Blueberry Banana Bread

A close up of a banana blueberry bread cooked on a baking sheet.

This blueberry banana bread turns out tender and flavorful every time. The blueberries are the perfect addition. We like this served in thick slices with a big smear of salted butter. This recipe makes one loaf.

Course Bread

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Servings slices

Calories 384kcal

Author Karly Campbell

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 medium ripe bananas mashed
1 cup blueberries tossed in flour

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x5 loaf pan with nonstick spray.
Add the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt to a small bowl and whisk to combine.
Add the butter and sugar to a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
Beat in the eggs and vanilla until combined.
Add the mashed bananas to the mixture and mix by hand until combined, scraping down the bowl as you stir.
Stir in the dry ingredients by hand, being sure not to overmix the batter.
Fold in the blueberries.
Transfer the batter to the prepared baking dish and bake for 1 hour or until a tester comes out clean. Tent the pan with aluminum foil if the bread is starting to get too brown towards the end of baking.
Cool in the pan for 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling.

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Notes

I've only tested this recipe with fresh blueberries, but frozen would likely work.

To toss the berries in flour, just rinse the berries and pat dry. Sprinkle on a tablespoon or two of flour and gently stir to coat the berries in the flour.

Sprinkle extra berries on top of the batter before baking, if desired.

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