Healthy Apple Bread
Servings 10 slices
Calories
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup raw pecans
- 2 cups tart apples cored, peeled and diced
- 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or coconut oil melted
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 tablespoons milk any kind, I used almond
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar or granulated white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
For topping the bread with a cinnamon sugar topping, optional
- 1 tablespoon sparkling or sanding sugar or turbinado sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F. Spray an 8x4-inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- Toast the pecans by placing them in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat for about 6-8 minutes. Shake the pan or stir a few times so that the pecans do not burn. Remove from the heat once the pecans are toasted and roughly chop on a cutting board with a large knife.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the applesauce, milk, coconut sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract.
- Pour the wet mixture over the dry mixture and stir to mix. Add the chopped apples and pecans and stir just until incorporated.
- Pour into the prepared baking pan. If using the cinnamon topping, stir together the coarse sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over the bread in the pan.
- Bake for 25 minutes with foil tented over the pan so the sugar doesn't burn. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 20 minutes, until a toothpick or knife comes out clean.
- Place on a wire rack to cool in the loaf pan, then remove from the pan to cool completely. Enjoy warm or at room temp.