Cinnamon Oat Apple Bread Recipe
This easy cinnamon oat apple bread is unbelievably tender made with whole wheat, low fat, and sweetened with natural honey. Serve slices for breakfast, snacks or a light dessert. Who knew healthy could taste so good?
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 183kcal
Equipment
- 1 8.5'x4.5' loaf pan
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour (or unbleached all purpose)
- 1 cup rolled oats (quick oats will work, too)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup honey (or maple syrup)
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 cup peeled, diced apples, about 1 medium apple
- 1/4 cup chopped nuts, walnuts or pecans - optional
- ½ - 1 teaspoon cinnamon-sugar mix, optional for topping
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 8.5'x4.5' loaf pan. Line the bottom and long sides with parchment, if desired, to create a sling to make it easier to remove the loaf after baking.
- Add the dry ingredients (flour, oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt) to a large bowl and mix.
- Whisk the oil, egg, honey, and milk in a quart glass measuring cup or a medium bowl. The honey may not completely mix in - do the best you can and try to get most of it mixed.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl of the dry ingredients and mix with a spoon just until there are no flour streaks remaining (do not overmix). Gently fold in the apples and nuts, if using.
- Scrape the dough into the prepared pan and level the top. Dust with cinnamon sugar, if using.
- Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the top is browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Rotate the pan as needed for your oven.
- Cool 10 minutes in the pan and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
To Store: Refrigerate the bread for 3-4 days or freezer for longer storage. For convenience, slice the loaf and freeze in smaller portions to can pull out as needed.
Want muffins instead? You can easily make this recipe into apple muffins:
- Fill a greased or lined 12-cup muffin tin (each 2/3 to 3/4 full) with the dough.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 15 to 18 minutes.
- Let cool about 5 minutes and then turn out on a rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 183kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 61mg | Potassium: 202mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 52IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 1mg
