Meta Info
Servings: 8–10 slices
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Calories: ~320 per slice
Intro
This Apple Fritter Bread delivers everything you love about bakery-style apple fritters in soft, sliceable loaf form. Packed with tender apples, cinnamon swirls, buttery cake, and finished with a sweet glaze, it tastes like warm apple pie and coffee cake had a delicious little baby.
Perfect for breakfast, dessert, brunch, or cozy fall baking days.
Look at the Recipe
- Soft and buttery texture
- Loaded with cinnamon apple flavor
- Beautiful bakery-style swirls
- Sweet vanilla glaze finish
- Perfect with coffee or tea
- Smells incredible while baking
Ingredients Needed
Filling/Topping
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- Pinch of nutmeg (optional)
Cake Batter
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- ½ cup sour cream, room temperature
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and diced
Glaze
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- 1–2 teaspoons hot water
How to Make
Step 1: Prep
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Line a 9×5 loaf pan with parchment paper.
Step 2: Make Cinnamon Filling
Mix together:
- Brown sugar
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
Set aside.
Step 3: Mix Wet Ingredients
Whisk together:
- Sugar
- Melted butter
- Sour cream
- Eggs
- Milk
- Vanilla
Mix until smooth.
Step 4: Add Dry Ingredients
Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt separately.
Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients gently.
Do not overmix.
Fold in most of the diced apples.
Step 5: Layer & Swirl
Spread half the batter into loaf pan.
Sprinkle half the cinnamon sugar mixture.
Swirl with a knife.
Repeat with remaining batter and topping.
Add remaining apples and swirl again.
Step 6: Bake
Bake 50–55 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
If browning too quickly, loosely cover with foil during the final 15 minutes.
Step 7: Glaze
Mix powdered sugar with hot water until smooth.
Drizzle over slightly warm bread.
Allow glaze to set before slicing.
Storage & Serving Suggestions
Store covered at room temperature for 2 days or refrigerate for 5 days.
Delicious served:
- Warm with coffee
- With vanilla ice cream
- For brunch spreads
- As a holiday breakfast treat
Final Thoughts
Apple Fritter Bread tastes like something straight from a cozy bakery window. The cinnamon swirl, soft apples, buttery crumb, and sweet glaze make every slice rich, comforting, and impossible to stop at one.
