5 from 3 votes
Spiced Applesauce Bread
This hearty, sweet and spiced applesauce bread is loaded with raisins and nuts and is the perfect breakfast or sweet snack with a cup of coffee or tea.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Servings:
12
slices
Calories:
339 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup applesauce
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup walnuts chopped, or pecans
- 1/2 cup raisins
Cinnamon Nut Topping
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup walnuts chopped, or pecans
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 °F. Grease a standard 9x5 loaf pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl or in the bowl attached to a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugars until sooth and creamy.
- Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until fully incorporated. Mix in the vanilla and applesauce.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and salt. Mix into the wet ingredients until combined completely.
- Stir in the nuts and raisins until mixed throughout the batter, then turn the batter out into the prepared pan, smoothing into an even layer
- Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.
- Remove and cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then invert onto a wire cooling rack and cool completely. Store wrapped up at room temperature for up to 3 days.
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Notes
- There is quite a bit of sugar in this so you can use unsweetened applesauce if desired to cut the sweetness.
Nutrition Information
Calories
339kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
45g
(15%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
(35%)
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
51mg
(17%)
Sodium
274mg
(11%)
Potassium
190mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
24g
(48%)
Vitamin A
291IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
45mg
(5%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 339
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 339kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 45g | 15% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 51mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 274mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 190mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 24g | 48% |
| Vitamin A | 291IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 45mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.