Gluten Free Apple Bread
by: claire cary
This gluten free apple bread is moist, full of fresh apple flavor and all the best Fall spices. It's easy to make with both fresh apples and apple sauce and just the right amount of sweetness. A no fuss fall dessert!
Equipment
Ingredients
Wet
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup apple sauce
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Dry
- 2 cups gluten free all purpose baking flour
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 ¼ teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup crushed walnuts optional
Apples
- 1 ½ cups peeled, cored and finely diced apples about 2 medium apples
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Grease and line a loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the diced apples, brown sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
- Whisk together the melted butter, white sugar and brown sugar. Whisk in the remaining wet ingredients.
- Add in the dry ingredients, aside from the walnuts. Mix until smooth. I actually prefer to just put the walnuts on top, but you can add them into the batter if you prefer.
- Fold in half of the apples.
- Add half of the batter to the prepared pan, then the remaining apples, then top with the rest of the batter. Add the walnuts on top with a sprinkle of brown sugar if desired.
- Bake for 60-70 minutes (depends on your oven) or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then lift out by the parchment paper and let cool on a wire rack for at least 2 hours. You really want to make sure you let the loaf cool completely before slicing as it can get crumbly otherwise. Cooling allows the texture to really set!
- Once cool, slice and enjoy. I love it with some butter on top, but it's delicious as is!
Notes
If you only have salted butter, that will be fine, but just omit the added salt!
Serving: 1slice / Calories: 296kcal / Carbohydrates: 49g / Protein: 4g / Fat: 11g / Sodium: 232mg / Fiber: 3g / Sugar: 30g
