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Healthy Sugar-Free Apple, Walnut, and Oatmeal Bread
Use just one apple to bake this healthy, sugar-free, dairy-free, moist, tender, and yummy bread for breakfast. You won't need any special tools to bake the bread.
If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, you will want to start your day with this lovely apple, walnut, and oatmeal bread for breakfast. This moist and flavorful bread is also sugar-free and dairy-free, definitely a healthy treat for everyone in the family.
Ingredients for the bread
First, gather an apple, half a cup of oats, and half a cup of chopped walnuts.
Next are the wet ingredients. We will need large eggs, canola oil, honey, and vanilla extract.
And finally, the dry ingredients. We will need all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, clove, and ginger.
Prepare the batter and bake the bread
Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit (180 Celsius). Lightly grease a 9"x5" loaf pan.
Whisk all wet ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Sift in all dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well. Add apple puree, oats, and chopped walnuts, reserving 1 tablespoon of oats for decoration. Mix well.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan, sprinkle the top with the reserved oats. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown for 55-60 minutes, or until a cake tester/toothpick comes out clean.
Remove the pan from the oven and cool it on a wire rack. After 15 minutes, gently remove the bread from pan and cool completely.
Storing the bread
Store cooled bread in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. Store in the fridge for up to 1 week. Wrap the bread in several layers of saran plastic and store it in the freezer for up to 2 months.
The muffin alternative
Instead of a loaf pan, you can bake this bread in a standard 12-cup muffin pan. Bake at the same temperature for 25-30 minutes or until a cake tester/toothpick comes out clean.
Healthy Sugar-Free Apple, Walnut, and Oatmeal Bread
Ingredients
- Wet ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 3/4 cup honey
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Dry ingredients
- 1 cup (120 gram) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (60 gram) whole wheat flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon clove
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- Other ingredients
- 1 medium (~ 3/4 cup) any sweet variety apple, pureed
- 1/2 cup (50 gram) oats
- 1/2 cup (60 gram) walnuts, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit (180 Celsius). Lightly grease a 9"x5" loaf pan.
- Whisk all wet ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Sift in all dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well. Add apple puree, oats, and chopped walnuts, reserving 1 tablespoon of oats for decoration. Mix well.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan, sprinkle the top with the reserved oats. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown for 50-55 minutes, or until a cake tester/toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove the pan from the oven and cool it on a wire rack. After 15 minutes, gently remove the bread from pan and cool completely.
- Store cooled bread in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. Store in the fridge for up to 1 week. Wrap the bread in several layers of saran plastic and store it in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Comments
This is the perfect fall recipe!! Not too sweet, with lots of warm spices - it turned out to be delicious!
Healthy recipes are a hit in our house, and this one is not an exception! Made this bread tonight: it is yummy and delicious! I will be making it again, for sure!
I love this apple, walnut, and oatmeal bread! It was a first for me to make, but it quickly became a favorite in my house! The flavors tie together so well and make for a perfect breakfast or snack!
Delicious recipe that is so easy to prepare - we loved the spice in the bread! Perfect to enjoy with a cup of coffee.
I'm so glad you posted this. I tried the muffin alternative and they're just the perfect size for grab and go. Sweet and delicious with just the right amount of crunch. Thank you!
Hi Anita, can I use bottled apple sauce instead of Apple puree?
Certainly, you can use 3/4 cup of bottled apple sauce.
I don't believe this is sugar free and yet so delicious .. Gosh !! You just make recipes taste so much better .. Love that golden brown color.
Wonderful apple bread! I love it with a cup of coffee to start my morning!
That is a very beautiful looking oatmeal bread. What makes it stand out more is that it has apples and walnut in it. Also a healthy sugar-free food, can be eaten as a snack or as a dessert. This will surely be a hit once served. Thanks for the recipe.
In place of the canola oil can I use coconut oil or avocado oil?
Hi Michelle, I would first try using neutral flavored oil, so I prefer using avocado oil as substitute. But if you love the flavor of coconut, using coconut oil is not a bad idea too.
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