Apple Pecan Bread
This easy Apple Pecan Bread is filled with apples, warm cinnamon and crunchy pecans. It’s soft and moist, tender, not overly sweet with a crispy exterior. It’s the perfect fall recipe you can have for breakfast or snack.
So who else loves fall baking as much as I do. Well then you will love this easy to make simple recipe. It has got to be one of my favourite breads to make, and I must say it wasn’t easy getting here; it took me three attempts to get it just right. No worries though my neighbours were more then happy to take those breads off my hands, LOL!
Seriously you guys this bread is very addictive you can have it morning, noon, and night. The fresh picked apples with warm cinnamon and the pecans just add a subtle crunch, it’s that good. It’s an explosion of fall flavours in every slice.
Ingredients Needed For This
You probably already have most of these in your kitchen, it’s a simple recipe.
- Vegetable Oil
- Granulated Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla
- Cinnamon
- Salt
- Baking Powder
- Apples- I used Golden Delicious here but Gala work well, so do Fuji and Granny Smith and Honeycrisp.
- Pecans- again you can substitute walnuts here if you prefer.
- All Purpose Flour
- 9×5 Loaf Pan
Tips for Best Apple Pecan Bread
- Don’t Over-mix The Batter- this is really crucial here, once you add your dry ingredients to the wet batter just mix (or stir) enough until it’s just combined. Over-mixing results in a denser bread.
- Prepare Your Pan- now here I spray the pan with cooking spray and then line it with parchment and spray the parchment as well. This guarantees it doesn’t stick and all you have to do is pull out parchment from the pan and transfer it to cooling rack.
- Baking It- this bread takes about 45-55 mins. to bake, it’s done when a tooth pick inserted comes out just clean with a few crumbs. Remember it will continue to bake while cooling so you don’t want to over bake. Makes for a moist and tender crumb.
How Do I Store This Bread?
Well this bread stores very well on the counter for up to 3 days as long as it’s wrapped well or in an airtight container. You can definitely store it in the fridge wrapped for up to five days. For longer storage wrap the entire bread in plastic wrap and then in aluminum foil and freeze for up to 2 months or wrap individual slices and freeze that way and take out what you when you need it.
This bread doesn’t last more then two days in my house but if stored properly it can last up to five days.
So go grab those apples and give this recipe a try it’s a great breakfast option or afternoon tea snack. Be sure to take pics and tag me on my IG @marisblissfulbites and leave me a review as well, love to hear from you guys.
As always happy baking,
XOXO Mari!
Apple Pecan Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup of vegetable oil
- ¾ cup of granulated sugar
- ¼ cup of brown sugar
- 2 large eggs at room temp.
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract
- 1 tsp of cinnamon
- 1 tsp of salt
- 1 tsp of baking powder
- 2 cups of all purpose flour
- 1¼ cup of chopped apples (Fuji, Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Granny Smith or Gala)
- 1 cup of pecan pieces
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F. Line a 9×5 loaf pan with parchment and spray with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl combine all of your dry ingredients; cinnamon, salt, baking powder and flour. Whisk and set aside.
- With your mixer mix together your oil and both sugars for 2-3 mins.
- Then add in your eggs and vanilla and mix again for another minute.
- Now with mixer on low speed add in your apples, pecans and your dry ingredients and mix until just combined making sure not to over mix.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for 45-55 mins, until a tooth pick comes out with few crumbs.
- Let cool in pan for a few minutes before transferring it to a cooling rack. Cool for 20 mins. before slicing into and enjoy.