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Home » Desserts » Muffins & Sweet Breads » Homemade Easy Apricot Bread

Homemade Easy Apricot Bread

By: Rosemary Published: July 4, 2022 Updated on: July 27, 2022

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Apricot Bread made from scratch with fresh apricots and drizzled with glaze. This is a soft, sweet, quick bread recipe that is great for breakfast or as an afternoon snack cake with coffee. Easy to make and so delicious!

Apricot bread with 2 slices cut.

Another quick bread recipe for today and this time it’s my easy homemade apricot bread. I use fresh apricots in this recipe so every bite has fresh fruit flavor.

This is the best easy bread recipe with a simple batter that is easy to mix by hand – no fancy mixer needed! The bread is soft and tender and I love how the pretty chopped apricots peek out of each slice.

Like my other favorite quick bread recipes, this apricot bread is freezer-friendly. So, you can make a large loaf and store it away for later. It also keeps well at room temperature for several days. I love a slice for breakfast or as a snack. It really is so good.

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  • Ingredients
  • How to Make Apricot Bread
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  • Can you add a glaze?
  • Can you use dried apricots?
  • Storage Tips
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  • Homemade Easy Apricot Bread
    • Ingredients  1x2x3x
      • For room temperature remove the ingredients from the fridge approximately 60 minutes before using.
    • Instructions 
    • Video
    • Notes
    • Nutrition

Ingredients

  • All-purpose flour
  • Granulated sugar
  • Brown sugar
  • Baking powder
  • Salt
  • Large egg
  • 2% or whole milk
  • Melted butter or vegetable oil
  • Vanilla extracts
  • Chopped apricots

How to Make Apricot Bread

Grease and flour a 9″ loaf pan. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk both kinds of sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt.

Whisked dry ingredients in a white bowl.

In a large bowl, beat the egg, milk, butter, and vanilla until the mixture is smooth. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix four to five times.

Mixing the dry and wet ingredients in a glass bowl.

Add the chopped apricots and nuts and stir until just combined. The batter will be lumpy.

Adding the nuts and apricot to the wet ingredients.

Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake the bread for 45 to 50 minutes in a preheated 350°F oven. The bread is done when a toothpick comes out clean.

Bread before and after baked.
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    Cool the bread in the pan before turning it onto a plate or wire rack.

    Can you add a glaze?

    You can leave the bread plain or add a glaze. For a glaze, mix one cup of sifted powdered sugar, one teaspoon of vanilla extract, and a couple of tablespoons of milk or cream. If your glaze is too thick, add a little more milk or cream to thin it.

    Can you use dried apricots?

    Yes, but you should soak them first so they aren’t so chewy. Soak them in hot water until they soften. Drain them really well and then chop them before adding them to the batter.

    Apricot bread with glaze on a white plate.

    Storage Tips

    Once the bread is cooled to room temperature you can wrap it tightly with plastic wrap. It will keep well for a few days at room temperature or you can freeze it for up to three months, well wrapped in a freezer safe container or bag.

    Delicious, moist apricot bread is an easy recipe to try. Make a loaf this weekend and enjoy!

    Apricot bread on a white plate with a piece cut.

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    Sweet bread with a vanilla glaze and a slice cut on a white plate.

    Homemade Easy Apricot Bread

    Rosemary Molloy
    Apricot Bread made from scratch with fresh apricots and drizzled with glaze. This is a soft, sweet, quick bread recipe that is great for breakfast or as an afternoon snack cake with coffee. Easy to make and so delicious!
    4 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 45 mins
    Total Time 1 hr 15 mins
    Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine American
    Servings 1 loaf
    Calories 2792 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups all purpose flour
    • ½ cup granulated sugar
    • ½ cup brown sugar (lightly packed)
    • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 1 large egg (room temperature)
    • 1 cup milk (2% or whole milk / room temperature)
    • ⅓ cup butter (melted and cooled) or you can use vegetable oil
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1-1¼ cups chopped apricots
    • ⅓ cup chopped almonds

    For room temperature remove the ingredients from the fridge approximately 60 minutes before using.

      Instructions
       

      • Pre-heat oven to 350F (180C). Grease and flour a 9 inch (23 cm) loaf pan.
      • In a medium bowl whisk together the sugars, flour, baking powder and salt
      • In a large bowl beat the egg, milk, butter and vanilla until smooth and combined (1 minute). Add the flour and stir 4-5 times add the chopped apricot and chopped almonds and stir just to combine. It should be lumpy but all the flour is incorporated. Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan, sprinkle with sugar if desired (I used demerara sugar), bake for approximately 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in pan then move to a wire rack or plate. Enjoy!

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      Notes

      I drizzled a simple vanilla glaze on the loaf before serving. Combine 1 cup sifted powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanilla and a couple of tablespoons of milk or cream more or less to reach desired thickness.
      Once the bread is cooled to room temperature you can wrap it tightly with plastic wrap. It will keep well for a few days at room temperature or you can freeze it for up to three months well wrapped in a freezer safe container or bag.

      Nutrition

      Calories: 2792kcalCarbohydrates: 443gProtein: 51gFat: 95gSaturated Fat: 47gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 31gTrans Fat: 3gCholesterol: 378mgSodium: 1276mgPotassium: 2247mgFiber: 15gSugar: 239gVitamin A: 6288IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 859mgIron: 16mg
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        1. Linda Hoffman says

          August 12, 2022 at 10:51 pm

          2 stars
          I made the bread exactly as the recipe was written. The loaf was
          extremely dense and appeared to have no leavening at all.
          Did you omit baking soda?

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          • Rosemary says

            August 15, 2022 at 8:40 am

            Hi Linda I made this bread a few times and if you added in too many apricots it will make it dense. And no it has baking powder no need for baking soda.

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            • Linda Hoffman says

              August 17, 2022 at 2:53 am

              Thanks. Will try again.

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