This easy everyday apple-pie bread makes a great breakfast-on-the-go with a cup of coffee or pack in your kids lunches.  The fragrant spices typical of apple pie and the tender bits of baked apple inside also make it worthy as a healthy after-dinner dessert. Enjoy it warm from the oven with a pat of butter or cream cheese or keep it on your counter for a tasty treat during the week.

Ingredients

InstructionsApple-Pie Bread

Preheat oven to 350F. Coat a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with baking spray.

Stir granulated sugar, yogurt and eggs together in a large bowl until well combined. Add applesauce, vanilla and 6 tablespoons melted butter; stir well to combine and set aside.

Whisk 1 3/4 cup flour, baking soda, apple pie spice and salt in a medium bowl. Add chopped apple and stir until the pieces are evenly coated. Add the flour-apple mixture to the egg mixture; stir until just combined. Spoon into the prepared loaf pan.

Combine walnuts, brown sugar, cinnamon and the remaining 1 tablespoon each melted butter and  flour in a small bowl. Sprinkle evenly on the batter in the pan.

Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Gently turn out onto a wire rack; let cool completely, about 1 hour.