Dutch Apple Bread made from scratch with butter, sugar & fresh apples. Amazing flavor in this apple quick bread recipe topped with a cinnamon streusel & drizzled with warm vanilla glaze.

Dutch Apple Bread is something I love any time of the day. I’ve always loved it! I have at least 4 recipes I’ve written already that are similar but I have to say, this one is my favorite! This apple bread has the best flavor and an almost pound-cake like texture- you won’t be able to stop eating it. I love how easy it is as well! Enjoy.

What apples can you use to make apple bread?

When you bake apple bread it’s a good idea to use a more robust variety of apple so that the apple holds up when baking. My favorite variety of apple to use is Honey Crisp. If you can’t find Honey Crisp apples or if they’re a bit too expensive, you can also use Fugi apples or Granny Smith apples. Try to avoid using softer apples like Red or Golden Delicious as they’re not ideal for baking.

Kitchen Tools to make the best Apple Bread recipe

I use a couple basic kitchen tools in this recipe that make baking apple bread much easier! First, I like to use a good bread pan. I bake a lot of bread and the pans I prefer are either aluminized steel or ceramic. Both types of pans will bake bread more evenly and release the bread more easily after baking. I’ve used glass pans in the past and it seems like my bread sinks too often when using them, so I stopped. I also don’t like using dark or nonstick pans because the bread cooks unevenly. It darkens on the outside before the bread is cooked on the inside, so it’s easier to burn.

I like to line the bread pan with parchment paper when I make sweet breads with a streusel topping like this one. It helps the loaf to be non-stick, even with sugar baked on top.

Dutch Apple Bread Recipe Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need to make this Apple Bread recipe:

–1/2 cup softened butter (1 cube)

–1 cup granulated sugar

–2 eggs

–1/2 cup milk

–1 tsp vanilla extract

–2 cups all-purpose flour

–1/2 tsp salt

–1 tsp baking powder

–1 1/2 cups diced peeled green apple (you can also use a HoneyCrisp apple, Fugi or similar!)

–1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Ingredients needed for the Topping:

• 5 TBSP cold butter
• 1/3 cup flour
• 2 TBSP granulated sugar
• 2 TBSP brown sugar
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon

Vanilla Glaze: (Whisk all ingredients together until smooth. Set aside.)

• 1 TBSP melted butter
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 TBSP milk
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

How to make Dutch Apple Bread

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a bread pan with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray. (I use a 10″ bread pan but this recipe works in a standard 8″ pan as well. The bakes bread will just be taller.)

Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add in eggs, milk and vanilla and stir to incorporate. Mix in flour, salt and baking powder.  Fold in apples and nuts. Transfer mixture to prepared baking pan.

For topping, combine all ingredients and mix with a fork or pastry blender until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter in pan.

Bake for 55-60 minutes, until toothpick inserted in bread comes out clean. (Internal temperature of bread will be 200 degrees F when fully cooked.)

Let cool. Remove from pan and drizzle top with vanilla glaze. Slice and serve.

Store leftovers in an airtight container.

Can you Freeze Apple Bread?

Yes, you can freeze this Dutch Apple Bread as long as you securely wrap it and store in an airtight container. I like to wrap mine in foil then store in a freezer Ziplock bag. Be sure to eat it within 1-2 months!

DUTCH APPLE BREAD

Apple Bread made from scratch with butter, sugar & plenty of fresh apples. Topped with a cinnamon streusel & drizzled with warm vanilla glaze, it’s amazing. 

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Course: bread

Cuisine: Dutch

Keyword: apple bread recipe

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings: 10

Calories: 439kcal

Author: Butter With A Side of Bread

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup softened butter 1 cube
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs large
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups diced peeled green apple
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Topping

• 5 TBSP cold butter
• 1/3 cup flour
• 2 TBSP granulated sugar
• 2 TBSP brown sugar
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon

Vanilla Glaze

• 1 TBSP melted butter
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 TBSP milk
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a bread pan with parchment paper or spray with non-stick cooking spray.

• Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add in eggs, milk and vanilla and stir to incorporate. Mix in flour, salt and baking powder. Fold in apples and nuts. Transfer mixture to prepared baking pan.

• For topping, combine all ingredients and mix with a fork or pastry mixer until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter in pan.

• Bake for 55-60 minutes, until toothpick inserted in bread comes out clean. (Internal temperature of bread will be 200 degrees F when fully cooked.)

• Let cool. Remove from pan. Whisk glaze ingredients together until smooth and drizzle over top of bread. Slice and serve.

• Store leftovers in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 439kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 278mg | Potassium: 156mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 571IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 2mg

Best Bread Pan?

My Apple Bread sank. What happened?

This happens to me occasionally too! Often it’s because I’ve over mixed the batter. Quick bread (referring to a bread recipe that doesn’t use yeast) does not like to be stirred too much, so try to just barely mix all the ingredients together. Another culprit could be overfilling the pan. The bread pan should be only half full each time. As always, make sure your leavening ingredients- baking soda and baking powder- aren’t too old. Baking soda should only be on your shelf for 6-9 months before purchasing new. I purchase it in bulk (I bake a lot!) and refrigerate it to help it last longer.

Here are more fabulous bread recipes for you to try: 

Cake Mix Banana BreadRaspberry Cream Cheese Crescent Ring
Easy Cheesy Breadsticks
Chocolate Peppermint Bread
Cinnamon Biscuits with Honey Butter
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Gingerbread
Soft & Sweet Honey Oat Bread
Sweet Coconut Bread
Homemade Strawberry Butterhorn Danishes

Soft Buttermilk Bread

Homemade Hawaiian Bread

Sweet Orange Dinner Rolls

Dutch Apple Bread made from scratch with butter, sugar & fresh apples. Amazing flavor in this apple quick bread recipe topped with a cinnamon streusel & drizzled with warm vanilla glaze.

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