This scrumptious Apple Crisp Bread (GF/V) includes some homemade chunky applesauce! The recipe is basically a layer of quick bread, an apple crisp crumble topping with the most perfect tasting sweet drizzle! 

This treat is gluten-free, vegan, and allergen-friendly! And if you already have chunky applesauce, the Apple Crisp Bread (GF/V) can ready in less than 1 hour.

Apple Crisp Bread (GF/V)

Ingredients

I’m using gluten-free oats in this Apple Crisp Bread (GF/V) recipe. I know, I know! Some people on a gluten-free diet can’t consume oats even if they’re certified gluten-free. But please keep in mind that others on a GF diet can! At times, I will share recipes with GF oats.

I will continue to list some alternatives when I can. For this recipe, you will find some in the notes. Please keep in mind that I did not test this recipe with other options yet. I will make it again soon with a storebought GF 1:1 flour mix. Once I do, I will share the outcome.

As for the other ingredients in this bread, I kept it somewhat simple, but the layers definitely make this recipe special.

Using the best ground cinnamon, like Ceylon, helps make this treat tasty. If you have access to pure vanilla bean powder, it’s expensive but wonderful to use in so many types of baked goods! You can replace it with pure vanilla extract if necessary.

And of course, having some homemade chunky applesauce will be key in the success and incredible flavour of this yummy treat!

The Process

Step 1:
Once you’re ready to make the bread, preheat the oven to 350° F. Line a bread pan with unbleached parchment paper.

Step 2:
To a large mixing bowl, combine the vegan butter, coconut sugar, flaxseed meal, chunky applesauce, plant milk and mix until well combined.

To this same bowl, place a sifter overtop the edge of the bowl and sift through the dry ingredients. Adding the quick-cooking oats last, you don’t need to sift them.

Mix until all the dry ingredients are well incorporated. The final mixture will be thick and that’s ok! Remember that the chunky applesauce will add moisture, so will the crumble topping.

Transfer the bread mixture to your parchment-lined bread pan.

Step 3:
Prepare the crumble topping by combining and mixing the crumble ingredients. Add the crumble over the top of the bread mixture, gently spread it without packing it. Bake for 40 minutes.*****

Step 4:
Remove from oven, cool in the pan for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Once cooled, drizzle with some quick maple glaze, if you wish. Or decorate before serving. Best enjoyed on the same day! Leftovers are better warmed up.

Tools

To make the bread you will need a small and large mixing bowl, some measuring cups and spoons (a kitchen scale), a bread pan (the pan I used was 7.5-in x 3.5-in x 2.5-in high), some unbleached parchment paper, and a few mixing tools such as a spatula and spoons.

For the decorating drizzle you can use a spoon but if you have a small ziplock plastic bag, use it! Squeezing the icing through a small cut corner works really well. You can see me decorating the Apple Crisp Bread (GF/V) in this video.

How-To YouTube Video

Watch this short video to see how easy the applesauce and apple crisp bread are to make!

Previously on FiR

The Easy Homemade Chunky Applesauce was the last recipe on the blog. If you haven’t made some yet, go check it out, make a double batch because you will need some to make the Apple Crisp Bread!

Questions Before You Start?

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Apple Crisp Bread (GF/V)

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• Author: Chantal | Fresh is Real
• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Cook Time: 35-40 minutes
• Total Time: 1 hour
• Yield: 6–8 servings 1x
• Category: Dessert
• Method: Oven-Baked
• Cuisine: Plant-Based, Gluten-Free, Vegan, Nut-Free, Allergen-Friendly
• Diet: Gluten Free

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Description

If you love all things apples, this dessert is worth the effort! Fold in some homemade chunky applesauce into the gluten-free, vegan quick bread mixture, top it with an apple crisp crumble and decorate this treat with a drizzle of sweet maple and vanilla goodness!

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Ingredients

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Bread Wet Ingredients:

• 1 heaping cup chunky applesauce (+ 1/4 cup for crumble topping)
• 1/4 cup vegan butter, softened or melted 
• 1/4 cup golden flaxseed meal (22g)
• 1/4 cup plant milk****
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla bean powder)

Bread Dry Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup GF oat flour (40g)*
• 1/2 cup light buckwheat flour (65g)*
• 1/2 cup sorghum flour (65g)*
• 1/2 cup coconut palm sugar** (65-75g)
• 1 tablespoon GF baking powder*** (12g)
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 cup GF quick-cooking oats (45g)*

Crumble Topping:

• 1/4 cup chunky applesauce
• 1/4 cup GF quick-cooking oats (23g)
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon coconut palm sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pure vanilla bean powder (or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract)

Quick Maple Drizzle (optional):

• 1 teaspoon maple syrup
  1/2 cup organic powdered sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon pure vanilla bean powder (or ground cinnamon)
• 1 teaspoon water (only if you need it to thin out your mixture)

The Maple Cream recipe would also make a tasty sweet 1-ingredient drizzle.

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Instructions

If you don’t have any homemade chunky style applesauce, take 20 minutes to make some because it will be so worth it!

Before you begin, watch this short video to show you how to make this recipe.

Step 1:
Once you’re ready to make the bread, preheat the oven to 350° F. Line a bread pan with unbleached parchment paper.

Step 2: 
To a large mixing bowl, combine the vegan butter, coconut sugar, flaxseed meal, chunky applesauce, plant milk and mix until well combined. To this same bowl, place a sifter overtop the edge of the bowl and sift through the dry ingredients. Adding the quick-cooking oats last, you don’t need to sift them. Mix until all the dry ingredients are well incorporated. The final mixture will be thick and that’s ok! Transfer the bread mixture to your parchment-lined bread pan. The bread pan I used was 7.5-in x 3.5-in x 2.5-in high.

Step 3:
Prepare the crumble topping by combining and mixing the crumble ingredients. Add the crumble over the top of the bread mixture, gently spread it without packing it. Bake for 40 minutes.*****

Step 4: 
Remove from oven, cool in the pan for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool. Once cooled, drizzle with some quick maple glaze, if you wish. Or decorate before serving. Best enjoyed on the same day! Leftovers are better warmed up.

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Notes

*Gluten-free flour substitutes. I haven’t tested this recipe with other GF flour alternatives. If you can’t consume oats, consider combining 1-1/2 cups of light/protein flours (at least 2 of the following: brown rice, sorghum, buckwheat, almond meal (if not allergic) with 1/4 cup of starch (one or two of the following: arrowroot, potato or tapioca). These ingredient suggestions would replace both the oats and the flours. I did not test this recipe with a 1:1 GF flour mix. For the crumble topping (to replace the GF oats), consider milled seeds or nuts (if not allergic). Almond meal could work well or even using a little sorghum flour to replace the quick oats.
**If you don’t have coconut palm sugar, maple sugar powder, or organic date sugar could make great substitutes.) 
***Gluten-free, corn-free, aluminum-free baking powder. Ingredients: tapioca starch, cream of tartar, baking soda.
****If you find your mixture a bit too dry, you could add a touch more plant milk in increments. But remember that the chunky applesauce will also add moisture, so will the crumble topping.
*****If you decide to use a round 8-inch cake pan for baking the apple crisp bread, it should work, but the overall baking time might be a bit less as the mixture won’t be as deep. Try 35 minutes to start, then increase by 5 minutes if necessary.