Healthy Apple Bread
This Healthy Apple Bread recipe features a warm center of perfectly baked apple slices surrounded by a delicious spiced whole wheat flour batter and topped with a to-die-for brown sugar and oat crumble.
Servings: 1 loaf
Calories: 2214kcal
Equipment
- Medium bowl
- Large bowl
- Loaf pan
Ingredients
For the Crumble:
- ¼ cup rolled oats
- 2 tbsp. brown sugar
- 2 tbsp. coconut oil
- ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
For the Batter:
- 1 ½ cup whole-wheat flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1 cup apple sauce unsweetened
- 2 tbsp. coconut oil
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 apples thinly sliced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF and line a loaf baking pan with parchment paper.
- Mix all the crumble ingredients in a medium bowl until well combined and set aside.
- Cut the apples in half vertically, remove the seeds and core, and slice them thin.
- Mix all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl until well combined.
- Add the wet ingredients to the bowl and continue to mix everything until fully combined.
- Transfer half of the mixture to the baking pan and arrange half of the apples on top.
- Add the rest of the batter. Arrange the rest of the apples on top and finish with the crumble.
- Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking for 15 more minutes or until golden brown. (To make sure the cake is done, insert a toothpick and it should come out clean).
Notes
This recipe can be made gluten-free by substituting gluten-free all-purpose flour in place of whole wheat.
Make this recipe vegan by substituting a flaxseed egg for the real egg.
Nutrition
Calories: 2214kcal | Carbohydrates: 396g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 71g | Saturated Fat: 52g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 164mg | Sodium: 3511mg | Potassium: 1789mg | Fiber: 42g | Sugar: 218g | Vitamin A: 644IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 1203mg | Iron: 13mg