Apple Harvest Oatmeal Bread
Apple harvest oatmeal bread is bolstered with whole-grains and warm autumnal spices. Moist and hearty with big apple flavor, this bread is nutritious enough for breakfast yet feels decadent enough to be dessert.
Servings 12 slices
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- ½ cup quick-cooking oats
- ¾ cup Silk Unsweetened Cashewmilk
- 1 cup homemade or store-bought applesauce
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- 1/3 cup neutral oil vegetable, canola, or sunflower/safflower
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups white whole-wheat flour
- 1 Tbsp. apple pie spice
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. kosher salt
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- Topping optional:
- 3 Tbsp. quick-cooking oats
- 2 Tbsp. dark brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp. cold butter cut into small pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9- x 5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
- Place oats and cashewmilk in a bowl; stir to combine. Let stand 20 minutes.
- Whisk applesauce, eggs, maple syrup, brown sugar, oil, and vanilla in a large bowl. Stir in oat mixture. Set aside.
- Whisk together flour, apple pie spice, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a bowl. Add flour mixture to applesauce mixture; whisk just until combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- For topping, combine oats, brown sugar, and butter in a small bowl. Mix with your fingers until mixture is crumbly. Scatter overtop of bread batter.
- Bake at 350°F until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes. Remove bread from pan; cool completely. Cut into 12 slices.