Easy Pear Quick Bread
This easy pear bread recipe makes some healthy substitutions with applesauce! A great summer quick bread with fresh fruit that freezes well! This recipe makes 1 loaves of bread so you can enjoy one now and freeze one for later!
Servings: 16
Calories: 222kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Applesauce
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 2.5 cups Pears peeled, cored and diced
- 2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
- 3 cups All-purpose Flour
- 1 tsp. Baking Powder
- 1 tsp. Baking Soda
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1 tsp. Cinnamon
- 1 tsp. Nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 2 8x4 loaf pans with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat oil, sugars and eggs until well combined. Stir in diced pears and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir dry ingredients into went ingredients. Mix well.
- Pour batter evenly between prepared pans.
- Bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow loaves to cool in pans for about 10 minutes and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
If you do not have applesauce, you can use vegetable oil in its place.
You can serve the bread plain or with a powdered sugar glaze. To make the glaze, put about 3/4 cup powdered sugar in a small bowl. Add 1 Tbsp. milk and stir to combine. Continue adding milk, 1/2 tablespoon at a time, until you reach the drizzling consistency you want.
This bread freezes well. Just wrap a cooled loaf in plastic wrap and then place loaf inside a gallon freezer bag to freeze.