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Apple Pie Banana Bread

Fluffy and moist banana bread with chunks of cinnamon stewed apples and topped with a pecan streusel.

Course Dessert
Keyword apple pie banana bread, fall dessert recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 1 loaf
Author Taavi Moore

Ingredients

Stewed Apples

  • 1 medium honey crisp apple, diced (~1 ¾ cup)
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • ¼ cup water

Pecan Streusel

  • ¼ cup (34g) all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup (22g) chopped pecans
  • 2 tbsp packed brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp granulated sugar
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • 2 tbsp cold vegan butter, cubed

Banana Bread

  • 3 medium extra ripe bananas (~1 ½ cups mashed)
  • ½ cup (115g) unsalted butter, melted
  • ¼ cup (60ml) maple syrup
  • ¼ cup (58g) unsalted, creamy natural almond butter
  • ¼ cup (55g) packed brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups (208g) all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup (59g) almond flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt

Instructions

Stewed Apples

  1. Combine all stewed apple ingredients together in a skillet over medium heat. Cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring often, until apples are soft. Transfer to a bowl to cool a bit and set aside.

Pecan Streusel

  1. Combine flour, pecans, sugars, and salt. Add cubed butter and cut into flour using your fingertips or back of a fork until fully combined. Set aside.

Banana Bread

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a loaf tin with parchment paper.

  2. In a large mixing bowl, mash ripe bananas until mostly smooth (a few clumps are ok). Whisk in melted butter, maple syrup, almond butter, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla until creamy.

  3. Add flours, baking soda, spices, baking powder, and salt. Use a wooden spoon or spatula to combine until a smooth and pourable batter forms. Fold in stewed apples. Pour into prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle over streusel. 

  4. Bake for 55-65 minutes until top is golden brown and toothpick inserted comes with a few moist crumbs. If top browns too quickly, you can cover top loosely with foil.

  5. Remove from oven and cool in the loaf pan for 15 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack. Cool for at least 1-2 hrs before slicing and serving.

  6. Cover or tightly wrap in plastic wrap and store at room temperature for up to 5 days or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.