These apple bread recipes are great for Fall baking, especially when fresh apples are in season. Most are easy quick breads with flavors like apple cinnamon, streusel, apple fritter, and caramel apple. The list also includes a few pull-apart and yeast-based breads.

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Best Type of Apples for Bread
Choose firm apples that hold their shape when baked:
- Granny Smith: Tart and firm, great for balancing sweet breads.
- Honeycrisp: Crisp, juicy, and sweet-tart.
- Pink Lady: Firm with a sweet-tart flavor.
- Braeburn: Balanced sweet-tart flavor and good texture for baking.
- Jonagold: Sweet-tart and holds up well in the oven.
Tip: You can mix a tart apple like Granny Smith with a sweeter variety such as Honeycrisp or Pink Lady for more balanced flavor.
Should You Shred or Dice Apples for Apple Bread?
- Diced apples: Use these when you want distinct pieces of apple throughout the bread. They work well in apple cinnamon, streusel, and fritter-style breads.
- Shredded apples: Best when you want the apple to blend into the batter and add moisture throughout the loaf.
- Sliced apples: Useful for recipes that layer apples into the bread or arrange them on top.
- Or you can do a mix of both or all of the above in a single bread recipe.
🍏 QUICK BREADS
Foolproof Apple Bread
This simple loaf is one of those apple bread recipes you'll want to keep around for apple season. Moist, delicious and foolproof recipe!
Easy Cinnamon Swirl Apple Bread
Look at that cinnamon swirl! Fresh apples and cinnamon sugar make this loaf taste like fall in every slice. No mixer needed to bake this bread.
Apple Streusel Bread
If you love a crumbly topping, don't skip this one. The soft apple loaf gets a generous layer of buttery sweet streusel.
Spiced Apple Bread
Pieces of apple and lots of spices - this apple loaf has plenty of fall flavor!
Apple Walnut Bread
Grab a handful of walnuts for this one. Their crunch works so well with the soft apples tucked into the loaf. So perfect for breakfast!
Cinnamon Applesauce Bread
An old-fashioned quick bread recipe with applesauce. This cinnamon-spiced loaf stays soft and moist as it bakes. Freezer-friendly too!
Apple Fritter Bread
Soft, fluffy, and loaded with apples, cinnamon, and sugar. Tastes exactly like apple fritters in bread form!
Apple Pie Streusel Bread
Imagine apple pie in quick-bread form, then add a buttery streusel topping. That's pretty much this loaf.
Sour Cream Apple Coffee Cake Loaf
Sour cream gives this apple loaf a tender crumb, while cinnamon and apples make it right at home on a fall breakfast table. Enjoy its maple pecan streusel topping with a simple maple icing.
Caramel Apple Bread
With chunks of apple and melted caramel, this bread takes the classic caramel-apple combination and turns it into a loaf.
Apple Gingerbread Loaf
Molasses, maple syrup, applesauce, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves give this loaf a gingerbread-like flavor without making it overly sweet.
Chai Spiced Apple Butter Muffin Bread
A cozy fall loaf with cream cheese ribbons all over and chai crumble topping. A muffin-style loaf with cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, all-spice and more.
Apple Cheddar Quick Bread
Here's where apple bread takes a savory turn: Granny Smith apples meet sharp cheddar, with both grated and diced apple mixed into the batter.
Apple Butter Bread
Apple butter is baked right into the batter, giving this loaf concentrated apple flavor without needing a pile of fresh apple pieces. Cover with a simple apple cider glaze.
Hard Apple Cider Bread
Hard cider goes into this loaf to add apple flavor while the bread stays on the sweet side. Delicious & lightly sweet, with apple & cinnamon flavors.
Cream Cheese Filled Apple Bread
Cut into the loaf and you'll find a layer of cream cheese filling tucked between the apple bread. It's almost like a cheesecake surprise in the middle.
Apple Banana Bread
This one combines two familiar quick-bread favorites, with mashed banana and apple bringing moisture and sweetness to the loaf. It's like eating apple pie with a hint of banana flavor in loaf form.
Cranberry Apple Bread
What more can I say? This apple bread is deliciously moist, spiced, and literally filled with apples and cranberries!
Spiced Apple Pear Loaf
Why choose between apples and pears? This loaf uses both, with warm spices tying the two fruits together.
Moist Apple Carrot Bread
Here's another way to sneak more produce into a loaf. Grated carrots and apples make this bread soft, moist, and naturally sweet.
Apple Zucchini Bread
If zucchini bread is already a favorite, try adding apples. The fruit adds sweetness and moisture without taking over the loaf.
Apple Pumpkin Bread
Apple and pumpkin belong together in fall, and this loaf proves it. Warm spices round out both flavors. Enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee.
🍞 YEAST-BASED BREADS
Sourdough Apple Bread
This bread uses sweet sourdough discard with juicy apples, cinnamon, and sugar.
Apple Pull Apart Bread
Made with sliced canned biscuits layered with a spiced apple filling and topped with a delicious glaze. You can just pull off individual pieces instead of slicing the whole loaf.
Apple Monkey Bread
Small pieces of dough, apples, cinnamon, and a sticky coating come together in a pull-apart bake that's meant to be served in pieces. So delicious and so good during the Fall season.
Apple Cinnamon Rolls
My absolute favorite apple bread recipe of all time. Yummy is not enough to describe these rolls. They are super gooey with soft spirals, full of cinnamon filling, diced apples and topped with cream cheese brown butter icing.
Apple Cinnamon Babka
Rich and buttery yeasted dough bread with sweet apples and a thick cinnamon filling!
Braided Apple Bread
A braided dough wraps around the apple filling, so you get a pretty loaf with the filling woven through the center. This apple bread tastes delicious straight out of the oven, eaten cold out from the fridge, or warmed the next day.
Apple Cheesecake Brioche Buns
These soft brioche buns combine apple filling with cheesecake filling, giving each bun a creamy center beneath the golden dough.
Apple Danish
Filled with apples, cinnamon, and sweetened cream cheese for a bakery-style pastry you can make at home.
For another seasonal ingredient, check out these easy sweet potato recipes and easy carrot recipes for more Fall baking and cooking ideas.






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