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📋 Apple Walnut Bread (with Brown Butter Glaze) Recipe

Celebrate the flavors of fall with this Apple Walnut Bread (with Brown Butter Glaze)! This apple bread is a healthy, moist and delicious loaf with walnuts, cinnamon, coconut and prunes. It makes a great snack, dessert (it's like an apple loaf cake) is perfect for packing along in the lunch bag and even enjoying as a breakfast loaf!
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American, North American
Keyword apple, bread, brown butter, loaf, walnut
Special Diet Vegetarian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 8 slices
Calories 406kcal
Author Terri Gilson

Ingredients

Loaf:

  • 1 cup oats * quick rolled oats
  • 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 fresh apples, Gala or Ambrosia peeled, cored and finely chopped
  • ½ cup vanilla greek yogurt- low-fat
  • ½ cup pitted prunes
  • 2 tablespoon water
  • 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • ½ cup light coconut milk
  • ¼ cup fine shredded sweetened coconut
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts+ 2 tbsp

Browned butter glaze:

  • 3 tablespoon brown butter
  • 1.5 tablespoon whipping cream
  • 1.5 tablespoon light cream cheese, softened room temperature
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/175 degrees C. Spray a 9X5 loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray
  • In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon, brown sugar, and baking powder and coconut. Set aside.
  • In a separate bowl beat egg with an electric mixer till fluffy, beat in oil. Mix in yogurt, and vanilla. Stir in chopped apples.
  • Purée prunes with water.
    photos of steps to make prune puree
  • Add to mixture with apple, then add in coconut milk.
  • Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir until combined. Add in chopped walnuts.
  • Pour batter into prepared bread pan and sprinkle top with remaining 2 tablespoon walnuts.
  • Place in center of the oven and bake for 50 minutes or until a cake tester or toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool in pan 5 minutes, then remove from pan onto a wire rack and cool completely.

Notes

*See post contents for important recipe information and tips!
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Nutrition Facts
📋 Apple Walnut Bread (with Brown Butter Glaze) Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 slice)
Calories 406 Calories from Fat 162
% Daily Value*
Fat 18g28%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Cholesterol 38mg13%
Sodium 219mg10%
Potassium 305mg9%
Carbohydrates 57g19%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 31g34%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 339IU7%
Vitamin C 2mg2%
Calcium 81mg8%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 406kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 219mg | Potassium: 305mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 339IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 2mg