Is it just me or is everyone else baking like crazy? I don’t really consider myself a baker, but that may all change now that I’m adding a new family favorite to the mix of baked goods I’ve perfected. Introducing the very best cinnamon applesauce bread with self-rising flour, ever.
Actually, it might be the *only* cinnamon applesauce bread with self-rising flour. But, that still makes it the best, right?
A whole new bread: cinnamon applesauce bread with self-rising flour is born
Today I was craving our banana bread with self rising flour that we make every few weeks, but we didn’t have any bananas to use. Sigh. Instead of going out to buy bananas only to let them sit on my counter for a week or two until they were perfect for the recipe, I decided to make up a new recipe. 
I was staring at a huge batch of homemade applesauce I made when we harvested my aunt’s apple orchard, and thought I would build a dish around that. So, I decided to use that as one of the liquid ingredients in our favorite self-rising flour recipe with a few cinnamon-y tweaks. Basically, I took our beloved banana bread recipe with self rising flour and substituted homemade applesauce for bananas, reduced the vanilla and sugar, and then added cinnamon.
Oh, and then I added a brown sugar cinnamon swirl and a crumble to the top just because I could. I’m positive it would be delicious without the brown sugar and cinnamon, but with it, it’s straight up amazing. It’s like a coffee cake, only lighter. Like a banana bread, but milder. It’s like an apple bread, but smoother.
It’s in a category all its own, and it’s delicious. 
For cinnamon swirl and crumb top
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Cinnamon applesauce bread ingredients
- 2 cups of applesauce, unsweetened
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1.5 teaspoon cinnamon
How to make cinnamon applesauce bread with self-rising flour:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F {160 C}.
- In a small bowl, prepare the cinnamon swirl and crumb top by mixing together well with a fork to break up brown sugar crumbles. Set aside for now.
- In a separate large bowl, lightly beat eggs.
- Add the applesauce, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and oil and then stir.
- Add the flour and sugar and stir well.
- Pour half of the batter into a greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
- Add a thick layer of cinnamons swirl crumb mixture and spread evenly across batter.
- Add the rest of the bread batter on top of crumb mixture, and then top with remaining crumb mixture.
- Bake for 60-75 minutes at 325 degrees F {160 C}
- Cool and then enjoy the cinnamon applesauce bread while warm. I recommend a little pat of butter on top to serve.
If you’re looking for another great self-rising flour recipe, check out our famous banana bread with self-rising flour recipe or our self-rising flour shortcake recipe that’s so light and fluffy!
Cinnamon applesauce bread with self-rising flour
Looking for the very best cinnamon applesauce bread with self rising flour? Well, you’ve found it! It is super light tasting with a crumbly cinnamon top that makes it irresistible and delicious.
Ingredients
For cinnamon swirl and crumb top
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Cinnamon applesauce bread ingredients
- 2 cups of applesauce, unsweetened
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1.5 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F {160 C}.
In a small bowl, prepare the cinnamon swirl and crumb top by mixing together well with a fork to break up brown sugar crumbles. Set aside for now.
In a separate large bowl, lightly beat eggs.
Add the applesauce, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and oil and then stir.
Add the flour and sugar and stir well.
Pour half of the batter into a greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
Add a thick layer of cinnamons swirl crumb mixture and spread evenly across batter.
Add the rest of the bread batter on top of crumb mixture, and then top with remaining crumb mixture.
Bake for 60-75 minutes at 325 degrees F {160 C}
Notes
Cool and then enjoy the cinnamon applesauce bread while warm. I recommend a little pat of butter on top to serve.
Love the idea. Made a few attempts but it doesn’t seem to be baking properly. Ends up very tasty but a lil gummy and undercooked like. Even put it in for an extra 20-30 minutes. Any thoughts/advice??
The only thing I can think of is either the type of applesauce or whether you have a convection oven? I’ve made it a few times now and it was always delicious, and I based it off my self rising flour banana bread recipe which I have used for years. I’m trying to think of what else could cause a gummy and undercooked loaf?
Omg, this is so good. Came out perfectly.
Can’t wait to try the banana bread.
Sad I couldn’t figure out how to leave a picture.
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Any thoughts on adjusting sugar if using sweetened applesauce?
I would just remove some of the sugar from the recipe and you should be fine. I haven’t tried it myself, but I know other readers have!
I baked this yesterday, and oh, my, yum, it is delicious!!! It only required an hour to bake, and it came out perfectly. I will definitely bake this again in the future. 🙂
Sounds yummy, I made your banana bread recipe and substitute the egg with applesauce. I have tons of baby food to use up so this is a great way to use it.
Thank you for the Banana Bread recipe. I started using it Christmas! It was so good been baking it giving it to elderly & neighbors as just thinking of you gifts.
I am definitely going to try the applesauce cinnamon but may altar it a little nay try a few raisins in for iron. Let you know how it turns out. Would love to have Cranberry & easy Strawberry bread recipes from you! Keep experimenting! Tks a Bunch!
Fran
Thank you for the Banana Bread recipe. I started using it Christmas! It was so good been baking it giving it to elderly & neighbors as just of you gifts.
I am definitely going to try the applesauce cinnamon but may altar it a little May try a few raisins in for iron. Let you know how it turns out. Would love to have Cranberry & easy Strawberry bread recipes from you! Keep experimenting! Tks a Bunch!
Fran
Could this be made in a 7 inch by 7 inch square cake pan? Ac 9×5 equals 14 …as does 7 x 7…???
.. have you tried adding dried cranberries and toasted pecans to this applesauce bread?? Isn’t 325° kind of a low temp? Could this be baked in a toaster oven?? I don’t have an oven that works.
You can make it in any size pan, and yes, it can absolutely be made in a toaster as well. Unfortunately, I don’t have the cooking times for those cooking methods. Advice would be to just watch it close!