Apple and Cinnamon Loaf Recipe (2024)

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For a delicious and simple sweet treat, you can’t go past this Apple and Cinnamon Loaf recipe.

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This recipe combines two of my favourite flavours into one easy recipe, and I promise you are going to love it! This simple loaf takes no time at all to put together and is perfect for afternoon tea, easy dessert or as special treat in the kids lunch boxes.

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It’s a pretty fool proof recipe, which makes it great to bake with the kids. You can use any variety of apples when making this loaf (it’s a great way to use up the kids half eaten apples!) and you can add an extra apple to your mixture if you wish.

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Tips for Making this Apple and Cinnamon Loaf:

  • You can use any type of apple for this recipe.
  • If the apple you are using are small, you can use two.
  • Please note it may take longer for your mixture to combine if your butter is not at room temperature.
  • This loaf is freezer friendly for up to two months.

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Apple and Cinnamon Loaf Recipe

This simple Apple and Cinnamon Loaf recipe is an easy sweet treat to make and the whole family will enjoy it. It's freezer friendly and both regular and Thermomix instructions included.

4.70 from 104 votes

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Course Dessert, Snacks

Cuisine Australian, Modern

Servings 10 slices

Calories 166 kcal

Equipment

  • Loaf Tin

Ingredients

  • 1 & ½ cups self raising flour 225 grams
  • ¾ cup caster sugar 165 grams
  • 125 grams butter softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup milk 130 grams
  • 1 large apple
  • ½ tsp cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 180 degrees (fan-forced) and line the base and sides of a large loaf tin with baking paper.

  • Place the self raising flour, caster sugar, softened butter, vanilla extract, eggs and milk in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until just combined.

  • While the cake mixture is beating, peel an apple (you can use any variety) and roughly chop it into pieces no bigger than 1cm. Place the apple pieces into a small bowl and add the cinnamon before gently stirring to combine.

  • Pour the cake mixture into your prepared cake tin and sprinkle the cinnamon coated apple pieces over the top.

  • Bake for 50 - 55 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Carefully remove your Apple and Cinnamon Loaf from the oven and allow it to cool in the loaf tin for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Thermomix Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 180 degrees (fan-forced) and line the base and sides of a large loaf tin with baking paper.

  • Peel the apple and roughly chop it into pieces no bigger than 1cm. Place the apple pieces into a small bowl and add the cinnamon before gently stirring to combine. Set aside until needed.

  • Place the self raising flour, caster sugar, butter, vanilla extract, eggs and milk into your Thermomix bowl and mix for 15 seconds, speed 5.

  • Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix for a further 10 seconds, speed 4 or until the mixture is smooth and well combined.

  • Pour the mixture into your prepared loaf tin and sprinkle the apple pieces over the top.

  • Place the Apple Loaf into your oven and bake for 50 - 55 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Carefully remove your Apple and Cinnamon Loaf from the oven and allow it to cool in the loaf tin for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

  • Please note it may take longer for your mixture to combine if your butter is not at room temperature.
  • You can use any type of apple for this recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 166kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 4gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 31mgPotassium: 91mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 101IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 0.4mg

Keyword Apple and Cinnamon Recipes, Cakes, Desserts, Freezer Friendly

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Enjoy!

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Comments

  1. Rachel Brown

    Apple and Cinnamon Loaf Recipe (6)
    Super easy to make, and delicious! I mix a bit of the coated apple into the batter too!

    Reply

  2. Rhonda

    Super easy to make and tastes delicious.

    Reply

  3. Kelsey

    Apple and Cinnamon Loaf Recipe (7)
    Delicious, moist and flavourful! I
    Made this to have with the breakfast spread the morning of my wedding and it was perfect! I grated the apple and mixed it through the loaf mix and it was delicious. Thanks for the recipe

    Reply

  4. Jackie P

    Hello my cousin shared this recipe with me and it looks quite delicious. I live in the United States and don’t have a fan forced oven. What would the temperature setting be for an standard electric oven? I appreciate any help that you could give. Thank you! JP

    Reply

    • Lauren Matheson

      Hi Jackie, for a standard oven adjust the temperature by – 20 degrees. hope that helps

      Reply

  5. Karen

    Apple and Cinnamon Loaf Recipe (8)
    This cake recipe us full proof and ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. My go to when I need to take something for morning or afternoon tea. Thank you ❤️

    Reply

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Apple and Cinnamon Loaf Recipe (2024)

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Luckily, adding cinnamon to foods with low sugar levels can make them taste sweeter and keep blood glucose levels in check. Putting cinnamon with foods like fruit, unflavored yogurt, or even coffee can keep sugar levels low while adding a great taste.

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On an average, a person can have one to two apples in a day. If you are having more than that, you can possibly experience some dangerous and uncomfortable side effects.

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The short answer is yes, apples may be frozen whole and with virtually no effort. Washed and wrapped in plastic or sealed in Ziploc bags to freeze, there is no quicker route from orchard to freezer. It may be easy, but bear in mind the end result is an apple that is inconvenient when it comes time to use it.

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Gala apples are better for eating raw and are best if you wanted to do salads with apples or if you wanted to add sweetness and crunch to your lunchtime sandwich. Fuji apples, on the other hand, are the better choice for cooking. This is because of the different textures of the two types of apples.

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Gala apples are my favorite variety for this recipe – I like their sweet/tart flavor and firm texture. But if you have a favorite baking apple, feel free to use it here. Granny smith apples, Honeycrisps, Jonagolds, or a mix would all be excellent.

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