Spiced Applesauce Quick Bread Recipe
You won’t need scented candles ever again. Just make this applesauce bread! The scent of apples, cinnamon, and bread baking makes your house smell absolutely heavenly. The bread is supremely moist and soft, with just enough cinnamon to complement the applesauce, without being overpowering. It’s actually more like an apple spice cake that happens to baked in a loaf pan, so we’ll call it bread. You know, because bread is healthier than cake so you can have extra. I used every softening and moistening trick in the book to keep this applesauce quick bread supple and tender. Applesauce, coconut oil, and sour cream all lend moisture to the bread. I loathe dry bread and cake, and this is anything but. The crust is slightly firmer and chewier, while the interior is soft, fluffy, and springy. It’s great zapped in the microwave for a few seconds to warm it with a big dollop of honey butter or toast it.
Applesauce Bread Ingredients
To make the applesauce quick bread, you’ll need:
Eggs Cinnamon applesauce Granulated sugar Melted coconut oil Light brown sugar Sour cream Vanilla extract Ground cinnamon and nutmeg Salt All-purpose flour – if you need to keep this recipe gluten-free, feel free to substitute a 1:1 all-purpose gluten-free flour Baking soda and baking powder
And for the cinnamon honey butter, you’ll need:
Unsalted butter Honey Cinnamon
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Applesauce Bread
This homemade applesauce bread recipe is so quick and easy to prepare! Here are the basic steps for this fall quick bread recipe:
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