This Apple Fritter Bread is inspired by my Apple Fritters. I wanted the same amazing flavors but to be able to bake it instead of frying. The entire family agrees it’s a winning quick bread!
Apple Fritter Bread
This bread has all the goodness of Apple Fritters but is a quick bread which means you can bake it instead of frying it. Cut apples surrounded with cinnamon and brown sugar to almost caramelize in the oven and create a soft texture that will melt in your mouth!
Best Apples for Apple Fritter Bread
It is important to use tart apples in order to get that tang that contrasts well with the sweet bread. I recommend Honeycrisp or Granny smith.
- Honeycrisp- they are crisp and juicy with a honey-sweet and tart flavor
- Granny Smith- they are crisp and sour
- Golden Delicious – sweet
Can I Use a Different Size Pan?
I have not tested this in a bundt pan or as muffins, but many readers have written that they have. Here are the suggested tips:
Prepare the recipe as written below but you may need to adjust the bake time slightly. Check the bundt after 45 minutes in the oven and add time as needed.
For muffins, the baking time will be much less, between 16-22 minutes. Start checking at 16.
How to Store Apple Fritter Bread
Freshly baked apple fritter bread will keep well for about 1 week in the refrigerator. To maximize the shelf life of apple bread, cover it with foil or plastic wrap and place it in a plastic bag to prevent drying out. I like to cover with a piece of parchment paper and then place it in a sealable plastic bag. Freshly baked apple bread will last for about 1 to 2 days at normal room temperature.
How to Freeze Apple Fritter Bread
You will want to make sure you allow it to cool completely. Just wrap the apple fritter bread tightly with aluminum foil or plastic freezer wrap and place in a heavy-duty freezer bag. If you prefer not to use foil directly on your bread, wrap it tightly with parchment paper, then place that into a sealable plastic bag. Be sure to label and date.
Bread is typically good for about 6 months in the freezer, but the flavor will start to dull after about 1 month. To thaw bread, take it out of the freezer and set it on the counter. Allow it to reach room temperature before you take it out of its packaging. It will re-absorb some of its moisture this way.
Apple Fritter Bread
Ingredients
Apple Bread
- 3 small Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and diced small (about 2 cups)
- ½ cup (100 g) light brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- ⅔ cup (133 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (1 stick / 113 g) unsalted butter room temperature
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup (122.5 g) whole milk, room temperature
- 1 ½ cups (187.5 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Glaze
- 1 cup (125 g) confectioners' sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons whole milk
Instructions
Apple Bread
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9×5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- To a medium bowl, add apples, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Mix well to coat the apples. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix together granulated sugar and butter until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add in eggs, vanilla, and milk. Mix on medium speed until fully incorporated.
- Add in flour, baking powder, and salt and mix until just incorporated, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Remove bowl from stand mixer. Fold in ¾ of the apples. (Reserve about ½ cup to pour on top.)
- Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
- Place remaining apples on top.
- Bake for 65-70 minutes, or the internal temperature of the bread is 200°F. If you insert a toothpick it should be removed with crumbs but no wet batter.
- Carefully remove the bread from the pan place on a wire rack.
Glaze
- In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar and milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until you reach desired consistency.
- Drizzle the glaze over the bread and serve.
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I used 3 small apples. It seems I should have used more or maybe made pieces smaller and used more apple..? Or just needed more apple. Agree would be nice to use measurements vs 3 small apples. My bread is drier then would like and again would like more apple pieces in it & to be more moist. I put my bread in at 350 for 60 min & probably could have been in less time. I used toothpick and also checked temp w thermometer and when it went to 206 degrees didn’t keep therm in longer based on being done at 200 … maybe my oven is hotter than most but usually it’s fine don’t know… just thought I’d leave my experience. I’m sure still will be eaten but disappointed was not better for me
Apple fritter bread. Excellent but prep tedious. Peeling, coring, chopping apples not easy. I wonder if canned apples would work?
Could diced apples be substituted for grated apples?
My wife and I made this last night and had it with coffee in the morning. It was easy to make and tasted wonderful with coffee. Thank you for sharing.
Can you add pecans to this recipe and if so about how many? Thanks.
I think you better proof read these instructions before you post them publicly. Step 7 makes ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE!! Wish y’all bakers and cookers actually took that time to proofread like ya do to cook the food I see this in every recipe I look at everyone has major issues. PLEASE FIX YOUR POSTINGS!!
You should have about 2 cups of apples. If you add 3/4 of them, you have about 1/2 cup left for the topping. Sorry that was confusing.
I understood step 7 …no problem. Some people have trouble with comprehension. This seems to be the case if she has trouble with every recipe she reads.
Looks like a great recipe. I need to buy more apples! Will pick up 4 just in case!
Made perfect sense to me! This bread is easy and fabulous! Can’t wait to make it again!
Wow, Ryan. Using capital letters? Really? And, using ‘y’all bakers and cookers’? Like they all sit around figuring out how to frustrate you? Maybe you should just go to the store and buy an already made loaf of bread? Baking, cooking, sharing recipes online – not a perfect, instant, process. ‘Every recipe ….has major issues??? I don’t know, but, maybe, could be, possibly Ryan that you are the issue? I very much thank this original poster for sharing this recipe.
The only difference is see in this bread,brown sugar,my mother in law had a recipe called apple dapple cake most, delicious,in make it all the time you can also substitute,pumpkin,banana,anything else you want she was a great cook
We made this and it was really good, but softer than I expected from the title of apple “fritter” bread. Still delicious. I did have a question about the apples though. By the time we were ready to stir them in, they were sitting in a puddle of cinnamon sugar juice. We used granny smith apples and wasn’t really sure what to do with all that liquid.
What type of apple do you use?
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