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This apple streusel bread is moist and delicious, baked up with apples and cinnamon, and sprinkled with a sweet streusel topping. 

If you ask me, there’s nothing better than the delicious smells of apples and cinnamon coming from the kitchen on a fall day.

This apple streusel bread has a moist and tender crumb, using butter and common baking ingredients (flour, baking powder, eggs, and salt,) mixed with warm cinnamon and diced juicy apples.

And don’t forget the best part: the sugary and crunchy streusel topping! 

It’s the perfect slice with a cup of coffee for breakfast, brunch with friends, or as a sweet treat for dessert. 

This apple streusel bread is truly a slice of autumn in every bite!

Looking for more apple streusel recipes? Try my Cinnamon Apple Streusel Bars or my Streusel Topped Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie.

Ingredients for apple streusel bread

For bread: 

• All-purpose flour – A common baking ingredient that will make up the batter of our apple streusel bread.
• Diced apples – Diced apples will add bites of apple goodness throughout.
• Ground cinnamon – Ground cinnamon will add warmth to the apple streusel bread.
• Baking powder – Baking powder will keep the bread fluffy and light. 
• Kosher salt – Kosher salt is necessary in baked goods to help balance all of the flavors and cut through the sweetness.
• Eggs – Eggs will help all of the ingredients emulsify and blend together. 
• Unsalted butter – Unsalted butter will give the apple streusel bread moisture and necessary fat. 
• Granulated sugar – Granulated sugar will add sweetness to the apple streusel bread. 
• Milk – Milk will help the batter reach the perfect consistency and also add moisture. 
• Vanilla extract – Vanilla extract will add a subtle vanilla flavor. 

For streusel: 

• Unsalted butter – Unsalted butter will help the ingredients for the streusel stick together to form the delicious crumbles. 
• All-purpose flour – All-purpose flour will make up the majority of the crumble dough.
• Ground cinnamon – Ground cinnamon will add a warm cinnamon flavor to the streusel. 
• Kosher salt – Kosher salt is necessary in baked goods to help balance all of the flavors and cut through the sweetness.
• Brown sugar – Brown sugar will add a deep, caramelized sweetness to the streusel. 

Variations

This apple streusel bread is 100% delicious on its own, but it’s always fun to add a little bit extra. Here are some great ideas to change it up:

• Serve the slices with fresh whipped cream, or a drizzle of vanilla glaze. 
• Add some chopped pecans or walnuts to the batter.
• To turn it into a decadent dessert, serve alongside a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Apple varieties

In your local grocery store, there’s usually a huge variety of apples to choose from!

So how do you know which ones will be best for this apple streusel bread?

My favorite type of apple to use for this recipe is Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Braeburn, or Fuji because they are the perfect sweet and tangy cooking apple. 

I would stay away from McIntosh, Gala, or Red Delicious. These are often mealy apples, and not very good to use in this application.

Freeze for later

This apple streusel bread can be made ahead of time and frozen!

Simply bake as directed, and cool completely. 

Wrap the cooled apple streusel bread in plastic wrap, and then a layer of aluminum foil, and place in the freezer for up to 3 months.

To thaw, simply leave it at room temperature. 

Storage and leftovers

Any leftover apple streusel bread can be stored on the counter for up to 3 days.

More bread recipes

• Looking for a classic? Try my Zucchini Bread
• Craving your favorite Starbucks treat? Try my Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Bread
• Love berries? Try my Fresh Strawberry Bread
• Need something sweet? Try my Pumpkin Monkey Bread