Apple Cinnamon Pull-Apart Bread made with warm spices and sweet apples layered in between buttery dough is a recipe sure to become a family favorite. It’s simple to make using store-bought biscuits, so you’ll enjoy this ooey-gooey bread in no time!
Apple Strudel and Homemade Apple Crostata are easy to make and are always on the must-make list during apple season!
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It’s almost fall. Almost. Even though it’s not really cool enough to bust out a cozy sweater, I am ready! And you know with “all things fall” comes lots of great comfort food.
Apple Cinnamon Pull-Apart Bread is one of those recipes that epitomize fall. It has a warm spice flavor from cinnamon and nutmeg, along with one of the season’s favorite fruits, apple. Everything gets stacked together, baked, then drizzled with a sweet glaze. It’s absolute perfection.
What You Need To Make This Recipe
- Canned Biscuits – whatever brand you like.
- Apple – I used Honeycrisp
- Sugar
- Butter
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Salt
- Confectioners Sugar
- Milk
- Vanilla
What Type Of Apple Work Best In This Recipe?
The type of apples that work best are ones that are firm and dense, just like the apples I use in my Skillet Cinnamon Apples. I like to use Honeycrisp. I’ve also used Granny Smith apples, which have a slightly tart flavor. You can also mix the type of apples depending on what you have on hand.
Pro Tip #1: cook the apples until they are tender but not mushy. You want them to have a bit of a “bite” before layering them in the bread.
How To Make Apple Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread
This impressive-looking bread looks like it might be hard to make, but the opposite is true. There are four steps to making this recipe successful:
- Make the apple filling by cooking the apples.
- Slice the biscuits in half, lengthwise, fill with the cooked apple mixture, stack and place in a loaf pan.
- Bake the pull-apart bread, then let cook.
- Make the sweet vanilla glaze and drizzle over the bread.
As my ingredients started to cook, my house filled with warm, comforting smells. Once your bread comes out of the oven, and you’ve drizzled on the sweet vanilla glaze, you are ready to enjoy!
What Size Pan Is Recommended For This Recipe?
I use a metal 9×5 pan. You can use smaller pans, like the metal ones found in the grocery store, but you’ll need to divide the loaf in half.
Pro Tip #2: make sure that when stacking the loaf that each end has biscuits without filling touching the end of the pan.
More Delicious Recipes To Enjoy In Autumn
- Banana Nut Bread
- Pumpkin Pecan Streusel Bread
- Glazed Orange Muffins
- Zucchini Cheese Quick Bread
- Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
- Classic Sweet Potato Pie
Ingredients
- 1 can large “Grands” biscuits – buttermilk, butter or original
Filling
- 2 medium Honeycrisp apples, finely chopped- other varieties work well too
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- pinch salt
Glaze
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Add apples, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt to a medium sauce pan set to medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally until apples are tender but not mushy. Turn off heat and let cool.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9X5 inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
- Using a sharp knife, slice each biscuit in half, horizontally. Spoon about a tablespoon of apple filling onto each half. Stack 4 biscuit halves on top of teach other.
- Place stacks in loaf pan, making sure that each end has biscuits without filling touching end of pan. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue to cook for approximately 5 – 8 minutes until top of bread is golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes then remove from pan.
- Whisk together confectioners sugar, milk and vanilla. Drizzle over bread.
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Kathy
a wonderful quick treat for us after dinner! Thank you Donya!!
Donya
Hey there Kathy!
My goodness, thank you so much for this phenomenal rating and your kind words! This is definitely a perfect light dessert after a tasty meal, I am glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for your support, I hope you have a great rest of your day!
~Donya
Joanne Stewart
OMG, this looks so good. I love Grands biscuits and will probably use the “flakey” ones. I’m sure my picky family will LOVE this. Thanks for sharing! <3
Carolyn
I made this but I’m a little confused about stacking the biscuits. The one in picture doesn’t look like mine. I split the biscuits put the apples on them & put in loaf pan. Followed directions for cooking but center wasn’t completely done. Looks like yours is a wider than mine which would make it cool more even.
Thank you for sharing with us. Have enjoyed many of your recipes Thank you for your help. Want to make again but would like for it to be completely done. Carolyn
Hey Carolyn. I am so sorry there was a problem. I’d love to talk to you about how I make the recipe so you are welcome to email me or we could chat on Facebook. I am humbled that you like so many of my recipes so I want to make sure I can help out when needed.
Please feel free to reach out.
~Donya
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Mary
Great recipe! My family too, devoured it in under 5 minutes. Next time I’ll make 2. It was easy, beautiful and delicious!!
Julie @ Back To My Southern Roots
This looks amazing. What a great dessert!
The Better Baker
Oh my! This bread looks amazing! Ya just can’t beat using those canned rolls for awesome treats like this! Thanks for sharing.
Toni | Boulder Locavore
This will be a sure hit in my house!
Michele
This was off the wall gooooooooood. My family ate the entire thing in 5 minutes. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Michele! I love hearing that y’all liked it.
XOXO,
~Donya
Linda Denison
Did you take the skin off the apples
Hey Linda! Yes, I peel the apples first. Hope you like the recipe.
XO,
~Donya
Claudine in Fort Worth, TX
Oh, YUM! This is right up my alley and I have everything to make this now. Thanks for sharing the recipe.