This Lemon Blueberry Bread recipe is an easy quick bread with a delicious lemon flavor. It can be made with either fresh or frozen blueberries, and it’s perfect with coffee or tea!
There’s just something about that fresh flavor and it’s so easy, too.
That’s why I’ve incorporated all kinds of delicious fresh fruit into many of my recipes.
When summer arrives and you have the opportunity to go berry picking, there’s nothing better than using them to make delicious desserts, salads, and breakfasts.
Ok, well maybe eating them plain topped with some stabilized whipped cream wouldn’t be such a bad thing either. 😉
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If you’ve picked fresh blueberries, this lemon bread isn’t the only thing you can make with them.
This skillet blueberry crisp is one of my favorite recipes. It’s so easy to put together and it’s even better when topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
If it’s pies you’re after, then a blueberry pie with an easy lattice crust should fit the bill.
Don’t want to bake? I’ve got a pie recipe for that, too! I couldn’t believe it either when Kurt’s aunt shared it with me.
And with cherries in season, these blueberry cherry mini crumb pies are hard to resist.
Breakfast is even better when fresh fruit is involved!
Got a busy day coming up and don’t want to be at the stove all morning?
Make this baked blueberry cream cheese French toast the night before so all you have to do is put it into the oven the next morning to bake!
If you have more blueberries on hand than you’ll use in the upcoming days, then you can easily freeze them.
Not me, that’s for sure!
These lemon crepes are so delicious and pretty when served, but I think they’ll be even better when you top them with some fresh blueberries!
What ingredients do you need to make a blueberry lemon loaf?
- all-purpose flour –
you’ll want to remove one teaspoon from the total amount to toss the blueberries with. This is the secret to prevent them from sinking in the batter while baking. - baking powder
- granulated sugar
- kosher salt
- fresh lemon zest
- fresh lemon juice
- unsalted butter, melted
- eggs
- milk
- pure vanilla extract – you can use vanilla extract, but PLEASE do not use anything that says imitation vanilla extract.
- Oh, and blueberries, of course!
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Tips for making Lemon Blueberry Quick Bread –
- You can either use fresh or frozen blueberries to make this easy lemon blueberry bread.
You don’t need to thaw them when using frozen. Just bake the bread for about 5 minutes longer, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. - Whether using fresh or frozen blueberries, toss them with one teaspoon of the flour. This will help to suspend them in the batter as opposed to sinking to the bottom as they did when I first made this bread. See picture below. Who knew?
- To store, wrap tin foil and bread will keep on the counter for up to 4 days.
- To freeze, wrap tightly in plastic wrap and then in tin foil after it has completely cooled.
It can be frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw by placing into refrigerator overnight and enjoy with coffee the next morning!
This recipe has been slightly adapted from Crazy for Crust.
Lemon Blueberry Bread
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour separated
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- ¼ cup butter, melted and cooled
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Remove one teaspoon from the 1 ½ cups flour and place into a small bowl. Add the blueberries and toss to completely coat.
- Prepare a 9 X 5-inch loaf pan by spraying it with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and lemon zest.
- In a medium bowl, beat eggs. Add milk, vanilla, lemon juice, and melted butter. Mix well.
- Add to dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Gently fold the blueberries in, but do not overmix.
- Bake for about 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Place the loaf pan on a wire rack and let cool completely.
Nutrition
Way back in the day, I used to rate everything I baked on a scale of 1-4 with 4 being the best.
This Blueberry Lemon Bread recipe earned 3 1/2 rolling pins.
It was quite delicious and the family unanimously agreed on the rating too!
Comments & Reviews
“To prevent nuts and fruits from sinking to the bottom of a cake during baking, warm them a bit in the oven and toss them with flour. Shake off excess flour before mixing them into the batter.”
BRILLIANT, Chantelle!! I am SO sticking this tip next to my oven so that the next time I make something like this I don’t forget to do it!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
“To prevent nuts and fruits from sinking to the bottom of a cake during baking, warm them a bit in the oven and toss them with flour. Shake off excess flour before mixing them into the batter.”
Can we use Philippine made canned premium filling made of first class wild blueberries? Fresh Blueberries are not much available in the Philippines.. Does the recipe changes? Thank u so much.
Lanie, I am not familiar with those blueberries, but don’t see why you couldn’t use them. Just make sure to drain them if they’re stored in water or juice because you don’t want any excess moisture in the batter.
Yes you can but drain the extra juice off so it doesn’t add too much moisture
This is a family favorite. I made a loaf for my daughter and gave her the recipe. She’s a great cook but isn’t a confident baker. This is her go to recipe. It’s always perfect, moist and flavorful.
Nona, thank you SO much! I am so very happy to hear that and really appreciate your feedback. Hugs!
can u make this with splenda. I’m a diabetic
Karen, I have not baked anything with Splenda, so am not familiar with it. If it the Splenda website has a Lemon Pound Cake that they’ve made with it then I don’t see why it couldn’t be used in this recipe. I am not sure how much Splenda you would substitute for the sugar, but I’m guessing they would tell you that on the package. I’d love to hear your feedback should you try it!
Love to use this for Christmas.