I did it.
I finally did it.
I finally made a fruit bread that turned out great!
No half-filled pan of banana bread, no gooey middle, no throwing half of the loaf away a few days later because neither one of us will eat it.
Thanks, fall.
The inspiration is all you.
Apples. Walnuts. Cinnamon. Maple syrup.
All in one bread – warm and toasty and full of flavor.
Don’t get me wrong – I love a good banana bread. But I think I love apple bread even more.
If you try this recipe, you may find yourself agreeing.
As long as I have fresh apples this fall and winter, this bread will be on the menu.
It’s delicious as a snack, perfect for breakfast, and would probably make incredible french toast…if you could save a few pieces.
Even better? It’s all whole wheat with some heart healthy oatmeal thrown in, just for fun.
Maple Apple Walnut Bread
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup milk (I used evaporated)
- 1 medium-large apple, cored and cut into small dice
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Heat butter on stovetop or in microwave until melted and let cool.
- In large bowl, mix together flour through ginger (all the dry ingredients).
- In separate bowl, mix the sugar, maple syrup, eggs, vanilla, milk, and butter.
- Add wet mixture to dry and stir until just combined.
- Fold in chopped apples and walnuts.
- Pour in bread pan and bake 70-75 minutes or until top is golden and toothpick comes out clean.
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I love baking with apples. This bread would not last long in our house.
Sounds delicious. :-D
PS – I agree with you, I think apple bread is a tad bit better than banana.
Baking with apples is fantastic – this bread looks great!
This fall-inspired bread looks wonderful. Nice job.
That bread looks amazing! I love anything with apples in it. :)
You can just tell by the looks of it that the bread is outstanding!! Good job :-)
It looks beautiful! I know what you mean about the gooey middle-that sometimes happens for me too!
That looks awesome! I always get the gooey middle when I attempt bread.
Yum! I love having breads like this around the house for snacks–this one’s definitely going on my list! :)
Yum! Congrats, Brandi. This looks wonderful indeed!
This looks great!
What a yummy looking quick bread! I love the combination of all those ingredients, though I might add a little bleu cheese to it :)
Yum! Maple, apple, and walnut are some of the best flavors of Fall. I’m glad you finally made a fruit bread that you like. Personally, I am a huge fan of banana breads.
This sounds wonderful and like a great Christmas gift ;-)
Mmm this looks tasty! I love maple flavor in breads:)
This looks so delicious and healthy – thanks for sharing!
I’m so excited to discover your blog, Brandi! I didn’t know you had one! I just discovered it by accident through the Wilsie’s “belly” blog. I look forward to following you and trying all these delicious recipes!
Oh man that recipe looks awesome :)
Looks yummy! I wonder if applesauce subbed for the butter would work?
Probably! I often sub in applesauce for oil/butter, so I’m sure it would work great!
Yay! Congrats! I know what a great feet this is! I can only handle pumpkin and banana bread, I don’t think I would dare try apple! I see a watery mush in my future if I did haha
looks delicious and i could totally go for a slice!!
This looks perfect- so dense, just how bread should be!
mmmmmmmaple!
This looks delicious! I love how dense that bread looks; I’ll have to try it! :)
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This is making me hungry.
Well… I can do this. i am going to try is as soon as i get home.
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