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Loaf of apple bread on a cutting board, sliced into individual slices
Servings: 1 loaf of bread

Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Bread

4.56 from 59 votes
Deliciously moist and fluffy apple cinnamon bread made gluten-free and sweetened with coconut sugar
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

Apple Cinnamon Mixture:

  • ½ cup coconut sugar*
  • 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 granny smith apple peeled, cored, and finely chopped
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • pinch salt

For the Gluten Free Bread:

  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • 2/3 cup coconut sugar**
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • cups gluten-free flour blend
  • tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • ½ cup full-fat Greek yogurt

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9" x 5" loaf pan with parchment paper or spray it with cooking oil.
  • Add the ingredients for the apple cinnamon mixture to a small mixing bowl. Stir well, and set aside.
    Mixing bowl with apples and cinnamon for the apple cinnamon layer of the bread
  • In a stand mixer or a mixing bowl, cream together the butter, coconut sugar, and vanilla extract (wet mixture).
    Mixing bowl with paddle attachment with butter and sugar inside.
  • Add the eggs one at a time and continue mixing until well combined.
    Stand mixer with butter and sugar mixed together and eggs being mixed in.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, stir together the gluten-free flour, baking powder, and salt (the dry ingredients).
    large bowl with dry ingredients for apple bread.
  • Pour the flour mixture into the bowl with the wet mixture and mix just until combined.
    Mixer with wet ingredients mixed together and dry ingredients just poured in.
  • Add the Greek yogurt and mix until a smooth and well combined. The mixture will be very thick and doughy - this is normal.
    Mixer with apple bread dough and yogurt being mixed in.
  • Spread half of the bread dough in the prepared loaf pan.
    Loaf pan with half of the bread dough spread in it and the apple cinnamon mixture to the side.
  • Add 2/3 of the apple cinnamon mixture and press it into the dough with a spoon.
    Apple cinnamon chunks on top of the bread dough.
  • Spread the remaining bread dough on top, followed by the remaining apple cinnamon mixture.
    Apple bread dough with apple cinnamon on top, ready to go into the oven.
  • Place on the center wrack in the oven and bake for 50 minutes. Turn the oven off and allow the bread to sit in the oven an additional 5 minutes or until it tests clean.
    Freshly baked apple cinnamon bread, fresh out of the oven.
  • Remove bread from the oven and allow it to cool for at least 20 minutes before slicing and serving.
  • Serve warm with butter!

Notes

*You can use brown sugar instead of coconut sugar
**You can use white cane sugar instead of coconut sugar

Nutrition

Serving: 1of 12, Calories: 238kcal, Carbohydrates: 36g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 11g, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 20g
Course: Breads
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple bread, apple cinnamon bread, apple recipe, coconut sugar, gluten free, quick bread, sweet bread
Author: Julia
https://www.theroastedroot.net/gluten-free-apple-cinnamon-bread/