Applesauce bread

Preheat the oven to gas mark 4, 350°F/160°C fan (or 180°C conventional) and grease a loaf pan.

Add the applesauce, white sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, and milk to a large mixing bowl and combine. Sift in the all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt and then stir until smooth.

Pour the batter into the loaf pan and then bake in the oven for around 1 hour, until you can insert a skewer into the bread that comes out clean. Serve warm from the oven.

Tips & tricks

For the best applesauce bread, try and make your applesauce from scratch as this will give your bake the tastiest and freshest results. If you need to skip this step and opt for the shop-bought shortcut, then look for unsweetened varieties in your local grocery store. A sweetened variety is likely to make your end bake far too sweet. If you do take the time to make your applesauce at home and have some to spare, there are lots of other recipes to use the sauce in. From chicken with apple sauce to Polish potato latkes, applesauce is a brilliantly versatile condiment to have to hand in your fridge. Applesauce bread pudding is another popular way to use this ingredient, and a sweet way to end a dinner party with friends. You could actually theme your menu around applesauce, and include it in each dish you serve for a playful approach to the meal.

Other recipes for applesauce bread may include additional ingredients like pecans, walnuts, raisins, or even chocolate chips. We’ve shared a basic applesauce recipe above which you can vary as you please in your kitchen depending on the consumption occasion and time of year. For example, chocolate chips are the perfect ingredient to add for a loaf of applesauce bread for a Halloween breakfast.

If you don’t have a loaf tin, you can make this recipe as muffins instead. Simply spread the mixture evenly between 24 muffin cases, and bake for a shorter time of 20 minutes. The skewer test remains the same to check that the bread is fully cooked and ready to be removed from the oven.

Applesauce is a handy way to use up any apples you may have lying around in your pantry before they spoil. For more inspiration on how to cook the apples you have at home, we have many festive recipes to try from candied apples for Halloween to apple stuffing for Thanksgiving and even apple cider to warm yourself with on Christmas eve.

How to use it

Applesauce bread can be enjoyed in a variety of ways. If you’d like a little breakfast treat, you can simply serve this loaf alongside your favorite tea or coffee combination. You could also add a helping of Greek yogurt to the applesauce bread for a healthy applesauce bread serving. For a more indulgent dish, try dolloping a spoonful of vanilla ice cream on the side. Some chefs will even toast breakfast items like banana bread and applesauce bread for a warming start to the day. If you choose to toast your applesauce bread, try adding a slathering of butter or peanut butter.

Storage

Applesauce bread can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for up to two days. Or, if you’d prefer to refrigerate it, transfer the bake to an airtight container and it should extend the shelf life of your bread to around a week.