Easy Vegan Apple Crumble Loaf Recipe (Apple Bread)
Nov 05, 2018 • Updated Sep 25, 2024
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This vegan apple bread is a delicious Fall treat you can make to use up your apples. Sweet with a little bit of spice, and very moist. Vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, and refined-sugar-free.
Why You’ll Love This Vegan Apple Bread Recipe
Fall gives me all the coziest feelings, and though I’m in LA now where the season is still pretty hot, I’m remembering the crisp Fall days I loved in New York and channeling all of those vibes into this delicious recipe. Enter, this Vegan Apple Crumble Loaf!
This moist and sweet bread recipe features fresh apples, nut butter, maple syrup, gluten-free flour, vanilla, and all the Fall flavors from cinnamon, cardamom, and nutmeg. Applesauce and flax seeds replace the oil and eggs in this recipe making it completely vegan (with no loss in taste or texture!).
With simple ingredients and very minimal prep time, this will become one of your favorite recipes in no time!
If you love this bread, try my Gluten Free and Vegan Banana Bread Recipe or this Pumpkin Gingerbread Loaf.
Ingredient Notes
Vegan Apple Bread
- non-dairy milk & apple cider vinegar: Almond milk, soy milk, or another milk of choice. Use oat milk for allergy friendly.
- pure maple syrup
- unsweetened applesauce
- almond butter: Or another seed butter or nut butter of choice (peanut butter, cashew butter, sunflower seed butter, etc).
- pure vanilla extract
- quinoa flour & oat flour: Or use all oat flour. This is a gluten-free substitute for all-purpose flour. If you can handle gluten, feel free to use regular flour. I do not recommend using almond flour or coconut flour in this recipe, as the moisture ratios will be off.
- ground cinnamon
- nutmeg
- cardamom
- baking soda
- sea salt
- baking powder
- ground flax seeds: This serves as our “flax egg” in the recipe.
- large apples: Use your favorite kind of apples.
Crumble Topping
- oats
- coconut sugar: You can use brown sugar if that’s what you have on hand, but coconut sugar is my go-to natural sugar for this recipe.
- applesauce
- cashew butter or almond butter
- cinnamon
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1
Preheat your oven to 350F and prepare your baking pan by lining it with parchment paper. The pan I used measures 8.5 x 4.4 inches. Use butterfly clips to hold parchment paper in place if desired.
Step 2
In a small bowl, combine your non-dairy milk and ACV and allow to sit for about 2 minutes or until thickened.
Step 3
In a large bowl, whisk together wet ingredients (maple syrup, applesauce, nut butter, vanilla) and ground flax.
Step 4
Sift in your remaining dry ingredients (except for grated apples) and mix until combined. Lastly, fold in your grated apple pieces.
Step 5
Transfer the mixture to the prepared loaf pan and pop it into the oven for about 50 minutes (you may need to bake for an additional 5-10 minutes if the mixture looks undercooked.
Step 6
In a small bowl, combine all topping ingredients until it forms a crumbly texture. Use your hands to mix.
Step 7
At the 40-minute mark, layer the topping mixture on top of the bread and return to the oven to bake until complete.
Step 8
Using a chopstick or toothpick, test to see whether the center of the bread is cooked through. Once completely cooked, allow the loaf to cool for 15 minutes before enjoying or slicing.
Secrets to Success
- This recipe yields a whole loaf, but can also easily be made into vegan apple muffins if desired. Use a 12-cup muffin pan, and adjust the cooking time to 15-20 minutes.
Serving & Storage Tips
Serve in individual slices warm or at room temperature. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days, or in the refrigerator for up to a week. To freeze, wrap each slice of bread in reusable wrap or plastic wrap and store in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months.
Recipe FAQs
You want to use apples that maintain their texture and have a good balance of sweetness and tartness such as Granny Smith apples, Honeycrisp, Fuji, or Pink Lady.
More Fall Dessert Recipes
Apple Pie French Toast (not dessert, but sooo yummy!)
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Easy Vegan Apple Crumble Loaf Recipe (Apple Bread)
Ingredients
Vegan Apple Bread
- 1/3 cup non-dairy milk + 1 tbsp ACV
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/4 cup applesauce
- 2 heaping tablespoons almond butter or other nut/seed butter
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup quinoa flour
- 1/2 cup oat flour
- or use all oat
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- pinch of nutmeg
- pinch of cardamom
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
- 2 large apples grated or very thinly sliced
Crumb Topping
- 1/4 cup oats
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1 tbsp applesauce
- 1 tbsp cashew butter or almond butter
- pinch of cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350F and prepare your baking pan by lining with parchment paper. The pan I used measures 8.5 x 4.4 inches. Use butterfly clips to hold parchment paper in place if desired.
- In a small bowl, combine your non-dairy milk and ACV and allow to sit for about 2 minutes or until thickened.
- In a large bowl, whisk together wet ingredients (maple syrup, applesauce, nut butter, vanilla) and ground flax.
- Sift in your remaining ingredients (except for grated apples) and mix until combined. Lastly, fold in your grated apple pieces.
- Transfer mixture into lined baking pan and pop into the oven for about 50 minutes (you may need to bake for additional 5-10 minutes if mixture looks undercooked.
- In a small bowl, combine all topping ingredients until it forms a crumbly texture. Use your hands to mix.
- At the 40 minute mark, layer the topping mixture on top of the apple loaf and return to oven to bake until complete.
- Using a chopstick or toothpick, test to see whether the center of the loaf is cooked through. Once completely cooked, allow the loaf to cool for 15 minutes before enjoying or slicing.
Notes
Secrets to Success
- This recipe yields a whole loaf, but can also easily be made into vegan apple muffins if desired. Use a 12-cup muffin pan, and adjust the cooking time to 15-20 minutes.
Serving & Storage Tips
Serve in individual slices warm or at room temperature. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days, or in the refrigerator for up to a week. To freeze, wrap each slice of bread in reusable wrap or plastic wrap and store in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months.Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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