This Snickerdoodle Apple Bread is CRAZY GOOD and makes your house smell amazing while it’s baking!! It’s an easy apple bread recipe that is topped with sweet cinnamon sugar, and when it bakes it gets this crunchy sugar crust that is amazing!
Looking for a classic snickerdoodle recipe? Try my easy snickerdoodle cookies. They come out perfect every time!
Oh friends. Today is a good day. Why you ask? Well, because it’s not yesterday. Yesterday was the worst. I mean, nothing SUPER bad happened, but it was just, “one of those days”. And now it’s today. It’s pretty great how the universe gives you a reset every 24 hours.
So we’re going to kick off the celebration of today with this Snickerdoodle Apple Bread.
What actually happened last week when I was making this, was I wanted to make a Chunky Apple Streusel Bread. BUT I was having another one of “those days” and added baking SODA instead of baking POWDER…AND the glorious streusel topping I made mysteriously disappeared whilst baking. To be honest with you, though, it still tasted magnificent..albeit a little squishy in the center from the buried streusel treasure. So even though I ate it, I knew it wasn’t the recipe I wanted to share.
So I went back to the drawing board and came out on the other side with this crackly, cinnamony, chunky, apple bread recipe. Never has chunky looked so good.
How to Make Snickerdoodle Apple Bread
The recipe for this apple bread is really very simple…and honestly it’s more like a cake disguised as bread.
- Grab a Granny Smith Apple, and peel and dice it up.
- The batter for the bread is much like a thick cake batter. I like to use my stand mixer for this!
- The best part is the cinnamon sugar topping, which kind of sits on top, but as it bakes it forms this crackly crust which is amazing!
Then you could wait until it’s cooled to slice it up or throw caution to the wind and get at it. I won’t be mad.
You guys might want to propose to me after this. Sorry, I’m taken.
Snickerdoodle Apple Bread
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Prep Time: 15 minutes -
Cook Time: 55 mins
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Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
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Yield: serves 8-10 1x
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Category: Bread
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Method: Baking
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Cuisine: Dessert
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PinIngredients:
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 Tbsp cinnamon
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 Granny Smith Apple, peeled and finely chopped
Cinnamon sugar topping
- 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Spray a 9×5 loaf pan with baking spray. Line bottoms and up the ends with a strip of parchment paper (for easy removal) and spray again. Set aside.
- Whisk together salt, baking powder and flour. Set aside.
- In bowl of stand mixer beat butter, both sugars and cinnamon for 2 minutes on medium speed, scraping sides as necessary. Add in both eggs and vanilla and continue mixing until smooth, again scraping sides as necessary.
- Turn mixer to low and add in flour mixture and milk in alternating additions, starting and ending with flour. Mix until just combined.
- Finally add in apples and stir until just combined and pour batter into prepared pan.
- Mix together the sugar and cinnamon for topping and sprinkle on top of batter.
- Bake for 50-55 minutes until bread is set and toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool in pan for 10 minutes and then remove transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes:
Store airtight for up to 3 days
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Keywords: apples, snickerdoodle, bread, cinnamon, cookies and cups
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This is delicious! It baked about an hour before a toothpick came out clean. Moist all the way through, and a great apple cinnamon flavor.
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I just made this, it was so good!! Will be making again maybe with some toasted walnuts as an addition. My husband loved it!
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Thoughts on making this in a 8×8 cake pan instead of a loaf pan? Grocery stores near me have been out of mini foil loaf pans since before Thanksgiving 🙁
I’d imagine cook time will be less, any thoughts on timing?
Can I use margarine instead? Ran out of butter.
Yes, that should be fine!
Absolutely delicious! Made several loaves for friends and they all loved it. Thank You!
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The cake was delicious and soft; would make again! I reduced the brown sugar amount to 3/4 cup out of personal preference, and also used 2 apples opposed to one. Also, as an added precaution to avoid sinking apple pieces, I tossed the apples in about a tablespoon or 2 of flour before combining in the batter. Great recipe!
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Terrific bread.perfect this morning, and the house smells great.
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Can you substitute apple sauce for the milk?
No, but you could use water to sub for the milk. It shouldn’t make a huge difference.
does this recipe double and triple well? hoping to make mini loafs for holidays with this bread.
Yes, you can absolutely increase this recipe!
Would anything need to change in the recipe if using for muffins?
Nope, just the bake time will be less!
Can I use bread flour in the recipe instead?
This is more of a cake, not so much bread, so I think using bread flour would give it too tough of a texture!
Got it. Thank you!
This bread was delicious, I totally recommend. Shout out to the creator of this recipe:):):):)
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Thank you!!
I made the bread this morning, I used two apples, pink ladies. The bread is moist and delicious
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Love Pink Lady Apples!!
This bread is delicious! I don’t bake a lot with Apple b/c my boys are not fans… though this bread may have converted them! I made with 2 small apples, and put some of the cinnamon sugar in the middle (based on reviews). Thanks for another winner!
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So glad you liked it!!
YUM!!!
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