Julie Clark
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Apple Streusel Bread
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Apple Streusel Bread is a simple quick bread stuffed with fresh apples! It has an cinnamon walnut streusel topping inside and on top, plus a melt in your mouth powdered sugar glaze. It’s one of our best apple recipes to make for the apple picking season!
You all know I’m a sucker for quick breads. This apple streusel bread is over the top fantastic and beats all other breads. It’s stuffed with apples and cinnamon walnut streusel, then drizzled with glaze.
It tastes just like fall and will get you thinking of cool breezes and bonfires. It’s similar flavor to our apple walnut cake.
What apples are best for baking?
Granny Smith are often thought of as the perfect baking apple. They hold up well in during baking and don’t turn to mush. Their tart flavor normally goes so well with a sweet dessert.
If you can’t find Granny Smith, try Jonagold, Gala, Fuji, Braeburn, Pink Lady or Honeycrisp apples.
Ingredients for Apple Streusel Bread
- This works best if the milk, eggs and butter are at room temperature.
- Use a kitchen scale to weigh the flour so that the bread doesn’t end up dry.
- Use chopped pecans or walnuts.
✨ See full ingredient amounts in recipe card below. ✨
How to Make Apple Streusel Bread
- Prepare. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Prepare a 9×5 loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray. Line with parchment paper, if desired.
- Peel and dice the apples into small pieces. Set aside. Then in another small bowl, mix together the brown sugar and cinnamon. Add in nuts if you’d like. Set both aside.
- Mix the wet ingredients. In a large bowl, cream the granulated sugar and butter together until creamy. Add in the eggs and vanilla, then mix until combined.
- Mix in the dry ingredients & milk. Genly stir in the flour and baking powder alternately with the milk and mix just until combined. Then fold in the apples. Do not overmix!
- Assemble the bread. Pour half of the bread batter into your prepared pan and set aside the rest. Sprinkle ½ of the sugar mixture over the batter. Spoon the remaining loaf batter on top, then sprinkle with the remaining sugar mixture.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan and then cool completely on a wire rack before glazing.
- Make the glaze. Mix together the powdered sugar and heavy cream. Then, drizzle all over the top of your finished bread.
Storage Instructions
Wrap any leftover apple streusel bread bread in plastic wrap, then again in foil or another airtight container. Store at room temperature for up to 48 hours.
Freeze any leftovers for up to 6 weeks.
Apple Streusel Bread
A simple quick bread recipe stuffed with apples! This Apple Streusel Bread has cinnamon walnut streusel baked inside and on top.
Servings 10
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups chopped apples (peeled, cored and diced, about 3 apples)
Cinnamon Sugar Mixture:
- 1/3 cup brown sugar 72 grams
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 grams
- 1/3 cup crushed walnuts (optional, 42 grams)
Loaf Batter:
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar 133 grams
- 1/2 cup salted butter (room temperature, 4 ounces)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract 6 grams
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 195 grams
- 1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder 5 grams
- ½ cup 2% milk 4 ounces
For the Glaze:
- ½ cup powdered sugar 65 grams
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream 46 grams
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Prepare a 9×5 loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray. Line with parchment paper, if desired.
- Peel and dice the apples into small pieces. Set aside. 1 ½ cups chopped apples
- In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar and cinnamon. Add in nuts if you'd like. Set aside. ⅓ cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ⅓ cup crushed walnuts
Loaf Batter:
- In a large bowl, cream the granulated sugar and butter together until creamy. Add in the eggs and vanilla, then mix until combined. 2/3 cup granulated sugar, ½ cup salted butter, 2 large eggs, 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- Add in the flour and baking powder alternately with the milk and mix just until combined. Then fold in the apples. Do not overmix! 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder, ½ cup 2% milk
- Pour half of the bread batter into your prepared pan and set aside the rest. Sprinkle ½ of the sugar mixture over the batter. Spoon the remaining loaf batter on top, then sprinkle with the remaining sugar mixture.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan and then cool completely on a wire rack before glazing. **The exact baking time will depend on the type and size of baking pan you have. Check the bread after 40 minutes and then every 5 minutes after until the bread tests done.
For the glaze:
- In a small bowl, mix together the powdered sugar and heavy cream. Then, drizzle all over the top of your finished bread.
Notes
Store the bread in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 48 hours.
I used salted butter so did not add any salt. If you have unsalted butter or are concerned about sweetness, add ½ teaspoon salt.
The calories shown are based on the bread being cut into 10 slices, with 1 serving being 1 slice of bread. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate.
Nutrition
Calories: 359kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 214mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 455IU | Vitamin C: 2.5mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 1.4mg
I wanted to add to my previous comment about the topping of my bread flaking off. Is there supposed to be crumbled butter in the topping? I’ve read some other similar recipes and all of their toppings had sugar, cinnamon, cold butter and flour. Wondering if maybe that’s what’s going on. Please advise.
Hello! I made this recipe and it is absolutely delicious! Thank you! I do wonder if I’m missing something on the topping because both times I made it the top layer flaked off, it didn’t stick to the bread. First time I just sprinkled the topping on and then the next time I patted it down in the batter but both times it flaked. Please help.
can i put in a bundt pan
Just excellent. I threw it together this Sunday morning and we had it fresh out of the oven. Was great.
looks delicious ! I think I am just going to mix the apples with the sugar mixture and layer it instead of separate .. easier and I think the apples will be fully covered. Can’t wait to try this !!
Sounds wonderful and I will try making it. I’ve seen that you have posted on “The Best Potatoes” and “The Best Beef” to use for certain dishes. Do you also have a post for”The Best Apples”. So what would be the best apples to use for this recipe? I love your website and the stories you and your girls share when coming up with the recipes you post. Keep them coming!!