Apple Pull Apart Bread

Apple Pull Apart Bread is a delicious fall recipe filled with our favorites! It’s soft pull apart bread made from dinner rolls that’s loaded with apples, brown sugar, walnuts, cinnamon and butter! Then topped with a homemade powdered sugar glaze. Perfect for a snack, breakfast or dessert. Everyone will be fighting over the last piece.

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This time of year I could share apple recipes 24/7, but I should really wrap up these apple posts and move on to some pumpkin! I just love Apple Crisp, Apple Monkey Bread and all things apple so much it’s hard not to just stay in the wonderful world of apples as long as I can. I’m sharing this Apple Pull Apart Bread before I get off the apple train and I’m pretty sure you’re going to love it!

It’s an ooey-gooey and yummy breakfast treat for fall. Fresh apples baked up with nuts and spices is like aromatherapy while it’s in the oven! Oh, and it’s drizzled with a super simple icing that takes all of a minute to whip up. You guys know I love a super easy recipe and this one is so easy you’ll want to make it all fall. You don’t even have to peel the apples!

Why this recipe works:

• Stores with frozen bread dough so you don’t have to make it from scratch.
• Just chop the apples, you don’t even have to peel them.
• Smells and tastes delicious with a perfect icing.

Ingredients Needed

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• Store-bought dinner roll dough, thawed
• Chopped Granny Smith apples
• Brown sugar
• Chopped walnuts
• Cinnamon
• Melted butter
• Powdered sugar and milk, for the glaze

Steps to Prepare

• Mix Ingredients – combine the chopped apples, sugar, walnuts and cinnamon together in a bowl.
• Cut Dinner Rolls – using kitchen shears, cut each dinner roll dough ball into thirds.
• Place in Pan – place 12 of the dough pieces in the bottom of the pan. Drizzle a third of the melted butter over the dough balls. Top with a third of the chopped apples mixture. Repeat these layers (dough, butter, apples) until all of the ingredients are used up.
• Let Rise – let the dough rise for an hour or until the dough has doubled in size. I’ve let it rise overnight before and the dough rose a little too high, but I just used a knife to deflate some of the dough and it was fine.
• Bake – preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake the pull-apart bread for 30 to 35 minutes or until it’s golden brown and cooked through.

I like to cool it for 15 minutes before glazing it. To make the glaze, just combine the milk and powdered sugar in a bowl until smooth and then drizzle or pour it over the top of the pull apart bread.

What tools do I need to make this?

• Mixing bowl for the apple mixture
• kitchen shears
• spatula
• 9×5″ loaf pan
• small bowl for mixing the glaze

What kind of Apple is best for Apple Bread?

What Size Pan do I need for this?

You need to use a 9×5″inch loaf pan to bake this bread because it is the perfect size to hold the bread after it rises. If you have small loaf pans I recommend dividing it into two separate smaller loaves.

Substitutions and Variations

I love the flavor combination of walnuts and cinnamon, but you can substitute other nuts and spices depending on what you have on hand!

Instead of cinnamon, try:

• ground nutmeg
• ground cloves
• or a combination of both with cinnamon

Instead of walnuts, try:

• almonds
• hazelnuts
• pecans
• macadamia nuts
• pistachios

More Easy Bread Recipes!

Be sure to check out some of my other favorite bread recipes. Don’t worry they are all easy!

• Crumb Apple Zucchini Bread
• Apple Cranberry Bread
• Apple Streusel Bread
• Banana Bread
• Beer Bread

More Apple Treats!

• Apple Bars with Caramel Frosting
• Apple Pie Bars
• Apple Muffins
• Grilled Caramel Apple Crisp

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4.20 from 5 votes

Apple Pull Apart Bread

Easy pull apart bread that starts with frozen bread dough and is layered with chopped apples and nuts then topped with an icing after it's baked.

Prep:15 minutes mins

Cook:35 minutes mins

Total:50 minutes mins

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Ingredients

• ▢ 12 frozen dinner rolls thawed
• ▢ 2 Granny Smith apples chopped
• ▢ 1/3 c. brown sugar
• ▢ 1/2 c. walnuts finely chopped
• ▢ 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• ▢ 2 Tbsp butter melted

Icing

• ▢ 1/2 c. powdered sugar
• ▢ 2-3 tsp milk

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9×5 loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Mix together the chopped apples, brown sugar, walnuts, and cinnamon until well combined.
• Using a pair of kitchen scissors, but each roll into thirds. Place 12 small roll pieces on the bottom of the loaf pan. Drizzle a third of the melted butter on top of the roll pieces. Then top with third of apple mixture. Repeat layers two more times, until ingredients are used up.
• Let rise for about an hour or until rolls have doubled in size. I actually let it raise overnight and it was pouring out over the side. I just stuck a knife into it several times and let the air out and then baked it.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes, until tops are golden brown and the middle rolls are done. Let cool 15 minutes.
• Mix together icing ingredients and pour over bread.

Tips

WHAT KIND OF APPLE IS BEST FOR APPLE BREAD?

The best apples to use for this recipe are ones that are firm and will hold their shape when baked. I love Granny Smith apples because they are tart which balances well with the sweet bread and glaze. You can also use Gala, Fuji and Honeycrisp apples, too. Or, try a mixture of a few different kinds of apples!

SUBSTITUTIONS AND VARIATIONS

I love the flavor combination of walnuts and cinnamon, but you can substitute other nuts and spices depending on what you have on hand!

Instead of cinnamon, try:

• ground nutmeg
• ground cloves
• or a combination of both with cinnamon

Instead of walnuts, try:

• almonds
• hazelnuts
• pecans
• macadamia nuts
• pistachios

Nutrition Information

Calories: 222kcal (11%), Carbohydrates: 27g (9%), Protein: 2g (4%), Fat: 12g (18%), Saturated Fat: 2g (13%), Cholesterol: 7mg (2%), Sodium: 37mg (2%), Potassium: 78mg (2%), Fiber: 1g (4%), Sugar: 24g (27%), Vitamin A: 90IU (2%), Vitamin C: 0.2mg, Calcium: 28mg (3%), Iron: 0.6mg (3%)

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