This delicious and no yeast vegan cinnamon quick bread tastes like snickerdoodles for breakfast! Easy to make and perfect for on the go!
Easy breakfasts like this vegan cinnamon quick bread can help get you out the door in the morning.
We know that breakfast time can be a struggle for many people. We love to sleep and usually don’t get enough of it, making us hit the snooze button in the morning one too many times.
That leaves people rushing around with limited amount of time in the morning and looking for something to grab and go on the way out the door.
Easy breakfasts like this vegan cinnamon quick bread can help.
It is so easy to make and ready in just about an hour. Not only that, but adults and kids alike both love it.
It also makes a great option to have out at a brunch or maybe a family holiday party for people that want something slightly sweet but don’t like things like cakes or pie.
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What ingredients do I need to make vegan cinnamon quick bread?
This vegan cinnamon quick bread needs just 9 ingredients and comes together super quickly.
Full amounts listed in the printable recipe card below.
The ingredients that you need are:
- coconut sugar (can sub with cane or brown)
- ground cinnamon
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- salt
- brown sugar (can sub with vegan cane sugar)
- unsweetened applesauce
- dairy free milk (we like oat)
- coconut oil (can sub for neutral flavor like canola)
How do I make vegan cinnamon quick bread?
To start this recipe, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl combine applesauce, non dairy milk and melted coconut oil.
Add to the bowl flour, baking powder, salt and brown sugar and mix everything together creating the batter.
In a small bowl combine coconut sugar and cinnamon creating the spice mixture.
Grease your loaf pan.
Layer your loaf pan by pouring half the batter into loaf pan, then half the spice. Then, remaining batter and the rest of the spice.
Take a knife put it into the batter until you touch the bottom of the pan. Zigzag it through the batter from left to right to create a marble like effect with the spice.
Bake the loaf for 45-55 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let cool, then cut and serve. It’s even better the next morning.
Warm up as needed.
Can I make vegan cinnamon quick bread Top 8 Allergen Free?
You can swap the coconut oil for another neutral oil like canola oil if you have a coconut allergy.
For the dairy free milk, we prefer oat which is already Top 8 Allergen free, but you can use any safe non-dairy milk.
Lastly, is the flour. We have not personally tried it with gluten free flour, but have made similar recipes for muffins or cupcakes with King Arthur Measure for Measure flour and it has worked, so we would assume it would work here too.
Can I prep this dairy free cinnamon quick bread ahead?
This bread, once made, will last up to 5 days. It tastes even better the next day as the cinnamon has longer to sit.
What are other vegan quick breads to make?
Quick breads require no yeast and usually are ready in about an hour, making them a delicious and great breakfast or snack on the go.
Some of our other vegan quick bread recipes include:
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Vegan Cinnamon Quick Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup non dairy milk (we like oat)
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted (sub for canola or vegan butter)
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup brown sugar (cane sugar works)
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
For the Spice Mix
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar (can sub for brown or vegan cane sugar)
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl combine non dairy milk, applesauce and melted coconut oil.
- Add to the bowl flour, baking powder, salt and brown sugar and mix everything together with a spatula.
- In a small bowl combine coconut sugar and cinnamon creating the spice mixture.
- Grease a loaf pan.
- Layer loaf pan by pouring half the batter into loaf pan, then half the spice. Then, remaining batter and the rest of the spice.
- Take a knife put it into the batter until touching the bottom of the pan. Zigzag it through the batter from left to right to create a marble like effect with the spice.
- Bake the loaf for 45-55 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let cool, then cut and serve. It's even better the next morning.
- Warm up as needed.
Notes
Nutrition
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Diana
This bread is delicious!!! My whole family loved it! I used brown sugar all the way since I didn’t have coconut sugar and instead of applesauce I used 1 mashed banana- the recipe still turned out super yummy! I left my bread cooking a whole 1 hour and some , to make sure it baked all the way. And boy did it help the crust be crunchy with softness in the middle! Thanks for sharing 🙂
LarishaCampbell
Thanks so much for sharing your substitutions! We’re so happy that you loved it Thanks for leaving a review, we appreciate it so much
Maggie
This is cake not bread, but delicious. When I make it again, which I definitely will, I will swirl in most of the spice mix before pouring into the pan. I would also mix the spice mix with some vegan butter to create more of a crumble on the top, it got a little chewy otherwise. But again, this is delicious!
LarishaBernard
Glad you enjoyed it!
Josie
Delicious!!! Tastes like coffee cake but better! We’ll definitely be making this again. 🙂
LarishaCampbell
Yayy!! We are so happy that you loved the recipe. I like that you said “but better”. We appreciate you taking time to comment. Have a great week.
Auj
Hi, can I replace the all-purpose flour with wholewheat flour?
LarishaCampbell
Hi! Thanks for asking. We haven’t tried but usually whole wheat flour should be substitute at 3/4 cup whole wheat for every 1 cup all purpose flour called for and then add an additional 2-3 tsp of liquid. We would recommend something sweet like maple syrup for the additional liquid since whole wheat flour tastes more “earthy” for lack of a better word LOL
Heather
LOVED this and so easy to make. Thank you for sharing 🙂
LarishaCampbell
We’re so excited that you liked it! Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We appreciate your time. Have a great day!
Danika
I tried making this with coconut flour and the batter was more of a crumble – it definitely wouldn’t pour 🙁
LarishaCampbell
Coconut flour is so finicky and really hard to work with. It almost always needs a blend of other gluten free flours.
Brittany
Loved loved LOVED this recipe! It got rave reviews in my house. Next time I’ll have to double up and make 2 loaves! Thank you!
LarishaCampbell
So excited to hear that! Thanks for taking time to leave a review, we appreciate it so much! Have a great week, stay safe!
Jessica
Sooooo good and super easy! Perfect with coffee in the morning. It tastes soooo much like coffee cake but vegan and even better! Highly recommended!! 😃😃😃
LarishaBernard
So happy to hear that you liked it. We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review.
Samantha
My family LOVED this! Simply made and absolutely delicious! This will become a staple in our home for sure!!
LarishaBernard
We’re so happy to hear that! Thanks so much for leaving a review, we really appreciate it!
Daisha
I have made this recipe as written 4 or 5 times
Now. And every time is the same. Super
Delicious, moist, and keeps for a couple days. Great as dessert or with morning coffee.
LarishaBernard
We’re so happy to hear that you liked it! Thanks for taking the time to leave a review, we appreciate it so much. Have a great day!
Gina
So easy and so delicious! Thank you for this wonderful recipe. I love cinnamon and this bread just satisfies that craving so well. Will definitely make it again and again.
LarishaBernard
So happy to hear you like it! Thanks for taking time to leave a review!
Heather
I can’t have dairy. So, i was delighted to find this recipe. I do a brunch every sunday, and just tried it today. Will certainly be making it again!!!!
LarishaBernard
We are so happy to hear that you loved it! Check out some of our cinnamon rolls for your next brunch! Thanks for taking the time to leave a review, we appreciate it so much
Heather
So, i have been making this one to three times a month since discovering this recipe back in september, and each time, i was using double the amount of applesauce called for because i buy the 6-packs of applesauce cups and i thought each cup is a quarter of a cup of applesauce (each is actually half a cup). I couldn’t figure out why it was super moist and had to bake it 5-15 minutes longer, haha. Today, i used only half an applesauce cup (so, that’s the quarter of a cup called for). And, I’m baking it for the time given, haha. Can’t wait to try it the RIGHT way, haha!!!!
Kiara B.
I tried the recipe two ways. I made mine gluten free using Bob’s Red Mill 1-1 flour and the other was with regular flour and I used vegetable oil. My mom enjoyed the regular cinnamon loaf. My cinnamon loaf was sweet and the coconut sugar carmelized on the top and sides. Delicious is an understatement. I did leave my gf loaf in a an extra 20 minutes to make sure it cooked all the way. I also add a splash of apple cider vinegar and a little tapicoa flour to help. I ate 4 pieces after it came out of the oven. I refidgerated the rest. This morning the loaf was even better! The cinnamon flavors were amazing. I can’t wait to try other recipes forom your site!
LarishaBernard
We’re so happy to hear that both ways we are success! Thanks for taking time out of your day to leave a review, we appreciate that so much. Have a great weekend.
Tracie
This is soooooo tasty !! Reminds me of those little crumb cakes I used to get at the convenience store back in the day , but a healthy version . I will definitely be making this again
LarishaBernard
We’re so excited that you loved the recipe! Thanks for taking time to leave a comment, we appreciate that so much!
Felice
Thank you for this recipe! I didn’t have a loaf pan so I made muffins, which were done after 45 mins. I also subbed out the applesauce for aquafaba and it worked great. these are soooooo delicous <3
LarishaBernard
We’re happy to hear you like it! Have a great day!
Sara
Can I substitute the Applesauce for something else?
LarishaBernard
Any fruit puree
Amy
This is delicious! For some reason, though, my flour would not mix thoroughly and I had pockets of flour in my loaf.
What could be the issue? I did use light brown sugar for the sugar… maybe that’s it?
Thanks for your help!
LarishaBernard
Hmm, we’ve never had that issue so I’m not entirely sure. You could try mixing in separate parts so it mixes evenly.Just don’t overmix
Amanda
This is delicious! I’ve made this twice now and we love the taste but I can’t get it to look like yours – my cinnamon swirl just goes to the top of the loaf when i do the zig zag. how do you get the defined middle layer in there?
LarishaBernard
Hi! We have a video now that shows you exact what we do. Maybe that will help so you have a visual? Thanks for taking time to leave a review, we really appreciate that. Have a great week!
Jenna Pfneisl
Can you do almond flour? Has anyone tried??
LarishaBernard
We’ve never tried sorry
Cassidy Bingham
The flavor is delicious, but it never cooked up!! It is like mush, and I am not sure where i went wrong!
I used Coconut milk instead of Oat, and I used Almond Flour. Would that make a difference? I wanted it to work so badly!
I cooked it for 1 hour and 5 minutes at 350…
LarishaBernard
The type of milk wouldn’t matter but using just almond flour would matter. Almond flour is more moist so you either need to add more or reduce the liquid. Since we’ve only used a 1:1 GF flour we don’t have the exact measurements of how much almond flour you would need but that’s what happened.
Andrea Abrego
I saw the video on your YouTube channel, I knew I had the ingredients so I made it right away. This is soooooooo goooood, oh my god. Hands down. I made it gluten free from King Arthur measure to measure gluten free flour blend and my sister couldn’t tell it was even gluten free. Point is I loved it!
LarishaBernard
So happy to hear you enjoyed it! We’ve made it with that GF flour as well and agree it’s almost indistinguishable! We really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review! Have a great day!
Jessica R
This is hands down one of the easiest and best sweet breads I have made… absolutely delicious!
I’ve made it three times in less than a week. I’m making another loaf tonight- this does not last long in my house.
You guys are awesome, Keep up the good work!
LarishaBernard
So happy to hear you enjoyed it. We can’t even blame you for how often you made it LOL. We really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review! Have a great day!
Rachel
Made this for my family yesterday..a huge hit! Didn’t last long at all, lol.
LarishaBernard
So happy to hear everyone enjoyed it. We really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review! Have a great day!
Lisa
Hi – what is the role of the applesauce in this recipe? Fat or moisture? I replaced it with Chia seeds (2 egg equivalent) but after 1hr 30 mins the bread still came out doughy 🙁
LarishaBernard
Applesauce is acting as the egg replacer but it’s there for the moisture too. 1/4 cup of applesauce is equivalent to 1 egg so it’s likely that with you subbing 2 “eggs” (I’m guessing 4-6 tbps of water with the chia) that it was too much and it needed to be cooked longer.
Natalie
The bread was perfection! Can’t wait to make it again. The only change was adding a bit of vanilla. It didn’t last more than a day in my house. Please keep the delicious recipes coming!
LarishaBernard
So happy to hear you enjoyed it. Love the idea of adding vanilla. We really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review! Have a great day!
Linda
I watched the recipe for this amazing quick bread on you tube and immediately ran into the kitchen to make it. The bread is so fast and easy to make. I have been trying to adapt my moms coffee cake recipe to vegan and never was able to succeed until I made this bread. The taste brought me back to when I was a kid. The bread is so moist and tender. Amazing on its own or with a hot beverage. If you made a vanilla icing drizzle, it would probably put you in a food coma.
Don’t stop with this bread recipe! This website is loaded with fantastic recipes. If you’re new to eating vegan or been a vegan for years, you’ll find recipes that are easy to make that taste great!
LarishaBernard
oh wow Linda, you are so kind, thank you! So happy to hear you enjoyed it. We really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review! Have a great day!
Frances
Love this!! Will make again, it was easy to make and delicious 🤤
LarishaBernard
So happy to hear you enjoyed it. We really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review! Have a great day!
Kai Boyd
I made this today as a birthday treat for my daughter. I was worried at first, because my batter was a little thinner than Andrew’s was on the YouTube video, but I baked it anyway. The flavor is PHENOMENAL and my baby girl loved it! I will definitely be making this again. I can’t wait to make it with vegan butter! Thank you both!
LarishaBernard
So glad to hear that the recipe was a hit. We hope your daughter had a wonderful birthday. We really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review! Have a great day!
Dominique
Subbed most of the oil with more applesauce and it was still delicious.
LarishaBernard
So glad to hear that the recipe was a hit even with the sub! We really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review! Have a great day!
Nicolle
Loved this recipe. It’s really good and easy to make.
LarishaBernard
So glad to hear you are enjoying the recipe and found it easy. We really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review! Have a great day!
Melissa
This recipe is awesome!! We’ve made it three times in the last week and a half. Huge hit with the whole family!
LarishaBernard
So glad to hear everyone is enjoying the recipe so much. We really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review! Have a great day!
Myeshia
I made this delicious bread for breakfast and it was so yummy! We devoured it before lunch!
LarishaBernard
HAHA too funny! Glad to hear it’s a hit. We really appreciate you taking the time to leave a review! Have a great day!
Mat
was easy to make and all loved it
LarishaBernard
We’re so happy to hear this, thank you for taking the time to leave a review! We really appreciate it.
Sally
Thanks so much for your wonderful videos and for this recipe! I did make some changes:
Used 1/3 cup applesauce and reduced the oil to 1/4 cup. (I used grape seed oil)
Peeled and chopped a Granny Smith apple and added it to the batter
Subbed out 1/2 cup of almond meal for 1/2 cup flour.
It all worked perfectly and is addictively delicious. Thanks!
LarishaBernard
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing your changes. We’re so happy to hear this, thank you for taking the time to leave a review! We really appreciate it.
Ginger
Excellent recipe! I loved that even though I used brown sugar, it didn’t feel overly sweet! I used regular AP flour, but I will try GF next. I actually saved some of the brown sugar/cinnamon mix and added it to the top of the loaf. I gave it a mix into the dough and it gave the loaf a nice crunchiness to the top! It took me about 65 minutes total to bake in my glass loaf pan. Worth the wait!
LarishaBernard
We’re so happy to hear that you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to leave a review! We appreciate it!
Sierra
Perfection! We’ve made it 3 times now! Is there any substitution for coconut oil in this? Sometimes I don’t have it on hand.
LarishaBernard
You can use any neutral oil (wouldn’t recommend olive) or vegan butter . Glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe. Thanks for taking time to leave a review! Have a great week
Sarah
This recipe was amazing! I wouldn’t change a thing 🙂
Everything came together so easily, and the end result is delicious! It’s not at all dense like a lot of other recipes I’ve tried. The bread came out so soft, and it’s got the perfect level of sweetness for people who don’t like a very sweet dessert. I used vegan butter to grease my baking dish which made the outside taste so good. Next time I’ll sub in some melted vegan butter with the oil and I’m sure it’s going to taste awesome. Looking forward to trying some of your other recipes, thanks for sharing!!
LarishaBernard
Thrilled to hear that! Thanks for taking time to leave a review, we appreciate it so much
Deb Guerin
Made this over the weekend and it was delish. My husband and I ate it in two sittings, not proud of that but just sayin’ 🤣
LarishaBernard
Hahaha, I mean we don’t blame him. Not judging at all. Thank you for leaving a review!
Olivia
Wow, it was really delicious!
LarishaBernard
So glad to heard that, thanks for leaving a review
Amanda F
This is so simple and so delicious – a favorite at our house now!! Definitely agree even better the next morning. Thank you!!
LarishaBernard
So glad that it’s a hit! Thanks for taking time to leave a review!
Margaly
This bread is amazing! It does have the perfect level of sweetness for a quick morning bread. I had the brilliant idea to put some biscoff spread ontop of it, and it was the most delicous thing i’ve ever eaten. I’m gonna have to limit this bread to a once every other month type deal or I might get addicted.
LarishaBernard
Oh my! That sounds incredible! Thanks for taking time to leave a review, we appreciate it
Anežka Kapková
Hey! I would like to ask you, how many grams is one cup in your recipes? I found many different scales of how many grams are spoons, cups etc. and I’m just really confused, because many of recipes I tried didn’t come out as they were supposed to. Thanks a lot! 🙂
LarishaBernard
Here’s our guide to help https://makeitdairyfree.com/basic-metric-conversion-chart/
Samantha Rittenberg
Hi! This recipe sounds absolutely amazing! I was wondering if I could do more applesauce and less oil to make it a little healthier, do you think that would work> If so, what would be the measurements? Thanks!
LarishaBernard
Hi, you can technically replace it all 1:1, but it will be more dense the more applesauce you use than if you were using oil.
Josie
My boyfriend never eats sweets and is not a fan but he ate almost all of this bread and requested I make more!So yeah,I think that says enough 😀
LarishaBernard
haha that’s amazing! Glad to hear it! Thanks for taking time out to leave a review!
Harshita
This is hands down one of the best things i have ever baked, and i bake a lot, so that’s saying something. The bread was perfectly moist, had just the right amount of sweetness, and the cinnamon took it to the next level. I used mashed banana in place of applesauce and whole wheat flour in place of all purpose flour. I can’t wait to make this again, this has taken over my banana bread addiction 😉
LarishaBernard
Amazingggg to hear! Thanks for sharing
Sophie
I am terrible at baking but this was pretty painless. I had to substitute a few items (brown sugar for monk fruit sugar, all purpose flour for standard flour, apple sauce for mashed banana, coconut oil for olive oil) and it still turned out amazing! Thank you for such an awesome recipe! Will be trying others for sure.
LarishaBernard
So happy that you loved it even with your substitutions! Thanks for taking time out to leave a review!
stett stettner
Oh so wonderful…even my family (I am the only ‘smart one’ in the family (aka Vegan) loved it and is asking for more. Thank you!
LarishaBernard
So happy that it was a hit with everyone! Thanks for taking time out to leave a review!
Maria
The marbled effect of this bread looks too delicious to not be tried. Plus, spreading butter is perfect to start your day with.
LarishaBernard
Thanks
Dayra
Haven’t tried recipe yet but would like to know if a pumpkin puree would work instead of applesauce? Now that fall is almost here, thinking it would be great flavor change.
LarishaBernard
Absolutely! Same amount!
Savanna
I am planning to make this but don’t have applesauce. If I use mashed banana, should I use a whole banana or only 1/4 of a cup of banana?
LarishaBernard
1/4 cup
Amara
This recipe is so easy to make and was enjoyed by the whole family! Definitely a new household favorite that my kids will be begging me to make! Thank you!
LarishaBernard
Glad everyone enjoyed it! Thanks for taking time to leave a review!
Linda Piazza
I followed the recipe exactly and am now enjoying this quick cinnamon bread and a cup of hot tea.
LarishaBernard
Wonderful! So happy to hear
Barbara
So yummy! I made it with gluten free flour and it was great. I’d never used coconut sugar before so I was glad to try something new in a classic.
LarishaBernard
Glad that you enjoyed it!
DU
Y’all make it so easy! I’ve already made this twice. So delicious. This didn’t last long. I added 3/4 of a large green apple for a little fruit zing. Thank you!
LarishaBernard
Love the apple addition!
Diaunna
The easiest and most delicious thing I’ve made in so long! I was surprised that there are so little ingredients to make this bread. It turned out so good! Cannot wait to make this again. This will be such a treat to have with friends over coffee.
LarishaBernard
So glad you enjoyed it!
Trina
I came across this recipe on Pinterest @ 4am today (1/22) and decided to give it a try. Wow, was I pleasantly surprised! This was very simple yet sooooo delicious! This will definitely be a staple in my household and looks like I have my breakfast for the week, if it lasts that long. Oh, almost forgot, it feels like a treat but not too sweet! 🙂
I will definitely be trying out more of your recipes! Thanks. 🙂
LarishaBernard
haha love that! So glad you enjoyed it
Pat
This bread is seriously good! It was easy to make and baked perfectly. I shared some with a friend who said he didn’t like cinnamon and he loved it too. I’ll be making this over and over again.
LarishaBernard
So happy to hear that! I feel like it’s always a win when you surprise someone
Gab
Just amazing
I’ve just made it, and eat 1/4 of the whole thing, wow it is good!.
Easy to make, fast and very good. Easy to find ingredients also, and that’s a big YES for any vegan recipe, because sometimes you have to have like 100 things, and it’s just easier to go and buy the damn cookies, but no with this, i will keep it and shared it.
I didn’t use any applesauce, or banana and came out fine. all the other ingredients are the same.
It is delicious!
Thank u guys!
LarishaBernard
Happy to hear that you enjoyed it so much!
Christi
I have a lot of allergies. Could you please give me a few options to use instead of the applesauce?
LarishaBernard
Any fruit puree – like banana (though that will alter the taste), pear, pumpkin, sweet potato. You can also use non-dairy yogurt.
Heather
My third comment here. This time, i made mini cakes/loaves/pieces. I used my pampered chef single servings pan (they have since discontinued this item) for individual pieces/servings and it still tastes great!! (Wish i could share the photo)!!
LaTosha
Is there a difference to make in a bread maker or can I just throw the ingredients in my bread maker and set it?
LarishaBernard
I’m sorry we haven’t tested this in a bread machine.