Healthy Apple Bread (with almond flour and oat flour)
This healthy apple bread is made with almond flour, oat flour and minimally and naturally sweetened. Even without using all-purpose flour, this bread still bakes ups soft with a tender and fluffy crumb. Takes just one bowl and 15 minutes to mix up the ingredients and get ready for the oven.
Servings 10 slices
Calories 202kcal
Equipment
- 1 Mixing bowl
- 1 8.5"x4.5" loaf pan
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup almond flour (143g)
- ¾ cup oat flour (85g)
- ¼ cup tapioca starch (30g) (also called tapioca flour)
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 eggs, room temp
- ½ cup unsweetened apple sauce, room temp
- ⅔ cup coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup peeled and chopped apples (Gala, Honeycrisp, or Fuji are best)
Optional Cinnamon Sugar Apple Topping
- 1 small/medium apple, peeled and chopped (Gala, Honeycrisp, or Fuji are best)
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350-degrees F and lightly grease an 8.5"x4.5" loaf pan, or line with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the almond flour, oat flour, tapioca starch, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.1 ½ cup almond flour (143g), ¾ cup oat flour (85g), ¼ cup tapioca starch (30g), 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon fine sea salt, 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the eggs, applesauce, coconut sugar, and vanilla. Whisk the wet ingredients together in the center, then gently mix them into the dry ingredients until fully combined. Do not over mix. Then, fold in the chopped apples.2 eggs, room temp, ½ cup unsweetened apple sauce, room temp, ⅔ cup coconut sugar, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, 1 cup peeled and chopped apples
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and evenly spread in pan. Let the batter rest in the pan for 10 minutes. This step is important to help the oat flour absorb the liquids, preventing soggy bread.
- If adding the cinnamon apples to the top of the loaf, mix together the apples, coconut sugar, and cinnamon and sprinkle over the top of the batter while the batter is resting.1 small/medium apple, peeled and chopped, 1 tablespoon coconut sugar, ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Check the bread around 30 minutes and if it's starting to brown too much, place a piece of aluminum foil, folded in half, over the bread.
- Cool the bread in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack or plate to finish cooling before slicing. I usually wait about 45 minutes before slicing.
Notes
- For best results, use an 8.5"x4.5" loaf pan. If you use a 9x5 pan, slightly reduce baking time and just know your bread won't be as tall.
- It's best to use a kitchen scale to measure the dry ingredients. If you don't have a kitchen scale, scoop and level the flour into the measuring cups. Do not pack it in.
- Feel free to save a few of the chopped apples for sprinkling over the batter before baking.
- Oven times vary... start checking the bread around 35-38 minutes. When a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, it's done. My oven takes 38 minutes.
- If adding the cinnamon apples on the top, you may need to increase the baking time by about 5 minutes.
- Allow the bread to fully cool before slicing. The bread will continue to set as it cools.
- Bread will stay fresh at room temp for up to 2 days. Store in fridge to extend shelf life.
Nutrition
Calories: 202kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 270mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 59IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 1mg
