This recipe for blueberry banana bread is a moist loaf of the classic sweet bread that’s chock full of juicy blueberries. It’s the perfect snack or dessert option and can be frozen for later use!
Banana bread is a classic recipe, but when you add fresh blueberries to the mix, you end up with an amazingly delicious treat that your friends and family will love.
As I’ve mentioned before, my kids consume bananas at a rapid pace and it’s rare that we have any left over at the end of the week. If I want to actually cook or bake with bananas I have to hide them away so they don’t get immediately eaten! This blueberry banana bread is a favorite treat in our house – banana bread is such a classic treat as-is, but this version takes it over the top with plenty of blueberries in the mix.
How do you make blueberry banana bread?
This blueberry banana bread recipe is similar to most other recipes in the banana bread genre with a few changes that make a big difference. A generous amount of fresh blueberries is added to the mix, along with yogurt for added moisture. You can also make this recipe with frozen blueberries but they’re more likely to turn the batter purple as they melt into the mix.
Tossing the blueberries in a little flour before you add them to the batter will keep them from sinking to the bottom of your loaf.
While I love this bread as-is with just the blueberry and banana flavors, you can customize this loaf to add your own touch. Some great additions to this recipe are
- lemon zest
- orange zest
- white chocolate chips
- sliced almonds
- coconut
I add a few extra blueberries over the top of my batter before it goes into the oven, and the end result is the most beautiful loaf of banana bread you’ve ever seen!
How do you freeze banana bread?
If somehow you don’t happen to finish all of your banana bread, or you simply want to save some for another day, you can easily freeze your bread. You can tightly wrap the whole loaf in plastic wrap, then place in a resealable bag and freeze for up to 2 months. Thaw your bread at room temperature when you’re ready to eat. The other option is to wrap up individual slices in plastic wrap and store them in a resealable bag. You can them thaw your slices at room temperature or microwave them for about 20-30 seconds.
Once you try this blueberry banana bread, you’ll never want to go back to regular old banana bread. My kids love to take this bread in their lunch and you can even add a little glaze and call it a dessert.
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Blueberry Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour + 1 tablespoon to coat the blueberries
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup vanilla or plain yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries plus more for the top of the bread (can substitute frozen although bread may be streaked blue)
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, combine the 2cups of flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Place granulated sugar and butter in a large bowl, beat with a mixer at medium speed until mixture is fluffy and well blended (about 1 minute).
- Add mashed banana, eggs, yogurt and vanilla; beat until blended. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed just until moist.
- Place the blueberries in a bowl with 1 tablespoon of flour and toss to coat.
- Gently fold blueberries into the batter. Spoon batter into an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Press additional blueberries into the top of the batter for decoration.
- Bake for 60-70 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool the bread 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove the bread from pan.
- Cool completely on wire rack.
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This post was originally published on January 27, 2016 and was updated on January 15, 2019 with new content.
2 hours cooking and waiting. Hope it’s worth the wait.
I love this recipe! I always seem to have extra bananas to cook with and the blueberries are a sweet, juicy bite in a normal loaf of banana bread. My family loves this recipe too. (Shared with my mom and sister.) I also tried a loaf with some over-ripe pears that I mashed with the bananas. A little sticky, but the family loved the sweet bread. Thank you!
I made this yesterday for coworkers and myself! I used less sugar and it still turned out great! The yogurt made it very moist which everyone loved as well. Trying to find more recipes for my ripe bananas that people don’t eat in the house hehe 🙂
Love this recipe. I bake it in a 9″ square pan glass pan. It seems to bake more evenly for me. I’m sure it’s my oven but gosh it worked so well. It’s also easy to pick up a piece and enjoy it as a snack cake. The blueberries make it so pretty too. I’m hoping it impresses the office staff tomorrow because I’m baking one for them tonight…maybe two because…family love.
I made the banana bread with blueberry today and it was delicious. Will make this again In the near future.
This was THE BEST banana bread/blueberry loaf I have ever made! It was so moist, but light and had the most divine crispy crust. The blueberries added a bit of insterest, sweetness, and tang and the bread itself was delicious. Family LOVED IT. Definitely the best recipe for using bananas and blueberries. Favorited!
Can you double the recipe for two loaves?
Yes that should work fine!
Could i use sour cream instead of the yogurt?
Yes that’s fine!
Do I defrost the blueberries or add to mix frozen
Add frozen!
Can’t wait to try your recipe! I purchased a most amazing container of sweet blueberries this afternoon ! I make a lemon blueberry loaf, but thought I’d try bananas this time…I looked on line for recipes and found yours! Can’t wait to make this. Thank you for sharing! 🙂
Can I use dried blueberries?
Yes that’s fine!
Amazing! Easy enough my 4yr old granddaughter helped. Baked it this morning, all gone by the afternoon. This is good. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
I made this last night for our small group and got so many compliments. It’s amazing!
I did have to cook about 15 minutes longer in our oven.
This is an excellent recipe. It is my “go to” for pot lucks, etc.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for reporting back!
At what temperature should we bake the cake?
350 degrees F!
I make banana bread often but I have never tried blueberry banana bread before. So much like your kids, my family consumes banana like there is no tomomorrow, and sometimes I also either have to hide them or freeze some banadas in the freezer.
Oh man! I need a slice of that blueberry banana bread now! It looks so yummy! I’ll try to bake it next weekends.
This bread looks like it would be so good. I have never thought to add blueberries into my banana bread.
This looks so yummy and rich! I wish I could have a slice for breakfast in the morning. Saving to try soon one day!
Yummy! I love blueberry anything! Pair them with some banana bread and I really go crazy! Delish!