Apple fritters are great comfort food and always disappear quickly. The following recipe shows you how to make apple fritter bread. It’s flavored with vanilla and cinnamon and made with tart Granny Smith apples. You can use another kind of apples if you prefer but Granny Smiths offer that perfect balance between sweetness and tartness, plus they hold their shape well when cooked. If you have some cooking apples or another kind to use up though, you can use those instead.
The recipe is pretty easy to follow. You need to prep and combine the ingredients and then bake the batter in the oven. Just imagine how incredible your kitchen is going to smell while this delightful dessert is in the oven. It’s wonderful served with some whipped cream or an alternative like Cool Whip. Vanilla ice cream is also magical with warm apple-based desserts like this one.
Apple fritter cake is sure to appeal to anyone who enjoys the tart yet sweet taste of Granny Smiths. It’s a crowd-pleasing recipe that is sweet, sticky, and delicious.
Why You’ll Love the Recipe:
Apple fritter bread is moist, sweet, and utterly delicious. The loaf is easy to make and it’s guaranteed to be a real hit with everyone from the youngest member of the family to the most senior.
How to Serve It:
This apple fritter cake is really good served warm from the oven, perhaps accompanied with some whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients:
- unsalted butter at room temperature
- all-purpose flour
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- light brown sugar
- ground cinnamon
- baking powder
- apple
- white sugar
- whole milk
For the glaze:
- milk
- powdered sugar
How to make Famous Apple Fritter Bread:
Preheat the oven to 350°F and lightly grease a 9-inch square loaf pan.
Beat the butter with the white sugar until smooth.
Mix the brown sugar with the cinnamon in another bowl, and set aside.
Add the eggs to the butter mixture, one at a time, beating after each one.
Add the vanilla.
Sift the flour and baking powder together, then add this bit by bit to the butter mixture.
Stir in the milk until smooth.
Pour half of this mixture into the loaf pan.
Arrange half the apples on top.
Sprinkle with half the cinnamon mixture.
Press the apples into the batter gently.
Add the rest of the batter then the rest of the apples and finally the rest of the cinnamon sugar.
Swirl the cinnamon sugar using a knife.
Bake for about 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Let the bread sit for 10 minutes then turn on to a wire rack.
Combine the milk and powdered sugar.
Then, drizzle this over the apple fritter bread before serving.
Now, ready to enjoy!
Famous Apple Fritter Bread
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1¾ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 peeled diced large Granny Smith apple
- ⅔ cup plus 1 tablespoon white sugar
- ½ cup whole milk
For the glaze:
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and lightly grease a 9-inch square loaf pan.
- Beat the butter with the white sugar until smooth.
- Mix the brown sugar with the cinnamon in another bowl, and set aside.
- Add the eggs to the butter mixture, one at a time, beating after each one.
- Add the vanilla.
- Sift the flour and baking powder together, then add this bit by bit to the butter mixture.
- Stir in the milk until smooth.
- Pour half of this mixture into the loaf pan.
- Arrange half the apples on top.
- Sprinkle with half the cinnamon mixture.
- Press the apples into the batter gently.
- Add the rest of the batter then the rest of the apples and finally the rest of the cinnamon sugar.
- Swirl the cinnamon sugar using a knife.
- Bake for about 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the bread sit for 10 minutes then turn on to a wire rack.
- Combine the milk and powdered sugar and drizzle this over the apple fritter bread before serving.
Can You Make It Ahead?
Yes, you can, but it’s best served warm so reheat it first.
Storage Instructions:
Leftovers will keep for up to 3 days in the fridge.
Variations and Substitutions:
Try pears in place of the apples or nutmeg instead of cinnamon. 
