
Blueberry Banana Bread With A Secret Touch
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.
These are the INGREDIENTS you will need:
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
These are the INSTRUCTIONS for preparation:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- 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).
- Add mashed banana, eggs (one at a time); beat until blended. Add vanilla.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cool completely on wire rack.
- Garnish with lemon zest and additional blueberries.
For the glaze:
- 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.
- Pour the glaze over the top of the bread and garnish with blueberries and lemon zest if desired.
We love banana bread in my family. I have even found the kids deliberately not eating the bananas and wait until they turn brown.
I have learned that I cannot try and freeze the ripe bananas. They turn to mush and are not good for any recipe.
By adding the sweet blueberries to the batter my bread is even moister than normal.
I love the idea of the lemon zest. It gives a hint of tartness to the bread.
I think I may even try an orange zest the next time and compare the differences.
My kids added a bit of blueberry ice cream to top of the treat.
Please let me know what you think! Enjoy.
For the best banana bread see my Secret to Really Good Banana Bread.
Blueberry Banana Bread With A Secret Touch
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
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- 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).
- Add mashed banana, eggs (one at a time); beat until blended. Add vanilla.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cool completely on wire rack.
- Garnish with lemon zest and additional blueberries.
For the glaze:
- 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.
- Pour the glaze over the top of the bread and garnish with blueberries and lemon zest if desired.
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A delicious Banana Bread that we will really enjoy! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome talent with us at Full Plate Thursday,and come back to see us soon!
Stay Healthy!
Miz Helen
Thank you Miz Helen. When I saw so many banana bread recipes incorporating lemon I figured I need to give it a try! Please stay safe!
looks wonderful and yumm!!! thanks for joining bloggers pit stop – pit stop crew!
Thank you so much Menaka. I lover BP and would never miss it! Stay safe.
I can almost smell your delicious bread, but not quite, so I guess that I will have to make some myself! This bread sounds delicious and the glaze makes it perfect.
I love the aromas that come from the kitchen. This banana bread with the cooked blueberries just makes every room smell good. I hope you do get try it with some blueberry ice cream! Stay safe.
Yes! I’m so trying this recipe – thanks for sharing.
Cool! Let me know how it turns out. It is easy to make! Enjoy. Stay home. Hugz
Sounds delicious! I can easily convert this to gluten free being celiac.
You’re most welcome to join me in a cuppa at Tea With Jennifer,
Jennifer
I am glad it will work out for you! Now that we are stuck at home I am trying to convert some recipes that use flour to gluten free. My granddaughter can’t eat folic acid. Be safe and stay healthy!
The secret touch has been exposed!! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party – have a safe and healthy week and hope to see you back on Sunday.
There always has to be a twist. LOL. Those were my early years. LOL. Stay safe and healthy!
This sounds like a delicious blend of flavors!
Thank you Joanne. This banana bread is a twist on the classic. Sweet and tart. Enjoy!
Oh yumm! Warm with ice cream…Yes I’ll take it! TFS
Oh yeah!c I don’t know if you get Guernsey Ice Cream In N Carolina, but this is Grandpa’s Blueberry Way. A blueberry ice cream with a hint of chocolate. Like a blueberry cordial. Yum!
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!
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!
Yum – that sounds amazing! Pinning to try. 🙂 Thank you for sharing with us at the #HomeMattersParty
You are welcome Jamie! I will see you next week!
Looks so yummy.Thank you for sharing with us at #HomeMattersParty . See you again next week.
You are welcome Sahana. I will be there next week.
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
Thank you so much! I will see next Thursday.
This sounds delicious! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe at Share The Wealth Sunday!
You are welcome Lisa. I am so glad you enjoyed it!
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!
It really perks up a tired banana bread. It is truly delicious! Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
Wow…this sounds so delicious! YUM!
I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Thanks Jess!
I love blueberry and lemon together! This is a great combination! Delish!
Thank you Nikki. It was a new combo for me. Tasted great!
This blueberry bread looks yummy. It’s definitely one that the Hubby would love xo
I was surprised my non lemon loving family flipped over this bread! I hope he gets to try it! Thanks Carla!
Your blueberry bread looks so good. I must admit that I add lemon zest to most things. It always makes it taste just a little better.
Hugs,
Bev
I must say Bev that I will be adding it to a lot more. Thanks and have a winderful week!
I’ve never had a blueberry bread! It looks and sounds amazing though!
Thanks for sharing (and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop).
Wishing you a lovely day.
xoxo
Thank you Jennifer. Enjoy your week!
Sounds totally delicious! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up.
The addition of the lemon really knocked this one out of the park for my family!
Thanks Helen.
This is a great use for the over ripened bananas that I’ve been tossing out.
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!
Yum! I love the idea of blueberries & bananas together…Perfect!! Thanks for sharing at the Sunday Fitness & Food Link-Up at marathonsandmotivation.com
Thank you Angela for coming over to share your thoughts!
Yum! This sweet bread sounds absolutely delicious! Thanks for sharing at #SmallVictories linkup!
You are welcome Danita. It is delicious!
Great recipe! I’m not a blueberry fan, but I bet this would be interesting with Cherries! xx #smallvictoriessundaylinkup
Cherries sound wonderful! Great idea!
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!
Thank you so much Lisa! I am glad you like it. Have a blessed week!