Marilyns Treats

Culinary delights, tips and tricks to make life easier!

Main navigation

Blueberry Banana Bread With A Secret Touch

by 34 Comments

Let me tell you my home is smelling so good! I walked in from the garden to the sweet aroma of bananas and blueberries baking in the oven. I added a special treat for the tastebuds. You need to see this recipe to find out what I used!

Let me tell you my home is smelling so good! I walked in from the garden to the sweet aroma of bananas and blueberries baking in the oven. For a special treat for the tastebuds I added a bit of lemon zest in the batter. Yum! I decided to add a garnish of blueberries and zest for a sweet presentation. You can also keep it plain, add nuts, or include the lemon glaze included in this recipe. Such a great treat for this time of year with all the great fruit available in your garden or farmers market.

Let me tell you my home is smelling so good! I walked in from the garden to the sweet aroma of bananas and blueberries baking in the oven. I added a special treat for the tastebuds. You need to see this recipe to find out what I used! Collage

Print

Blueberry Banana Bread With A Secret Touch

Prep

Cook

Total

Yield 2 loaves

Treat your palate and your family with this Blueberry Banana Bread. It comes with a secret!

Ingredients

  • For the bread:
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup raw sugar
  • 8 TBS butter, softened
  • 3 mashed ripe bananas
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries (save some for garnish)
  • the zest of one lemon (save some for garnish)
  • Garnish:
  • Additional blueberries and lemon zest
  • Optional:
  • For the glaze:
  • 2 ounces of cream cheese, softened
  • 1 tablespoon of butter, softened
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 cup of powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt.
  3. Place sugar and melted butter in a large bowl, beat with a mixer at medium speed until mixture is fluffy and well blended (about 1 minute).
  4. Add mashed banana, eggs (one at a time); beat until blended. Add vanilla.
  5. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed just until moist. Gently fold in blueberries and lemon zest. Spoon batter into two 8½ x 4½-inch loaf pans previously greased.
  6. Bake for 30-35 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.
  7. Cool completely on wire rack.
  8. Garnish with lemon zest and additional blueberries.
  9. For the glaze:
  10. Beat the cream cheese and butter with a mixer until thoroughly combined, 1-3 minutes. Add the lemon juice and beat to combine. Slowly add the powdered sugar and mix until a glaze forms.
  11. Pour the glaze over the top of the bread and garnish with blueberries and lemon zest if desired.

Notes

©MARILYN'S TREATS. All images are copyright protected.

signature

Reader Interactions

Get notified of Recipes or Parties!

See More Posts From The Blog →

Comments

  1. You always make me drool 🙂 I actually just said to my husband last night that I really need to find a good purpose for the blueberries in our freezer that we picked this last summer! Thank you for sharing with us at the To Grandma’s house we go link party – hope to see you at the next one that starts tomorrow! Pinned!

    Reply

    • Thank you for the kind words. I am happy to give you something new to try with those blueberries. This was so delicious. And the blueberry chocolate ice cream made it a great after dinber snack! Enjoy!

      Reply

  4. Hi Marilyn,
    Your Blueberry Banana Bread looks wonderful, I can almost taste it and thanks so much for sharing it with us! Have a great week and hope to see you at Full Plate Thursday again real soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply

  6. I make banana bread a lot of times and we all love it but now I want to try this yummy recipe adding lemon zest and the blueberries! Must taste amazing!

    Reply

    • Is it just me or are bananas going straight from green to black almost overnight? I must have two dozen in my freezer waiting to be used in a recipe like this!

      Reply

  14. Yum! I love the idea of blueberries & bananas together…Perfect!! Thanks for sharing at the Sunday Fitness & Food Link-Up at marathonsandmotivation.com

    Reply

  17. I love the pairing blueberries and lemon and especially in bread form! I’m going to have to try this one as I am a huge banana bread lover. Looks so yummy, Marilyn!

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Or, you can subscribe without commenting.

Tasty Query - recipes search engine