Amish Apple Fritter Bread 

There’s noth­ing quite like the aro­ma of apples and cin­na­mon waft­ing through the kitchen on a crisp fall morn­ing. This Amish Apple Frit­ter Loaf is every­thing you love about tra­di­tion­al apple frit­ters, baked into a soft, moist, and warm­ly spiced quick bread—no fry­ing required!

Made with fresh apples, brown sug­ar, and a swirl of cin­na­mon, this easy apple bread recipe is per­fect for cozy autumn morn­ings, hol­i­day brunch­es, or gift­ing dur­ing the sea­son. Topped with a sim­ple vanil­la glaze, every slice tastes like a vis­it to your favorite Amish bak­ery or local farm­ers’ mar­ket.

If you’re look­ing for an easy fall bak­ing recipe that deliv­ers on both com­fort and fla­vor, you’re going to fall in love with this old-fash­ioned apple frit­ter loaf.

Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 50–55 mins
Serv­ings: 8 slices

This Amish apple frit­ter loaf brings togeth­er all the best parts of your favorite fall treats—tender chunks of tart apples, warm cin­na­mon spice, and that sig­na­ture bak­ery-style glaze that seeps into every bite. What makes this recipe so spe­cial is its sim­plic­i­ty: no yeast, no com­pli­cat­ed steps, just a good old-fash­ioned quick bread that’s burst­ing with fla­vor. It’s inspired by the sweet apple frit­ters you’d find at an Amish mar­ket, but with a home­style twist that makes it per­fect for bak­ing at home. Whether you’re serv­ing it fresh out of the oven with cof­fee or wrap­ping it up for a thought­ful home­made gift, this apple bread is a must-bake for the sea­son.

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 Ingredients

For the Apple Mixture:

• 2 medi­um bak­ing apples (peeled and chopped)
• ½ cup light brown sug­ar
• 2 tsp ground cin­na­mon (heap­ing)
• 1 tsp ground gin­ger

Wet Ingredients:

• 1 large egg (room tem­per­a­ture)
• ⅓ cup white gran­u­lat­ed sug­ar
• ¼ cup veg­etable oil
• ¼ cup full-fat sour cream (room tem­per­a­ture)
• 2 tsp vanil­la extract

Dry Ingredients:

• 1 cup all-pur­pose flour
• 1 tsp bak­ing soda
• ½ tsp salt

For the Glaze:

• 1 cup pow­dered sug­ar (sift­ed)
• 1 tsp vanil­la extract
• 3 tbsp milk (or cream/non-dairy milk)

 Instructions

✅ Step 1: Prep

Pre­heat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
Grease your 8x4” or 9x5” loaf pan with non­stick spray or home­made cake release.

 Step 2: Make Apple Mixture

In a medi­um bowl, toss togeth­er:

• Chopped apples
• Brown sug­ar
• Cin­na­mon
• Gin­ger
  Set aside.

 Step 3: Wet Ingredients

In a large bowl, whisk togeth­er:

• Egg
• Gran­u­lat­ed sug­ar
• Oil
• Sour cream
• Vanil­la extract
  Whisk until smooth.

 Step 4: Add Dry Ingredients

In a sep­a­rate bowl, mix:

• Flour
• Bak­ing soda
• Salt

Grad­u­al­ly add this to the wet mix­ture. Stir until almost com­bined.

 Step 5: Fold in Apples

Fold ¾ of the apple mix­ture into the bat­ter.
Pour the bat­ter into your pre­pared loaf pan.
Sprin­kle the remain­ing apple mix­ture on top.

 Step 6: Bake

Bake at 350°F for 50–55 min­utes, or until a tester comes out clean (inter­nal temp should be 200°F).

Cool in the pan for at least 30 min­utes, then trans­fer to a wire rack to cool com­plete­ly.

Step 7: Glaze

Whisk togeth­er:

• Pow­dered sug­ar
• Vanil­la extract
• Milk

Driz­zle over cooled loaf right before serv­ing.

Whether you’re a sea­soned bak­er or just get­ting start­ed with fall bak­ing, this Amish Apple Frit­ter Loaf is the kind of recipe you’ll come back to year after year. It’s sim­ple, sat­is­fy­ing, and filled with the warm, nos­tal­gic fla­vors of cin­na­mon and apple that make autumn feel so spe­cial. Serve it for break­fast, dessert, or as a sweet after­noon treat with a cup of cof­fee or cider. How­ev­er you enjoy it, one thing’s for sure—this easy apple bread recipe is guar­an­teed to bring com­fort to your kitchen and smiles to your table.

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