The Best Paleo Friendly Apple Cinnamon Bread Recipe
This Gluten-Free Apple Bread Recipe is the perfect, cozy recipe to bake & celebrate the fall season! You can bake this simple loaf with or without fresh apples which makes it a great way to use up anything you've picked at the apple orchard. Made with simple, wholesome ingredients it's a recipe the whole family will love for breakfast, as a snack or even dessert.
Ingredients
- 1 cup apple juice
- 2 whole cinnamon sticks
- 1 cup almond flour
- ½ cup coconut flour
- 1 scoop protein powder, vanilla or unflavored optional
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
- ¼ teaspoon cardamom
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon butter or vegan butter softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Streusel Topping
- ¼ cup almond flour
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoon butter or vegan butter softened
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 fahrenheit. Grease a loaf pan with neutral oil or butter & then line it with parchment paper.
- Reduce the apple juice. On the stovetop over medium-high heat, pour 1 cup of apple juice into a pot, adding the whole cinnamon sticks, and allow to come to a boil. Once apple juice is boiling, reduce heat to a simmer and reduce apple juice down to ⅔ cup and set aside to cool.
- Prepare the apples if using. If you're adding apple chunks to the batter, peek & dice up ½ of a medium apple into small chunks. Toss the apple chunks in 1 teaspoon of cinnamon & 1 tablespoon of coconut sugar & set aside.
- Mix the dry ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk together almond flour, coconut flour, protein powder (if using), spices, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- Mix the wet ingredients. Add coconut sugar & softened butter to a large mixing bowl & cream together with an electric hand mixer for about 30 seconds. Add in eggs, vanilla and apple juice, continuing to mix until fully combined.
- Make the batter. Next, slowly begin to add dry ingredients little by little, mixing on medium low speed until fully incorporated. Gently fold in the apple chunks with a spatula. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan & smooth over the top with the back of a spatula.
- Make the crumble topping. In a medium bowl, whisk together almond flour, cinnamon and coconut sugar. Add softened butter & gently mix with your hands or a fork until topping becomes crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over the top of the batter.
- Bake. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until topping is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean.
Notes
*To keep this truly grain free, if you are following a strict paleo diet you can replace ¼ cup of oats with ¼ cup of finely chopped nuts. I like to use pecans and quickly give them a little burst through a blender or food processor to make them slightly finer.
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