Cream Cheese Apple Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup splenda brown sugar blend
• 1/2 teaspoon orange extract
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup applesauce
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup walnuts (optional) or 1/2 cup pecans (optional)
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temp
• 1 teaspoon splenda brown sugar blend
• 1 teaspoon flour
• 1 teaspoon orange extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 spray a loaf pan with nonstick spray.
• 3 cream butter and splenda brown sugar blend together until smooth.
• 4 beat in eggs, applesauce, orange extract and vanilla.
• 5 set aside.
• 6 in a seperate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and allspice.
• 7 add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and blend until smooth.
• 8 stir in raisins and nuts, if using.
• 9 set aside.
• 10 blend together the cream cheese, splenda brown sugar blend, flour and orage extract.
• 11 pour half of the bread batter into the prepared pan.
• 12 spoon the cream cheese mixture on top.
• 13 cover with the remaining bread batter.
• 14 bake 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.