Trail Mix Applesauce Bread
Fluffy, moist and healthy trail mix applesauce bread! Made with wholesome ingredients like whole wheat flour, coconut, nuts and raisins, it’s the perfect snack or sweet treat. Dairy free and soy free.
Trail mix applesauce bread! Or snack cake? Or quick bread?
Oh goodness me, the possibilities are endless for what we could call this.
But oh this recipe. I’m pretty excited to share this one with you. Because it’s the most perfect wholesome baking recipe for January!
It’s naturally sweetened, made with white whole wheat flour and oat bran, and uses mostly applesauce to keep it nice and moist.
It’s fluffy, it’s delicious AND quite a bit of fun. Because … mix-ins! <– i.e. the trail mix part of the bread.
We have some coconut. Some nuts, some raisins, some dark chocolate. I’m having too much fun just even talking about it.
And all that goodness combines into one oh-so-snackable quick bread. Or cake? Or loaf? Okay, no really, I’m stopping now.
Tips & Tricks
- First up, the mix-ins. You can absolutely change these based on your taste, but please make sure to use the same total amount. For example, if you hate raisins, you could sub those out for more chocolate or nuts, etc. etc.
- I’d encourage you to stick with the white whole wheat flour here – it helps keep the bread from getting overly heavy. Whole wheat pastry flour should also work as well (although I haven’t tried it myself).
- Be sure to use dairy free chocolate if needed for your diet.
- I find that a serrated knife works best to cut this bread because of all those fun mix-ins.
- This bread is sooo good warm. I like to pop a piece in the microwave for about 30 seconds – the chocolate will get a little melty and it’s just so so scrumptious.
- Once completely cool, store the bread in an airtight container at room temp. I like to put a piece or two of paper towel down first in the container, then add the bread – this helps keep the bread at just the right texture.
Additional Quick Breads You Might Enjoy:
- Spiced Sweet Potato Bread
- Orange Poppy Seed Zucchini Bread
- Olive Oil Banana Bread
- Pumpkin Olive Oil Bread
- Chocolate Sweet Potato Bread
- Pear Bread with Oatmeal Streusel
- Dairy Free Lemon Drizzle Cake
Did you make this recipe? Rate and review it down below! I’d love to hear from you.

Trail Mix Applesauce Bread
Fluffy, moist and healthy trail mix applesauce bread! Made with wholesome ingredients like whole wheat flour, coconut, nuts and raisins, it’s the perfect snack or sweet treat. Dairy free and soy free.
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups white whole wheat flour
- ¼ cup oat bran
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ cup grapeseed oil (or another neutral oil)
- ½ cup honey
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup raisins (golden or regular)
- ½ cup chopped raw pecans or walnuts
- ½ cup chopped dark chocolate or chocolate chips*
- ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut, plus extra for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line an 8×8 inch baking dish with parchment paper (cut a big enough piece so that the paper hangs over the edges of the pan on two sides). Spray lightly with olive oil or nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the white whole wheat flour, oat bran, all-purpose flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, baking soda and sea salt.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, vanilla, oil, honey and applesauce until well combined.
- Add the wet ingredients to the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Gently fold in the raisins, nuts, chocolate and coconut (the batter will be on the thick side!).
- Transfer to the prepared pan and spread evenly with a spatula. Sprinkle the top with some extra coconut.
- Bake for about 35 to 40 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean and the bread is golden brown.
- Set the pan on a wire rack. Let cool completely (or at least 20 minutes!), then use the parchment overhang to lift out of the pan. Cut into squares.
Notes
*To keep this dairy free - be sure to use dairy free chocolate chips.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 234Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 139mgCarbohydrates: 32gFiber: 3gSugar: 18gProtein: 4g
Nutrition data shown is an estimate provided by an online calculator and is for informational purposes only. It should not be considered a substitute for a medical professional’s advice.
Yum what a great looking bread / cake whatever you call it, it looks great 🙂
Love this! Wish I had a piece to go with my coffee right now!
Seriously the perfect afternoon snack for when I’m starting to slump at work. Love this with a mug of tea or coffee 🙂
Haha oh my goodness, I am the worst at naming recipes and choosing where to eat! Whatever you call this, it looks delicious and I’m loving all the goodies you packed in here! A slice of this sounds perfect with a cup of tea!
This sounds healthy and tasty 🙂
I’m terrible at small decisions too…we’d never be able to decide on a restaurant, haha! I’d have no problem deciding to have a slice of this applesauce bread though! I could definitely go for a big old slice right now – it looks so scrumptious and moist and delicious.
haha um yeah, probably not! Thanks Rachel!
I love “cakes” like these…not too much sweetness but just enough to put a big smile on your face and make you feel like you treated yourself. It’s definitely breakfast material, as well as snack and dessert worthy. : ) I think I’d vote for calling it ‘snack cake’ but I’m pretty indecisive about things like that too. Good thing it doesn’t matter as long as it’s tasty!
Yes exactly!! Thanks Monica!
Naming a dish to justify its goodness is indeed a hard job. You did great. I am so loving the texture, and flavors of this applesauce bread. I would love to have it with a hot cup of coffee.
haha, I’m the same way with recipe titles! Sometimes it’s so hard and you want it to be just right! Whatever we call this bread, it looks really good! It’s the kind of bread I would have around and take small bites of all day until I realized at the end of the day that I had eaten the whole thing lol!
Ashley, I so get it – recipe naming can be so hard at times – especially when you experiment with unconventional ingredients and end up with something wonderful – like this bread/cake! It sounds so delightful and I just has some avocado and sausage and am wishing I had a slice of this to round of my savory breakfast with!
Oh my goodness, this bread/cake/loaf/whatever the heck you wanna refer to it as looks delicious! I’m always up for healthy baking… adding this recipe to my “to make” list 🙂
Thanks Nicole!! 🙂
I hate when I’m indecisive about the title for my recipes — it’s such a life altering decision isn’t it? 🙂 And this looks AMAZING…I need to get out and buy some applesauce so I can make this!
haha I mean right??? 😉
I finally got some applesauce and made this! I subbed the raisins and chocolate chips for fresh blueberries because I had a ton, and used pecans. It was SO moist and tasty!
Yay! I love this! Thanks for letting me know Marcie! 🙂
Sitting here sipping my morning tea, I would love a piece or two of this cake-bread for breakfast. Maybe you should just name it Delicious 🙂
Ha! This made me smile! Thanks Wendy!
LOL! We are TOTALLY cut from the same cloth, Ashley! I can’t make up my mind about silly stuff either, but big life decisions? No problemo. I’m going to go ahead and call this bread breakfast, because ummm I want the entire loaf right now. Love the nuts, coconut and applesauce in here!! This looks so fluffy and just delicious! Pinned! Cheers! <3
haha we are indeed veryyyy similar!! Thanks friend!
sounds delicious!
I never understand the quick bread, breakfast cake, snack cake….as long as it’s moist, sweet, and delicious, I’m good 😉
My kind of quick bread…so healthy that I can snack it any time I wish!
You sound exactly like me! Picking a restaurant takes forever for me! My husband and I have the hardest time deciding where to eat sometimes, mostly because we’ve either been everywhere around us or don’t have a taste for anything. Ahhh the decisions! This bread looks SO good, Ashley! I love trail mix goodies in here…so creative and sounds like such a delicious breakfast or dessert!
It’s an important decision when it comes to where to eat!! 🙂 haha Thanks Gayle!!
Naming a recipe really is a big decision, haha! I think you chose the right one. 🙂
The texture of this bread looks so soft and fluffy. It almost looks like a softer version of coffee cake. NOM.
Oooo I love that comparison! Thanks friend!
YES!! I’m so down for a huge thick slice of this bread next to my coffee to start my Monday off right!! I can practically taste how soft and moist this is!