Sweet Apple Butter Bread
Make this sweet apple butter bread after a day at the apple orchard for a cozy fall treat! It’s filled with rich apple butter and warm autumn spices like cinnamon and nutmeg, and it’s perfect for topping with butter and enjoying with a morning cup of coffee.
This apple butter bread is so moist and flavorful, and it’s perfect for autumn – breakfast, snack, dessert, you name it! The rich apple and cinnamon flavors are to die for, and man, when I say it makes your house smell like heaven when baking… you’ll be making this over and over again this season (I know I will be).
Here are some other bread recipes you might enjoy: Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread, Mini Gingerbread Loaf with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting, and Homemade Cranberry Walnut Bagels.
Ingredients & Equipment
You’ll need the following ingredients and equipment to make this sweet apple butter bread:
- loaf pan
- apple butter
- eggs
- butter
- flour
- granulated sugar
- brown sugar
- buttermilk
- baking powder
- vanilla extract
- salt
Customize This Recipe!
There are a few different ways you can customize this recipe:
- Add a glaze. Nothing beats a thin icing glaze on top of a warm loaf of bread, and this recipe is no exception!
- Mix in suggestions: While this apple butter bread is delicious as-is, you can add in some chocolate chips or your favorite nuts to give it a bit of extra flavor and texture!
Kitchen Tips:
- Utilize mise en place! Make sure you have all of your ingredients prepped and ready before you begin making this recipe – it will help save you time and keep you organized.
- Avoid wonky cracks. To get a straight line down the top of your loaf instead of a potentially wacky one, pipe a small line of butter down the center of the batter just before baking.
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Sweet Apple Butter Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup apple butter
- ½ cup butter melted
- 2 eggs room temp
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF and prepare a standard loaf pan with cooking spray and parchment paper
- In a large bowl, mix the apple butter, melted butter, eggs and vanilla until combined.
- Mix in the sugars, flour, baking powder and salt until fully combined, then slowly add the buttermilk until smooth.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes, until toothpick/knife comes out clean.
- Cut and serve with butter, jam, etc. while still warm!
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