Apple Cider Bread is an easy fall quick bread made with fresh apples, warm spices and topped with a sweet apple cider drizzle.
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There’s something extra special about baking with apples that came straight from your own tree—especially when that tree has been growing for more than a hundred years. Every fall, our old apple tree still puts out beautiful fruit, and I love finding simple ways to turn those freshly picked apples into something warm and delicious. This Apple Cider Bread is one of those recipes: cozy, rustic, and packed with fresh apples, sweet cider, and warm fall spices.
The apple cider keeps the bread incredibly moist while chunks of fresh-picked apple add little bursts of sweetness throughout. But the finishing touch might just be the best part—a sweet apple cider drizzle poured over the top, adding even more concentrated cider flavor to every slice. It’s the kind of bread that makes the whole kitchen smell like fall while it bakes. Serve it with your morning coffee, as an afternoon treat, or slightly warm when you just can’t wait another minute. You certainly don’t need a century-old apple tree to make it, but around here, picking the apples right outside the kitchen makes this one feel pretty special. 🍎🍂
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Ingredients in Apple Cider Bread
- Apples – Choose a more tart apple for this recipe.
- Applesauce – Plain applesauce, homemade if you have it. See my You Tube video on how to make Homemade Apple Sauce
- Butter – One stick of melted butter.
- Sugar – Three types of sugar: granulated sugar, brown sugar and powdered confectioner’s sugar.
- Eggs – Two large eggs.
- Vanilla – Pure vanilla extract.
- Flour – Just plain all purpose flour.
- Baking soda – 1 tsp. of baking soda.
- Salt – I like to use Himalayan Pink Salt.
- Cinnamon – Ground cinnamon.
- Apple Cider – 1 1/2 cups apple cider.
- Heavy Cream – 1 Tbsp of heavy cream for the glaze.
My Kitchen Favorites for This Recipe
These are a few of my tried-and-true kitchen favorites that make this recipe even easier—from the loaf pan I reach for to the tools I use for mixing and baking.
USA Pan – 9×5 loaf pan
Corelle Vitrelle white serving plates
ChefAide Silicone Spatulas
Apple Cider Bread
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Combine flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, salt and ground cinnamon together. Mix in pure vanilla extract, eggs, applesauce, melted butter and diced apples.
- Line a 9×5 loaf pan with parchment paper or grease well. Spoon batter into pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45- 50 minutes.
- When bread has cooled, drizzle Apple Cider Glaze over the top.
- Bring apple cider to a rolling simmer. Continue to simmer until reduced by half. Remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar and ground cinnamon. If the glaze is thick and coats your spoon, then add 1 Tbsp. heavy cream. If it seems to be still too thin, continue to simmer until thickened.
More Seriously Salty Recipes
If you love the cozy fall flavors in this Apple Cider Bread, there are plenty more delicious ways to put fresh apples to work. Start your morning with Caramel Apple French Toast, loaded with warm cinnamon-spiced apples and rich caramel flavor, or make Roasted Pork Loin with Apple for a savory dinner that pairs tender pork with the natural sweetness of seasonal apples. And when you’re craving a classic dessert, Nona’s Apple Pie with All Butter Crust delivers tender spiced apples tucked inside a flaky, buttery homemade crust. These easy apple recipes are perfect for fall baking, holiday gatherings, or making the most of apple season.
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