Transfer the batter to the loaf pan and use a spatula to smooth out the top.

Top with nuts and garnish with sugar.

Step 10

Step 10

Top with nuts and garnish with sugar.

Bake for 55 to 65 minutes, then remove from the oven and leave the bread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes.

Step 11

Step 11

Bake for 55 to 65 minutes, then remove from the oven and leave the bread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes.

then take the loaf out and set it on a rack to cool for at least 30 minutes.

Step 12

Step 12

then take the loaf out and set it on a rack to cool for at least 30 minutes.

Slice, serve and enjoy!

Notes

Use a standard 8×4-inch metal loaf pan to make your apple bread.