Apple Bread Mini Loaves with Cider Icing

Published: Nov 14, 2023 by Jenna Passaro · This post may contain affiliate links.

This apple bread mini loaf recipe is easy to make and is perfect for breakfast, snack, or dessert… Similar to a muffin, these apple mini loaves are moist, flavorful, and have a tasty cider icing on top. Let’s bake them…

For another one of my easy mini loaf pan recipes, see how to make mini peach cake loaves…

Quick look at baking apple mini bread loaves

This is one of my favorite 8 mini loaf pan recipes for fall…

1. Line an 8 mini loaf pan with parchment paper and a slice of butter in each one…
2. Beat together softened butter and sugar ~ 1 minute… 
3. Slowly beat in eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and cinnamon for ~ 1 minute more…
4. Stir in granny smith apples…
5. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt over the wet apple bread mini loaf ingredients. Stir to combine…
6. Spread the batter into the mini loaf molds…
7. Bake mini apple breads at 350 degrees F for about 20-30 minutes until browned on the tops and edges. Cool in pan for around 20-30 minutes, or until they come to room temperature…  
8. Make the icing by whisking together powdered sugar and apple cider…
9. Drizzle apple cider icing on mini apple bread loaves and enjoy…

Scroll down for a detailed and printable step by step recipe (with video!).

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Ingredients

Here’s what you need to make these mini apple bread loaves…

For the apple bread mini loaf recipe base

• ⅓ cup butter + more to line pan
• 6 granny smith apples 
• ⅓ cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• ½ tsp cinnamon 
• ⅓ cup milk 
• 1.5 cups flour 
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt

For the apple cider icing

• ½ cup powdered sugar
• ¼ cup apple cider

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How to bake mini apple bread loaves (step-by-step)…

Now I’ll walk you through the detailed recipe for apple bread in a mini loaf pan, with extra tips…

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Set out 8 mini loaf pan and line it with sheets of parchment paper cut to size so mini apple breads don’t stick.
2. Add a small slice of butter to the bottom of each parchment paper lined mini loaf.
3. Use a stand mixer (or hand mixer and a large bowl) to beat together softened butter and sugar for about 1 minute, scraping down the edges with a spatula, until combined.

4. Add eggs slowly, whisking at the same time, until combined.
5. Add milk, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Beat for about another minute, until combined. The mixture will be very liquidy at this time.
6. Add in fresh diced granny smith apples. Stir to combine.
7. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt over the wet apple bread mini loaf ingredients. Stir to combine into a thick batter.

8. Evenly spread the apple bread mini loaf mixture into the mini loaf molds. 

9. Bake mini breads at 350 degrees F for about 20-30 minutes until browned on the tops and edges. Cool in pan for around 20-30 minutes, or until they come to room temperature. You can make the icing while waiting.

How to make the apple cider icing topping…

1. Add powdered sugar to a bowl. 
2. Slowly pour in 1-2 teaspoons of fresh apple cider into the powdered sugar, whisking to combine. Add only as much apple cider as needed to get the desired consistency. I like it to be similar to pancake batter.
3. Drizzle apple cider icing on mini apple bread loaves as desired.

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Hey home chef, hope that answers all your questions about making this tasty apple bread in mini loaf pans. 

Enjoy cooking and chat soon on Instagram / TikTok / YouTube.

– Jenna

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