Cinnamon Applesauce Bread
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This super-easy Applesauce Bread recipe is deliciously tasty, moist and full of apple and cinnamon fall flavor! It’s the perfect quick bread when you want simple, comforting applesauce bread. Sugar-free and healthy options available.
Perfect with a cup of hot coffee. Whether room temperature or warmed up, slather it with some creamy butter, cream cheese or some biscoff cookie butter and inhale! You may also love this Apple Butter Spice Cake too!
Being homemade, you can’t beat how easy this applesauce bread recipe is!
No mixer is needed. Bonus! A whisk
works great to combine all the ingredients together and you don’t have to bring eggs and dairy to room temperature like you do a lot of quick breads, cakes and cookies. Like I said, super easy, so what are you waiting for! This bread is healthy overall, but you can always make it even healthier if that is the goal!
How to Make Applesauce Bread Moist
- I used olive oil instead of softened or room temperature butter. Olive oil has great benefits and it also gives great texture and moistness. Other oils that you can use are vegetable oil, canola oil, avocado oil, melted coconut oil and melted butter.
- Greek yogurt, applesauce and eggs also play a huge part in making this loaf super flavorful and lush tasting as well.
- By not overmixing the batter, you will also yield a moister quick bread. By overmixing, the bread may become dry and the texture will be off.
Want this Applesauce Loaf Healthier?
- Replace all-purpose flour with ¾ cup of whole wheat flour
and decrease all-purpose flour to 1 cup from 1 ¾ cups. - Olive oil is a good choice for healthy fats. Canola oil, avocado and coconut oil are also heart-healthy choices.
- Use unsweetened applesauce, versus sweetened applesauce.
- If using sweetened applesauce, you can cut back on the sugars by a couple of tablespoons or whatever you feel comfortable with, without changing up the recipe too much by altering the texture.
- For sugar-free option: Use monkfruit sugar in place of the granulated and brown sugars to cut out sugar all together and use unsweetened applesauce.
and decrease all-purpose flour to 1 cup from 1 ¾ cups.
is a good choice for healthy fats. Canola oil, avocado and coconut oil are also heart-healthy choices.
, versus sweetened applesauce. 
, you can cut back on the sugars by a couple of tablespoons or whatever you feel comfortable with, without changing up the recipe too much by altering the texture. 
in place of the granulated and brown sugars to cut out sugar all together and use unsweetened applesauce.
Ingredients You Need
- oil of choice, I used olive oil
- granulated sugar
- brown sugar
- eggs
- unsweetened applesauce or sweetened applesauce
- Greek yogurt
- vanilla extract
- all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- baking powder
- ground cinnamon
- ground nutmeg
- salt
How to Make Cinnamon Applesauce Bread Recipe
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the bottom of a 9X5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper. Lightly spray the insides of the pan with non-cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk the oil, granulated sugar and brown sugar together
- Next, add the eggs, whisking until well combined.
- Add the applesauce, vanilla, and Greek yogurt and whisk together until smooth.
- Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and stir together just until combined, without overmixing batter.
- Pour the batter into prepared loaf pan and spread into an even layer.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean or with just moist crumbs.
- Remove from oven. Run a knife gently around the side of the pan and then remove bread onto a cooling rack.
with 
. Lightly spray the insides of the pan with non-cooking spray. 
the oil, granulated sugar and brown sugar together
Other Ways to Serve Applesauce Cinnamon Bread
Optional Crumb Topping for Applesauce Bread: Mix together ¼ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup rolled oats, ½ cup all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, and 3 tablespoons melted butter together. Pour and press mixture gently on top of the batter just before baking.
Add Your Favorite Mix-Ins (approximately add in 3/4 cup)
- Nuts like chopped walnuts, pecans or almonds
- Raisins or other dried fruits, like dried cherries or apples
- Mini Chocolate chips are always yummy with chocolatey flavor!
- Add some chopped apples to make it a cinnamon apple loaf!
- Want more cinnamon flavor? Add cinnamon chips
, pecans or almonds
or other dried fruits, like dried cherries or apples 
are always yummy with chocolatey flavor! 
Mini Loaves: The batter in this recipe will also yield three 5.75 x 3 inch loaf pans
. Bake at 350º for 30-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Storing & Freezing Bread
- Storing: Applesauce bread will stay fresh for 4-5 days, sealed in a container or ziplock bag at room temperature or keep in refrigerator to keep fresher and longer.
- Freezing : Allow baked bread to cool completely, then wrap it in plastic wrap and store it in a freezer safe bag for up to 3 months. Thaw bread at room temperature.
Whether you have applesauce you want to use up or straight up craving cinnamon applesauce bread, this easy quick bread is hearty, healthy and full of cinnamon apple flavor! Make a double batch and freeze a loaf!
More Tempting Breads & Cake
- Easy Applesauce Bars
- Chocolate Swirl Peanut Butter Banana Bread
- Cinnamon Applesauce Cake
- Fresh Strawberry Yogurt Cake
- Applesauce Zucchini Cake Bars
- Pumpkin Banana Cinnamon Bread
Cinnamon Applesauce Bread
Ingredients
- ½ cup oil of choice I used olive oil
- ¾ cup granulated sugar use monkfruit for sugar-free option
- ¼ cup brown sugar packed, use monkfruit for sugar-free option
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce or sweetened applesauce can be used
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour for healthy option, substitute flour with 3/4 cup whole wheat flour & 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon add 1 extra teaspoon for more cinnamon flavor!
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the bottom of a 9X5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper. Lightly spray the insides of the pan with non-cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk the oil, granulated sugar and brown sugar together
- Next, add the eggs, whisking until well combined.
- Add the applesauce, vanilla, and Greek yogurt and whisk together until smooth.
- Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and stir together just until combined, without overmixing batter.
- Pour the batter into prepared loaf pan and spread into an even layer.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean or with just moist crumbs.
- Remove from oven. Run a knife gently around the side of the pan and then remove bread onto a cooling rack.
Notes
Slightly adapted from Tastes Better From Scratch
Hi Christie! You could try it, but you’ll only want to replace up to 50% of the oil with applesauce, as any more may change the recipe’s chemistry too much. If you try it, let us know how it worked out! Happy holidays!
Do you have to use the oil? Extra applesauce?
Kayla, I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for trying it!
Made this with my kids today and it was a hit! Thanks for the recipe 🙂