Cinnamon Apple Bread – Low Calorie
This low-calorie cinnamon apple bread is moist, full of apple chunks, and perfect for fall. There is so much flavor from apples chunks and cinnamon that you wouldn’t believe this is sugar-free and butter-free! It also contains 8 grams of protein per serving.
Equipment
- Mixing Bowls
- 9" x 4.5" loaf pan
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
For the cinnamon swirl
- ½ cups granulated monk fruit sweetener 90g
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ tablespoons maple syrup or molasses
For the bread
- 2 eggs large
- ½ cups granulated monk fruit sweetener 90g
- ½ cups fat-free Greek yogurt
- ½ cups fat-free milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1¾ cups oat flour 180g, *See notes
- 1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder 30g
- ½ teaspoons kosher salt
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup Granny Smith apple cored and finely diced, peel the apple if you prefer
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and set an oven rack in the middle position. Spray a 9” x 4.5” loaf pan lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Line the long side of the pan with parchment paper and spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray again.
- In a small bowl, mix granulated monk fruit sweetener, maple syrup (or molasses), and cinnamon until evenly combined. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs and granulated monk fruit sweetener on medium speed until pale and creamy.
- Add fat-free Greek yogurt, fat-free milk, and vanilla, then mix until evenly combined.
- Add oat flour, vanilla flavored protein powder, salt, and baking powder and mix until fully combined.
- Add the diced apples to the batter and fold with a rubber spatula until evenly incorporated.
- Spoon about half of the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle about 2/3 of the cinnamon sweetener mixture on top of the batter.
- Spoon the remaining batter over top, followed by the remaining brown sugar-cinnamon mixture. Lightly cut through batter with a butter knife to swirl the cinnamon mixture.
- Bake for about 50 minutes, until the bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the bread cool completely before slicing for a few hours or overnight.
Notes
*Oat flour can be made at home! Just grind rolled oats in a blender or a food processor.