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.
Blueberry Banana Bread With A Secret Touch
Treat your palate and your family with this Blueberry Banana Bread. It comes with a secret!
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Adjust Servings: 2 loaves
Calories: 202kcal
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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Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 202kcal (10%) | Carbohydrates: 31g (10%) | Protein: 3g (6%) | Fat: 7g (11%) | Saturated Fat: 2g (10%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 28mg (9%) | Sodium: 172mg (7%) | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 1g (4%) | Sugar: 17g (19%) | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg
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I am Marilyn Lesniak. Writer, Photographer and Chief Bottle Washer behind the scenes at Marilyn's Treats. Follow me to my kitchen. 
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!