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    Home » Bread Recipes

    Apple Pull Apart Bread with Caramel Drizzle

    Published: Jan 13, 2013 · Modified: Feb 6, 2022 by Kim Beaulieu · This post may contain affiliate links

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    This Apple Pull Apart Bread with Caramel Drizzles is a delicious monkey bread recipe. It's sure to be a hit served for dessert or breakfast.

    Apple Pull Apart Bread with Caramel Drizzle from cravingsofalunatic.com- A delicious monkey bread or pull apart bread loaded with apples and drizzled in caramel. Sure to be a hit for dessert or breakfast.

    There is just something about the smell of fresh bread wafting through your house on a weekend. Add some apples, cinnamon, nutmeg and caramel sauce and it's almost sensory overload.

    Notice I say "almost". To me there is no such thing as "too much of a good thing". When I make things with cinnamon and nutmeg I just want the food to practically swim in it.

    Honestly, I cannot help myself. I find myself dashing on a little more spice, then a little more. Luckily my family shares my obsession with cinnamon and nutmeg.

    They also share my love of caramel. Nothing screams weekend like that amber sweetness being swirled in a favourite pot on top of the stove. Sometime too much of a good thing is...well, a good thing, When you combine apples, cinnamon, nutmeg and caramel it's a great thing.

    This recipe is inspired by Gotta Get Baked's Apple Pull Apart Monkey Bread. I remember falling in love awhile back so I just had to try it.

    Bloggers like to tinker with recipes but I didn't change much with this recipe..

    I read her notes which said she would not put apples on the bottom again and she was a tad disappointed in the texture of the dough and how moist the monkey bread was.

    Her family raved about it so she was probably just being too hard on herself as us food bloggers tend to be. But for me if someone makes a note about something I like to heed their advice and make adjustments based on their opinion.

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    Apple Pull Apart Bread with Caramel Drizzle in pan with jar of caramel nearby
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    Apple Pull Apart Bread with Caramel Drizzle

    This Apple Pull Apart Bread with Caramel Drizzle is a delicious monkey bread recipe. It's sure to be a hit served for dessert or breakfast.
    Course Bread, Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Keyword apple bread, apple pull apart bread, pull apart bread
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 40 minutes
    Total Time 50 minutes
    Servings 16
    Calories 452kcal
    Author Kim Beaulieu

    Equipment

    • 2 Loaf Pan
    • Glass Measuring Cup
    • Measuring Spoons
    • Stand Mixer
    • Cutting Board

    Ingredients

    For the bread portion:

    • 1 cup whole milk warm
    • â…“ cup water warm
    • ¼ cup butter melted and cooled
    • 4 tablespoons honey
    • 3 ¾ cups flour divided (I used AP, original calls for Bread Flour)
    • 1 envelope of quick rise yeast
    • 1 ½ teaspoons salt

    For the sugar coating:

    • ½ cup apple sauce butter or vegetable oil work well too
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1 ½ cups sugar
    • 1 cup brown sugar
    • 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 2 teaspoon nutmeg
    • ½ teaspoon salt

    For the apple portion:

    • 4 medium apples peeled then grated (I used 3 granny smith and 1 gala)
    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
    • 1 teaspoon nutmeg

    For the caramel:

    • ½ cup warm water
    • 1 ½ cups sugar
    • 2 tablespoons butter
    • ½ cup heavy cream
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1 pinch salt
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    For the bread portion:

    • Whisk the milk, water, butter and honey together in a measuring cup. Set aside.
    • In your stand mixer with dough hook attachment combine 3 ½ cups of the flour, the yeast and the salt. Turn mixer on low and slowly add the wet ingredients.
    • Once it comes together nicely increase the speed to a medium setting and let it knead the dough until it's smooth and elastic. You can add more flour as needed. I used all the flour. The dough should pull away nicely from the sides of the bowl when it's ready.
    • Turn off mixer and remove the hook. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and knead for a minute or two until it forms a ball.
    • Pop the dough in a well oiled bowl (I use non stick spray) and cover. Let stand in a warm area for about 1 ½ to 2 hours, it should double in size.
    • While it's doubling I suggest working on the caramel and grating the apples.
    • Once it doubles you want to pop it onto a cutting board.
    • Start dividing it into little balls.
    • Pop those balls in the apple sauce first, then dunk them in the sugar coating.
    • Now place them in a parchment lined tin. I used two bread tins and made two breads instead of one large one.
    • Line the bottom of each pan with some sugar coating.
    • Start layering your bread pieces into the pan.
    • Once you have one layer toss the apple mixture over top.
    • Now add another layer of bread pieces, after dunking them in applesauce and sugar coating like you did the first time.
    • If there's any sugar coating left dump it over top of the bread.
    • Cover the bread and let rise for another 1 to 2 hours, it should double in size.
    • Pop in a pre-heated 350 F oven for about 40 minutes.

    For the sugar coating:

    • Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. Set aside until needed.

    For the apple portion:

    • Mix all the ingredients together in a medium sized bowl and set aside until needed,
    • (I would recommend doing it right before you need it so the apples don't brown)

    For the caramel:

    • In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, combine the water and sugar. Stir until all the sugar dissolves.
    • Now it's a waiting game. Let it cook over medium heat and do not stir. You want to wait until it turns amber. It takes awhile. You can swirl it lightly by sort of swishing the pan around lightly but do not stir it.
    • Once it's amber you remove from the heat.
    • Add the butter and swirl it around till it melts.
    • Add the cream (it's going to bubble up, do not panic it's suppose to do this) and whisk until it's smooth.
    • Add the vanilla and salt. Whisk until smooth.
    • Pour into a jar or container and let cool off for a bit. You want it soft enough to pour over the bread but not hard so it won't pour.

    Putting it all together:

    • Let bread cool a bit.
    • Now pour caramel over top.
    • Serve with a big old caramel apple bread smile!

    Notes

    Yields 2 loaves

    Nutrition

    Calories: 452kcal | Carbohydrates: 94g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 349mg | Potassium: 150mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 68g | Vitamin A: 297IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 2mg

    Apple Pull Apart Bread with Caramel Drizzle from cravingsofalunatic.com- A delicious monkey bread or pull apart bread loaded with apples and drizzled in caramel. Sure to be a hit for dessert or breakfast.

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    Comments

    1. Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love.

      January 14, 2013 at 12:48 am

      Oh goodness, this looks incredible! I love that caramel drizzle!

      Reply
    2. Lane @ Supper for a Steal

      January 14, 2013 at 11:13 am

      Kim this sounds fantastic! I want to gobble up the whole thing right now!

      Reply
    3. Sarah

      January 14, 2013 at 3:00 pm

      oooh wow!

      Reply
    4. Medeja

      January 14, 2013 at 5:56 pm

      It looks so good that I don't know what else to say.. With that caramel it looks so sinfully tempting!

      Reply
    5. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef

      January 15, 2013 at 4:45 am

      Is it possible to look at this without drooling?

      Reply
    6. kelly @ kellybakes

      January 15, 2013 at 3:42 pm

      whoa nelly, that caramel drizzle is out of control! Caramel apple is a timeless combo. Great tips about incorporating the apples in! I often don't get to make multiple batches of what I bake because it's just me eating so it's great when bloggers share tips 🙂

      Reply
    7. Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips

      January 15, 2013 at 11:27 pm

      This looks amazing. And, yes, I am a huge baseball fan and your analogy totally works 🙂

      Reply
    8. Tom @ Waegook Tom

      January 16, 2013 at 11:35 am

      Caramel....drizzle....apple....everything about this recipe name is so right. Thanks for sharing, this looks absolutely fantastic and fully droolworthy.

      Reply
    9. Valerie @ From Valerie's Kitchen

      January 18, 2013 at 1:18 pm

      I'm fighting a cold a drinking tons of hot beverages. Tea, coffee, you know. I think I need this to go with it!

      Reply
    10. Jennie @themessybakerblog

      January 18, 2013 at 1:49 pm

      This post is causing me to drool all over, well, everything.

      Reply
    11. Hezzi-D

      January 19, 2013 at 7:58 pm

      Pull apart bread is so fun but adding apples and caramel to it makes me swoon!

      Reply
    12. Bea

      January 19, 2013 at 9:19 pm

      Oh, now that looks delicious 🙂

      Reply
    13. Kim

      November 08, 2013 at 11:51 pm

      Iade your lasagna soup and it was awesome i saved it to my time line and its gone can you help me please and also where can i find roasted saigon cinnamon thank you

      Reply
    14. Rachael

      March 07, 2022 at 4:02 pm

      5 stars
      I made this for a family game night and everyone loved it!

      Reply
      • Kim Beaulieu

        March 08, 2022 at 1:24 pm

        That's awesome. Happy to hear that.

        Reply
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