A super easy recipe for vegan apple bread that’s not only vegan, but vegan gluten free. This moist, homemade loaf is dairy-free, eggless, and it’s made with fresh apples, applesauce, and contains a cinnamon swirl inside. It’s the perfect gf vegan apple recipe to make for snacks, breakfast, or brunches and will surely become a new favourite treat in your home.
Prepare cinnamon swirl by mixing brown sugar and cinnamon together. Set aside.
If using, prepare the topping by mixing the turbinado sugar and cinnamon together. Set aside.
Prepare your flax eggs by whisking together ground flax seeds and water. Set aside to thicken.
In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together.
In a small bowl, mix the sugar, applesauce, melted coconut oil, vanilla, and flax mixture together.
Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix well to combine.
Fold in the chopped apples.
Pour half of the batter into greased loaf pan.
Sprinkle cinnamon swirl mixture evenly on top of batter.
Pour the remaining batter on top of the cinnamon swirl layer.
If using, sprinkle topping evenly on top of batter.
Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.
Allow the loaf to fully cool before slicing.
Notes
Please read all of the info above and below before making this recipe.
It's important to know that different gluten-free flour blends use different ingredients and ratios, so results will always vary if you substitute. I have never used any other brand of flour to make this recipe (other than Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free All Purpose Baking Flour (Amazon link) in the RED bag, NOT the blue bag), so please know that your results may not be the same as mine if you substitute with another gluten-free flour blend.
This recipe will NOT work with coconut flour or any other single gluten-free flour, it must be a blend, preferably the one I link to above for the best results.
If you don't need the recipe to be gluten-free, you can use 2 cups (250g) of all-purpose white four instead. Don't over mix the batter.
Baking times will vary slightly, depending on your oven and the type of bakeware you use. I use a glass loaf dish when making this recipe. Start checking around the 50 minute mark. Be sure that you are using a 9x5-inch loaf pan like this one (Amazon link), or this one, and NOT an 8x4-inch loaf pan (or any other size) or your loaf will not bake properly.
If you want to add a little something extra to your loaf, feel free to also add ½ cup walnut pieces OR ½ cup pecan pieces, OR ½ cup raisins when you add the chopped apples.
Store in an airtight container for up to 2 days at room temperature and if storing for longer than 2 days, store in the refrigerator for an additional 2-3 days.
Nutrition info listed below is for 1 of 12 slices of the recipe made as written above without the optional topping. Info is only to be used as a rough guide. Click here for more info on how nutrition info on this website is determined.