It’s quick apple bread topped with comfort spice and topped with crunchy walnut streusel. Every bite is packed with sweet, freshly baked apple crumble apple pie!
If you like this easy apple bread recipe, try mine pumpkin bread and autumn bread recipes, next!
Why I Love This Quick Apple Pie Bread
Apple pie skips bread homemade pie crust and combines all kinds of fall flavors with ease quick bread recipe instead. Here’s why I can’t get enough:
- Cozy fall flavors. This bread is soft, moist, and bursting with sweet fall apples, toasted nuts, and cinnamon spice. I add buttermilk for more moisture, plus it adds a touch of elegance, as you’ll find in mine buttermilk banana bread.
- Deliciously crunchy. I add nuts streusel topping before cooking for more taste and crunch. This apple bread seriously delivers Dutch apple pie vibes!
- Quick and easy dough. The dough is collected in a bowl and only takes a few minutes to mix. Once it’s in the pan, the rest is up to your oven!
What do you need?
These are some notes on the ingredients in this quick apple pie bread. Swipe to the recipe card for a printable list with full amounts!
- butter – With or without salt, at room temperature.
- Sugar – Regular granulated sugar works here or you can use light brown sugar.
- Ayran – I love the sweetness and extra moisture that buttermilk brings to this bread. If it is not in the refrigerator, I will prepare it easily at home buttermilk substitute with lemon juice (or vinegar) and regular milk.
- Baking powder
- Egg
- Vanilla – Make sure to use real vanilla extract (or equal parts vanilla paste) for the best flavor.
- flour – The best flour for this apple bread is all-purpose flour. Bread flour does not work in quick bread recipes.
- apple – Any firm, sweet tart apple pie that you would use for an apple pie filling will work here. My favorite is Granny Smith. Other good choices are Honeycrisp and Braeburn apples. Before starting, peel and chop the apples.
- Supplements – Optional, but I like to bake chopped walnuts and raisins into my apple bread for added texture and flavor.
For streusel
- Brown Sugar – I like to use light or dark brown sugar on top. Powdered sugar will also work.
- flour
- butter – I think it’s easier to crumble butter when it’s cold from the fridge.
- nuts – Chopped walnuts or pecans are my favorite for this recipe.
How to make apple pie bread
Like banana bread and other quick bread recipes, this recipe has no yeast, so the dough comes together quickly! Here’s a quick step-by-step. Printable instructions can be found on the recipe card.
- Prepare the streusel. Start by cutting the butter into the brown sugar and flour, make a crumbled streusel, then fold in the nuts.
- Prepare the dough. Next, beat the extra butter and sugar together in a separate bowl. Add buttermilk, baking powder, egg and vanilla and mix. Slowly mix in the flour.
- Add apples. Finally, stir in your chopped apples. Other toppings like nuts and/or raisins can be included at the same time.
- Add streusel topping. Transfer the bread dough to a lined baking sheet and sprinkle with nut streusel.
- To cook. Place your apple pie loaf in the oven at 350ºF for about an hour. I usually let the bread cool slightly in the pan before removing it to a wire rack. This apple pie bread is delicious while it’s still warm, or you can let it cool to room temperature (I admire self-control!).
Recipe Tips and Variations
- Fix the ceiling. I like to use a strip of parchment to line the bottom and both ends of my loaf pan. It makes the bread much easier to remove after it cools down a bit. If you don’t have one parchment papergrease the pan well with butter or shortening instead.
- Do not over mix. As with most baked goods, over-mixing quick bread dough will give you a dense, hard bread that doesn’t rise as it should. Be careful not to overdo it when combining the ingredients.
- Make it nut free. If you prefer nut-free streusel, replace the nuts with oatmeal. apple crisp.
- Skip the streusel. You can also leave out the streusel altogether and give your apple shortbread a final sprinkling of cinnamon sugar like I did in my dish. cinnamon apple bread.
- Add a candy. Take the easy juice from me apple bread to drizzle over.
Service offerings
Apple tart bread a la mode, anyone? Slices of apple pie bread are delicious with a scoop homemade ice cream for dessert. If I’m really going to go all out, I’m going to drizzle apple cider caramel sauce or pumpkin spice caramel sauce. But really, I’ll enjoy a slice of apple bread any time of day. It’s the perfect flavor to drink in the morning with coffee or tea!
How is it stored?
This apple bread can be kept at room temperature for up to 3 days, or the bread can be wrapped and frozen for up to 2 months. To serve, thaw the bread at room temperature.
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Description
It’s quick apple bread Crunchy nuts have all the comforting flavors of fresh apple pie baked in a soft and moist bun topped with streusel. Every bite is packed with spiced chopped apple!
Streusel Walnut Topping
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
For bread
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 glasses all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 2 cups chopped, peeled Granny Smith apples (approx 4 average)
- 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
- Make the streusel topping: In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and flour. Using a pastry blender or fork, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in walnuts or pecans. Set aside.
- For the bread: Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×5 inch baking pan. Line the bottom and two ends of the pan with a strip of parchment paper. This will make it easier to remove the bread. Set aside.
- In your bowl stand mixer equipped with paddle attachment mix butter and sugar on medium speed for 1 minute. Add the buttermilk, baking powder, eggs and vanilla extract and mix until smooth and combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Turn the mixer to low and add the flour, mixing until just combined. Mix in the apples, nuts and raisins.
- Spread the batter on the prepared pan. Sprinkle the streusel topping evenly over the dough.
- Bake for 60-65 minutes until the center is set and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes and then remove from the pan. Cool completely on a wire rack.
- Serve warm or at room temperature, or wrap and refrigerate overnight before slicing.
Notes
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. Freeze airtight for up to 2 months for best freshness. Thaw at room temperature.
