Apple Cinnamon Swirl Loaf
There’s something so wonderful about the smell of warm apples, cinnamon, and sugar wafting from the oven. This Apple Cinnamon Swirl Loaf is topped with a coffee cake crumble, bringing together the comfort of an apple fritter and a classic coffee cake — all in one easy-to-make loaf. Think tender cinnamon-spiced cake, juicy apple chunks, a brown sugar swirl, and a crunchy streusel topping.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
For the Apple Filling:
- 2 medium apples peeled and diced
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
For the Batter:
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted or browned
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup milk
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
For the Cinnamon Sugar Filling:
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
For the Coffee Cake Crumble:
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoon unsalted butter softened
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a loaf pan with parchment paper or grease well.
- Make the apple filling: In a small bowl, toss diced apples with sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
- Make the crumble topping: In another bowl, mix brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour. Add the butter and mix until a crumbly topping forms.
Prepare the batter:
- In a large bowl, mix the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Add the milk, greek yogurt, and vanilla extract. Then, add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Add dry ingredients to the wet and mix until just combined.
Assemble the loaf:
- Spread half the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Top with half the apple mixture and half of the cinnamon sugar filling.
- Repeat with remaining batter, apples, and cinnamon sugar filling. Top the loaf with the crumble topping.
- Bake for 55–65 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.
- Cool completely in the pan and enjoy!
